Marvel is getting the ‘Pokémon Go’ treatment thanks to Niantic

Marvel has teamed up with Pokémon Go developer Niantic to create an augmented reality mobile game that will be available worldwide next year. In Marvel World of Heroes, you can create your own superhero in a Marvel game for the first time, according to a Niantic blog post.  Players will be able to forge their hero's […]

Tom Jones and fellow The Voice judges involved in ‘naughty’ spats thanks to block button

The block button is only available to use for each judge once and it means the likes of Tom, Olly, Will.i.am and Anne Marie can stop one another from adding a particular singer to their camp. Inevitably, it’s bound to cause some entertaining viewing and host Emma Willis has hinted the element of “naughtiness” it’s […]

NCIS: Nick Torres star shares heartfelt statement after career move ‘Thanks for believing’

Speaking in the minute-long clip, Wilmer said: “Good morning everyone. I’m about to get my hour a day [of exercise], “But I wanted to take a quick moment to say I hope you guys are doing great, feeling safe and happy. “Also to announce that WV Entertainment, our company, has signed another deal continuing our […]

TVLine Readers Give Thanks for Schitt’s Happening, Gotham Closure, All Rise Duo, Plucky Wynonna Earp and More

As the holiday season gets underway, we know there are more important things to be thankful for than good television… but let’s celebrate the TV anyway, shall we? Earlier this month, we asked you to send us your gratitude for the past year of television, from the unexpected show renewals to the spot-on casting choices. […]

Self-repairing shoes may be a reality thanks to 3D-printed rubber

Shoes will invariably wear out with enough use, but scientists might have found a way to delay the shopping trip for their replacements. A USC team has created a self-healing 3D-printed rubber that could be ideal for footwear, tires and even soft robotics. The effort involves 3D printing the material with photopolymerization (solidifying a resin […]

Hitman convicted thanks to fitness watch location data

An alleged hitman has learned hard lessons about the the value of GPS data on fitness watches. A Liverpool jury has found Mark Fellows guilty of the 2015 murder of mob boss Paul Massey in part thanks to location info from the accused’s Garmin Forerunner. An expert inspecting the watch’s info discovered that Fellows had […]

‘Thanks for independence’: Ukraine’s schismatic Patriarch bestows highest award on ex-CIA ops chief

The head of the schismatic Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kiev Patriarchate expressed his gratitude to the ex-CIA associate director, acknowledging his support for the church’s break with Moscow. Patriarch Filaret presented former CIA Associate Director Jack Devine with the Order of St. Andrew, the church’s highest decoration, local media reported on Thursday. The cleric thanked […]

MORGAN STANLEY: Get used to a ‘new normal’ of weaker UK growth thanks to Brexit

REUTERS/Kevin Coombs Morgan Stanley says weaker growth looks set in for the long haul once the UK formally leaves the EU. The average quarterly growth rate since the third quarter of 2016 was about 0.4%, which looks set to continue until at least the fourth quarter of 2020, economists at the bank said.  In the […]

Online dating could be worth $12 billion — and it’s all thanks to Tinder, analyst says (MTCH)

Business Insider/Bumble Match Group is rallying Friday after a Wall Street analyst launched coverage with a bullish price target of $ 66 — 28% above where shares settled Thursday. Nomura Instinet says the online-dating sector could be worth $ 12 billion by 2020.  Nomura says it’s worried about Facebook’s foray into dating either, and says […]