Costner’s Costly ‘Horizon’ Bites Box Office Dust

“Inside Out 2,” starring a personified Anxiety, continued to resonate with moviegoers as the No. 1 film in North America for a third weekend. The dread-infused prequel “A Quiet Place: Day One” also struck a cultural nerve, arriving to stronger-than-expected ticket sales. But ticket buyers largely rebuffed Kevin Costner’s three-hour vanity project, “Horizon: An American…

The two-class system of regulation plaguing Europe

The following is a guest post by Sebastian Heine, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Northstake. In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance, the emergence of crypto assets has introduced unprecedented challenges and opportunities for Regulators who provide proactive frameworks across the globe. The European Union is the largest government body that has done…

U srpskom TV kvizu pojavilo se ime Feđe Štukana, evo kako je on na to reagirao

BOSANSKOHERCEGOVAČKI književnik i glumac Feđa Štukan za vikend je priveden na aerodromu Nikola Tesla u Beogradu, a zatim mu je uručeno rješenje o zabrani ulaska u Srbiju. Iako u Srbiji prema mišljenju nekih nije dobrodošao, njegovo ime pojavilo se u njihovom televizijskom kvizu Slagalica. Naime, zadatak je glasio: “Književna djela čiji je naziv jedna riječ…

Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now

A patient walks into a hospital room, sits down and starts talking to a doctor. Only in this case, the doctor is a hologram. It might sound like science fiction, but it is the reality for some patients at Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas. In May, the hospital group began offering patients the ability…

Bitcoin experiences heightened volatility in EU trading hours post-April halving

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: This metric shows the 30-day change in the regional price set during EU working hours, i.e., between 8 A.M. and 8 P.M. Central European Time (07:00-19:00 UTC), respectively, and Central European Summer Time (06:00-18:00 UTC). Bitcoin’s month-over-month price change in the EU region shows significant fluctuations over recent months. Analyzing the first half…

How Mid-funnel Content Can Be Your Secret SEO Weapon

Recent changes to Google’s user interface have affected the volume and quality of organic website traffic. For instance, AI Overviews and the commoditized answers Google serves directly in search results mean fewer top-of-funnel clicks reach websites. There are also fewer clicks for bottom-of-funnel keywords as Google inserts itself in the conversion process. For example, if…

MIT robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks thinks people are vastly overestimating generative AI

When Rodney Brooks talks about robotics and artificial intelligence, you should listen. Currently the Panasonic Professor of Robotics Emeritus at MIT, he also co-founded three key companies, including Rethink Robotics, iRobot and his current endeavor, Robust.ai. Brooks also ran the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) for a decade starting in 1997. In…

Glumac odbija ljubiti kolegice na setu: “Moje su usne samo za moju ženu”

GLUMAC Neal McDonough odbija sudjelovati u bilo kakvim intimnim scenama u svom glumačkom radu, a odbija čak i ljubljenje, prenosi Unilad. Mnoge zvijezde imaju određena pravila i scene koje ne žele snimati ili klauzule u svojim ugovorima na koje neće pristati. McDonaugh ističe da odbija scene ljubljenje zbog svojih vjerskih uvjerenja. “Vrlo sam religiozan. Stavljam…

Parkinson’s UK awards ICL £100,000 to develop small drugs for Parkinson’s disease

The neurodegenerative condition currently affects around 153,000 people in the UK Parkinson’s UK has awarded nearly £100,000 to researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) to develop a new drug for Parkinson’s disease (PD) through the charity’s drug accelerator award grant scheme. Researchers will use a computer-based programme to simulate good targets for new drugs to…

Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept

Adept, a startup developing AI-powered “agents” to complete various software-based tasks, has agreed to license its tech to Amazon and the startup’s co-founders and portions of its team have joined the ecommerce giant. Geekwire’s Taylor Soper first reported the news. According to Soper, Adept co-founder and CEO David Luan will join Amazon, along with Adept…

2025 Volvo EX90 launching with battery drain issue

The three-row electric crossover SUV can lose up to 3% of charge while parked, initially Features such as Apple CarPlay and front cross-traffic alerts will activate later with a software update Plug & Charge and bidirectional charging initially won’t be available either Production of the 2025 Volvo EX90 electric SUV started earlier this month in…

Enterprise Sites Are Where Technical SEO Shines

Enterprise technical SEO is the practice of optimizing a large, enterprise company’s website to help search engines find, crawl, understand, and index your pages. It helps increase visibility and rankings in search engines. Enterprise websites are where technical SEO shines. There’s so much money at stake. One mistake can keep millions of pages out of…

Online Reputation Management: A Beginner’s Guide

Has someone written something about your business online that’s misleading, inaccurate, or just downright nasty? If you’re worried this could impact your business, you’ll need to start online reputation management (ORM). But where should you start with ORM? And what the heck is it? In this beginner’s guide, I’ll explain what online reputation management is, why…

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Cools, Welcome News

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure continued to cool as consumer spending grew only moderately, good news for central bankers who have been trying to weigh down demand and wrestle price increases under control. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.6 percent in May from a year earlier, matching what economists had forecast and down…

EV owners report more new car problems than industry average

Electric vehicles fall far below gasoline-powered vehicles in initial quality, in J.D. Power’s latest survey Polestar, Rivian and Tesla weren’t ranked, but the survey didn’t score them highly Owners don’t like vehicle functions embedded in touchscreens  On average, owners of new EVs reported more problems than owners of internal-combustion vehicles in the 2024 J.D. Power…

Streamlining Blockchain Payments with BVNK Stablecoin’s Layer1

Stablecoin payment platform BVNK has introduced Layer1, a self-custody digital asset infrastructure, according to a June 27 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This platform helps businesses launch stablecoin payments quickly and securely, ensuring control and privacy over their digital assets. Layer1 BVNK aims to streamline blockchain payments through its Layer1 solution. This initiative tackles infrastructure challenges,…

7 Content Automations Used by Real Content Pros

Content marketing can become complicated and effortful very quickly. Content teams need to manage ideation, writing, editing, proofing, publishing, promotion, analytics, and reporting across a team of writers, reviewers, and dozens of articles each month. Smart content leads find ways to automate some of these processes to let them focus on what really matters. So,…

Trump Eyes Bigger Trade War in Second Term

In March 2018, a day after announcing sweeping tariffs on metals imported from America’s allies and adversaries alike, President Donald J. Trump took to social media to share one of his central economic philosophies: “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” As president, Mr. Trump presided over the biggest increase in U.S. tariffs since…

Volvo EX30 delayed until 2025 in US due to tariffs

Volvo’s newest model, the EX30 small electric crossover has been delayed until 2025 Volvo cited tariffs imposed by the U.S. on EVs made in China, where the EX30 was set to be produced Volvo accelerated the shift in production away from China to its factory in Ghent, Belgium The Volvo EX30 small electric crossover will…

Tips for Renting an E.V. for Your Summer Vacation

Are you curious about electric vehicles but not ready to buy one? Renting one can help you see what it’s like — and some car rental companies are offering discounts. But having a smooth electric vehicle experience, especially if you rent for vacation, requires a fair amount of planning because fast-charging stations, while more available…

Supreme Court rejects claim that Biden administration pressured social media firms into removing misinformation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led challenge to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies to combat online misinformation on topics related to COVID-19 and the 2020 election. The ruling overturns an injunction, which was currently on hold, that would have limited contact between government officials and social media companies. The Republican…

Slavni glumac stigao u Osijek, glumit će zapovjednika logora u Sedlarovom filmu

REDATELJ Jakov Sedlar posljednja tri tjedna u Osječko-baranjskoj županiji snima novi film 260 dana, a glumačkoj ekipi sada se priključio i poznati hollywoodski glumac Armand Assante. Film 260 dana je nastao prema istoimenom romanu Marijana Gubine o stradanjima njegove obitelji u zatočeništvu u srbijanskim logorima tijekom Domovinskog rata, a na temelju književnog predloška nastala je…

Overcoming the DDOS Attack on Staked Tokens

The Cardano blockchain successfully defended against a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack aimed at stealing staked tokens. The attack had little impact on ADA’s value, up by a modest 0.4% during the last 24 hours to $0.38 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate’s data. Attack details On June 25, Fluid Token’s CTO, Raul…

Volkswagen takes a $5B stake in Rivian

Volkswagen just bought a $5 billion stake in Rivian The cash infusion will help bring the smaller Rivian R2 to market The deal gives VW access to Rivian’s software and zonal electronics platform The Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in Rivian, laying the groundwork for collaboration on future EVs, the two automakers announced…

Scientists uncover new disease-driving mechanism to treat atheroschlerosis

Atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries affect 42% of adults living without heart disease Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed a new disease-driving mechanism that could help treat the development of atherosclerosis. The new therapeutic, IMSET, is being developed by researchers at the Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences (THS) and is being supported…

Daniel Radcliffe osvojio svoju prvu Tony nagradu za izvrsnost u kazalištu

DANIEL Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong i Sarah Paulson osvojili su svoju prvu nagradu Tony za izvrsnost u kazalištu, dok je Dede Ayite postala prva crnkinja koja je ovu nagradu osvojila za najbolju kostimografiju predstave. Radcliffe, britanska zvijezda koja se proslavila ulogom Harryja Pottera, svog prvog Tonyja osvojio je za najboljeg sporednog glumca mjuzikla za ulogu u Merrily We…

How Pet Care Became a Big Business

Heather Massey brought Ladybird to the veterinarian when the 9-year-old mutt began having seizures. A scan from an M.R.I. machine revealed bad news: brain cancer. With the prognosis grim, Ms. Massey decided against further treatment at the animal hospital near her home in Athens, Ga., and Ladybird died four months later. The M.R.I. scan and…

Redatelj Julien Temple dobitnik je počasne Cinehillove nagrade Maverick

REDATELJ Julien Temple dobitnik je počasne nagrade Maverick koju festival Cinehill, nasljednik Motovun Film Festivala, dodjeljuje za kinematografsku hrabrost i širenje granica filmskog izričaja, priopćili su u ponedjeljak organizatori festivala. Dobro poznato lice svim ljubiteljima punka i glazbenih dokumentaraca, Temple je redatelj čiji opus dijeli najbolje vrijednosti Cinehilla – brisanje ustaljenih granica, kršenje pravila, neobuzdanu…

2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan costs at least $41,895

Gas-electric Kia Carnival debuts for 2025 Powertrain delivers a net 242 hp Three levels of brake regeneration are controlled by shift paddles   Kia on Monday announced prices for the new hybrid version of its Carnival minivan. The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid starts at $41,895 (including the mandatory $1,395 destination charge) for the base LXS…

Many CEOs Still Support Biden Over Trump

When the White House chief of staff, Jeffrey Zients, met with dozens of top executives in Washington this month, he encountered a familiar list of corporate complaints about President Biden. The executives at the Business Roundtable, a group representing some of the country’s biggest corporations, objected to Mr. Biden’s proposals to raise taxes. They questioned…

Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks

Software maker CDK says it will take “several days” to bring its systems back online following back-to-back cyberattacks, as car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. reliant on the company’s software enter a second week of disruption. In a statement, CDK spokesperson Lisa Finney confirmed that the company has “begun the restoration process” of…

Hrvati su ludi za ovim filmom, na vrhu je domaćih, ali i regionalnih kino ljestvica

VELIKI hit studija Disneyja i Pixara, Izvrnuto Obrnuto 2, koji su obožavatelji čekali punih devet godina ruši rekorde već od prvog vikenda prikazivanja u svim domaćim kinima. Nakon iznimno uspješne premijere, animirani film je zasjeo na vrh ljestvica domaćih kina. Ostvario je izvanredne rezultate kao najbolje vikend otvaranje Pixarovog filma svih vremena, sa zaradom od…

Understanding Bitcoin Derivatives: Threat or Opportunity?

Bitcoin is a revolutionary concept—a decentralized, peer-to-peer electronic cash system, store of value, timestamping server, and event sequencer with a fixed supply directly tied to real-world energy consumption. Its core values of scarcity, transparency, and decentralization offer a stark contrast to the traditional financial system. However, the rise of Bitcoin derivatives, seen by many as…

Zvijezde Slagalice strave i Divljeg zapada u Slavoniji snimaju film domaćeg redatelja

BROJNE osječke i baranjske lokacije i ovaj će mjesec postati prave filmske kulise povodom nastavka snimanja filma Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines, drugog dijela trilera redatelja, producenta i glumca Vjekoslava Katušina, scenarista Miroslava Trčka te koproducenta Milana Papića. Snimanju se tijekom lipnja pridružuju slavni detektiv iz kultne franšize Slagalica strave Costas Mandylor te Bai Ling, kinesko-američka glumica poznata…

Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thieves

Copper remains lucrative for thieves, enough that public EV charging cables are now a target, reports the Associated Press. Charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs. And charging-station operators are reporting increased instances of cut cables and thefts, according to the AP. Two years ago, Electrify America…

Electric BMW M3 coming to “beat everything”

An electric BMW M3 variant is in the works BMW M division’s boss expects his electric sports car to “beat everything” The electric M3 variant, possibly called i3 M, probably won’t arrive until 2026 or 2027 Luxury automaker BMW, known for making sports car icons, has mapped out a performance plan for its next-gen EVs.…

Crypto’s dirty little secret? It’s safe

The following is a guest post by Ben Mills, Co-Founder at Meso. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission blessed Ether and Bitcoin ETFs, and the U.S. House passed FIT-21 with bipartisan support. The perception is that those are the next steps in the ongoing experiment to see whether regulation can reduce the risks inherent in…

Ilya Sutskever isn’t done working on AI safety

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Ilya Sutskever launched a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after formally leaving OpenAI. Sutskever, alongside Jan Leike, was integral to OpenAI’s efforts to…

Kako je Adam Sandler uspio zaraditi 73 milijuna dolara i postati najplaćeniji glumac?

ADAM Sandler prošle je godine uprihodio vrtoglava 73 milijuna dolara, što ga je stavilo na vrh ljestvice najplaćenijih glumaca Hollywooda. No, kako je uopće uspio zaraditi toliku lovu kad lani nije glumio ni u jednom blockbusteru ili kino izdanju? Sandler ima drugačije načine zarade Iako nije glumio ni u jednom klasičnom filmskom, kino projektu, producirao…

Germany Hopes to Head Off a Trade War With China

With billions of dollars in trade between China and the European Union at stake, Germany’s second-highest cabinet official called on Saturday for the two sides to engage in talks to try to resolve an escalating dispute over tariffs. Robert Habeck, who is Germany’s vice chancellor and minister for economic affairs and climate, said that he…

Ex-Italy star Roberto Baggio, family robbed at gunpoint

Jun 21, 2024, 04:29 AM ET Roberto Baggio played 56 times for Italy. Mairo Cinquetti/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Retired Italy star Roberto Baggio was robbed at gunpoint at his home while watching the national team’s game against Spain at the European Championship on Thursday, local police said. At least five armed robbers burst into Baggio’s…

How to Survive a Heatwave at Home: 10 Tips to Cool Down

Forget hurricanes, floods or fires — according to data from the National Weather Service, heatwaves kill far more people than floods, tornados, winter storms and other types of weather disasters. The human body can’t easily withstand prolonged high temperatures, and our houses don’t like it much, either. Add common health conditions like asthma, and heatwaves…

What does ‘open source AI’ mean, anyway?

The struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. But the tensions permeating software circles for decades have shuffled into the burgeoning artificial intelligence space, with controversy in hot pursuit. The New York Times recently published a gushing appraisal of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, noting how his “open source AI” embrace had made…

Ferrari plots first EV—for $500,000 or more

Ferrari’s first EV due in late 2025 Production to take place at new “e-building” plant May not be a traditional supercar It was only a decade ago that Ferrari was vehemently against launching an electric car, but the automaker known for its loud gas engines has been working on one for several years and plans…

FinCEN says illicit use of crypto by criminals creates new ‘opportunities’ for detection

The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning to US financial firms, warning them about the increasing use of crypto by Mexican drug cartels to purchase chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl. In an updated advisory released on June 20, FinCEN specifically cited the use of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH),…

The fight over Fisker’s assets is already heating up

Fisker is just a few days into its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the fight over its assets is already charged, with one lawyer claiming the startup has been liquidating assets “outside the court’s supervision.” At issue is the relationship between Fisker and its largest secured lender, Heights Capital Management, an affiliate of financial services company…

BlackRock, other issuers update S-1 filing for spot Ethereum ETFs, raising expectations for July launch

Seven spot Ethereum ETF applicants amended their registration statements with the SEC on June 21, leading to increased expectations of a trading launch in early July. Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Invesco Galaxy, BlackRock, 21Shares, and Fidelity submitted updated S-1 registrations for their respective funds. Grayscale submitted an amended S-3 registration for its Ethereum Trust and an…

The Weird Housing Market, in 5 Charts

Home prices have held up better than expected amid high interest rates. But that doesn’t mean the housing market is healthy. When the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in 2022, most economists thought the housing market would be the first to suffer the consequences: Higher borrowing costs would make it more expensive to buy…

New Home Construction Slows as Mortgage Rates Remain High

Construction of new homes in the United States dropped below expectations in May as builders pull back on new residential projects largely in response to high interest rates, reinforcing concerns about stubbornly high housing prices. Government data released on Thursday showed that new-home construction, or housing starts, fell 5.5 percent last month to an annualized…

What Brink’s injury means for the rookie, Sparks and USA 3×3

Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed…