World Cup has surpassed all expectations – organizing chief Sorokin

The World Cup has exceeded all expectations of the organizers, including in the atmosphere created by Russian and foreign fans, according to Local Organizing Committee chief Alexey Sorokin. The organizing chief said he has been delighted by the way the tournament has captured the imagination of the Russian population, with an estimated 7 million people […]

Going Underground investigates after London’s murder rate surpassed New York (VIDEO)

Going Underground’s Afshin Rattansi and his team investigate the atrocious rise in knife crime sweeping London – speaking to former chair of the Police Federation Steve White about London’s skyrocketing murder rate. In this week’s episode, Rattansi takes a look at the 62 people have been killed on the streets of London in 2018  – […]

For the first time in history, hip-hop has surpassed rock to become the most popular music genre, according to Nielsen

Frazer Harrison/Getty For the first time, hip-hop surpassed rock as the most popular genre in the US last year, according to Nielsen’s year-end report. Eight of the top ten most popular artists came from the hip-hop/R&B genre, with Drake and Kendrick Lamar taking the first and second spot, respectively. Nielsen noted that the growth of […]

Bitcoin has surpassed Dutch Tulip Mania as biggest bubble ever

Published time: 13 Dec, 2017 09:30 Virtual currency bitcoin has officially become the largest bubble in history, eclipsing the notorious “Tulip Mania,” the speculative bubble that shook the Dutch economy before it collapsed in 1637. According to analysts Howard Wang and Robert Wu from Convoy Investments, the bitcoin price has “gone up over 17 times […]

Blaster Master Zero surpassed 80,000 copies sold on Nintendo Switch

One of the earliest third-party developers to the Nintendo Switch party revealed some sales data today. Switch owners have downloaded developer Inti Creates Blaster Master Zero throwback platformer more than 80,000 times since it debuted in early March. The studio had 35 people build the sequel to the Nintendo Entertainment System original over a six-month period. […]