Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” New Line Cinema Netflix pitched the Tolkien estate on “Lord of the Rings” TV shows before Amazon landed the rights. It took a “Marvel approach” that “freaked out” the estate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO also pitched the estate on a TV…
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Tom Lee was formerly JPMorgan’s chief equity strategist. Brendan McDermid/Reuters There’s good reason to think the two-day surge in stocks this week wasn’t another bear market rally, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.The firm highlighted a “100% bid” day in the Nasdaq, a 10% decline in JOLTS, and stability in high-yield spreads.“The promising aspect is the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images China’s imports of Russian crude oil were up in the second quarter of 2022, according to the EIA. 21% of China’s August crude imports were Russian, a 5% increase from a month earlier. Meanwhile, China is processing its…
Spotify has bought a company it says will help it detect and address harmful content on the platform. Kinzen uses machine learning and human expertise to analyze possibly harmful content and hate speech across multiple languages, Spotify said in a statement. It added that Kinzen will “help us more effectively deliver a safe, enjoyable experience…
Pure, the British e-scooter company founded by Adam Norris (father of F1 wunderkind Lando, pictured) is launching three new scooters. The Pure Advance, Advance+ and Advance Flex offer new features that, it’s hoped, will make it easier for novices to start using them. The major innovation is the new, lower central chassis, with a fold-down…
Apple’s alleged union busting has prompted federal action. As The New York Timesreports, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Apple following accusations it broke multiple laws trying to thwart union organizers at the World Trade Center store in New York City. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union claims Apple surveilled…
Following its official reveal last week, seven minutes of new gameplay footage from developer Omega Force’s upcoming monster hunting adventure Wild Hearts has been shared online. Wild Hearts, a collaboration between EA Originals and Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force (the studio behind the long-running Warriors series), transplants the creature battling formula most closely associated with Capcom’s…
Nintendo has quietly tightened up its policies regarding the release of adult games on Switch, a publisher has said. In a recent Twitter thread (thanks, Nintendo Everything), adult game publisher Gamuzumi told fans it had heard back from Nintendo after facing an unexpected delay in the launch of its most recent title, Hot Tentacles Shooter….
Infinix just launched two Android smartphones aimed at young customers. The OEM has tuned the value proposition with seemingly high specifications for the dollar and has added an NFT marketing strategy (more Infinix NFT info). The Infinix Zero Ultra ($520, official page) is the more powerful of the two and features a MediaTek Dimensity 920,…