Idris Elba has attempted to reclaim his dignity, explaining to The Daily Show host Trevor Noah what was really happening in that viral Hot Ones clip that became a meme. For those who haven’t seen the voraciously GIFed moment, the video features Elba vigorously coughing and tearing up after eating a chicken wing covered in…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Tesla CEO is locked in a legal tussle with Twitter over his proposed acquisition of the social media platform. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images Elon Musk sold 7.92 million Tesla shares worth $6.9 million on August 5. He said he wanted to “avoid an emergency sale” of Tesla stock in case he was forced to buy Twitter….
Google may soon be facing its second antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice. According to Bloomberg, the DOJ is gearing up to sue the tech giant as soon as September after a year of looking into whether it’s been using its dominant position to illegally control the digital ad market. The Justice…
Next year, Apple could introduce a new version of the AirPods with a charging case that supports USB-C, according to well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. But that means this year’s earbuds case would have Lightning. Kuo is widely known for accurately predicting Apple’s product roadmap, and according to him, consumers shouldn’t expect USB-C on the…
Xiaomi is holding an event in China on August 11 to launch the Mix Fold 2, but that’s not the only smartphone the Chinese brand will introduce since the company today announced it will also unveil the Redmi K50 Extreme Edition at the same event. Xiaomi hasn’t detailed the Redmi K50 Extreme Edition’s specs sheet…
Convertedin, an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital. Other participating investors include 500 Global and MSAS. The company, in a statement, said it plans to utilize the funds for strategic hiring and further development of its…
(Image credit: Samsung) Good morning, and welcome to our Samsung Unpacked 2022 live blog, the place you need to bookmark now so you don’t miss anything throughout the day as we build, build, build slowly to the crescendo that is the launch of the new Galaxy phones. Of course, nothing is set in stone just…
A man who helped Donald Trump write his books in the 90s speculates that Trump may have taken documents from the White House to one day sell as collectors’ items. Mario Tama/Getty Images A man who helped Trump write a book has a theory on why Trump may have taken White House documents. Charles Leerhsen…
Elvis recently crossed $250 million at the box office, making it the second-biggest biopic of all time behind Bohemian Rhapsody. Now, in its seventh week of release, Warner Bros has treated us to its VOD debut. Here’s how to watch Elvis, including whether it’s available to stream yet or rent on Amazon Prime Video. We’ve…
Apple-owned Beats has teamed up with Kim Kardashian to release a themed pair of Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds called Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Earbuds – Kim K Special Edition. The new Beats x Kim collab is available in very on-brand-for-Kim neutral colours that can either “blend in or stand out” because they’re flesh-toned,…