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Netflix launches new website for most viewed its top 10 TV shows and films
Netflix has established a new website where it will share weekly metrics on its most popular shows. During its October earnings call, the firm announced that it would abandon its long-standing two-minute viewing time methodology in favour of ranking titles by total number of hours watched. Every Tuesday, the new weekly Top 10 hub will…
Google doodle celebrates Slovakia’s Freedom and Democracy Day
Slovakians around the world commemorate their annual Freedom and Democracy Day on November 17 each year. Today’s Doodle highlights the events that led to Slovakia becoming a nation ruled by its people and commemorates the national holiday. A group of Czechoslovakian students sparked a series of occupation protests on November 15, 1939. On November 17,…
Disney and Pixar game ‘Disney Melee Mania’ is coming to Apple Arcade in December
In the Disney and Pixar universes, who are the GOATs? In “Disney Melee Mania,” coming only to gaming subscription service Apple Arcade, you’ll be able to throw fan-favorite Disney and Pixar characters against each other. In the future game, each player selects an iconic Disney or Pixar hero to combat in three-on-three battles, with the…
According to the report, NASA would spend $93 billion on the Artemis moon programme by 2025
Putting boots on the moon is a costly endeavour. According to a new audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General, NASA’s Artemis programme, which intends to create a sustainable human presence on and around the moon by the end of the decade, will cost $93 billion by 2025. (OIG). “Moreover, while NASA has several initiatives…
Joe Biden signs the more than $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law
On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law, marking the first step towards his party’s ambitious economic programme. However, as Biden returns to more arduous negotiations over his $1.85 trillion social spending package ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the prospects for more collaboration are dimming. $550 billion in new…
Patrick Mahomes throws five TDs as the Chiefs defeat the Raiders 41-14 on Sunday Night Football
Would you have believed it if someone told you on Oct. 24 that the Chiefs would be in sole ownership of first place in the AFC West after three games? Even the most fervent Kansas City fans might have disagreed with that prediction. After winning their last three games, including a 41-14 victory over the…
Taylor Swift performs her 10 minute version of 2012 song ‘All Too Well’ on ‘SNL’
Taylor Swift made her fifth appearance as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday, Nov. 13, to pay tribute to her favourite number. Swift had a unique gift for fans instead of singing the standard two songs throughout the event. She instead chose a single prolonged slot to perform a 10-minute version of…
The world’s first USB-C iPhone sells for $86,001 on eBay
A modified iPhone X wearing a USB-C port has formally been sold on eBay for an whopping $86,000. That is way over the cost of even the most recent iPhone and unmistakably, a sign that even in the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a product of designing is valued. The custom-built and one-of-a-kind phone was…
‘La Brea’ series renewed for second season at NBC
“La Brea” has been renewed for Season 2 at NBC, the broadcaster announced. The show is the No 1 new demonstration of the fall in the adults 18-49 segment and NBC said that it had arrived at in excess of 47 million viewers across linear and digital platforms. The pilot, which aired September 28, remains…
Cam Newton agree to deal to rejoin Carolina Panthers
Veteran quarterback Cam Newton has endorsed with the Carolina Panthers, returning to the team that he entered the NFL with as the first generally overall pick in 2011 and afterward prompted the Super Bowl in 2015. The arrangement is worth up to $10 million for the rest of the season, including $4.5 million guaranteed and…