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video “Horizon Zero Dawn” Update: New Trailer Promises No Loading Screens, Facial Animation Features

Feb 23, 2017 00:05 am UTC| Technology

Ahead of the games debut next week, anew trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive RPG game Horizon Zero Dawn showed fascinating features. Gamespot said the video was about the making of the game from the viewpoint...

Uber CEO Apologizes To Company Staff In Meeting; Meeting Said To Be “Honest, Raw and Emotional”

Feb 23, 2017 00:03 am UTC| Technology

Following an ex-employee claims of sexual harassment and gender bias at ride-sharing giant Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick led an all-hands meeting at the companys headquarters in San Francisco. Several employees who attended...

iPhone 8 Rumors: Apple’s New Smartphone To Start At 64GB Storage, AMOLED But Not Curved Display For USD1,000+

Feb 23, 2017 00:02 am UTC| Technology

Several reports are shaping up the final look of Apples highly-anticipated flagship smartphone for 2017: the iPhone 8. According to Taiwan-based market intelligence company TrendForce, the release of iPhone 8 will come...

China Clears Trash From Power Lines Using Drone Equipped With Flamethrower

Feb 22, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Technology

A drone that spits fire like a dragon might seem like something from a nightmare, but China sees it as a utility. In a recently posted video, a drone equipped with a flamethrower could be seen clearing out power lines of...

Russians Join Hoverbike Race With Superbike-Inspired Design

Feb 22, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Technology

The relentless march of progress has brought about a world that is capable of creating driverless vehicles, actual jet packs, and flying cars. Now, it seems the hoverbike race is also heating up, with governments and...

New Overwatch Hero Introduced In Mock Interview

Feb 22, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Technology

Well, no one can say that Blizzard doesnt like building its own world and making it overlap with this one. In a recent blog post, the company created a fictional interview with who appears to be a new character for the MMO...

Uber’s Self-Driving Vehicles Hit The Streets In Arizona 2 Months After California Scuffle

Feb 22, 2017 06:02 am UTC| Technology

Months after trying to force its self-driving cabs through legislative walls in California, Uber is ready to try again. This time, the driverless vehicles will be picking up passengers in Arizona, where the company fled...

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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...