Key Points Microsoft’s gaming library will get a big boost thanks to the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft could challenge Sony by making popular Activision games Xbox-exclusive. The PlayStation 5 is the more popular console, but Microsoft now has the ammunition…
This month, the S&P 500 has reached record highs, wage growth is accelerating, and jobless claims have fallen to the lowest level since 1969. So it comes as somewhat of a surprise that the nation’s economic misery, as measured by…
How the world is punishing Russia for the Ukraine invasion Since launching an invasion into Ukraine last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country have faced intense international backlash, ranging from crippling economic sanctions to condemnation from the worlds…
Australian maritime experts said Thursday they believed they’ve found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific after it was scuttled in the U.S. more than 200 years ago. But archaeologists in…
A well-preserved dinosaur embryo has been found inside a fossilized egg. The fossilized dinosaur embryo came from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in southern China and was acquired by researchers in 2000. Researchers at Yingliang Group, a company that mines stones, suspected…
China is a lucrative market for large US tech companies. In order to operate there, LinkedIn, Apple, and others have abided by the government’s wishes. But that’s growing increasingly difficult as its demands intensify amid the nation’s rise in power.…
Climate change will harm sleep. By the end of this century, warmer temperatures will cost humans an average of 50 to 58 hours of sleep per person per year, according to a new study in the journal One Earth. That…
Ben Simmons reportedly fined $19M by 76ers this season, could lose $12M more The situation between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers continues to be a thing, even if we don’t hear too much about the standoff anymore. Simmons is…
Prepare for werewolves to come out in packs tomorrow, as we’re about to get the longest full moon of the year. Known as December’s cold moon, the full moon will fill the sky Saturday night, December 18. It’s the last…
Intel has told workers that unvaccinated people who don’t get an exemption for religious or medical reasons will be on unpaid leave beginning in April. The California-based semiconductor company told employees last month they had a Jan. 4 deadline to…