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Cristiano Ronaldo nets his 31st goal to help Juventus clinch its ninth straight Serie A title

Jul 29, 2020 13:27 pm UTC| Sports

Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal for Juventus in a match that saw the team defend its Serie A title for the ninth straight year via a 2-0 blanking of Sampdoria with two remaining games...

Manny Pacquiao fight could be delayed to early 2021 due to COVID-19 and politics

Jul 29, 2020 11:09 am UTC| Sports

Boxing matches have been reinstated in different parts of the world for some time now since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. However, events as big as a Manny Pacquiao match have yet to be scheduled and fans better...

NBA updates: Zion Williamson could play in Pelicans’ first seeding game vs. Jazz for season restart on July 30

Jul 29, 2020 10:23 am UTC| Sports

Zion Williamson is officially back in Orlando for the NBA restart. He was reunited with his team and did some light drills Tuesday night, increasing the chance of seeing him suit up against the Utah Jazz when the season...

NFL commissioner pens open letter announcing the cancellation of preseason games

Jul 29, 2020 08:44 am UTC| Sports

The National Football League (NFL) has finally announced the cancellation of its preseason games, which would have started next month with the regular 2020 season to open on September 10 amidst the continuing Coronavirus...

Miami Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak threatens 2020 Major League Baseball season

Jul 29, 2020 07:11 am UTC| Sports

Barely a week since the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) batted off last July 23, 2020, a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak among the Miami Marlins threatens the whole season. The 2020 MLB had already made a...

NBA Playoffs: Which teams should top contenders Lakers, Clippers and Bucks be afraid of in the Playoffs

Jul 29, 2020 07:10 am UTC| Sports

The NBA Playoffs are looming, and we wonder who are the teams who can pull off a shocker against the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks. These three are the NBAs top contenders, and they...

Bruno Fernandes helps Manchester United secure spot in Champions League 2020-2021

Jul 29, 2020 06:06 am UTC| Sports

Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty in the 70th minute and paved the way for Manchester United to secure a 2-0 win against Leicester City on the last day of the English Premier League. The win, which was sealed by a...

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Economy

Morgan Stanley Warns Against Overestimating EV Demand Boost from Rising Oil Prices

Morgan Stanley is urging caution among investors who believe that surging oil prices will automatically trigger a rapid recovery for South Korean battery manufacturers. While recent headlines have painted an optimistic...

Australia Extends Fuel Sulphur Relaxation Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions

Australia has extended its temporary easing of fuel-quality standards through September, as ongoing disruptions from the Iran war continue to strain the countrys fuel supply chains. Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed...

Stocks Surge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Oil Prices Plunge

U.S. stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday as easing Middle East tensions and the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz sent investor confidence soaring. The SP 500 gained 1.2% to finish at 7,125.36, the...

Oil Prices Plunge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens Amid U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks

Global oil prices fell sharply on Friday after Iran and the United States jointly announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing fears over a major disruption to the worlds oil supply. Brent crude...

IMF Warns Middle East War to Deepen Economic Divide Across Latin America and Caribbean

The ongoing Middle East conflict is expected to widen economic inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Monetary Fund. While oil-exporting nations stand to gain short-term...

Politics

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Amid Growing Nuclear Ambitions

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, marking Pyongyangs seventh ballistic missile test this year and its fourth in April alone....

U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate as Hormuz Crisis Deepens Amid Ceasefire Strains

Fragile ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran are facing serious pressure after a dramatic weekend of escalating confrontations in and around the Strait of Hormuz. New reporting from the Wall Street...

Brazil, Spain, and Mexico Unite to Support Cuba Amid U.S. Blockade

During a high-profile international summit held in Barcelona, the leaders of Brazil, Spain, and Mexico came together to announce a strengthened commitment to providing coordinated humanitarian aid to Cuba. The meeting,...

Trump's Iran Claims Spark Market Confusion Over Strait of Hormuz

Global financial markets and world leaders are navigating a wave of cautious optimism mixed with uncertainty after President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations, including what he described as...

Anthropic CEO Meets Trump Officials to Discuss Powerful New AI Model Mythos

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with senior Trump administration officials last Friday in what analysts are calling a pivotal move to repair a strained relationship between the AI company and the federal government....

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

A Lego-style Iranian military commander raps over a gangster beat: Our inbox is flooded with Americans saying they dont watch the news. They listen to our songs instead since your media is full of shit. This is the opening...

Apple Wins ITC Ruling, Keeping Blood-Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch

A U.S. trade tribunal sided with Apple on Friday, rejecting Masimo Corporations push to reinstate an import ban on Apple Watch. The U.S. International Trade Commission chose not to review an earlier judges ruling that...

OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is reportedly set to spend over $20 billion with AI chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, marking a significant expansion of an already substantial computing partnership. According to The Information, the...

Tesla's Terafab: AI Chip Factory Eyes Taiwan's Semiconductor Talent

Tesla is actively recruiting semiconductor engineers in Taiwan for its ambitious Terafab project a fully vertically integrated AI chip manufacturing facility that aims to consolidate logic, memory, packaging, testing, and...

Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million

The Japanese government has announced plans to provide Sony with subsidies of up to 60 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $380 million, to support the construction of an image sensor manufacturing facility in...