President Donald Trump has a bill on his desk that could kick several Chinese companies off of U.S. stock exchanges and inflame an already strained relationship between Washington and Beijing. The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act would force companies to give up their listings on Wall Street if they refuse to open their books to
All you need to know about the physics of smart speakers and why John Bell’s contributions to quantum physics are still making us think today Sounds good: the physics of smart speakers is the cover feature of the December 2020 edition of Physics World “Alexa, play some Christmas music.” “OK Google, turn on the fairy
As we enter the throes of awards season more and more films are starting to make their qualifying runs in what is expected to be a very different kind of season. For starters, Searchlight Pictures is set to release Chloe Zhao’s buzzy pic of existential wanderlust Nomadland starring Frances McDormand for its virtual qualifying run
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has achieved a new milestone in the development of the engine that will power the lunar lander it seeks to provide for NASA’s Artemis program. The company announced Dec. 4 that it started a fourth series of hotfire tests of the thrust chamber for the BE-7 engine. That thrust chamber was
Yaatra is a new augmented reality (AR) game launched in India by Krikey in collaboration with Jio. The game is playable within the Krikey app that is available for free on App Store and Google Play. Yaatra uses your phone’s camera to provide AR-based action-adventure gameplay that involves combat and puzzle solving. Jio led the
Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue arrive at a campaign stop with Vice President Mike Pence, not pictured, at the Cherokee Conference Center in Canton, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images With weeks until two critical Senate runoff elections in Georgia, both races appear centered on accusations
Zola Jesus has shared a cover of the Armenian folk song “Krunk.” Proceeds from the Bandcamp exclusive single will go toward the Armenia Fund, which provides humanitarian aid during the ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan. Listen to “Krunk” below. “I first heard the song ‘Krunk’ (Crane) while listening to a collection of songs sung by Lousine
Nurses display a ‘Stay Home’ sign on their vehicle during a car caravan of nurses calling for people to remain home amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso on November 16, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday unveiled new quarantine
Like Thanos collecting all six of the Infinity Stones to become an all-powerful being in the Avengers movies, red carpet darling and fashion’s favorite It girl Zendaya just added one more feat to her very own gauntlet—minus the whole trying to wipe out civilization like giant purple villain. For her next trick, Zendaya will enter
Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be released in early 2021. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar revealed the news this afternoon after dropping some other huge 2021 release date news for their other projects. Warner Bros. will premiere its 2021 movies in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, which has everybody talking. However, DC fans should be
The new year will bring another familiar face back to Law & Order: SVU. Raul Esparza, who played ADA Rafael Barba on the NBC drama, has lined up his return to the series in 2021. The news was revealed by SVU’s official Instagram account on Thursday. “We’ve already got something for you to look forward
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California governor Gavin Newsom Rich Pedroncelli | Pool | AP California will impose a limited stay-at-home order on certain regions of the state where Covid-19 cases are placing a strain on intensive care units, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. The state will be split into five regions — the Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, Northern California,
by Jessica Pena, December 3, 2020 The adventure has come to an end. Variety reports Disney XD has cancelled their DuckTales TV show reboot after three seasons. Based on the ’80s cartoon, the animated series follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his grandnephews—Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The voice cast includes David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz,
Wall Street may be underpricing a risk associated with the next Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. According to Richard Bernstein Advisors’ Michael Contopoulos, it may come down to President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury secretary: former Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Contopoulos speculates the Fed could see her appointment as a dovish influence and it
EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films has another Liam Neeson action movie, The Marksman, and they’ll be going wide with the pic on Jan. 22, 2021. Directed by Robert Lorenz, Neeson plays Jim in The Marksman, a hardened rancher in an Arizona border town who helps a young boy escape across America while being chased by the leaders of
WASHINGTON — NASA has made awards to four companies worth exactly $25,001 to obtain lunar samples, part of an effort by the agency to establish a precedent for ownership and use of space resources. NASA announced Dec. 3 that it issued awards to ispace Europe, ispace Japan, Lunar Outpost and Masten Space System for the
WhatsApp users may lose access if they don’t accept new terms of service. The popular messaging service will reportedly update its terms of service in the coming year, that will take effect starting February 8. If users do not agree to the new privacy rules, however, they could lose access to the messaging app. WABetaInfo