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Following its previous reshuffling of films due to the ongoing pandemic, Disney has announced it will once again push Black Widow‘s release date back, this time to next year, alongside its adaptation of West Side Story. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scarlett Johansson‘s upcoming standalone superhero film has been pushed from November 6 to May 7, 2021, a full year removed from its original release date of May 1, 2020, before coronavirus concerns shut down most theaters. As a result, other Marvel Studios films like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and The Eternals have been pushed back to July 9 and November 5, 2021, respectively. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story has been pushed back from December 18, 2020, to December 10 of next year. Although this takes the film out of this year’s Oscar race, many suspect the film has also been delayed due to alligations surrounding the film’s star Ansel Elgort. Disney will move Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile sequel fr...

TikTok is to be removed from all U.S. app stores this weekend following an executive order signed by President Trump. The President has also signed an executive order targeting WeChat, which will not be available from any app stores. According to sources cited in Financial Times, people who currently use the apps will be not be forced to remove them, although future software updates will be unavailable. The source also believes that WeChat would quickly become unusable, while the experience of using TikTok would downgrade over the next two months unless a deal was approved by Trump. The decision to ban both services from the app stores comes during negotiations between Oracle and ByteDance, which owns TikTok. The proposal submitted by Oracle and ByteDance would see TikTok’s global business spun out into a separate U.S. company with an American board and a security committee led by someone with government security clearance. As it stands, the new company would still be owned by ByteDanc...

Now that we know that the Sony PlayStation 5 will be releasing on November 12, priced at $399 and $499 USD, news has come out regarding the titles that will be able to be enjoyed on the release date. So far we’ve learned that there will be a PlayStation Plus Collection going live with the console. This will see big titles like God of War, Final Fantasy XV, Persona 5, Resident Evil 7, Bloodbourne, and Mortal Kombat X all free to play. Coming in for new games we have Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Destruction All-Stars, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the Demon’s Souls remake, Godfall, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and the pre-loaded Astro’s Playroom. Major game titles will also see a price increase of $10 USD, raising the base price from $59.99 USD to $69.99 USD. Overall, Sony mentions that PS5 games will stay around the $49.99 USD to $69.99 USD mark. So what do the gamers out there think? Is this enough to warrant an early cop?

Sony has officially announced that the PlayStation 5 will cost $499.99 USD while it’s Digital Edition counterpart will go for $399.99 USD. Both versions of the next-gen console are confirmed to launch on November 12. Recently Microsoft announced the price of their next-gen consoles, with its entry-level Xbox Series S set at $299 USD while its flagship Xbox Series X is expected to cost $499 USD. Both of those consoles are expected to arrive on November 10. The PlayStation 4 originally cost $399 USD at launch while its Pro version initially sold for the same price later in the original console’s lifecycle. It was recently confirmed PlayStation 5 will include backwards compatibility for an “overwhelming majority” of PS4 titles, although not many games have been confirmed. After the Amazon placeholder page surfaced, it was recently announced by Gamestop that there will be payment plans ready for those attempting to purchase the pricy console in installments.

Apple is releasing its latest iOS 14 today for those using the iPhone 6 or above. Unlike its usual practice, the tech giant has opted to launch the latest update for its mobile operating system ahead of its highly-anticipated next-gen iPhone announcements. As with its usual larger updates, however, iOS 14 will bring around a whole array of changes to improve both functionality and aesthetics, including various home screen widgets and ways to organize your apps within an App Library. Beyond just interface changes, several key functions have also been enhanced. Siri will now come with a roster of new features including audio translation, and only pop up at the top side of your display instead of occupying the entirety of your screen. The Messages app now allows you to pin certain conversations of your choosing to the top for more convenience, while in-line replies have been enabled for group chats. Maps will be getting special directions for cyclists, and a new tool in the updated operat...

Lexus has just unveiled the latest limited edition for 2021, paying tribute to Monza’s legendary Temple of Speed circuit. Dubbed the RC F Fuji Speedway Edition, the car is based on the brand’s own RC F Track Edition, which debuted just last year. With weight savings across the entire vehicle, the 0-60 mph time is lowered from the standard RC F’s 4.2 seconds down to just 3.96 seconds. It’ll also come with a series of other performance upgrades, including Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and a titanium exhaust, while much of its body is constructed from carbon fiber, such as its hood, front spoiler, wing, roof, bumper reinforcement, and rear-seat partition. The exterior itself will come in two special colors — Arctic Blast Satin or Cloudburst Gray — while the interior is lined with Circuit Red leather with Alcantara accents and red carbon fiber trims. As a special edition, it’ll also come with a limited edition MSTR watch for each purchase, which carries the Fuji Speedway and “F” logos, as w...

According to new reports, Oracle has now triumphed over Microsoft, coming out as the victor for the bid for TikTok‘s sale in the U.S. This news comes months after Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating a forced sale, failure of which would lead to the social media platform being banned in the country. Anonymous sources close to the deal revealed that TikTok had put forward a proposal to U.S. officials that allows ByteDance — its Chinese parent company — to outsource just its cloud management of the data it collects, but retaining ownership over the company, making Oracle an American “technology partner.” ByteDance may also consider moving its headquarters out of China in order to escape the country’s jurisdiction, which requires companies to share data with the Chinese government if ordered to do so. While the new deal may address certain national security concerns for the U.S., a former government official expressed concerns regarding its political aspect: “it’s well short o...

A woman went to unbelievable lengths to get a big payday -- she cut off her hand -- and now she'll have 2 years to reflect in prison. Julija Adlesic, a citizen of Slovenia, hatched a plan with her boyfriend, to collect on some big, fat insurance policies they took out on her. In all, they got 5 policies totaling more than $1 million. To get the loot, they cut off her hand with a circular saw and then filed a claim -- presumably some sort of disability claim. The insurance policies would have paid her half upfront and the balance in monthly installments. Thing is ... she got busted, and the 22-year-old woman was sentenced to 2 years in prison. The boyfriend got 3 years. Bold, but stupid. SRC:TMZ

Preparing for the release of the Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, GameStop is now preparing to launch an installment payment plan program for the next-gen consoles. Revealed in a series of internal documents, the American video game, consumer electronics and gaming merchandise retailer is looking to help offer an alternative way to own the systems. GameStop is currently looking into installment plans, direct layaway and rent-to-own plans. Installment plans would be offered through third-party companies like Quadpay and Klarna, requiring customers to split their purchase into four payments over six weeks with no interest. Layaway would see customers pay small installments over a certain period of time to clear the full payment before they receive their consoles. While the rent-to-own plans would let customers rent the new consoles for an upfront fee, with the rest of the cost paid over a 12 month period. Customers can then fully pay off the cost to own a console or retu...

  After almost 10 years on air, AMC‘s hit zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead is finally coming to an end after its 11th season. According to reports, the final season will consist of 24 episodes and arrive late 2021. Between now and then, fans of the series will get seven more episodes of the currently-running season 10, with its finale scheduled for October 24, after which six bonus episodes will release in early 2021. Despite the news, fans of the franchise can rest assured that there’s much more content on its way, and season 11 won’t be the end of the zombie universe per se. As early as 2018, the show already announced that it’ll be making a theatrical trilogy following the arc of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), and a teaser trailer was released for the movies during last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. New reports are suggesting that AMC will also be producing a spin-off series for two of the show’s most beloved characters: Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Meli...

Following a first look a few months ago, we now have an official trailer for director Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune. With major build-up growing around the adaptation Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a first full look at the upcoming film. Set to star Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the project produced by Legendary Pictures and Villeneuve Films is the first in a planned two-part series. Roughly covering the first half of the book, Dune will introduce a far future of humanity and a hunt for the most valuable substance in the universe known as “the spice.” The highly-anticipated sci-fi epic will revolve around the dangerous desert planet Arrakis which is the only source of the drug which extends human life, provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes foldspace travel possible. Watch the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune starring Timothée Chalamet above and look for the sci-fi epic to release December 18. SRC:hypebeast 

With Tuesday’s mass stock sell-off, Tesla‘s stock saw a 21.06-percent drop in value — adding more salt to the wound after its denial into the S&P 500 Index. The 21-percent stock drop amounted to a $16.3 billion USD loss for Elon Musk, which to date is the largest single-day loss recorded on Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index (BBI). The bad news continued as fellow tech billionaire Jeff Bezos saw a wealth decrease of $7.9 billion USD. This speedbump comes after a series of bullish news from the electric vehicle manufacture, with Musk’s wealth on a rocketship thanks to his tranche payouts.

One day after the tech giant confirmed that the Xbox Series S even exists, Microsoft has delivered even more news about its next-gen consoles. Both the $499 USD Series X and $299 USD Series S will be available for pre-order on September 22 ahead of their release date on November 10. Each console can also be purchased as part of the Xbox All Access program (which will grant owners both a console and Game Pass Ultimate membership) for an additional fee; the Series X weighs in at $34.99 USD and the Series S will be $24.99 USD. Microsoft also created two videos detailing the Series S specs, which you can watch above and below . SRC:hypebeast

Its been a few weeks, Roomies, and Boosie is still on the outs with Instagram! While we still aren’t sure of the exact reason Boosie got his page taken down, we know for sure he’ll do just about anything to get it back. Boosie has made a couple of pleas before, but this time he’s taking it to the bank. In a tweet, Boosie mentions Mark Zuckerberg, offering him $100K for his page back. Zuckerberg, who is worth billions, probably won’t bat an eye to the offer, but it’s worth a shot, right? Funny though.  “@Zuck I got 100k for my OfficialBoosieg page BACK,” he tweeted. Its been almost a month since Boosie has been on the ‘gram, Boosie called out Mark “Zuckenberger” for deactivating his account, and said he didn’t even know what he did wrong. “This is how I feed my family,” he says. “Mark, do not do this to 2020. Do not take Boosie off Instagram. We need to talk Mark. You need to take me to orientation or something, but you cannot take me out of school. This is how I feed my family, we ...

The long-running TV reality show about the Kardashian family is coming to an end, Kim Kardashian West has announced. "It is with heavy hearts that we've made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up With The Kardashians," she said in a statement posted on Twitter. The show has run for 14 years, and made global mega-stars of Kim, her siblings, their parents, partners and children. The final season, its 21st, will air in early 2021. Expressing her thanks to the "thousands of individuals and businesses" involved in the programme, Kim also added: "I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has watched and supported me and my family these past 14 incredible years." "This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever," she went on. Most of the family were unknown when the show started in 2007. Kim had appeared in some episodes of her ...

Apple Demo has just shared the type of packaging and concealment when it comes to shipping out the upcoming Apple Watch for testing. Currently headed on its 6th generation, the Apple Watch was shipped to Apple Demo in a full silicone sleeve that is reminiscent of the discontinued iPod Nano. When in its disguise, the Apple Watch looks like the stubby 3rd-gen iPod Nano but also links back to the 6th-gen Nano’s square-shaped design when removed — funny enough, many users used to put their 6th-gen Nano on a wrist strap to be worn as a watch. The extra layer of material acts much like how testing cars are wrapped in camouflage and padding to prevent would-be leakers from targeting the new product before the official news release — something that usually just brings more attention to the object. SRC:Hypebeast 

Final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had an adverse reaction in the UK. AstraZeneca described it as a "routine" pause in the case of "an unexplained illness". The outcome of vaccine trials is being closely watched around the world. The AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine is seen as a strong contender among dozens being developed globally. Hopes have been high that the vaccine might be one of the first to come on the market, following successful phase 1 and 2 testing. Its move to Phase 3 testing in recent weeks has involved some 30,000 participants in the US as well as in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. Phase 3 trials in vaccines often involve thousands of participants and can last several years. Stat News, the health website which first broke the story, said details of the UK participant's adverse reaction were not immediately known, but quoted a source as sa...

Everton have signed Colombia attacking midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid in a deal worth £20m. The 29-year-old joins the Toffees on a two-year contract, with the option for a further season. He joined Real Madrid from Monaco in 2014 after winning the Golden Boot at the World Cup in Brazil that summer. "I am really, really happy to be at this great club, a club with so much history, and here with a manager who knows me really well," said Rodriguez. "I'm looking forward to achieving great things here - and winning things, which is what everyone's aim is. "I've come here to try to improve, to get better. I've also come here to help the team to win, to play good football - entertaining football." Rodriguez, who was entering the last year of his contract with the Spanish champions, featured 14 times for Zinedine Zidane's side last season. It is the third time he has been signed by Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti, having joined the Italian ...

The Labor Day Weekend, Kanye West continued his Sunday Service series at a pond in Atlanta near Pinewood Studios. The latest installment of Kanye’s church showcase featured a sermon from Pastor Joel Osteen that preached about Jesus walking on water and giving Peter permission to do so in the New Testament. Following the sermon, Osteen, Kanye and his kids, along with the entire choir performed a reenactment of the story. The group dressed in grey outfits stepped into the shallow body of water and walked through it surrounded by doves for a divine effect. Catch scenes from Kanye West’s recent Sunday Service in Atlanta below. View this post on Instagram @caiden817 Walking in the Water with The West Family #SundayServiceATL #AllTheDrip A post shared by Consequence (@constv) on Sep 7, 2020 at 7:23am PDT

Prof Jonathan Van Tam said people have "relaxed too much" over the summer and "we have got to start taking this very seriously again". If not, the UK will have "a bumpy ride over the next few months", he warned. He said that infections among younger people in EU countries had later filtered through to older age groups. France and Spain are among a number of European countries that have seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, after lockdown restrictions were eased and testing for the disease was ramped up. On Monday, Spain became the first country in western Europe to record 500,000 infections, after tallying more than 26,000 new infections over the weekend. Prof Van Tam's comments came as more parts of the UK are to face tougher restrictions following a rise in the number of cases. On Sunday UK authorities announced 2,988 new cases - the highest figure since 22 May, while a further 2,948 cases were reported in the 24 hours to 09:00 BST ...

Doctors treating Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny say he is out of an induced coma and his condition, since being poisoned, has improved. He is responding to verbal stimuli, they said. Mr Navalny, 44, was flown to Germany after falling ill on a flight in Siberia in August. His team allege he was poisoned on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who denies any involvement. German doctors say the Putin critic was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. On Monday, the Charité hospital in Berlin said in a statement that Mr Navalny was being weaned off mechanical ventilation. "He is responding to verbal stimuli. It remains too early to gauge the potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning," it said. It also said doctors were in close contact with Mr Navalny's wife. Mr Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, tweeted: "News about Alexei. Today he was taken out of induced coma. Gradually he will be switched off from a ventilator. He responds to speec...

France has unveiled a 100bn-euro (£89bn) economic stimulus package to help repair the economic damage caused by coronavirus. President E1mmanuel Macron's government said the investment would include big spending on green energy and transport. Dubbed "France re-launch", it is aimed at reversing rising unemployment, and includes tax cuts for business. The economy shrank by 13.8% between April and June, the biggest quarterly fall since the Second World War. Unveiling the plan, whose €100bn price tag is the equivalent of 4% of France's annual economic output, Prime Minister Jean Castex said it was almost four times bigger than the rescue strategy implemented after the financial crisis of 2008. Its goal is to move away from the emergency funding of the coronavirus crisis and to make long-term investments in employment and training, as well as in France's transformation to a green economy. About €40bn of the funding will come from the new European Union recovery fund. A...

The boss of carmaker Rolls-Royce has said global demand for luxury vehicles is rebounding despite the pandemic. Boss Torsten Müller-Ötvös told the BBC that markets in Asia, Europe and the US were now "more or less back to normal". Mr Müller-Ötvös was speaking at the launch of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost, the company's latest model, which is expected to retail at around £250,000. He said sales for the first half of 2020 were down 30%, but now "times are starting to become better and better". Mr Müller-Ötvös described the launch of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost, a complete redesign of the most successful car in the firm's history, as a "seminal moment". At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Rolls-Royce shut down production for a couple of weeks, while dealerships around the world followed suit. The slump in sales came after a bumper year in 2019, which Mr Müller-Ötvös described as "the best-ever year in the 116-year history of Rolls-Royce Motor C...

A further 118 Chinese mobile apps have been banned by the Indian government, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Those on the list include several of Tencent's products including the hit video game PUBG Mobile and WeChat Work. Previously the government had banned 59 of the most popular apps including TikTok over national security concerns. India's IT Ministry said it had "credible information" the latest batch were acting against India's interests. Other apps affected include: two of search giant Baidu's apps CamCard's business card scanner Alibaba's Alipay payment app and its Taobao e-commerce platform Netease games including Marvel Super War Sina News The ministry said it had received many complaints from "various sources" including several reports about "misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner to server...

The playwright has just been named a billionaire, according to @forbes. With a net worth of $1 billion, Tyler gives a brand new meaning to “gettin’ to the bag.” The 51-year-old entertainer owns all of his creative output, including more than 1,200 episodes of television, 22 feature films and at least two dozen stage plays, as well as a 330-acre studio lot that’s worth $280 milli, according to reports. Chile, his catalog is worth $20 million. “I love when people say you come from ‘humble beginnings,’ Perry told Forbes. “[It] means you were poor as hell.” It also makes success sweeter. “Ownership,” he adds, “changes everything.” It’s no secret that Tyler Perry is a self-made visionary with 22 feature films, over 20 stage plays, 13 television shows, and two New York Times bestselling books. Perry’s TV shows, films, and plays have generated more than $2 billion to date, according to Forbes. Tyler Perry is not only creating top rated shows and movies, but he also leveraged his content holdi...

Usher reportedly has a baby on the way with his girlfriend record executive Jenn Goicoechea. A source very close to the couple told Us Weekly, Usher and Jenn are “thrilled and very excited.” Jenn was reportedly spotted outside a production studio today sporting her baby bump. This will be Jenn’s first baby and Usher’s third.  Usher has been rocking with Jenn since 2019. They were first linked to each other when they were spotted backstage at the Hollywood Bowl in October 2019. Usher appears to be happy with his new bae after filing for divorce from his second wife Grace Miguel in December of 2018. The two had previously separated earlier that year in March, releasing a joint statement saying, “After much thought and consideration we have mutually decided to separate as a couple. We remain deeply connected, loving friends who will continue supporting each other through the next phases of our lives.” Their split was on the heels of several allegations and lawsuits that claimed Usher ...

According to new reports, Apple intends to ship 75 to 80 million 5G iPhones this year alongside two Apple Watches and a new iPad Air model. Bloomberg reports that the figure is in line with similar iPhone launch shipments from the last few years, suggesting Apple isn’t worried about coronavirus slowing down sales despite delaying releases into October. It’s already been reported there may be five new iPhones arriving in various sizes with a new square edge design. There will also be a steel-edged “Pro” model alongside a lower-end aluminum iPhone 11 equivalent. However, a new iPad Air model with slim bezels similar to the iPad Pro could be arriving, according to analyst Ming-chi Kuo. Most likely the same 10.8-inch iPad Kuo predicted earlier this year. There have been unverified images of the device that’s surfaced, showcasing a Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the power button. There are also rumors that two new Apple Watch variants are expected to arrive. A successor to the Series 5 and ...

Toyota‘s four-seater moon rover has been given the name “Lunar Cruiser.” The company has been working with JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) on the vehicle’s development since July of last year. The name of the moon rover was inspired by Toyota’s leading SUV model Land Cruiser. It measures six meters long, five meters wide and approximately four meters high. There will be a steady circulation of air supply inside the vehicle, so passengers can ride in it without wearing any spacesuits.  Currently, Toyota and JAXA are working on developing the vehicle’s hydrogen-powered FCV (fuel cell vehicle) technology, which will allow the rover to travel on the moon’s surface for more than 10,000 kilometers. The Luna Cruiser’s engineering and design are expected to be completed by 2024, with a projected release date of 2029 — the rover’s manned exploration is set to take place in 2030.

Capri Sun recently launched a new campaign to help keep kids hydrated while at school. Unfortunately for juice-loving kids, however, they may not be receiving what they’d normally expect to find in the famous juice pouches. Capri Sun is donating 5 million pouches of water to schools in the Chicagoland area and Granite City. Apparently, the company anticipates kids being disappointed at grabbing a pouch and finding it full of water instead of juice, so the pouches have the message, “We’re sorry, it’s not juice” printed on them. Capri Sun the donations were made because water fountains have been shut down at schools. “As a brand that exists to support families, when CAPRI SUN heard water fountains were going to be off-limits when schools reopened, we saw an opportunity to step up and help out," said Naor Danieli, the associate director of kids hydration at Kraft Heinz. "With a tremendous amount of collaboration across all our Capri Sun teams, we worked quickly to create Capri S...

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek after the two clubs agreed a fee in the region of £40m. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge admirer of the Netherlands international, 23, and has had him watched on a number of occasions. It is understood United have now firmed up their interest with a medical and personal terms still to be concluded. The transfer is expected to be finalised within days. Van de Beek is set to sign a five-year deal, which should allow him to be available for United's opening game of the 2020-21 season, against Crystal Palace on 19 September. He will become Solskjaer's first close-season signing after a much-publicised move for Borussia Dortmund's England winger Jadon Sancho stalled over the size of the fee. Van de Beek was part of the outstanding Ajax side that got to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019. He was left out of Ajax's friendlies with German pair Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berli...

The 700m euros (£624m) release clause in Lionel Messi's Barcelona contract is still valid, La Liga has said. Messi, 33, informed the club on Tuesday that he wished to leave and did not attend a pre-season medical on Sunday. The Argentina forward plans to invoke a clause that would allow him to depart the club for free but Barcelona argue the deadline for that has expired. Spain's top-flight competition La Liga now says it will not de-register the player unless the clause is met. "In compliance with the applicable rule, La Liga will not approve a request to be de-registered as a player with the Spanish football federation, unless the amount in the release clause has been paid," the body said in a statement. Messi was due at Barcelona's training ground at 10.15am local time on Sunday but did not attend. The player's lawyers plan to exercise a clause in his four-year contract, signed in 2017, which would have allowed him to leave the club for free if he had reque...

A two-story restaurant in China collapsed while hosting an 80th birthday party, leaving 29 people dead and dozens injured, authorities said Sunday. The building crumbled around 9:40 a.m. Saturday in a village in Xiangfen county in the province of Shanxi, about 400 miles (630 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement. Hundreds of rescuers searched the rubble and broken slabs of concrete, using sniffer dogs, cranes, and high-tech sensors. After daylong rescue efforts, 29 people were confirmed dead and another 28 were injured, seven of them seriously, officials said. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse. The Shanxi provincial government appointed a team to investigate the accident, Reuters reported. While China has seen major improvements in industrial safety, building standards are sometimes ignored, particularly in rural areas such as Xiangfen county. The region lies in the heart of China's coal country, where tho...

A Japanese flying car project is one step closer to taking off into the mainstream. SkyDrive Inc. announced Friday that it carried out a successful test flight with one person aboard, releasing images of a contraption with propellers lifted several feet off the ground that hovered in a netted area for four minutes. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life,” the company’s CEO, Tomohiro Fukuzawa, said in a statement. Fukuzawa says he hopes the car can be made into a real-life product by 2023, but he acknowledged that making it safe was critical. “Of the world’s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful have succeeded with a person on board,” he separately told The Associated Press. “I hope many people will want to ride it and feel safe.” The machine so far can fly for just five to 10 minutes, but if that can become 30 minut...

According to reports, Apple‘s upcoming iPhone 12 series may introduce five new smartphone models at once all with varying capabilities and sizes. Wedbush Securities, a well-known securities investment advisory company in Los Angeles, made note that 5G enabled iPhones would arrive soon, This includes a 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch iPhone 12, a 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. However, the investment company also states that Apple will also announce an iPhone 12 with only 4G capabilities with a tentatively set name of iPhone 12e. This may be a move to provide users who live in areas with no 5G base with an option of a new iPhone model. Many speculate this is the iPhone SE Plus that was previously delayed. Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, says the iPhone 12e will not be launched alongside the other iPhone 12s this year. Instead, it is planned to be officially launched in the first quarter of 2021. The price is expected to be below $800 USD with specificatio...

American actor Chadwick Boseman has died at age 43 on Friday after a four-year battle against colon cancer, according to his family. His publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press that he died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side. Before portraying the iconic King T’Challa in Black Panther, Boseman rose to stardom playing Black American icons such as Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up. His other notable works include Thurgood Marshall in Marshall and appearing in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” reads a statement from his family. “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV. A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more — a...

  The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. Walmart told the BBC it thought a deal with the Chinese video-sharing app would help it expand its operations. TikTok has been given 90 days to sell its US arm to an American firm or face a ban in the country. Donald Trump has alleged it shares its user data with Beijing - claims it denies. Earlier on Thursday the firm's boss resigned ahead of the impending ban. Confirming that the company was pursuing a deal, a Walmart spokesperson told the BBC: "We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of US TikTok users while satisfying the concerns of US government regulators." Microsoft, which confirmed at the beginning of August that it was in talks with TikTok, told the BBC it had "nothing to share at this time". With Walmart, which owns UK supermarket chain Asda, it will now go up against other prospective ...

Rumors are circulating online which suggests that Apple‘s entry-level iPhone SE and XR will become cheaper following the launch of the iPhone 12. According to the Twitter account @aaple_lab, Apple’s iPhone SE and XR handsets are set to be reduced from $399 USD and $549 USD to $349 USD and $499 USD, respectively. This strategy is nothing new for the Cupertino-based company, which typically reduces the price of its older products while rolling out newer, more expensive flagship models. The decision means that those who want a new phone, but don’t want to upgrade to the tech conglomerate’s latest iPhone, can do so at a more affordable price point, benefitting both buyers and Apple. @aaple_lab also reported that the iPhone 11 would cost $549 USD, and that the iPhone 12 would cost from $699 USD. The top-spec iPhone 12 Pro is expected to cost from $999 USD, depending on the size of the phone’s memory. Although the iPhone XR and SE are very different in styles — the former features a 4.7-inch...

The CEO of Chinese video app TikTok has resigned after just months on the job following a recent threat by President Trump to ban the app in the U.S. Kevin Mayer informed employees of his decision Thursday, Fox Business has confirmed. His departure plans come amid trade posturing between the U.S. and China. Trump recently accused the app of being a potential threat to U.S. national security, saying his administration had “credible evidence,” The Financial Times reported. The president threatened a ban on TikTok unless its operator, ByteDance, sold its assets to a U.S.-based company within 90 days. U.S.-based Microsoft had been involved in negotiations to purchase the app. It was unclear what effect, if any, Mayer’s resignation would have on Microsoft’s plans. Mayer detailed the reasons for his departure in a letter to employees that was obtained by Fox Business. “In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, I have done significant reflection on what the corporate ...