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The Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), aiming to upgrade UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, faces uncertain funding. A successful hover test with the new engine was achieved, but budget cuts may force cancellation…
Ari Aster's 'Eddington' is a sprawling Western thriller set in 2020 New Mexico, exploring America's societal fracturing during the pandemic. Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), an anti-masker, navigates a town grappling…
The U.S. Department of Education's resumption of student loan collections is projected to significantly impact consumer spending, potentially reducing disposable personal income by $3.1 billion to $8.5 billion monthly, a…
Google Calendar is receiving a subtle Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update, spotted in version 2025.19.0-757507108-release, features rounded corners, thicker day separators, and the Google Sans Flex font. The float…
Cannes Film Festival's increasingly long standing ovations, often exceeding several minutes, are analyzed as a sign of the film industry's decline. The practice, fueled by the festival's production techniques and media c…
Acer unveiled a dozen new laptops at Computex 2025, including the lightweight Swift Edge 14 AI rivaling MacBook Air and the gaming-focused Predator Triton 14 AI. These laptops utilize Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm chi…
A strike by NJ Transit locomotive engineers began May 16th, halting train service after contract negotiations failed. Bus service continues, though with increased capacity challenges. Governor Murphy criticized the union…
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, attributed a Grok chatbot glitch to an unauthorized modification. The chatbot repeatedly made unfounded claims about "white genocide" in South Africa in response to unrelated queries. xAI sta…
President Trump concluded his Middle East tour with a massive $1.4 trillion in investment pledges from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The UAE's portion, totaling $200 billion, highlights a significant investment in ar…
The European Commission is conducting a market test to assess Microsoft's new concessions regarding its Teams and Office products, aiming to resolve an antitrust probe initiated by a Slack complaint. Microsoft unbundled …
Charter Communications and Cox Communications announced a $34.5 billion merger Friday, creating a major US TV and internet provider. The deal faces scrutiny from the Trump administration's antitrust enforcers, despite ex…
Microsoft has agreed to unbundle its Teams app from Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites in Europe. This decision follows concerns from the European Commission regarding anti-competitive practices. The concessions include…
Drop Duchy, a new strategy game blending Tetris-like mechanics with roguelite deck-building and worker placement, is gaining unexpected popularity. Players manage resources, place troops, upgrade cards, and strategically…
Japan's economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.2% in Q1 2025, marking its first quarterly drop since Q1 2024 and exceeding the projected 0.7% year-on-year decline. Falling exports, exacerbated by US President Trump's tarif…
Epic Games announced Apple has blocked Fortnite's return to iOS devices globally, including the EU. The game is no longer downloadable from the Epic Games Store or AltStore PAL, even after Epic submitted an updated versi…
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is stepping down amid declining share prices and increased competition in the obesity drug market. The company's share price has fallen over 50% since mid-2024 following disappo…
Google is replacing Gmail's Android "quick reply" interface with a simpler docked reply bar. The previous design, inspired by messaging apps, was rolled out last August but later removed from Workspace accounts due to pe…
Taylor Swift's friendship with Blake Lively is reportedly strained due to the ongoing lawsuit surrounding the film "It Ends With Us." Swift's representatives have vehemently denied any involvement in the production or th…
A strike by New Jersey Transit train engineers has begun, halting commuter rail service and impacting hundreds of thousands of riders. Negotiations between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) unio…
Justin Bieber's representatives have denied allegations that he was abused by Sean "Diddy" Combs, stating Bieber was not among Diddy's victims. The statement comes amidst Combs' ongoing sex trafficking trial. While a res…
Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant, Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse, temporarily closed Saturday due to ICE raids. Employees lacking work authorization failed to appear, and those present were sent home to avoid …
Kelli Giddish is returning to "Law & Order: SVU" as a series regular for Season 27. Giddish, who left the show in December 2022, has appeared in five episodes of Season 26. Her return follows star Mariska Hargitay's publ…
Dick's Sporting Goods, the largest US sports retailer, is acquiring Foot Locker for approximately $2.4 billion. Foot Locker, with a global presence of about 2,400 stores, has struggled recently, while Dick's seeks intern…
Kelli Giddish is returning to "Law & Order: SVU" as a series regular for season 27. Giddish, who plays Amanda Rollins, left the show mid-season 24 but made guest appearances since then. Her return comes amidst several ca…
US stocks rallied for a fourth straight session, boosted by a temporary US-China tariff reduction and falling Treasury yields. The S&P 500 rose 0.41% to 5,916.93, the Dow gained 0.65% to 42,322.75, while the Nasdaq dippe…