PITTSBURGH — It took 47 major league games before Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes gave up seven hits to an opposing lineup. Skenes’ record streak of allowing six or fewer hits ended at 46 starts on Thursday night in a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. According to OptaStats, the longest such streak to begin … Read more
SAVANNAH — A federal grand jury indicted a former southeast Georgia sheriff’s sergeant Thursday on civil rights charges, accusing him of using excessive force multiple times and writing misleading reports to justify his behavior. The 13-count indictment charges former Camden County Sheriff’s Office Staff Sgt. Buck William Aldridge, 42, with falsifying records and violating the … Read more
Cloudflare has said it has de-listed Perplexity’s verified web crawler bot after observing ‘stealth’ crawling behaviour from the AI search startup. The cloud infrastructure provider, that also provides web security services, accused Perplexity of attempting to circumvent a website’s preferences by using undeclared bots. Perplexity’s declared bots to crawl the web are supposedly ‘PerplexityBot’ and … Read more
Vijay Deverakonda is back with a bang as his latest action drama, Kingdom, has a strong first week, collecting an estimated Rs 47.90 crore. Despite a slight dip in momentum as the week progressed, the film has already surpassed several of his previous releases. There’s optimism that positive word-of-mouth could propel it past the Rs … Read more
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems. News Media Corp., which owns local newspapers across five states, said it will close 14 operations in Wyoming, seven in Illinois, five in … Read more
As Skydance completes its acquisition of Paramount, the stage is set for more deal making in the crowded streaming wars. Source link
MONTREAL — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. The 18-year-old Mboko, who will jump from 85th to 25th in the world, won her first WTA Tour title and joined Faye Urban in … Read more
Apple said on Wednesday that Samsung Electronics will supply chips from its production plant in Austin, Texas, for Apple products including iPhones. “This facility will supply chips that optimize power and performance of Apple products, including iPhone devices,” Apple said in a statement. A Samsung spokesperson declined comment. The statement was made as part of … Read more
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ is dominating North American premiere advance bookings with $1.42 million, surpassing Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2,’ which stands at $308,000. ‘Coolie’ has sold over 48,000 tickets in the USA and 7,000 in Canada, fueled by Rajinikanth’s fanbase and a star-studded cast. While ‘War 2’ is anticipated to gain momentum, ‘Coolie’ currently … Read more
Lyten will acquire German and Swedish factories built by Northvolt, which declared bankruptcy in March. Source link