After a drought at the well of updates on the new GTA title, Take-Two finally makes a statement on the game’s progress. We’ve been waiting on GTA 6 for generations now – and I don’t just mean consoles. It’s been almost 10 years since GTA 5 was released, and players who picked it up at…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 has finally been announced, a year on from the Watch 4 – this is Samsung’s latest premium smartwatch, which debuted at the brand’s late-2022 Galaxy Unpacked event. Launched alongside a premium Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, this wearable builds on its predecessor with improvements to health insights, and a more premium…
The number of financial services deals declined 31% in Q2, compared to Q1. The downward spiral, which shows no sign of bottoming out, has been heavily impacted by slashed valuations. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Banking industry. Learn more about becoming a client. The news: The number and total value…
Russia President Vladimir Putin. Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images Russia is gaining pricing power for its crude after months of selling barrels at a steep discount. ESPO crude is now changing hands at parity with Dubai crude after previously trading at a $20 discount. Urals crude is selling at roughly $20 to $25 below Brent crude versus…
Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC on August 6, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump had innumerable “worst weeks” during his presidency. This might be his worst one since leaving office, kickstarted on Monday by the FBI raiding his home. On Tuesday, a court ruled Congress can see his taxes. He…
Former President Donald Trump and former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images John Kelly once had to tell Donald Trump that wounded war veterans “are the heroes,” after Trump said he didn’t want to include them in a military parade. According to an excerpt from an upcoming book by…
Former President Donald Trump flashes a fist-pump salute outside Trump Tower on August 10, 2022, before embarking in his motorcade to the lower Manhattan office of New York AG Letitia James. Julia Nikhinson/AP Trump promised to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights in a highly-anticipated deposition before NY AG Letitia James. He released a lengthy statement…
Germany’s Rhine river is running low after a period of drought. NurPhoto/Getty Images European natural gas prices jumped Wednesday as worries grew over Russian supplies and the Rhine river ran low. Prices are close to record highs as the continent rushes to fill its storage capacity before what could be a brutal winter. Germany’s river…
Time-lapse footage of the Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp. sneezing. Current Biology/Kornder et al Researchers caught footage of sea sponges sneezing to expel unwanted material, in a new study. Sneezing is a mechanism that sponges evolved to keep themselves clean, the scientists say. A sponge sneeze takes about half an hour to complete. Sea sponges, among…
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