FRIDAY AM UPDATE: Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home ends the week with $385.8M, the third-best opening week at the domestic box office of all time after Avengers: Endgame ($473.9M, 2019) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($390.8M, 2015). Sony reports that the film on Saturday will become the first $1 billion-grossing movie of the pandemic at the global
WASHINGTON — With a deadline for an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on British involvement in, and funding for, Copernicus come and gone, the European Space Agency is pressing ahead on several missions in the hopes a deal can eventually be reached. British and European negotiators had been working toward a
Oppo Find N has debuted as the company’s first foldable phone. The smartphone is claimed to be a result of four years of research and development and the final product coming out of six generations of prototypes. Oppo also touted to have used a list of refinements on the Find N to deliver a better
Teresa Hui poses for photos before the 2022 numerals to be used at a new year countdown event in Times Square in New York, on December 20, 2021. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will be scaled back, and attendees will have to wear masks, New York
News The Strokes Cancel New Year’s Eve 2021 Concert Due to Omicron New York has experienced a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases this month, largely due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant By Nina Corcoran December 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, February 2020 (Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Strokes have
In this article NVDA FTNT ASAN SYNA UPST Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Technology stocks have been far from a sure bet since 2021 began its stretch run in mid-November. Inflationary concerns and fears of rising interest rates pushed investors out of software and internet
Every year, Kris Jenner famously hosts a massive holiday party with the rest of the Jenners and Kardashians, but this year will reportedly be scaled way back due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant, according to TMZ. Though they intend to celebrate on their own as a family, the big bash will be
We lost a lot of good shows this year. We also lost a lot of shows that were starting to become must-see TV. Now, we’re left with only the cliffhangers and the wasted potential. Scroll down to find out our picks for the TV cancellations we can’t get over. Good Girls Good Girls deserved to
The holiday season—which I (arbitrarily!) define as beginning in mid-November and continuing through the first of the year—is a minefield. If you’re lucky, the bombs are carbohydrate- or confetti-filled. If you’re not, you’re facing roughly two months of celebratory gatherings and realizing that alcohol, while perhaps a helpful social lubricant, does not actually have the
Taken from the December 2021 issue of Physics World where it first appeared under the headline “Winter wonder worlds”. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. The winter holiday season comes but once a year – on Earth. Eleanor Spring takes a tour through some of
Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021. Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — People are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with the omicron Covid variant than the previous delta strain, according to a U.K. government study published Thursday. The U.K. Health Security Agency said individuals with omicron
“Deliver a good entertainment, and the audience will come.” That’s what the venerable director Robert Wise told me after defying Hollywood doubters with his hit musical West Side Story (yes, the 1961 version). Courtly and gracious, Wise also was a tough realist who, following his success, decided to turn to disaster movies like The Hindenburg and
TAMPA, Fla. — Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space plans to set up European headquarters in Luxembourg, after getting an investment from the country’s government-backed venture capital fund. The Luxembourg Future Fund (LFF) said Dec. 17 it is joining a $45 million investment round for Montreal-based NorthStar, which is developing a constellation of commercial imaging
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will ban devices used by players to cheat in the popular battle royale game, according to publisher Krafton. The change in policy will take effect today, December 24, and Krafton will ban devices which are running software that helps gamers cheat. Cheating in popular games like Battlegrounds Mobile India or PUBG:
Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block a demand for White House records from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters. The request came two weeks after two lower courts rejected Trump’s argument that the records are protected by executive privilege,
Travis Scott and his foundation are working around the clock to make sure kids in his hometown of Houston don’t go without a little something to bring home some holiday cheer. TS and The Cactus Jack Foundation will distribute toys to more than 2,000 kids in Houston who come from struggling families. We’re told the
SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Electric carmaker Tesla is clearing the final hurdles to get its massive German “Gigafactory” up and running in the new year. The Berlin-Brandenburg plant has
Chances are if you’ve purchased a pair of gold hoops in the past 10 years, you were influenced by Jennifer Fisher. The jewelry designer is one of the main forces behind the accessory’s resurgence, thanks in part to her dedicated celebrity following. She counts Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber as fans, which