Piracy has been a silent threat looming over the entertainment industry for decades now. The sad part is that even in the era where digital content flows effortlessly and there are several measures to tackle piracy, this plague isn’t slowing down. Its menace extends far beyond the loss of reverence, disrupting the broader ecosystem of…
President Donald Trump has called former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disgusting degenerate” in a Truth Social post, accusing the longtime Democratic U.S. representative for California’s husband of using insider information to profit from the stock market. The attack coincides with growing momentum for a congressional stock trading ban. Newsweek contacted Nancy Pelosi via telephone…
Fans of science fiction and horror are set for a landmark moment in television history as the Alien franchise arrives on the small screen for the first time. Alien: Earth, created by Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion fame, will debut on August 12, 2025, on FX and Hulu in the United States, with international…
Fashion and sneaker enthusiasts laced up on Sunday for this year’s Sneaker Con at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Event organizers say Sneaker Con celebrates New York culture, entrepreneurship and fashion for people who came to buy, sell or just flex. William Debord, the managing director of the event, said Sneaker Con is about community. “It’s…
File picture of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet decided on imposing levies on China for purchasing oil from Russia, as Washington’s ties with Beijing “affect many things that have nothing to do with the Russian situation”, U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance has said. “Well,…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, widely seen as a potential foreign minister, was taken away by authorities for questioning in early August, five people familiar with the matter said. Liu, 61, was detained after returning from a work trip to Singapore, South Africa and Algeria, which ended on July 30, according to the…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates filed for their divorce in 2021. However, before the high-profile divorce, both Bill and Melinda Gates were just two working parents who were trying to juggle preschool schedules and household chores. Melinda Gates once revealed that a small decision by Bill Gates — driving their daughter Jennifer…
Finance, traditionally the suits-and-spreadsheets playground, is undergoing a seismic change and the centre is artificial intelligence. The realm of human experience, years of gut feeling, and caffeine-fuelled late nights is increasingly being replaced by code, data models, and predictions. This isn’t about machines versus humans. It’s about an entire redesign of how financial jobs operate,…
Recent government figures show reports of rape and attempted rape in Glasgow has gone up from 243 incidents in 2015 to 494 incidents in 2024/ 2025 showing a 103% rise. The Scottish increase for the same period is 60%. In the same period, reports of sexual assault have gone up from 619 to 800. British Transport…
It was Christmas Eve 2024 and 19-year-old Chloe Cheung was lying in bed at home in Leeds when she found out the Chinese authorities had put a bounty on her head. As she scrolled through Instagram looking at festive songs, a stream of messages from old school friends started coming into her phone. Look at…