Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast has begun to explore a separation of its cable networks business. During Thursday’s earnings call with investors, Mike Cavanagh, president of Comcast, said the company is exploring creating “a new, well-capitalized company owned by our shareholders and comprised of our strong portfolio of cable networks.” This is breaking […]
Family secrets, misadventures, hidden pasts and personal growth were the fastest-growing themes and topics in Arabic movies and series this year, according to an AI-powered report released ahead of TV market Mipcom by Rise Studios, which is based in Dubai. The popularity of these themes and topics reflects the Middle East and North Africa region’s […]
The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC welcomed Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas from China, as the ‘panda diplomacy’ between both countries resumes. The zoo’s panda exhibit had been empty for 11 months since the last pandas were sent back to China. The pandas will be at the Smithsonian National Zoo as […]
Saturn comes second to Jupiter in many respects—in size, age, prominence of stripes—but in terms of scientific intrigue, it most certainly can hold its own. Saturn stokes scientific interest not simply as a planet, but a system. Among its appealing qualities, Saturn has a lush ring and tantalizing moons that potentially harbor life. Space scientists […]
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu‘s robotaxi unit, Apollo Go, is in talks with several firms to expand into overseas markets in the “near future,” according to a source familiar with the matter. No details […]
Toro Y Moi broke a lot of his own rules while making his latest album, Hole Erth. For his eighth studio album, he wanted to explore more in both a physical and metaphorical sense. Every other record he’s made has been the result of a solitary process occurring within the walls of his bedroom on […]
Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic researchers say. The research analysis by Fay Abdul Ghani and Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., published in NPJ Microgravity, finds microgravity can strengthen the regenerative potential of […]
