In the midst of a weekend with National Cinema Day, in addition to several previews, Sony’s feature take of PlayStation game, Gran Turismo, is bound to take No. 1 at the box office. This despite the fact that tracking has lowered its projections on the film down to $12M from $15M. Gran Turismo was originally scheduled to open on Aug. 11, but Sony unconventionally decided to pivot to previews for two weeks prior to the pic’s opening this Friday in an effort to drum up word of mouth on the Neill Blomkamp directed movie since the cast wasn’t available due…
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WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron, responsible for space domain awareness activities, that it had identified several pieces of debris in the vicinity of a larger payload adapter called Vespa that has been in low Earth orbit since a Vega launch a decade ago. The new debris, ESA said, likely originated from Vespa after a collision with a piece…
“Call of Duty” maker Activision will sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest deal yet in video gaming past British regulators, potential owner Microsoft said on Tuesday. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the only regulator to block Microsoft’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) Activision deal, in a test of its post-Brexit clout.Microsoft said on Tuesday it believed its new proposal was a “substantially different transaction” and that it expected the CMA review process to be completed before October 18.The CMA in a statement said the revised transaction would “allow Ubisoft to commercialise…
Destroyed homes and cars are shown in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2023.Rick Bowmer | APThe catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, have caused between $4 billion and $6 billion in economic losses, according to an estimate by Moody’s RMS on Tuesday.The estimate looked at property damage and business interruptions across residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure assets, according to the firm, which models risks from climate change and natural disasters.The true cost of the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century is almost certainly higher than the estimated property damage.The billions of dollars in estimated losses do not take…
Jhene Aiko and Big Sean are seeking court-ordered protection from a creepy fan they say keeps showing up to their concerts, events and home. Jhene beelined it to court Monday and filed for a temporary restraining order against a 29-year-old man named Ian Craig Lees, who she claims recently snuck onto her Pacific Palisades property. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Jhene says despite being a total stranger, the guy appears determined to make contact with her … and now she says she fears for her life. Jhene claims the guy’s been going to her shows and events, and things…
The Grand Tetons in Grand Teton National Park outside Jackson, Wyoming, in August 2022.Jim Urquhart | ReutersU.S. Treasury yields were higher at the long end of the curve on Wednesday as investors assess the outlook for interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium.TreasurysThe yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was just over 2 basis points lower at 4.3063%, a welcome reprieve after hitting a 16-year high on Tuesday, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell more than 3 basis points to 4.3771%. Yields move inversely to prices. At the shorter end of the curve,…
For the casual fan, it is perhaps possible to forget—amidst the thrill of space flight, the escapism of distant planets, and the endless meme-ability of those alien puppets—that the word “war” defines Star Wars as much as “star.” There are few, if any, Star Wars stories (even those written primarily for children) that operate without the looming threat of societal collapse. Andor, perhaps, is the greatest recent example of these themes on a grounded level. But if Andor was (and is) a series about what’s required for the average person to ignite rebellion, then Ahsoka—the latest of Lucasfilms’ Disney+ experiments—seems…
Finally! A series about an alien invasion shows humanity desperately fighting for its existence against, you know, aliens. Invasion Season 2 Episode 1 revealed a new, more enjoyable direction for the Apple TV+ show. Too much of Invasion Season 1 involved several humans/groups of humans determining something was wrong with the world. But even after it was gradually revealed that the breakdowns in society were because of aliens, disbelief still reigned because, well, aliens aren’t real. And that extremely slow boil continued until the aliens finally burst forth in abundance on the Invasion Season 1 finale. Which begs the obvious question:…
With the purchase of any great pair of boots comes the inevitable realization that you’ll need to pick up some maintenance products as well.Mink oil is widely regarded as one of the best oils for leather boots. The primary function of mink oil is to condition and reinvigorate dried-out leather. It’s a natural solution, able to increase the water resistance and shine of your boots. If you’re now eager to pick up the best mink oil for boots, this list is here to help you. There are many different kinds of mink oils out there. Some are derived strictly from…
Reading the stories in Amber Caron’s riveting debut collection Call Up the Waters, feels a little bit like walking around your apartment looking at things through binoculars—destabilizing, the sensation of reaching for things that aren’t quite where you expect them to be. Her characters are adrift, uncertain, often prickly as they try to get their bearings in circumstances that are uncomfortable physically and psychologically. They’re often women out in the wild, performing difficult physical labor, scrambling for equilibrium as nature and sometimes their own bad judgment knocks them down repeatedly. In one story, a woman gets in a fight with…
In this articleUPSFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTDavid Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUPS workers ratified a massive five-year labor deal that includes big wage increases and other improvements to work rules and schedules, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said Tuesday.The deal passed with 86.3% of votes, the highest contract vote in the history of Teamsters at UPS, according to the union.”Teamsters have set a new standard and raised the bar for pay, benefits and working conditions in the package delivery industry. This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and nonunion companies like…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Niles, Illinois, May 20, 2014.Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Dick’s Sporting Goods — The retail stock tumbled nearly 24% after Dick’s reported a rare earnings miss and slashed guidance for the year, thanks in part to an uptick in store theft. Earnings per share for its fiscal second quarter was $2.82, far short of the $3.81 consensus estimate, per Refinitiv. Revenue was $3.22 billion, versus the $3.24 expected.Macy’s – The department store stock sank 11% after Macy’s reiterated its cautious full-year outlook. Macy’s said it expects adjusted earnings per share…
Once Upon A One More Time, the revisionist fairy tale Broadway musical set to the hits of Britney Spears, continued its downward slide at the box office last week, with the latest figures suggesting the producers’ decision to close Sept. 3 was a smart one. For the week ending Aug. 20, the musical filled just 45% of seats at the Marquis, grossing $442,404 (a $69,604 drop from the previous week). Producers announced the early close yesterday, just a few months after the show began previews. On a more upbeat note, El Mago Pop, the limited engagement solo show by European…
SAN FRANCISCO – Sidus Space announced the acquisition Aug. 22 of Exo-Space, a startup focused on space-based edge processing and artificial intelligence. Sidus acquired Pasadena, California-based Exo-Space to expand its “talent, technology and total addressable market,” Carol Craig, Sidus founder and CEO, said in a statement. “Along with sales contracts and existing AI technology, the transaction includes the acquisition of Exo-Space’s collective experience in AI and machine learning. Sidus, an outgrowth of Florida-based Craig Technologies, was founded in 2011 to provide space-related products and services. In 2021, the company began selling stock publicly. In February, Sidus had raised $5.2 million…
Elon Musk is pushing to change how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, in a move that could potentially undermine the ability of news publishers to draw audience. X is planning to remove the headline and text while retaining just the lead image from links to news articles shared on the platform, Musk said in a post late on Monday.This is coming from me directly. Will greatly improve the esthetics.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 22, 2023The move is likely an attempt by Musk to get users to spend more time on X and push them…
In this articleMETAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTJaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — House lawmakers cited the continuing sale of recalled baby products linked to infant deaths on Meta’s Facebook in a round of letters to 17 companies questioning compliance with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards about the listing of unsafe products.”Meta’s failure to prevent recalled products from being posted for sale on its platform has resulted in your users and their children being placed at risk of purchasing and using a product that CPSC has found to pose a serious risk of injury and potential death,”…
NewsJustin Timberlake and Sky Ferreira Star in Trailer for New Netflix Movie Reptile: WatchGrant Singer’s feature film directorial debut hits Netflix on October 6By Matthew StraussAugust 22, 2023FacebookTwitterJustin Timberlake as Will Grady in Reptile (courtesy of Netflix)FacebookTwitterGrant Singer is the director and co-writer of the new Netflix movie Reptile. The film—starring Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Sky Ferreira, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Bogosian, Ato Essandoh, and more—follows a detective as he tries to solve a murder case. The movie starts streaming on Friday, October 6. Watch the trailer below.Reptile is the feature film directorial debut from Singer, who is well known…
In this articleTSLAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTPallets of depleted lithium-ion batteries at JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials are ready for recycling.Source: CNBCRedwood Materials, the battery-recycling startup founded by Tesla board member JB Straubel, recently nabbed Tesla’s vice president of powertrain engineering, Colin Campbell, to serve as chief technology officer.Based in Carson City, Nevada, Redwood was founded by Straubel in 2017 while he was still serving as Tesla’s CTO. Straubel resigned from Tesla in 2019 to focus on Redwood.Campbell announced the move on LinkedIn on Monday, capping a 17-year tenure working for Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company in a variety of…