Author: Rahul M

20th Century Studios Contains spoilers for “Predator: Badlands” In the “Alien” franchise, the notorious Weyland-Yutani Corporation continues to be devious and underhanded in its quest for corporate supremacy. The fat cats running the show are willing to risk the end of the world as they attempt to control the Xenomorph and maximize profits at the same time. In “Predator: Badlands,” Weyland-Yutani is up to its old tricks again, but this time, there’s a new target in its sights. When Dek, the film’s Yautja protagonist, lands on the highly dangerous planet…

Netflix Following the success of “Game of Thrones” on HBO, it seemed like every network wanted a piece of the lucrative fantasy pie for themselves. Netflix wanted their slice, too, and in 2019, they launched “The Witcher,” a live-action adaptation of a series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series, which was preceded by a blockbuster series of video games by CD Projekt Red, starred “Superman” alum and avid gamer Henry Cavill as the supernatural hunter Geralt of Rivia. On debut, “The Witcher” was an instant hit. At…

SAO PAULO (AP) — The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal rejected his request on Friday.Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the case’s rapporteur, rejected all defense arguments, calling them “unfeasible,” and said there were no omissions in the sentencing. Justices Flávio Dino and Cristiano Zanin concurred with De Moraes. The vote of Justice Cármen Lúcia is still pending, but she is expected to align with the other panel members. The panel has until Nov. 14 to submit their votes, and the decision won’t be finalized until then. Although unlikely, justices could change their…

HBO There’s a saying within the world of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels about the Targaryen family and their inclination towards madness, apparently coined by the house’s King Jaehaerys: “Every time a new Targaryen is born, he said, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.” On the television adaptation, “Game of Thrones,” that aired on HBO from 2011 to 2019, Conleth Hill’s spymaster Varys expresses a similar sentiment, saying, “Every time a…

20th Century Studios Contains spoilers for “Predator: Badlands” After helming “Prey” and “Predator: Killer of Killers,” director Dan Trachtenberg returns to the “Predator” franchise once more with “Predator: Badlands.” This particular entry focuses on a Yautja warrior named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), who struggles with being both the runt among his brethren and a disappointment in his father’s eyes. To prove his worth, he heads off to the deadly planet Genna to kill the legendary beast known as the Kalisk. While in this dangerous domain, he reluctantly works with the Weyland-Yutani synthetic human…

In his new book, antitrust scholar and former White House adviser Tim Wu argues that tech giants are bleeding you dry—and lays out a plan to stop them.

20th Century Studios The “Predator” franchise spent decades trying to find a direction, with disappointing installments like “The Predator” and “Alien vs. Predator” making fans wonder if there was a future for the franchise at all. Filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg proved that it could thrive with his 2022 revival, “Prey,” which brought the action straight to streaming on Hulu. Trachtenberg has now been unleashed freely onto the franchise, returning the apex hunter-alien Yautja to the big screen for 2025’s “Predator: Badlands,” a surprisingly kid-friendly sequel with plenty of thrills. Fans are…

According to the Serot family, original residents of H/N 265, names from outside their clan began appearing in the voters’ list against this address after 2016. These include voters from other castes living nearby, as well as some names the family says they do not recognise. However, one of the Serot clan members—Shiv Ram Serot—a BJP worker and former councillor of the Hodal municipal council, dismissed claims of addition of names.In the voters’ list of Booth No. 162—polling station HGM Senior Secondary School—502 votes (not 501 as stated by Gandhi) are registered against H/N 265. Not just that, there are…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A critical moment for the future of Ukraine’s Donetsk region is approaching as the battle for the city of Pokrovsk reaches a key stage, with Russian and Ukrainian forces so enmeshed that in some cases they’re vying for control of the same residential building, soldiers and analysts told The Associated Press.But far from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, Pokrovsk is also critical to a diplomatic struggle, as both Russia and Ukraine attempt to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that they have the upper hand in the fighting and the other side is weaker.Russia says its forces…

Despite the never-ending drama over whether to ban the app, President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff regime, and executive shake-ups, TikTok’s ecommerce division is still seeing massive growth.TikTok doesn’t disclose aggregate sales figures, but the price and sales volume of individual products are visible on the app. Based on that data, the analytics firm EchoTik estimates TikTok Shop sold $19 billion worth of products globally from July through September of this year. The United States, its largest market, accounted for $4 billion to $4.5 billion in sales, an increase of about 125 percent compared to the second quarter of 2025.To put…