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Updated Dec. 5, 2023 5:25 pm ETU.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Exxon Mobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which would be the largest oil-and-gas deal in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information from the companies about the deal, a step it takes when reviewing whether a merger could be anticompetitive under U.S. law, Pioneer disclosed in a filing Tuesday. Merger investigations on average take about 10 months to complete, according…

Voicemod, the real-time AI voice-changing app, is now letting anybody craft whatever kind of voice they want, though limited by a selection of preset baseline vocals.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedThe Voicemod app, first introduced last year, was a quaint program that let users modulate their vocals with AI based on a swathe of presets, such as “Morgan” to sound like professional life-narrator Morgan Freeman or “Mr. X” to seem like everybody’s (least) favorite Twitter owner if they too want to curse…

Last Updated: November 10, 2023, 14:50 ISTHAL And Airbus Sign Contract For Nashik’s Civil Aircraft Maintenance And Repair. (Photo: Free Press Journal)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) & Airbus have signed a pivotal contract for Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul (MRO) facilities for A-320 aircraft in Nashik. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian aerospace and defence firm in the public sector.The organization develops, plans, builds, and delivers aircraft, helicopters, avionics, and communications…

Captain Marvel was dead, to begin with. More than one Captain Marvel, if we want to be perfectly accurate about it. By 2012, the Marvel Comics hero that bore the company name had been relaunched in no fewer than six different series, and seen a total of three separate characters take on the name. More than three decades in, it seemed increasingly that Captain Marvel was the flagship character who just couldn’t manage to hoist a flag—and the Marvel powers that be were determined to change things once and for all.What…

Last Updated: July 13, 2023, 11:00 ISTEmergency Landing at HAL Airport in BangaloreEmergency landing at HAL Airport as plane develops technical glitch. Investigation underway. No casualties or major damage reported.In a dramatic turn of events, a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru.The aircraft, identified as a Fly By wire Premier 1A bearing the registration VT-KBN, was operating on the crucial “HAL Airport Bangalore to BIAL" sector when it…

For decades, Silicon Valley anticipated the moment when a new technology would come along and change everything. It would unite human and machine, probably for the better but possibly for the worse, and split history into before and after.The name for this milestone: the Singularity. It could happen in several ways. One possibility is that people would add a computer's processing power to their own innate intelligence, becoming supercharged versions of themselves. Or maybe computers would grow so complex that they could…

Next month, DC Comics will release Green Lantern #2. The next issue in the new series starring Earth’s emerald guardians features a main story from the creative team of writer Jeremy Adams, artist Xermánico, colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr., and letterer Dave Sharpe, and a backup story from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, artist Montos, colorist Adriano Lucas, and letterer Sharpe. Today, ahead of its preorder cutoff date, The Beat is pleased to offer a preview of the issue, which picks up with Hal Jordan and John Stewart both…

John Landau still wants an Alita: Battle Angel sequel. Speaking of sequels, Netflix reveals a surprise spinoff for Bird Box. Plus, what’s coming on the next episode of Riverdale. Spoilers, away!Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesTower of TerrorAccording to Variety, Scarlett Johansson is attached to star in a new film based on Disney’s Tower of Terror ride from director Taika Waititi.The Life of ChuckDeadline reports Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill are attached to star in The…

THIS WEEK: Hal Jordan returns to Earth for the launch of a new Green Lantern ongoing series. Note: the review below contains spoilers. If you want a quick, spoiler-free buy/pass recommendation on the comic in question, check out the bottom of the article for our final verdict. Green Lantern #1 Writers: Jeremy Adams and Phillip Kennedy JohnsonArtists: Xermánico and MontosColorists: Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Adriano LucasLetterer: Dave SharpeCover Artist: Xermánico  Moving back home after being away for a while can be an…

CAIRO—After years of underinvestment in North Africa’s energy infrastructure, global oil-and-gas giants from Halliburton Co. and Chevron Corp. to Eni SpA are ramping up their presence in the region as demand from Europe grows.Executives in the industry are betting it is worth drilling again in some of the hardest places to do business in the world as Europe increasingly turns to other sources for its energy needs after shunning its…