Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File Kanye West said he lost $2 billion in one day after companies cut ties with him. West’s Adidas deal was valued at $1.5 billion but the firm scrapped it after his offensive remarks. The rest of his fortune is in music, cash, real estate, and…
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Getty Images Tankers carrying Russian oil have settled at ports near Malaysia and Singapore ahead of the next round of EU sanctions. Roughly 1.1 million tons of high-sulfur fuel oil was sitting on vessels for the week ending October 24. New European Union sanctions will ban insurance on tankers holding Russian oil starting December 5. …
Maja Hitij/Getty Images Elon Musk tweeted out a message to Twitter’s advertisers on Thursday. He said he wants Twitter to embrace free speech, but that it can’t turn into a “hellscape” without consequences. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy the social-media platform is expected to close by Friday. Elon Musk on Thursday gave his most…
A file photo of CIA Director William J. Burns. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images CIA Director William J. Burns secretly went to Ukraine earlier this month, two sources told CNN. Burns met with Zelenskyy and pledged continued US support amid Russia’s invasion. His trips are usually kept secret, The New York Times reported. CIA director William J….
It took several months, but Snap’s promised video editing suite is finally available. The social network is now rolling out “Director Mode” to all Snapchat users on Android and iOS. As teased in April, the feature lets creators add polish to their Snaps with virtual green screens, camera speed changes and quick editing for multiple…
It didn’t take long for the Apple Watch to become perhaps the most ubiquitous wearable. Even more so than the iPhone, the Apple Watch is a device you can truly make your own with the right accessories. It is, after all, a watch, and like traditional timepieces it’s meant to reflect your personal style. While…
We love the Pico 4, it’s undoubtedly one of the best standalone VR headsets that you can buy today. Its main weakness, however, is its relatively small game library when compared to headsets like the Meta Quest 2. If you have a gaming PC, the good news is that you can use the Pico 4…
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 alongside the second generation Watch SE in September 2022. The company also announced a rugged model – called Watch Ultra, though this sits in a very different price bracket and field to that model. We’ve compared the Watch Series 8 and the Watch Ultra in a separate feature,…
The Callisto Protocol is next week’s big release, but not if you happen to live in Japan – its release has been cancelled because it’s just too violent. The game, which was due to arrive on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on December 2, now won’t. At least not in Japan. that’s after Striking Distance and…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players have been advised against changing their console’s region in order to gain early access to the game. The “New Zealand” trick, which lets players trick their consoles into letting them access a game that doesn’t release until midnight in their own region, has been a staple of game…