Scorpio Energy Season 46 • Episode 2 [Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Survivor Season 46 Episode 2.] Yanu can’t catch a break. The purple team lost big again Survivor Season 46 Episode 2, which aired Wednesday, March 6 on CBS. With the latest elimination, they’ve hopefully cleared the way for future wins. But as it stands, there’s only one Yanu player who can lead them there, making them the player of the week in our Survivor 46 Power Players ranking below. Just like with the Survivor 46 premiere, Tribes Nami and Siga were victorious in this week’s combined Immunity and Reward…
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Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMeta’s hefty investment in artificial intelligence includes development of an AI system designed to power Facebook’s entire video recommendation engine across all its platforms, a company executive said Wednesday.Tom Alison, the head of Facebook, said part of Meta’s “technology roadmap that goes to 2026” involves developing an AI recommendation model that can power both the company’s TikTok-like Reels short video service and more traditional, longer videos.To date, Meta has typically used a separate model for each of its products, such as Reels, Groups and the core Facebook Feed, Alison said onstage…
China’s central bank governor said there was room to further cut banks’ reserve requirements, and pledged to utilize monetary policy to prop up consumer prices.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The heads of China’s central bank and economic planning agency signaled that authorities would be willing to take further steps to support growth, but did not announce any large-scale stimulus plans.Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, told reporters Wednesday there was room to further cut banks’ reserve requirements — the amount of cash they need to have on hand. He also pledged to utilize monetary policy…
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019.Yuri Gripas | ReutersSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top Republicans.McConnell’s announcement cements Trump’s support among leading GOP members of Congress as he is on track to face President Joe Biden in November in a rematch of the 2020 election.”It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of…
A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024.Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines just became the latest airline to raise its checked bag fee — this time by $5, beginning Tuesday.Delta said the fee for both the first and second checked bag is increasing by $5 for most domestic and short-haul international routes. Travelers with Delta perks, such as Delta SkyMiles Medallion members and customers in first class, will continue to receive their allotment…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are back with a new album. Wild God, the follow-up to Ghosteen, arrives August 30, and you can hear the title track below. Cave and Warren Ellis, who released the interim album Carnage in 2021, produced the new LP, with David Fridmann on mixing duties. Colin Greenwood—Radiohead bassist and sometime Cave touring bandmate—and guitarist Luis Almau are billed as additional performers on the LP. Scroll down to see the tracklist and cover art.Cave said in press materials, “There’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves…
New data provided by Discogs has revealed that Daft Punk‘s ‘Random Access Memories‘ has become the “most collected releaseâ€. READ MORE: Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped album In a new report by the music release database, the original 2013 2xLP vinyl pressing of the French electronic duo’s – comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel – fourth and final album together has been catalogued in roughly 68,000 Discogs users’ record collections. The report was released in celebration of Discogs’ reaching a milestone of 750million catalogued records in the Discogs Collection Tool. In 2019,…
A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta step up its support services for users who have been victims of hacks and account takeovers. “We refuse to operate as the customer service representatives of your company,†the group writes in a letter addressed to Meta’s chief legal officer. “We request Meta take immediate action and substantially increase its investment in account takeover mitigation tactics, as well as responding to users whose accounts were taken over.â€The letter, which was first by Wired, pushes Meta to deal with an issue that has long been a source of frustration to…
Poco seems to be gearing up to unveil the Poco X6 Neo in India soon. The Xiaomi sub-brand on Wednesday (March 6) shared a teaser on its social media handle to offer hints about the arrival of the Poco X6 Neo in the country without confirming the exact name or launch date. The Poco X6 Neo is tipped to come as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 13R Pro that debuted in China in November last year. The upcoming handset is expected to run on a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC.Through an X post, Poco announced the launch of a…
It has been a Mississippi minute since viewers of the Katori Hill-created P-Valley have enjoyed the Starz drama gracing their TV screens on a Sunday night at 10. With the show’s last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers. P-Valley’s time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley’s premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes. Since so much time has passed, a refresher on…
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15, 2024 in New York City. Brendan McDermid | Getty ImagesA growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump, a move that could strain the party’s ability to financially support other candidates in the 2024 election.RNC Committeeman Solomon Yue, who is from Oregon, told CNBC he believes “more than a majority” of members are in favor of helping offset the bills from Trump’s lawyers in four pending criminal cases,…
WASHINGTON — A company developing cislunar navigation systems has won a grant to test its technology on an upcoming commercial lunar lander mission. Rhea Space Activity announced March 6 it won a $750,000 NASA grant through the agency’s TechFlights solicitation to fly two of its Jervis Autonomy Module (JAM) units on a lunar lander mission led by Draper scheduled to launch in 2026. The JAM units will be installed on two spacecraft that will operate in lunar orbit, serving as communications relays for the APEX 1.0 lander that ispace U.S. will design and operate for the Draper-led mission to the…
New Orleans is at greater risk of further floods than we thought because of ground subsidenceWilliam A. Morgan/Shutterstock Sea levels are rising faster than expected in coastal cities in the US, largely due to land sinking as a result of the extraction of underground water and fossil fuels. That means, by 2050, up to 518,000 extra people living in these areas could be at risk of significant flooding, if adequate defences aren’t in place. Coastal cities often experience subsidence – the gradual sinking of land over time. One of the biggest drivers of this is the extraction of resources from…
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I’ll give you a plot and you tell me which 2023 film I’m referring to: A wide-eyed waif who lives in a technicolor world gains sentience and leaves on an existential odyssey that exposes her to the inequalities of a modern society. If you answered Poor Things, you’re right. If you answered Barbie, you’re also right. Both films have been applauded as expert examples of empowering parables about the adversities of being a woman. However, their critiques of capitalism and patriarchy —packaged in delicious pastels and tightly wrapped with a coquettish bow, and delivered with a cutesy wink—are ultimately shallow.…
Despite evidence that traditional deodorants are relatively safe, natural deodorants are very much on trend, and for a variety of reasons. Because they are formulated sans harmful chemicals, they’re the ideal choice for those with allergies, sensitivities or those looking to tamp down on toxicity in general. Like getting rid of your ex, the best natural deodorants for men are a safe bet. Another benefit of many natural deodorants is the ability to neutralize bacteria on the skin by working with the body’s detoxification process and optimizing the skin’s pH. This helps to fix odor and sweating problems instead of…
If you’re going to spend a lot of money on a pair of shoes, it certainly softens the blow when they’re shoes that have stood the test of time and that even celebrities love. In this instance, that celebrity is Sophie Turner, and the shoes are Manolo Blahnik Maysale Mules. In case you’re not familiar, here’s a little backstory about the Maysale mules: They were first created in 1991 when Isaac Mizrahi approached the brand to create a shoe with a pilgrim buckle for his runway show. 33 years later, the iconic style is still one of the most popular…
After hearing their voices on the Big Bang Theory spinoff, two actors from the original series will be appearing in the Young Sheldon series finale. Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will be reprising their Big Bang Theory roles as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler, respectively, in the Young Sheldon series finale airing Thursday, May 16 at 8/7c on CBS (and streaming on Paramount+). Any further details are being kept under wraps. Parsons and Bialik last appeared on screen together in the Big Bang Theory series finale in May 2019 (pictured above). Parsons is an executive producer on and narrates Young Sheldon. Bialik has provided…