Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN, is shutting down marketing for the network’s new streaming service, CNN+, after a lukewarm public reception, five inside sources told Axios on Tuesday. CNN’s long-time CFO has also been let go, signaling the network’s financial issues go beyond the apparent failure of its subscription …
Read More »Going out in style: converted Tesla hearse makes its debut
The electric hearse, called the ‘Wisper’ (sic), produces zero emissions and will operate across almost 60 funeral branches run by the Portsmouth-based company Southern Co-op. The catafalque is reportedly being recharged at its sites using electricity from renewable sources. The service vehicle, measuring around 5.8 meters [19 feet] in length, …
Read More »‘He’s not happy’: Messi accused of SNUBBING PSG boss Pochettino as star is SUBSTITUTED in home debut
Pochettino opted to replace Messi with Achraf Hakimi with the scores level at 1-1 against Lyon in Sunday night’s Ligue 1 clash at the Parc des Princes. Messi was replaced by Pochettino in Paris. © Reuters Lyon had taken a shock lead in the 54th minute when Lucas Paqueta ghosted into …
Read More »‘Hate is so toxic’: Zach Wilson’s mom targeted by trolls after son’s opening day NFL debut loss for New York Jets
Lisa Wilson was once one of the darlings of the elite football championship and its fans after coming to prominence during the NFL draft in late April. Dubbed the event’s “real MVP” and causing a Twitter frenzy by trending on the social network, the mother-of-six and self-described fitness fanatic was complimented on …
Read More »‘This feels weird’: Fans freaked out as Messi makes PSG debut but two-goal Mbappe steals show
In what could be a final appearance for his hometown club, with Real Madrid already making offers to land him before the close of the transfer window on Tuesday, French wonderkid Mbappe bagged a brace away at Reims which kept the Parisians top of Ligue 1. His first a rare …
Read More »‘No experience, but she’s a dog in there’: Boxing icon Shields survives storm to win MMA debut with TKO barrage (VIDEO)
Appearing in a lightweight main event at PFL 4 in Atlantic City, two-time Olympic boxing queen Shields was dominated on the ground for much of the opening two rounds against opponent Brittney Elkin – a jiu-jitsu brown belt – but scrapped to keep herself in the fight while hinting at the threat from …
Read More »Ex-UFC’s Gonzalez books bare-knuckle debut to become latest MMA pin-up to cross over to brutal promotion (PHOTOS)
As revealed on Tuesday, former UFC and Invicta FC flyweight Gonzalez will do battle with Charisa Sigala at BKFC 18. The event will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on June 26, and features no fewer than four title fights from lightweight up to heavyweight …
Read More »Elon Musk’s comedy debut crashes and burns on the SNL launch pad, but the mission was ultimately a success for him
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk guest hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ last night and if laughs were rocket fuel, he wouldn’t make it to New Jersey never mind Mars. To Musk’s great credit, he was totally out of his element but gave it his all and even poked fun at himself, but …
Read More »Russia to debut world’s first electric plane at MAKS 2021 airshow
“This is what was done with the Fund of Advanced Studies – an electric airplane based on superconductivity principles,” Borisov said. The electric motor is part of the hybrid powertrain demonstrator that Russia’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors (CIAM) is developing. An innovative electric motor based on high-temperature superconductors with …
Read More »Bugs for the poor, lab steaks for the rich? Vat-grown chicken meat makes debut in first-ever sale at posh Singapore restaurant
On Saturday evening, the 1880 restaurant in Robertson Quay, a posh entertainment district in Singapore, began serving a special kind of dish. The diners were served what are basically chicken nuggets, but not a single chick died for them. The meat was cultured from chicken muscle cells in a lab …
Read More »