Prime Video is headed to the world of the Vikings with a series order to Bloodaxe, a historical drama created, written and executive produced by Vikings creator Michael and Horatio Hirst and produced by MGM Television. It chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Viking warriors, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild,…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2025. NYSE Stocks resumed their steep pullback on Thursday as the latest concessions from the White House on President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policies failed to calm rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 515 points lower, or 1.2%. The…
President Trump said on Thursday that he would allow Mexico to avoid tariffs on most exports to the United States for one month, saying he would exempt products that are traded under the rules of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade pact he signed in his first term. The move came a day after he granted…
Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. But compared to its $6 billion valuation, its global market share is still relatively low. However, the recent…
Alex Jensen helped lead the Utes to the national championship game in 1998. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Alex Jensen is headed back to Utah. The Utes reportedly struck a deal to make Jensen their next head coach, according to ESPN. He will now replace Craig Smith, who was fired last month after nearly four seasons on…
There’s no shortage of commentary about the Duchess of Sussex’s latest Netflix show, With Love, Meghan. I think most British networks had special coverage of WLM, and of course British outlets are flooding the zone with bad reviews. I haven’t finished WLM, but I’m enjoying it, and my favorite episode thus far was the one…
Voters in Switzerland have shocked the political establishment by rejecting a reform plan that would have brought the country’s corporate tax system in line with international norms. The tax reforms, which were widely supported by the business community, would have removed a set of special low-tax privileges that had encouraged many multinational companies to set…
Three gunshots rang out as an honor guard fired into the air over the snow-covered cemetery. Soldiers lifted a Ukrainian flag from a coffin and handed it to family members. Then a trumpet, accompanied by a drum, bid farewell to the fallen soldier. After playing a Ukrainian version of taps, the two musicians from the…
Tencent’s model allows creation of five-second animated videos from a single image.
FIFA is reportedly considering the idea of a one-off, 64-team World Cup in 2030 to commemorate the centenary of the tournament, which would mark the second consecutive expansion of the tournament. The idea was introduced towards the end of a recent FIFA meeting by Ignacio Alonso, a delegate from Uruguay who read a prepared speech…
