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Sony Confident In PlayStation Console’s Future Despite Challenges By Xbox And Switch

Jun 06, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Technology

While its undeniable that the video game industrys attention has been firmly snatched by the Nintendo Switch, its worth noting that there are other consoles in the market. In the case of the Sony PlayStation, the company...

‘HomePod’ Is Apple’s Unimaginative Answer To Google Home And Amazon Echo

Jun 06, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Technology

Apples products tend to follow a specific routine when it comes to naming. Theres the iPod, iPad, iPhone, and iMac. Now, the company is introducing the HomePod, a smart speaker that is meant to be Apples answer to Google...

“Breaking Bad” To Return, But In Virtual Reality: Sony, Creator Vince Gilligan To Create New Immersive Experience

Jun 06, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Entertainment Technology

One of TVs most iconic shows is returning, but in virtual reality. According to AV Club, Sonys PlayStation is currently working with Vince Gilligan to create a new, non-gaming virtual reality experience based on the...

Valve Moves Ahead With $100 Steam Developer Fee

Jun 05, 2017 12:32 pm UTC| Technology

When Valve announced that it would be getting rid of its Steam Green Light system for approving video games for a paid alternative, people lost their minds. It seems Gabe Newell and his crew werent perturbed and decided to...

Switch $20 Subscription For Classic Games, Skeptics Are Now Groveling For Forgiveness

Jun 05, 2017 12:31 pm UTC| Technology

Nintendo is launching a subscription service for its Switch console, which will allow players to take classic games out for a spin on the new unit. The service will cost players $20 a year and they can have access to NES...

Gears Of War 4 Free For PC And Xbox Next Week

Jun 05, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Technology

As one of the premier video game franchises on the Xbox, its safe to say that anything to do with Gears of War would be a big deal. Naturally, Microsofts announcement that Gears of War 4 would be free to play for both the...

Trump Admin’s Failure Prompts Bloomberg To Pledge $15M To Uphold Paris Agreement

Jun 05, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Technology Politics

The world was rocked recently when President Donald Trump announced that he would be pulling the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. While everyone else was busy puttering around the issue, billionaire Michael Bloomberg...

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Economy

US Signals Openness to New Trade Deal as Brazil Shows Willingness, Says USTR Greer

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump has held several constructive discussions with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, signaling renewed momentum toward improving U.S.-Brazil...

Brazil Holds Selic Rate at 15% as Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated

Brazils central bank left its benchmark Selic rate unchanged at 15% on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight meeting without a policy shift as inflation expectations continue to exceed the official target. The monetary...

Gold Prices Hold Firm as Markets Await Fed Rate Cut; Silver Surges to Record High

Gold prices held steady during Asian trading on Wednesday, maintaining a positive tone ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves widely anticipated interest rate cut. Both spot gold and gold futures saw mild gains, with spot...

Asian Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed Decision as China Deflation Concerns Deepen

Asian stock markets retreated on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Markets across the region tracked mild overnight losses on Wall Street, where...

ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Boost Ease of Doing Business in the Philippines

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million policy-based loan designed to support the Philippines push to improve its business environment and attract more foreign investment. Although the country remains...

Politics

U.S. Bombers Join Japan in Show of Force Amid Rising China-Russia Military Activity

The United States and Japan conducted a powerful joint air exercise this week as regional tensions escalated following increased Chinese and Russian military operations near Japan and South Korea. According to Japans...

Venezuela Condemns U.S. Seizure of Sanctioned Oil Tanker as Tensions Escalate

The Venezuelan government has sharply criticized the United States after U.S. authorities seized a sanctioned oil tanker operating off the Venezuelan coast, calling the move an act of blatant theft. In an official...

U.S. Condemns Houthi Detention of Yemen Embassy Staff

The United States has strongly denounced the continued detention of current and former Yemeni employees of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement, calling the arrests unlawful and politically motivated. In a...

Bolivia’s Ex-President Luis Arce Detained in Embezzlement Probe

Bolivias former President Luis Arce, who stepped down last month, was taken into police custody on Wednesday as part of an expanding corruption investigation, according to Attorney General Roger Mariaca. Authorities say...

U.S. Pressures ICC to Limit Authority as Washington Threatens New Sanctions

The Trump administration is demanding that the International Criminal Court (ICC) amend its founding treaty to block any investigation into President Donald Trump and senior U.S. officials, warning that Washington could...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Nvidia Develops New Location-Verification Technology for AI Chips

Nvidia has confirmed the development of a new location-verification technology designed to help identify the country where its AI chips are being used, a move aimed at curbing the smuggling of advanced processors into...

EU Court Cuts Intel Antitrust Fine to €237 Million Amid Long-Running AMD Dispute

The General Court of the European Union has significantly reduced Intels antitrust fine, lowering it from the previously imposed 376 million to 237.1 million ($438 million to $276 million). The ruling, issued Wednesday,...

China Adds Domestic AI Chips to Government Procurement List as U.S. Considers Easing Nvidia Export Curbs

China has taken a major step to reinforce its domestic semiconductor industry by adding locally developed artificial intelligence chips to an official government procurement list for the first time, according to a report...

EssilorLuxottica Bets on AI-Powered Smart Glasses as Competition Intensifies

EssilorLuxottica is doubling down on smart eyewear innovation, with its Ray-Ban Meta glasses delivering their first meaningful revenue boost since launch. These AI-powered frames, developed with Meta, aim to redefine...

Microsoft Unveils Massive Global AI Investments, Prioritizing India’s Rapidly Growing Digital Market

Microsoft has announced more than $23 billion in new global artificial intelligence investments, with the majority directed toward India as the tech giant accelerates its presence in one of the worlds fastest-growing...