At a time when the industry is suffering through historic dual strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, the motion picture industry is poised to see an enormous weekend at the box office with Warner Bros./Mattel’s long awaited toy feature adaptation Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s World War II era three-hour adult drama Oppenheimer reaping a combined $260M+ global start. Barbie, which has presales far exceeding that of Disney’s Little Mermaid ($95.5M) has a crazy range of projections stateside, from $90M-$125M. Warners is safely calling for $75M at 4,200 theaters, but rivals are confident this doll of a comedy starring Margot Robbie…
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TAMPA, Fla. — Telesat is preparing to resume demonstrations for its delayed low Earth orbit broadband constellation after Rocket Lab successfully launched the Canadian operator’s latest prototype satellite. The 30-kilogram LEO 3 spacecraft deployed solar arrays and passed initial health checks after launching July 17 on an Electron along with six smaller satellites, according to the operator. About two more weeks of tests are needed before LEO 3 can be put into operation, said Robert Zee, director of the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), the Toronto small satellite specialist that built it for Telesat. LEO 1, the previous demonstrator for Telesat’s…
Threads — the popular microblogging platform launched by Facebook parent Meta earlier this month — will implement rate limits following an increase in spam attacks on the platform. Rate limits are an artificial ceiling on the number of times a user can interact with a platform within a certain period, and rival Twitter announced similar limits for the same purpose earlier this month. Meanwhile, the early excitement around the Threads app appears to have waned, as per a report that states that the number of daily active users on the app has dropped considerably as the app still lacks important…
Attorney Dana Nessel, surrounded by her family, announces her bid for Michigan Attorney General in Braun Court Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.Mandi Wright | Detroit Free Press | Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesMichigan’s attorney general on Tuesday criminally charged 16 so-called “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, accusing them of a fraudulent effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 election.The 16 people each face eight charges, including conspiracy, election law forgery, and uttering and publishing, state Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a video announcement.Nessel called the alleged plan a “desperate effort”…
Lil Durk’s health issues appear to run deeper than what his team has stated publicly … as the rapper’s now been forced to pull the plug on several tour dates as well as his appearance at Rolling Loud. The Chicago rap star was scheduled to hit the stage Saturday right before Travis Scott’s comeback performance … but has to sit on the sidelines for now. Durk’s also set to hit the stage August 11-12 in Chicago for some homecoming dates … but as it stands, the matter seems to be a day-by-day situation. Waiting for your permission to load the…
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump Chris Kise (C) and Todd Blanche (R) arrive at The Alto Lee Adams Sr. United States Courthouse on July 18, 2023 in Fort Pierce, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThe judge presiding over Donald Trump’s federal criminal case appeared skeptical Tuesday of the former president’s argument that the trial over his handling of classified documents should be delayed beyond the 2024 election, NBC News reported.But Judge Aileen Cannon, whom Trump appointed to the federal bench, seemed no warmer toward the Department of Justice’s position that the trial should begin in mid-December.”I can appreciate more time…
Barbie star and Saturday Night Live alumna Kate McKinnon shares very, very little about her private life, despite being one of the most well-known faces from the venerable sketch show institution. Though she is the first openly gay female SNL cast member, she rarely says much about her actual dating life.It is believed that McKinnon has been in a relationship since at least 2016, dating fellow comedian Jackie Abbott. The alleged couple has scarcely ever been seen together, but there have been a few hints that Abbott and McKinnon are quite serious about one another.Here’s everything to know about the…
Change is in the air in the official trailer for The Chi Season 6. Showtime dropped the first look at the highly-anticipated next chapter of the series. As previously reported, The Chi Season 6 will premiere Friday, August 4, streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime and on-demand, before making its on-air debut Sunday, August 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. The premium cabler also announced the series will be getting its biggest episode order to date, with 16 new episodes ordered. “Life in THE CHI reverberates between the highest highs and lowest lows,” reads the official logline for Season…
We talk a lot about the fun stuff here. Seersucker suits. Linen vacation wear. Sunglasses. Fun, yet subjectively optional and sometimes even frivolous. Soap, though? That shit’s mandatory.But the best soap brands help you forget their lofty hygienic post by way of come-hither scents, whimsical packaging, and—most importantly—ingredients that nurture your skin and make you feel like a million bucks after hopping out of the shower. You may already have your favorite go-to brand. If so, I have a challenge for you today. Ask yourself if you just scooped up that bar of soap because it was the cheapest one…
The Wonder State, Sara Flannery Murphy’s genre-bending novel, follows five friends as they reckon with a past betrayal. Brandi, now missing, has invoked (with a touch of magic) the oath they all made as teenagers. With her words ringing in their minds—”You promised”—the friends return to their small hometown in Arkansas. While Flannery Murphy was influenced by the Nancy Drew series and The Chronicles of Narnia, The Wonder State is darker than both. And yet the novel’s charm is strongest in its homage to the Ozarks, and to the nostalgia of being a teen at the turn of the millennium.…
In this articleWALJBHTOMCIBKRFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTWestern Alliance Bank’s logo is seen on a smartphone.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines after hours.Interactive Brokers — Interactive Brokers slid 2.6% after the brokerage firm’s second-quarter earnings missed estimates. The firm reported adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, weaker than consensus estimates of $1.40 per share, according to Refinitiv.Carvana — The online auto retailer dropped more than 8% in extended trading. Carvana said Tuesday it will post second-quarter earnings results on Wednesday, moving the date of its report up from August 3. Omnicom Group — Shares…
Ivy Ngeow grew up in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and now makes her home in London. An architect and interior designer by trade, she is also a novelist with five books under her belt, the latest a thriller set in Florida. The American Boyfriend is the story of a British Chinese Malaysian single mother who flies across the Atlantic with her toddler to meet up with her long-distance American Jewish boyfriend. The book was captivating from the beginning, and I never figured out what was going to happen, which is always a great sign for a thriller. I recently corresponded with…
Following the 1956-57 NBA season, the Fort Wayne Pistons relocated to Detroit, and the Rochester Royals were moved to Cincinnati. The relocations of the Fort Wayne and Rochester franchises left Syracuse as the last small market team in the NBA. As the 1960s began, the NBA entered the crossroads of its existence featuring such mega stars as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Hal Greer, the Boston Celtics became the most dominating team in the league. Led by Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and John Havlicek, the Celtics would win 11 NBA championships between 1957 and 1969. But during the…
In this articleBACFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTBrian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America Corp., during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBank of America on Tuesday posted second quarter profit and revenue that edged out expectations as the company reaped more interest income amid higher interest rates. Here’s what the company reported:Earnings: 88 cents a share, vs. 84 cents a share Refinitiv estimateRevenue: $25.33 billion, vs. expected $25.05 billionThe bank said earnings rose 19% to $7.4 billion, or 88 cents a share, from a year…
TAMPA, Fla. — Young space companies made more acquisitions than their older peers over the last 12 months, according to analysis from British investment firm Seraphim Space. Satellite maker York Space Systems, launcher Firefly Aerospace, defense contractor Anduril, and other “NewSpace” ventures formed the bulk of the 28 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) Seraphim tracked over the period. More established space firms and other companies have traditionally led M&A activity in the industry. However, Seraphim vice president Maureen Haverty said its data shows acquisitions are no longer reserved for the deep pockets of legacy space players. More acquisitions from companies founded…
AjnaLens, a Mumbai-based company that deals with augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality solutions, will launch its mixed reality headsets (MR) on Independence Day, August 15. The company will be releasing two mixed reality headsets — AjnaXR SE and AjnaXR Pro. The company has reportedly also partnered with Qualcomm, to use its Snapdragon Spaces XR2 developer platform for its training and development. At CES 2023, the company unveiled its first mixed reality glasses, dubbed AjnaXR, which are claimed to be the first of its kind in India.An Indian mixed reality solution firm, AjnaLens, has announced the launch of its…
US 2024 Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to press at the State House in Concord, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023.Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The White House on Monday condemned Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for making “vile” and “false” claims that Covid-19 was bioengineered to spare Jews and Chinese people.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Kennedy’s comments “put our fellow Americans in danger.””If you think about the racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories that come out of saying those types of things … it’s an attack on our fellow citizens, our fellow Americans,” Jean-Pierre told…
NewsDrake Stars in New Video for Young Thug’s “Oh U Went”: WatchA new visual for the rappers’ collaborative Business Is Business trackBy Evan MinskerJuly 17, 2023FacebookTwitterDrake in “Oh U Went,” directed by Nick Manterola & Garfield Larmond Jr.FacebookTwitterYoung Thug’s Drake-featuring Business Is Business track “Oh U Went” has a new music video. Directed by Nick Manterola and Garfield Larmond Jr., it has footage of Drake, a snake, and more. (Young Thug, who remains incarcerated in Georgia on state racketeering charges, is not in the video.) Watch “Oh U Went” below.Business Is Business marked Young Thug’s first major release since his…