Track comes off quintet’s upcoming Romance album The gasps in Fontaines D.C.‘s new song, “Starburster,” tell its whole story: Frontman Grian Chatten suffered a panic attack in a London tube station and decided to chronicle that feeling on a funky, disco-rock track. After refrains of “It may feel bad,” he unleashes an onslaught of stream-of-consciousness worries, including “I wanna bite …
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The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month. Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in March, Bailey said the path of inflation was …
Read More »S&P 500 Suffers Its Longest Slide Since January: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — The stock market saw its longest losing streak since January as a handful of big techs sold off — despite a slide in bond yields. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities fell for a fourth straight day, with the S&P 500 extending a drop from its all-time high to more than 4%. Chipmakers bore the brunt of the selling …
Read More »Apple quiet about its iPhone ‘spyware attack’ warnings — but the mystery may be solved
Around this time just one week ago, iPhone users in 92 counties received a bizarre notification on their device. “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” read the notification. “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or …
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The 100th episode of “9-1-1,” which guest starred Joey Graziadei and Jesse Palmer as a crossover with “The Bachelor,” reached a rating of 0.91 among adults age 18-49 according after one week of delayed viewing. Up from a 0.59 according to same-day data, that marks show’s best Live + 7 rating in the key demo since the Season 6 finale …
Read More »DEADLINE ACTION NOTICE: The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Snowflake Inc. with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2024 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Snowflake Inc. (“Snowflake” or “the Company”) (NYSE:SNOW) for violations of 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …
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Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released its Ai Pin – which costs $699 plus a $24 monthly subscription – pretty much every tech reviewer came to the same disappointing realization: this much-hyped product, which promises to disrupt the smartphone’s dominance, is not very good. Yet some onlookers are …
Read More »Violence Against US Politicians and Diplomats Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s some background information about violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence as he attends a congressional funeral in the Capitol in Washington. Lawrence fires twice, but the bullets do not discharge. April 14, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln is shot and killed by …
Read More »Simone Biles Opened up About Feeling ‘Hurt’ By the Backlash to Her Husband’s ‘Catch’ Comments
Fast approaching her one year wedding anniversary, GOAT gymnast Simone Biles is opening up about how hurtful she found some of the comments made about her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens. If you recall, Owens stirred up a bit of controversy in December when, during a joint podcast appearance with Biles, he seemingly downplayed her accomplishments. Mentioning that he didn’t …
Read More »Buy 11 MediaMade April ProActive Dividend Dogs
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Read More »UK says Israel has decided to respond to Iran attacks amid fears of escalation
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel has decided to respond to the Iran attacks launched against the country over the weekend. Cameron’s remarks come as the foreign secretary traveled to Israel Wednesday just days after Iran launched a missile and drone attack on the U.S. ally. Cameron told reporters he traveled to Israel to reiterate the …
Read More »Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode launches in Steam beta
Though you could always go on adventures in Dwarf Fortress, with the game’s Adventure Mode expansion entering public beta today, you can now sally forth with a full complement of updated graphics. In Adventure Mode, there are all sorts of shenanigans to get up to in the ridiculously large and detailed procedurally generated world. It’s an RPG campaign complete with …
Read More »How Royal Caribbean Makes Money
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) is one of the leading cruise companies in the world. It boasts a global fleet of 64 ships traveling to over 1,000 destinations. Royal Caribbean Group owns and operates three cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, and is a 50% owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Key Takeaways Royal Caribbean operates …
Read More »I Hated Body Care Until The Inkey List’s $14 PHA Lotion
For me, though, the biggest test for a body lotion is how well it performs on my feet, which, come rain or shine, are always tucked inside chunky Doc Marten boots. The skin on the soles of our feet is typically a lot thicker and drier than elsewhere on the body, so it often needs extra care; regularly using a …
Read More »Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay
Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk at an opening event for Tesla’s Gigafactory on March 22, 2022, in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Getty Images | Patrick Pleul Tesla is asking shareholders to approve a move to Texas and to re-approve a $55.8 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was recently voided by a Delaware judge. Musk’s 2018 pay …
Read More »Why AMD, Applied Materials, and Lam Research Stocks All Tumbled Today
Wednesday is turning into a bad day to own semiconductor stocks — and China is the reason. Late last night, the South China Morning Post reported that semiconductor chip output in the Middle Kingdom surged 40% in the first quarter — more than twice as fast as total global semiconductor sales, according to data from the Semi global semiconductor manufacturers …
Read More »Boeing Whistleblower Says Company Is Involved in a ‘Criminal Cover-up’
Boeing, the troubled aircraft manufacturer that makes most of the planes that Americans fly on, was the subject of an unsettling Congressional hearing Wednesday wherein multiple invited speakers accused the company of fostering a “safety culture” that is anything but safe. Among other things, speakers accused the company of cutting corners in the name of profit, ignoring and/or retaliating against …
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Read More »Nicki Minaj’s Sex Offender Husband Kenneth Petty Permitted to Travel
Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty has been granted permission by a California District Judge to travel internationally for Minaj’s upcoming Pink Friday 2 tour. Petty pled guilty to the attempted rape of Jennifer Hough in 1995, stemming from an incident that occurred in September 1994 when she and Petty were both 16 years old. Hough alleged that Petty tried to …
Read More »Cheaper Evercade retro consoles will arrive in July
Blaze Entertainment has made a bunch of announcements regarding its Evercade retro gaming consoles. Among other things, the company has revealed refreshed and less expensive hardware. The Evercade -R range updates the VS and EXP with a new look. Each of the new consoles, which will arrive in July, comes with a bundled cartridge (more on that in a moment). …
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