Month: August 2022

Friday Midday: Crunchyroll is on a course to steal No. 1 at the box office with its anime sequel Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero which is looking at $8M-$10M today (including those $4M previews) for a $17M-$20M take at 3,130 theaters. Uni’s Idris Elba movie, Beast, is currently clocking $4.1M today, and a $10M 3-day at 3,743 locations.
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An emerging trend toward consolidation of GEO and NGSO constellations by network operators reflects a shift in their thinking. Recent weeks and months have seen growing activity among satellite network operators keen to integrate the soon-to-be-available LEO-derived bandwidth with existing GEO services. The recent activity has ranged from shifts in strategy, encompassing new LEO services
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The sign for the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building can be seen through fencing and barbed wire surrounding construction on the side of the building in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters House Oversight Committee leaders urged eight social media companies Friday to crack down on online threats against law enforcement
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Dr. Dre‘s January 2021 brain aneurysm was a lot scarier than he initially revealed — his family actually gathered in his hospital room to say their final goodbyes. The legendary producer’s podcast interview with Dolvett Quince continues to leak across social media and he painted the eerie picture rather vividly. Waiting for your permission to
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As the severity, intensity and frequency of climate disasters increase, preparation is becoming more crucial than ever to protect lives, as well as infrastructure, businesses and local economies. One high-tech forecasting company is now stepping up, offering hyper-detailed weather prediction and pre-storm strategy plans, right down to a city block.  Boston-based Tomorrow.io already boasts clients
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In this article OXY BRK.A Warren Buffett at press conference during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting, April 30, 2022. CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Friday received regulatory approval to purchase up to 50% of oil giant Occidental Petroleum. Shares of Occidental jumped 10% on the news to above $70 apiece, pushing their 2022 gains
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WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency will seek funding this fall for a feasibility study of space-based solar power, the latest sign of support for a concept that still faces significant technical and financial challenges. Josef Aschbacher, ESA director general, tweeted Aug. 16 that he will ask member states at this November’s ministerial meeting to
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Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children’s Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights. “Facebook is acting here as a surrogate for the
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Betsy DeVos, U.S. secretary of education, left, stands with her husband Dick DeVos Jr. before being sworn-in by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, not pictured, inside the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The wealthy DeVos family is pouring millions of
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News Watch Nardwuar Interview Harry Styles at Coachella 2022 Nardwuar gifted Styles vinyl LPs and a guitar pedal as the two men discussed parsnips, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, and more By Madison Bloom August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Harry Styles, Nardwuar (Still from interview footage). Facebook Twitter When he wasn’t performing a headlining slot at
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