Monthly Archives: November 2022

New Netflix Pinocchio trailer shows why it’ll be 2022’s best family Christmas movie

The official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio movie has arrived – and it looks like it’ll be a firm family favorite over the festive season. Released less than two months after Pinocchio’s first teaser left us spellbound, the near three-minute trailer is packed full of perilous moments, heartfelt scenes, and whimsical humor. Suffice to…

PS Plus: everything you need to know about Premium, Extra and Essential

PS Plus has had an overhaul, with new tiered membership options that offer a range of benefits to subscribers. It’s an all-new approach that brings Sony’s subscription service in line with its competitors. Not only that, but the calibre of games included has also improved vastly. The all-new PlayStation game subscription service  combines PS Plus and…

A long-shot Democratic candidate raised more than $15.6 million to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene. He lost by 31 points.

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at a Trump rally in Wilkes-Barre, PA on September 3, 2022. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Democratic opponent, Marcus Flowers, raised $15.6 million for his campaign. He lost by 31 points on Tuesday in a race never seen as even remotely competitive for Democrats. It’s the latest…

Putin’s defense chief orders retreat in Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city Russian forces captured, in new battlefield humiliation

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) looks on Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) during a military parade in Pskov, Russia, on March,1, 2020. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russian forces are retreating from positions in Kherson, a major city in Ukraine. Kherson was the first major city and the only regional capital Russian forces captured after the invasion…

A least 165 elections deniers have won their races in the 2022 midterms

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., addresses attendees during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP More than 370 Republican candidates on the ballot denied or questioned the 2020 election results. Certain Republicans could have major impacts on certifying the 2024 election in battleground states. So far,…

Twitter laid off all but one person at its only office in Africa just 3 days after it opened for the first time, report says

Elon Musk. Adrees Latif/Reuters Twitter laid off almost all of its African staff just days after opening an office in Ghana, CNN reported. Staff weren’t given information on their exit packet or next steps, the network reported. New owner Elon Musk is cutting the company’s workforce in half. Just three days after opening its only…

Mark Zuckerberg apologized for laying off 11,000 Meta staff, but Elon Musk didn’t say sorry to Twitter workers who lost their jobs

“I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that,” said Mark Zuckerberg. Getty Images Meta announced 11,000 job cuts, equating to 13% of its workforce, on Wednesday. The layoffs come just days after Elon Musk sent blunt emails to half of Twitter’s workforce. Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for his decision to cut jobs, unlike…

US voters flagged inflation as a major concern in the midterm elections. Here’s why soaring prices are darkening America’s economic outlook.

Voters in the US midterm elections cited inflation a key concern. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Inflation was a top concern for many US midterm voters, the AP Votecast Survey found. Rising prices have darkened the outlook for growth, jobs, asset prices, and household finances. Inflation and rate hikes are squeezing US consumers, and could plunge the economy…