South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group is planning to commit about $208 million (roughly Rs. 1,721 crore) to help finance Elon Musk’s $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) buyout of Twitter, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.The deal with Mirae is expected to be finalised in the coming days before the deadline for the closing of the Twitter deal on October 28, the source added.Mirae Asset earlier this year invested in Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX, the person said.Musk’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment.Mirae Asset declined to comment.The Korea Economic Daily earlier reported…
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The New Pornographers are gearing up to share their new album Continue as a Guest on March 31st, and they’ve shared another preview of what’s to come today with the single “Angelcover.” Driven by an uptempo beat and suspenseful instrumentals, “Angelcover” finds vocalist A.C. Newman wrestling with perfectionism and the challenges of conveying your emotions through a creative medium: “Angels on the edge of my bed, been there half of the night/ Looked around, asked ‘You made this hell yourself? Well it’s real nice,’” goes the track’s tongue-in-cheek first lines. “I pictured this one as a weird little George Saunders-esque sketch,…
Netflix has officially renewed its popular coming-of-age mystery drama Outer Banks for a fourth season. The early renewal comes ahead of its upcoming third season premiere this coming February 23. “Seeing Poguelandia come to life was nothing short of spectacular,” co-creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke said in a statement. “The Pogues are enjoying an adventure of a lifetime, and we now get to map out more twists and turns as the joyride continues into season four of Outer Banks. Thank you to Netflix, our cast, and the amazing fans who helped to make this happen.” In addition,…
The Promise of America by William Sanchez Born in Spanish Harlem to Cuban refugee parents, Will Sanchez has represented marginalized communities ever since he graduated from Georgetown Law. Having served the country as a White House appointee and Special Counsel shortly after 9/11, he recently ran for U.S. Senate in Florida as a progressive with bold ideas for America’s future. The Promise of America guides readers through personal family stories as well as broader topics touching on America’s promise for the future and the absolute need to protect and strengthen the democracy. He recently elaborated on his themes in this…
Witten’s back in New York! This is good news for Blue Bloods fans but not so much for Frank. Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 14 spoilers say Frank will butt heads with the erstwhile cop when she files a complaint against an officer for excessive force. Now that Witten’s a social worker who stands up to cops on her clients’ behalves, will the Reagans consider her the enemy? Frank’s commitment to integrity is one of his best qualities. He’s exactly what you want in a police commissioner; he’s not afraid to do the unpopular thing and always puts what he…
Volatile chemicals of tsetse flies. Methyl palmitoleate (MPO), produced by the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans, elicits physiological responses from olfactory neurons. MPO also elicits behavioral responses, acting as an attractant and an arrestant, and as an aphrodisiac when used to perfume females of another species. Trypanosome infection alters the tsetse chemical profile. When placed with two females, one uninfected and one infected, males mated with the uninfected female. Credit: Estefania Alonso Gómez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Yale scientists have for the first time identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Simone Biles is enjoying her 11-person bachelorette party at a resort in Belize alongside best friend Kayla Simone. And the duo pulled out all the stops as far as their bridal wardrobe is concerned. After the group arrived at their destination wearing black “Bach and Boujee” graphic T-shirts (with Biles and Simone in white “Bride” versions), they changed into matching satin pajama sets for…
The Biden administration announced a dramatic expansion of controls on the export of US semiconductor technology to China, making it ‘illegal’ for any American company to trade semiconductor chips with Chinese companies.The step is being taken to bring a pause in the Chinese tech sector and innovative ecosystems, as the Biden administration considers further advances in Chinese semiconductor technology, as counter to US national interests, Christopher Miller, a professor at Fletcher School wrote in Los Angeles Times.If we look at the past, several US administrators including Donald Trump tried to impose restrictions on telecommunications equipment maker Huawei. Now, President Biden…
Doechii recently watched Avatar: The Way of Water, and it got her thinking about a key Na’vi tenet: “All energy is borrowed, and someday you have to give it back.” “That’s exactly how I feel,” she says. “From the women before me, I’m borrowing their energy so that one day I can give it back to the girl after me. That’s what I’m here to do.” In just the past year, the 24-year-old rapper from Tampa, Fla. — who started releasing music in the 2010s before self-funding her debut EP in 2020 — has used that energy to impressive ends.…
Expect major changes to Rick and Morty in the near future.That’s because Adult Swim announced today that they had cut ties with the series’ co-creator — and the voice of the two title characters — Justin Roiland, after news broke earlier this month that he had been charged with domestic violence.In a tweet posted to the official Rick and Morty Twitter account, the network wrote “Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland. Rick and Morty will continue. The talented and dedicated crew are hard at work on Season 7.”As Roiland previously voiced both Rick and Morty, the roles will need to be recast for all…
SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify [Music] DelViscio: This is Jeff DelViscio, chief multimedia editor here at Scientific American. Bose: And this is Tulika Bose, senior multimedia editor. DelViscio: Hey Tulika. Do you remember the year 2006? Bose: Sure, Jeff. A lot happened. DelViscio: The existence of Dark matter was confirmed. The missing link between fish and stuff with four legs–a fossil of a creature dubbed Tiktaalik–was found. Twitter launched. But Pluto also lost its planetary status. Bose: Aww, poor dwarf planet Pluto. And we lost “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. DelViscio: A moment of silence. DelViscio: And everyone believed that drinking wine would help…
Everyone who isn’t a twin is likely fascinated by twins. Can they really communicate telepathically? If they separate at birth, how similar will they become? Do twins ever trade places and live each other’s lives? Even the concept of “evil twins” has been around for ages — and who doesn’t have the image of the twins from The Shining at the front of their mind at the mention of it? We are all curious about the psychology of two people who are deeply connected. This list of books about twins will intrigue, disturb and compel you. These 7 thrillers are filled…
Shondaland’s latest mystery drama has an excellent cast. Netflix on Monday revealed 11 cast members joining the new series. Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us), Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl), and Ken Marino (Party Down) have joined the cast, according to THR. Also starring is Edwina Findley (If Loving You Is Wrong, The Wire), Molly Griggs (Servant), Al Mitchell (Stranger Things, Ozark), Dan Perrault (American Vandal), Bronson Pinchot (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Your Honor), and Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery). They Join Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba, who was revealed…
Tapping into your “muscle memory” to tie your shoes or play an instrument may feel automatic — but to execute these learned motions, the brain erupts into a flurry of activity, rapidly “unzipping” and “zipping” all the key information about the movement being performed, a new study suggests.The study, published Feb. 1 in the Journal of Neuroscience (opens in new tab), used a brain scanning technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to collect snapshots of people’s brains as they played simple melodies on a keyboard. fMRI tracks the flow of oxygenated blood through the brain, and because active brain…
Nothing says “autumn” more than fresh, new in knitwear. Each season, we like to find that hero piece that we know will take us from day to night and from playdates to lunch dates, and this year, we’re thrilled to share that we have most definitely found it in the form of a versatile cream knit. The one we’ve chosen is an epic side-zip, knitted jumper with pretty fluted sleeves and side splits that ooze comfort and wearability. Oh, and did we mention it’s from our very own WAT the Brand? Designed with practicality and style in mind in beautiful…
Crypto newsletters tend to be quite cryptic, making it difficult for most readers to understand what’s really going on in this fast-growing sector which has opened up a new avenue for wealth creation. We sifted through dozens of crypto newsletters from India and abroad to come up with a list of the top five newsletters you must subscribe to, whether you are a beginner or an advanced crypto investor. Here are the five crypto newsletters we recommend. Switch Daily Switch Daily is a free morning daily newsletter from the house of CoinSwitch, one of India’s largest crypto exchanges with over 18 million…
Björk has announced a handful of tour dates for later this year, bringing her Cornucopia performance to stages in Australia, Japan, and Europe. See the full itinerary below.In a statement about Cornucopia, which she’s presented in New York, Reykjavik, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in recent years, Björk acknowledged the connection between Cornucopia, 2017’s Utopia, and October’s Fossora:cornucopia was always intended to be a world for both utopia and the album after that .…which is now out there called fossora .so i am truly excited to premier those 2 worlds colliding , this autumn in southern Europe ,.The upcoming Cornucopia…
James Gunn, Co-CEO of DC Studios and frequent superhero movie director, has posted on Twitter to clear up some misconceptions about the upcoming Superman: Legacy. A Twitter user asked Gunn if the potential Man of Steel sequel was turned into Superman: Legacy, or if Superman: Legacy was always a separate project. This refers to an Instagram story of Gunn’s that said that Creature Commandos and Superman: Legacy were both already in development before he and Peter Safran took the DCU’s reins. The director stated that Superman: Legacy was always its own separate project , rather than a retool of the…
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten What’s it About? Contestants have two hours to hide from a revolutionary new spyware. Only one clever librarian stands a chance of winning. If the wildly entertaining and imaginative Going Zero (Harper) by Anthony McCarten doesn’t frighten you into considering the likelihood of living in an authoritarian state where every single individual is continually under surveillance, the realization you may already be there certainly will. This intriguing thriller is set in present-day America dominated by ubiquitous advanced spyware, demonstrating the prescience of George Orwell’s 1984. The novel is arresting, thought-provoking and eerily visionary given a…
Nearly 10 months after Ozark went out with a literal bang, showrunner Chris Mundy is giving the final word on that final (gun) shot. At the end of the Netflix crime drama’s series finale, released in April 2022, private investigator Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) confronts Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney) at their home… only to find himself on the business end of a gun in the hands of Jonah Byrde (Skylar Gaertner), Marty and Wendy’s son. And after that last episode cuts to black, viewers hear a gunshot, leading some to wonder which characters in the…
More than 3 million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the past year because of a natural disaster, according to a new Census Bureau tally that marks a rare federal effort to assess the uprooting caused by hurricanes, floods and other events. The Census Bureau estimate far exceeds other counts of U.S. evacuees and reflects the uncertainty about how much disruption disasters and climate change are causing. Census figures show that 3.4 million adults were displaced in 2022, or 1.4 percent of the U.S. adult population. By contrast, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, which tracks people who are…
Diesel Fall 2023 front row.. Photography by Getty Images Including the six Indigenous Canadian designers who presented their collections. By Annika Lautens Date February 27, 2023 Is fashion’s obsession with creating viral moments over? Given drag artist Alexi Stone’s buzzed-about impersonation of Jennifer Coolidge at the Diesel show, perhaps not yet. But, if Milan Fashion Week as a whole is any indication, the tide is turning. Much like New York Fashion Week, the most successful Italian collections showed restrained creativity: It wasn’t about making an elaborate ice cream sundae but instead focusing on certain beautiful flavours and letting them stand…
There are several potential avenues for protecting influencers that would, in turn, help all of us confronting constant commercialism and misinformation in our feeds. Prioritizing fair pay and transparency in the industry would help incentivize influencers to share better quality products and information. But to even begin, government agencies, lawmakers, and company leadership must understand that shrugging off the influencer industry as a “Wild West”—a term used repeatedly—serves only to obscure its problems and allow them to perpetuate. The industry’s “lawlessness,” at this point, is a choice—one that can be changed. Legislative attention must be paid to major platform companies’ lack…
“Cheers. Happy Valentine’s Day,” says Channel Tres with a cheeky smile as he holds up his coffee for a toast. The artist’s demeanor brings warmth to an otherwise overcast morning in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village, where he’s sat down with Billboard for the first time since 2019. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Between sips, he offers bite-sized commentary on Beyoncé making history at the Grammys (“It’s beautiful”) and his hometown Lakers (“They trying to figure it out”) while sharing videos of his puppy Willow, who he adopted during the pandemic. The…
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Netflix is adding a big new romantic comedy. Your Place or Mine stars Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon as old friends (and former flames) who swap houses and discover they might (wait for it) love each other. It premieres on the service on February 10.But that’s just one of dozens of titles coming to Netflix in February. There’s a wild documentary series called Gunther’s Millions about the stranger-than-fiction story of the world’s richest dog, along with a new season of the hit series You, plus new episodes of Love is Blind: After the Altar and Married at First Sight. (Ah, romance.) And…
“Beyond the Heart” is a brand-new podcast hosted by renowned Cardiologist, Women’s Health Advocate and Author, Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Weekly, she explores essential conversations with doctors, thought leaders, health practitioners and game-changers to help you redefine how to view your body and the healing process. This groundbreaking conversation series is a cross-generational exploration of all aspects of women’s health so that you can become your own best health advocate. This Week’s Episode Victor Imbimbo is the owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the emotional and physical health of our nation’s family caregivers community. The Caring Today platform has…
My hometown of Los Angeles is home to the earliest reported earthquake dating back to 1769 (and, of course, many more since then). The largest recorded earthquake in the world occurred in Chile in May of 1960 measuring at a magnitude of 9.5 moment magnitudes. A single earthquake can cause destruction costing hundreds of millions of dollars to repair and, far more importantly, can end in fatalities. In 2009, scientists in Italy were convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict the L’Aquila earthquake that killed more than 300 people. But how successful can we expect our quake predictions to be? In the United States, the scientific experts on all…
Jon Taffer is famed for serving up his trademark cocktail of tough love and sobering reality checks on Bar Rescue, which returning with new episodes to finish off season 8. The no-nonsense host (and executive director) brings his more than 30 years of industry experience to the table as he helps owners who face losing their bars, restaurants and clubs unless changes are made. In the new episodes Taffer ventures to California, Colorado, North Carolina, and Idaho to help entrepreneurs with their businesses. As ever he is joined by his team of experts, and this season also enlists the help…
Never have we been more envious of an inanimate object than when Pedro Pascal stepped out in a sparkly cardigan this week. As soon as we saw him walking the streets of London wearing the glittery knit, we longed to swap places with it — to be enrobing the heartthrob, catching the attention of random passersby, sparking internet discourse, and ultimately taking responsibility for his style breakout. Pascal has been serving look after look while promoting “The Last of Us” season one and “The Mandalorian” season three this year, working with stylists Julie Ragolia and Fabio Immediato. His latest came…
OnePlus Nord N300 5G was launched in the US on Monday. This new addition to the budget-oriented OnePlus Nord series sports a 6.56-inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC. The handset also packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W SuperVOOC fast charging. The Nord N300 5G is set to succeed the Nord N200 5G that launched with a 6.49-inch full-HD+ display and a Snapdragon 480 SoC. It had a launch price of $239.99 (roughly Rs. 20,000).OnePlus Nord N300 5G price, availabilityThe OnePlus Nord N300 5G has a sole…