Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Sunday.A deal to keep Call of Duty on Playstation could further ease concerns surrounding the acquisition’s impact on competition.Speaking on the agreement, Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a tweet, “Even after we cross the finish line for this deal’s approval, we will remain focused on ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms and for more consumers than ever before.”The FTC had argued the deal would hurt consumers whether…
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U.S. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House on Dec. 12, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersA “small group” of House Republicans have “essentially created a trap” by loading the National Defense Authorization Act with a wide array of domestic-focused amendments, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday.”This legislation is never getting to the president’s desk,” Sullivan said in a Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This should be an area where politics stops and national security starts.”Sullivan was referring to myriad amendments put forward by House Republicans. Those include…
Morgan Wallen heard one of the Idaho murder victims was a huge fan of his, so he took it upon himself to seek out the late college student’s family … with none other than an invite. The country singer touched base with Ethan Chapin’s mourning loved ones … this according to Ethan’s mother, Stacy, who recounted the sweet move on social media. Sounds like she and the rest of the Chapin household got the VIP treatment for MW’s SoCal show Friday. She says Ethan once sent her one of Morgan’s songs, telling her he loved the dude — a story…
In this articleEXPEIACFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTBarry Diller, chairman and chief executive officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp.Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFailing to resolve the dual strikes of the writers’ and screen actors guilds in Hollywood will lead to “devastating effects if it is not settled soon,” IAC and Expedia Chairman Barry Diller said in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.Diller, a former Paramount Pictures CEO, predicted a domino effect should the dual strikes not resolve quickly.”These conditions will potentially produce an absolute collapse of an entire industry,” he said.If the studio executives and guilds can’t reach…
When Rachel Zegler was initially cast in the role of Snow White in Disney’s live action remake of the animated film, online trolls went on the attack. At the time, fellow Disney Princess Halle Bailey backed her up, and she has come to support her again. This week, after the Daily Mail shared photos taken on set in Bedfordshire, UK, people are harassing Zegler and anyone associated with the movie again. The photos show that Snow White’s titular seven dwarves are now a crew of characters who are quite diverse in height, age, race, and gender. The cast has changed…
Brady ripped up the custody papers in front of Kristen! Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by DoolFan4Life from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate if Leo and Gwen’s friendship will survive, Wendy choosing Tripp over Johnny, and Alex living across the hall from Stephanie and Chad. Plus, Lani found Abe! But will she be able to save him? Read on to see what our round table team thinks… Should Brady have signed the custody papers and given Kristen joint custody of Rachel? DoolFan4Life: He probably should have. Personally, I think Rachel is screwed…
Line up, shape up, edge up—no matter what you call it, you’ll need the best line up clippers to achieve the crispiest cut. As you might already know, this precise line doesn’t happen on its own. It takes a steady hand and one powerful tool to sharpen that hairline to perfection.While separate line-up clippers aren’t a must, it’s crucial that the trimmer you do have can accomplish the task. Fortunately, all of the clippers I’ve highlighted below are capable of fulfilling all of your clipping and trimming needs. Line up clippers aren’t just for your hairline. You can use them…
In this articleJPMFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTJamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of the Nations Largest Banks, in Hart Building on Sept. 22, 2022.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase executives warned Friday that tougher regulations in the wake of a trio of bank failures this year would raise costs for consumers and businesses, while forcing lenders to exit some businesses entirely.When asked by Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo about the impact of changes proposed by Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision…
In this articlePRGOFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration.Perrigo | via ReutersThe first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health insurance plans are not required to cover the medication in its over-the-counter form.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the sale of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, a historic decision that should make birth control pills easier to obtain by eliminating the need to visit a doctor’s office and refill…
SATURDAY PM UPDATE: Facts are facts, and Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One set a 5-day opening domestic record for the franchise with $80M, we hear. Previous best 5-day opening belonged to 2000’s Mission: Impossible II which cleared a Wednesday-Sunday take over Memorial Day weekend of $78.8M. The 3-day record still belongs to 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout which posted $61.2M. Dead Reckoning looks to be coming in at $56.2M at 4,327 theaters, including Imax and PLF auditoriums. Dead Reckoning reps Oscar winning filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie’s third time directing a Mission movie after 2015’s Rogue Nation and Fallout.…
SEOUL, South Korea — India successfully launched a robotic lunar lander July 14, setting up the nation for its second attempt to soft-land on the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lifted off on an LVM-3 heavy-lift rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 5:05 a.m. Eastern Friday as scheduled. Live footage showed the three-stage rocket with two strap-on side boosters soaring into the air with bright yellow exhaust shooting out of its first-stage engines. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) declared the launch a success shortly after the deployment. “Congratulations India. Chandrayaan-3 has started its journey towards the moon,” said ISRO Director Sreedhara…
Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50 percent drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load, Elon Musk said on Saturday, falling short of his expectation in March that Twitter could reach cash flow positive by June.”Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” Musk said in a tweet replying to suggestions on recapitalization.This is the latest sign that the aggressive cost-cutting measures since Musk acquired Twitter in October alone are not enough to get Twitter to cash flow positive, and suggests Twitter’s ad revenue may have not recovered as…
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris smile after signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making lynching a hate crime under federal law, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 29, 2022.Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden raised more than $72 million for his 2024 reelection effort in the second quarter of this year, according to the Biden-Harris campaign.That massive haul took place between April 1 and June 30. The fundraising success was spread across all of Biden’s reelection entities, including his campaign and joint fundraising committees.…
NewsAndrew Bird Announces New Album Outside Problems, Shares Video: WatchThe follow-up to last year’s Inside Problems is out next weekBy Matthew StraussJuly 14, 2023FacebookTwitterAndrew Bird, photo by David BlackFacebookTwitterA year after releasing Inside Problems, Andrew Bird has announced the new album Outside Problems, which comes out digitally on July 21 via Loma Vista. (A physical release follows on November 17.) Bird recorded the new album mostly outdoors in Ojai, California, and it’s described in a press release as a collection of “instrumental improvisation and melodic exploration.” Watch the video for Bird’s new song “Mo Teef” below.Tyler Manson made Bird’s “Mo…
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)Alain Jocard | Afp | Getty ImagesTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who is also CTO and executive chairman of Twitter, said early Saturday morning that cash flow remains negative at the social media company because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue coupled with “heavy debt.””Need to…
I can’t remember the last time a sneaker generated as much buzz as the Adidas Samba has churned up over the past year. Then again, considering the style boasts fans like Harry Styles, Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid (plus many, many more celebs), it only makes sense that the fashion set is going wild for these sporty chic shoes. If you’ve been coveting a pair of your own, this might be the best opportunity to buy them. For Amazon Prime Day, which runs until midnight PST tomorrow, July 12, the Adidas Samba is on sale. With a discount…
The secrets came tumbling out during this chapter of the V.C. Andrews Cutler Saga. We spent much of V.C. Andrews’ Secrets of the Morning watching sweet, reasonable Dawn be a fool in lust for a sleazy celebrity with decent hair. Who among us hasn’t been there? Secrets of the Morning had it all. We got entertaining lovable side characters, like the darling, devoted, and badass Tricia. The film also gave us some quality Fran Drescher content with her role as the nosy Agnes. Secrets of the Morning also gave us eternally hot NKOTB, Joey McIntyre playing a total sleaze ball…
Insoles won’t keep you off your feet, but they can make standing for long periods of time much more bearable. Whether it’s for work or exercise, the best insoles for standing all day will comfortably support your feet.Plenty of products out there claim to alleviate foot ailments, but few do the job quite like a great pair of insoles. There’s a reason podiatrists recommend them for a wide variety of foot conditions, better support, and preventing fatigue: they work. As you might expect, not all insoles are created equal, and for good reason. While the best shoe insoles for standing…