The Pebble Game of Thrones smartwatch was launched in India on Friday. This wearable device sports a 1.43-inch AMOLED display with an always-on mode housed in a circular chassis. The watch has responsive GoT-themed watch faces and ships with leather straps, according to the company. It lets you take calls from your smartphone via a Bluetooth connection and can track a range of sports and fitness activities. The Pebble Game of Thrones smartwatch packs a 250mAh battery and is said to offer up to seven days of standby time.Pebble Game of Thrones smartwatch price in India, availabilityThe Pebble Game of…
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China’s dominance in rare earths makes U.S. supply chains vulnerable, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in an exclusive interview Saturday with CNBC’s Martin Soong.Rare earth metals are used in high-tech products such as electric car motors. Over the decades, China has built up its ability to process the metals — giving it enormous pricing power in a critical global market.”What I want to draw your attention to is not just the vulnerabilities around China’s investments [overseas], but the fact that China’s dominant position in the world market now in [rare earths] means that it is able to turn on…
Beyoncé’s most loyal fans are in full panic mode after she asked them to wear chrome to her upcoming concerts … and we’ve learned that’s prompted a mad scramble online for silver clothing. We spoke with several businesses on Etsy, and they tell us concertgoers have been messaging online shops, desperately trying to find the perfect outfit to please their queen, and one of the biggest challenges is getting it shipped, STAT! We’re told chrome outfits are sellin’ like hotcakes, with items as expensive as a $112 shirt already low in stock. Sequin Fans, one of the hot-selling companies –…
College students around America are beginning the trek back to campus. A precursor to that journey is the back-to-school shopping season, and this year it’s estimated to hit a record-breaking $94 billion for college students. The National Retail Federation estimates this boom in its back-to-school data and expects family spending on college students to be around $1,367 per student, up slightly from last year.Inflation is driving the price of school supplies up, but it’s a TikTok trend that may be fueling a part of the high spending for college students. Students are showing off their dorm room designs on the…
This week, the trailer for the third season of The Morning Show was released, getting fans super excited for another round of the soapy drama about a wildly popular morning show hit with controversy after controversy. Some spoilers below.Season 2 ended with a dramatic cliff-hanger as the show grapples with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to play some of the real life fears and tensions from March 2020. This came after stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon dealt with the death of their co-star played by Steve Carell, who dies dramatically after facing sexual misconduct allegations.Here’s what we…
Ugly Betty was a charming family and work comedy series inspired by a telenovela that endeared fans for four glorious seasons. And thanks to the series hitting Netflix, new generations have been introduced to the magic of this series as it finds a brand-new audience. Of course, it also triggers nostalgia in original viewers. Whether you’re just now bingeing Ugly Betty or you’ve experienced it all before, you may be wondering what the cast is up to currently. Ugly Betty bolstered an impressive cast who have truly left their mark and went on to do incredible projects. So, let’s get…
The dull, pasty look might have been in vogue once upon a time, but those days are gone. A sun-kissed glow is what’s really making heads turn, and don’t be fooled by the gender stereotype. The sun doesn’t care what parts you have, so why shouldn’t that apply to the best self-tanner for men? Exactly. Moving on.But let’s face it, gentlemen, looking great doesn’t come naturally to everyone. We all want that bronzed look that accentuates our features, but the sun isn’t always on our side. Sure, you could take a vacation in tropical locales every other week and perform…
Season One Super Finals at the Life Time Rancho San Clemente in San Clemente, California. The Seattle Pioneers play the Los Angeles Mad Drops in the Premier League mixed doubles competition.Source: Major League PickleballThere’s trouble in pickleball paradise.The Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball are now at odds after announcing in November that they would join forces and merge team competition leagues.The PPA told CNBC that MLP has not yet signed the partnership deal they verbally agreed to 10 months ago. PPA owner Tom Dundon and MLP owner Steve Kuhn had agreed to operate the joint league under the MLP…
Shoppers walk by a Nordstrom sign at Westfield San Francisco Centre in San Francisco, May 11, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Nordstrom — The department store retailer sank 8.6% even after topping fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Earnings came in 40 cents ahead of the 44 cents expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Sales fell below pre-pandemic levels and Nordstrom stood by its previous full-year outlook bracing for a decline in revenues in the single digits. The company also warned that theft-related losses are at “historical highs.”Affirm — The buy now, pay…
Sure, graphic novels and memoirs are the latest literary rage, but have you heard about graphic poetry? Many contemporary women poets are reimagining the relationship between text and image, offering new ways of representing women’s bodies, and cutting and erasing found texts like they’re slicing up the patriarchy itself. And in many ways, they are. Their graphic poems often reconstitute source texts by men, which they delight in erasing and rewriting. Each visual and textual utterance is a powerful reclamation of self, voice, body, and history. In my introduction to the Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, which…
Box office analytics firm EntTelligence which is monitoring 13.5 million seats in over 100K showtimes for Sunday’s National Cinema Day is currently seeing that day’s presales outstripping Saturday by more than 700%. The second annual National Cinema Day will see all movies on Sunday selling for $4, for all showtimes and formats. Last year’s National Cinema Day brought in an attendance of 8M, but that was on a Saturday last year, and it was during Labor Day weekend when there weren’t many marquee films. Saturday last year repped 76% of the Friday-Sunday 10.5 million admissions for Sept. 2-4, 2022. The…
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a multinational crew to the International Space Station Aug. 26 after a one-day delay to check the spacecraft’s life support system. The SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:27 a.m. Eastern on the Crew-7 mission for NASA. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance separated from the Falcon 9’s upper stage a little more than 12 minutes later. Endurance, with its crew of four, is scheduled to dock with the zenith port on the Harmony module of the ISS at 8:39 a.m. Eastern Aug. 27. That will…
YouTube Music has been working on enhancing the listening experience for its user. The music streaming app is reportedly rolling out live lyrics to all its users across Android and iOS. This will be similar to live lyrics that are available on Spotify when a user plays a song. The feature on YouTube Music was reportedly first spotted in April, while it has rolled out widely to the users now. However, the live lyrics will not be available for all songs yet.A 9to5Google report revealed that YouTube Music is rolling out its live lyrics feature to users across Android and…
The U.S. had more than 9 million open roles in June, and while that’s down from the peak of 12 million in March 2022, it’s still among the highest number of openings we’ve had since before 2000.“You’re talking about passing up something like $1 trillion in production every year that these jobs go unfilled,” David J. Bier, associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, told CNBC.With 5.8 million unemployed workers in the U.S., some economists say all of these roles are unlikely to be filled by people currently living in the U.S.Currently, American immigration policies bar many employers…
NewsMiley Cyrus Reflects on Sinéad O’Connor “Wrecking Ball” Dispute in New TV SpecialThe pop star mocked O’Connor’s mental state in 2013 after the Irish musician criticized her Bangerz video. She now says she “had no idea about the fragile mental state that [O’Connor] was in.”By Matthew StraussAugust 25, 2023FacebookTwitterMiley Cyrus, Sinéad O’Connor (Getty Images)FacebookTwitterIn her new special, Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions), Miley Cyrus reflects on her 2013 feud with Sinéad O’Connor. The dispute between the artists began after Cyrus told Rolling Stone that her “Wrecking Ball” music video was inspired by O’Connor’s iconic “Nothing Compares 2 U” visual.…
Exchange-traded funds tied to the artificial intelligence boom have been touted as outperformers in the first half of 2023, but momentum is shifting as investors balance the tech-fueled hype with higher rates.”Interest rates are certainly causing the markets to kind of take a second look,” Global X Chief Investment Officer Jon Maier told CNBC’s Bob Pisani on “ETF Edge” on Monday. “But if you actually look at the components in some of these ETFs, they work really nicely together.”Global X operates two AI funds, one being the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ). Maier explained that, while Nvidia is the…
Building a brand in 2023 is a difficult feat. Many new contenders take to social media, our 21st century marketplace, to gain traction, spread awareness, and even sell products digitally (TikTok Shop is now a thing). However, that’s not the preferred means of connection for Veronica Beard. For the duo of Veronicas behind the label, in-person shopping still rings truest in a world of ever-increasing technology. In fact, the brand has plans to open 13 new stores in 2023, with seven of them already serving their local communities in ways the Veronicas only dreamed of when starting out in 2010,…
Bob Barker, best known for hosting the iconic CBS daytime game show The Price Is Right, has died. According to the New York Post, Barker passed away on Saturday morning of natural causes at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 99. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” his spokesman told the outlet. The statement acknowledged Barker’s dedication to exposing cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry. “I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals…