Election night 2024 saw its TV ratings fall sharply compared to 2020, but new data suggests that tens of millions of Americans were still tuning in … they were just watching on YouTube. The Google-owned video platform said Thursday that more than 45 million people in the U.S. watched election-related content on Tuesday, Nov. 5. […]
It is 1999 and Wu-Tang is forever. The most recognizable rap collective of all time (this is inarguable; I did not say “greatest,” I said most recognizable) is firmly embedded into the cultural consciousness of the nation. Six years prior they shook the scene to its core with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and straight […]
Aerial footage shows a massive column of smoke, as a fire engulfed a shopping centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The blaze spread across 18,000 square metres and destroyed more than 200 stores, local media reported, citing fire brigade’s estimates. The smoke rose more than 150 metres high, and part of the shopping centre’s roof collapsed, […]
Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that impressed investors and showed how resilient the company is even as it spends heavily on AI. Some investors have been uneasy about the company’s aggressive spending on AI, while others have demanded it. During this quarter, Microsoft reported that it spent $20 billion on capital expenditures, nearly double what it […]
A massive gender gap has been evident in poll after poll of this election — a significant trend that underscores the pivotal role women could play this November. Most recently, a late October Quinnipiac survey of Michigan found 57 percent of women in the state back Vice President Kamala Harris, while 40 percent of men […]
Comic books, paydays, door-knocking, direct mail, giveaways, viral videos and “poll dancer” parties that happen independent of campaigns could be decisive.
According to filings released by the US Federal Election Commission on Tuesday night, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of X, is now one of the biggest donors to Donald Trump’s campaign. Since publicly endorsing Trump on the heels of the July assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk has donated close to […]
Another nationwide meat recall is underway over Listeria contamination—and its far more formidable than the last. As of October 15, meat supplier BrucePac, of Durant, Oklahoma, is recalling 11.8 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products after routine federal safety testing found Listeria monocytogenesa potentially deadly bacterium, in samples of the company’s poultry. The […]
Ticketmaster is facing a class action lawsuit over the massive data breach the company suffered from the hacker group ShinyHunters earlier this year. Several firms have filed class action suits against Ticketmaster in recent months since the data breach first came to light earlier this year, the most recent of which was filed in federal […]
The weekend is here, and what better time to look back at the week in science news by testing your knowledge on what’s happened on this planet and beyond. There is no time limit on the quiz, and if you need a hint you can get one by tapping the lightbulb in the top right […]
