Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the latest entries in Nintendo’s long-running franchise. | Image: Nintendo Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, the first new mainline entries into the Pokémon series since 2019, have become the fastest selling games in Nintendo’s history, the company has announced. The two games sold 10 million units between them globally in their…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
As you tuck into your turkey dinner, let’s learn about the difference between dark and white meat. Deposit Photos At most family gatherings, a Thanksgiving meal is not complete without the turkey. As the popular centerpiece is carved and served, chances are you’ll be asked: Would you like white or dark meat? And people have…
TL;DR: Select Prime Video channels are on sale this Black Friday. Until Nov. 25, Prime members can get a three-month subscription to Shudder, MGM, Lionsgate+, and more for just £0.99 per month. We don’t want to cause mass panic, but we do feel the need to shout that the Black Friday deal on Prime Video…
Russian hackers have attacked the website of the European Union’s Parliament and managed to take it offline for several hours. Anonymous Russia, an arm of the pro-Russian hacktivist group Killnet, reportedly launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the website of the European Parliament. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola confirmed the incident on…
Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, July 7 2022. DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images Germany slammed comments from Boris Johnson about its attitude to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Johnson said on Monday that Germany initially wanted Ukraine to “fold” to get it over quickly. A German spokesman said the remarks were “utter nonsense” and called Johnson…
Twitter owner Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul/AP Twitter has cut holiday pay for contractors from Thanksgiving onwards, per a Platformer reporter. The company also fired some engineers because their “code is not satisfactory,” per a Verge reporter. Elon Musk has introduced cost-cutting measures at Twitter since taking over the company. Elon Musk’s Twitter has decided to…
The Palouse hills in Whitman County, Washington, where FTX’s investment is located. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Farmington State Bank had 3 staff and was the 26th-smallest bank in America out of a total 4,800. Then FTX bought an $11.5 million stake in the bank, it…
Bill Ackman is betting against the Hong Kong dollar. Sylvain Gaboury/Getty Images Bill Ackman said on Wednesday that he’s betting against the Hong Kong dollar. The billionaire investor thinks the Fed’s rate rises will break the currency’s peg to the dollar. “The peg no longer makes sense for Hong Kong and it is only a…
Donald Trump at a rally in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022. Newly released footage shows Trump complaining about his popularity with American Jews. José Luis Villegas/AP Donald Trump reported a $900 million loss over 2009 and 2010, one of his accountants testified, per Bloomberg. Donald Bender also said the Trump Organization reported yearly losses…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan, Armenia, on November 23, 2022. Contributor/Getty Images Putin is expected to meet with families of Russian soldiers to quell their fears over the war. But many believe the Kremlin is handpicking relatives to avoid confrontation, The Guardian reported. The meeting comes as families of drafted Russian soldiers are growing…