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‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Release Date, Latest News: Sequel Due in October Will ‘Shatter Expectations,’ Take-Two CEO Guarantees

Aug 06, 2018 10:09 am UTC| Technology

Red Dead Redemption 2 is due to be released in October and anticipation among video game fans is continuously building up. But Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is confident that the upcoming game was made to...

Bitcoin Latest Update: Starbucks Not Accepting Cryptocurrency Despite Reports from Legitimate Publications

Aug 06, 2018 10:02 am UTC| Technology

The cryptocurrency market is slowly creeping into the mainstream industry as large companies are reportedly trying to enter this new field. This could mean a lot to Bitcoin and other digital assets as these companies will...

‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Release Date, Latest News: Famitsu Readers Vote for Game as Most Awaited; Launch Date Still Unknown

Aug 06, 2018 09:38 am UTC| Technology

Hundreds of readers of the popular Japanese publication Famitsu continuously vote for Final Fantasy VII Remake as the game they are most excited about. However, Square Enix has not yet announced a release date for the...

Google Pixel 3 Specs, Release Date, Issues: Will Smartphone Suffer Performance Decline Due to Lower RAM?

Aug 06, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Technology

When a flagship phone by a manufacturer is nearing its release, the company most likely leaks information about it in the hopes of getting people interested. So it comes as no surprise that the Google Pixel specs are...

'GTA 6' Rumors, Release Date, Locations: Is the Game Going to Allow Travels Outside the US?

Aug 06, 2018 05:52 am UTC| Technology

As Rockstar Games is set to push out the next installment of Red Dead Redemption, fans are now asking whether or not theyre working on GTA 6. And with the popular games fifth anniversary about to be celebrated in...

Apple, the $1 trillion company searching for its soul

Aug 06, 2018 03:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Apple has become the first American company to reach US$1 trillion in market capitalisation US$1,000,000,000,000 in stockmarket value. Behind this glittering success, however, lies a series of unresolved ethical...

‘WWE 2K19’ Release Date, News & Update: Players Given The Chance To Win $1M Prize Money

Aug 04, 2018 12:54 pm UTC| Technology

Its not often that gamers are given a chance to win actual money by playing video games, at least if they are not competitors in an eSports tournament. In the case of WWE 2K19, though, players are given a chance to go...

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Economy

Trump-Xi Summit 2026: U.S.-China Trade War Tensions and Tariff Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2026 during his first trip to China in eight years a high-stakes diplomatic visit arriving amid one of the most turbulent periods in...

U.S. Futures Drop as Trump Issues Iran Military Deadline, Oil Prices Jump

U.S. stock index futures pulled back Sunday night as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified, pushing oil prices sharply higher after President Donald Trump issued a military ultimatum to Iran over access to...

Strait of Hormuz Disruption Sparks Global Oil Supply Fears

Growing concerns over a potential global oil shortage have resurfaced as escalating Middle East tensions disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most strategically vital oil transit routes....

Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Supply

Global oil prices climbed sharply on Monday following the Easter holiday weekend, driven by escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran that continue to rattle international energy markets. The ongoing...

Morgan Stanley: Fed Rate Cuts Still on Track Despite Oil-Driven Inflation

Morgan Stanley believes the Federal Reserve will push forward with interest rate cuts in 2026, even as rising oil prices temporarily inflate headline inflation figures. According to the banks analysts, the current...

Politics

Trump's "Easter Miracle" Rescue Sparks Church-State Debate

The dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman from Iran over the Easter weekend has ignited a national conversation about the role of religion in American military and foreign policy. President Donald Trump called the operation an...

Iran Rejects Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum, Threatens Wider Trade Disruption

Iran has firmly pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trumps latest threats over the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing his ultimatum and introducing new conditions that could further destabilize global trade routes. The...

Trump Issues Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict

President Donald Trump has set an 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical oil shipping routes, warning of severe military consequences if the demand...

U.S. Commandos Execute Daring Rescue Mission Deep Inside Iran

In one of the most audacious military operations in recent American history, U.S. special operations forces successfully extracted a stranded American weapons specialist from deep within Iranian territory. The mission,...

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Offensive Across Russia, Knocking Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands

Russias military reported intercepting 148 Ukrainian drones within a three-hour window on Sunday evening, marking one of the more significant aerial campaigns in recent months. Air defence units neutralized the unmanned...

Science

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...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Eyes Record Q1 Profit Amid AI-Driven Chip Boom

Samsung Electronics is on track to report a historic first-quarter operating profit of approximately 40.5 trillion won ($26.9 billion), representing a six-fold year-over-year increase, according to a consensus estimate...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement

Australias landmark social media ban for users under 16, which took effect in December, is reshaping digital policy conversations worldwide. Countries including Spain and Malaysia have signaled interest in adopting similar...