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Floyd Mayweather continues to tease a comeback as he remains in his Las Vegas boxing gym

Jul 21, 2020 05:48 am UTC| Sports

Floyd Mayweather continues to tease his return to the ring despite the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Aside from remaining in his boxing gym in Las Vegas, the 43-year-old undefeated...

Stephen Curry: Will he remain as one of NBA's top players with the Warriors not in the Playoffs?

Jul 21, 2020 05:44 am UTC| Sports

A lot can happen in one NBA season, and people and basketball fanatics are wondering if Stephen Curry will remain as one of the top NBA players now that the Golden State Warriors will not be making a trip to the Finals for...

Michael Schumacher health: Renewed hope as Schumi’s former boss Jean Todt gives fresh update on his condition

Jul 20, 2020 10:02 am UTC| Sports

Michael Schumacher has not fully recovered yet from his devastating accident that occurred in December 2013. His former boss recently visited the F1 champ, and he shared updates about his condition to the public. While...

Zion Williamson: Will the Pelicans rookie return to the NBA Orlando bubble for the team’s playoff push?

Jul 20, 2020 08:38 am UTC| Sports

Fans of Zion Williamson will have to watch the first games of the New Orleans Pelicans without the star rookie once the NBA restart begins later in the coming weeks. The team announced recently that Williamson had to leave...

NFL 2020: Why players are calling out league officials over COVID-19 concerns with training camps set to start soon

Jul 20, 2020 06:43 am UTC| Sports

Officials of the National Football League (NFL) previously laid out a full season schedule for 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis. More issues, however, now come to light as players show a united front on social media, calling...

San Francisco 49ers: How much cash will they need to shell out to keep Nick Bosa?

Jul 18, 2020 11:07 am UTC| Sports

It may be too early for the San Francisco 49ers to think of how much money they would need to shell out for Nick Bosa as his contract will end in 2022 yet. However, Bosas performance in his first NFL season guaranteed...

Carmelo Anthony flaunts slimmer frame, earns new nickname "Skinny Melo"

Jul 18, 2020 10:09 am UTC| Sports

In his 17-year NBA career so far, Carmelo Anthony has earned so many nicknames from Melo to Captain America to The Patriot and Hoodie Melo. And, now, the Portland Trail Blazers guard has got a new nickname, Skinny...

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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...