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Throughout September, profits from Big Tech cycled into the rest of the U.S. stock market, strategists say. Don Townswick, the director of equities strategy for Conning, says tech stocks could become favorable again in October, especially if earnings rebound. A potential Big Tech recovery brightens the outlook on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, coming…

Demi Lovato has predictably broken up with her short-lived fiance, Max Ehrich. Celebrities brag about their relationships on social media, then make excuses after breaking up. Their relationship issues can’t be taken seriously if they use them for publicity. Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have broken up following an announcement that surprised no one. The…

A report from Variety has indicated that Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped to reprise the role of Nick Fury for an upcoming Disney+ series. But where’s Luke Cage? Despite the popularity of the Fury character, Disney+ may be better served resurrecting Luke Cage, which was canceled by Netflix in 2018. It is believed that…

When Conor McGregor last retired in June, few took him seriously, and it now appears as if they were right to do so. In some recent tweets, McGregor made it sound like he’s been trying to schedule another UFC fight. He might have even scheduled another boxing match. But with everything he has going on…

Sony has confirmed PS4 owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man will need to pay for an upgrade to the remastered PS5 version. The news once again highlights the lack of clarity in the gaming giant’s backward compatibility messaging. Spider-Man: Remastered may be illustrative of what to expect from PS5 versions of other major first-party PS4 titles. In…

Mobil’s dividend yield recently hit double-digit levels. The supermajor’s dividend payments are currently debt-financed. The losses and revenue declines are likely to force the oil giant to rethink its dividend policy. This has been an eventful year for Exxon Mobil. Last month, the oil giant was booted from the Dow index despite being the largest…

Starship SN8 has arrived at the launch site for a test campaign full of firsts for SpaceX’s prototype vehicle. Complete with aero surfaces, SN8 will be tested and launched with three Raptor engines on a refined test flight to 50,000 feet (15 km). This vehicle is the first in a family of Starships that will…

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Home News La Brava microbial mats. Billions of years ago, long before oxygen was readily available, the notorious poison arsenic could have been the compound that breathed new life into our planet.In Chile's Atacama Desert, in a place called Laguna La Brava, scientists have been studying a purple ribbon of photosynthetic microbes living in a…

If NASA is going to have a long-term presence on the Moon, it’s going to need an alternative to typical solar power — lunar nights can last for over two weeks in some cases. And the agency is turning to outsiders for help. It’s partnering with HeroX on a “Watts on the Moon” crowdsourcing challenge…