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You know you’ve “made it” when your name is mentioned in a Jeopardy! trivia question. Not that Hugh Jackman needs Jeopardy! to tell him he made it, but nevertheless, the Australian actor found himself and his X-Men career front and center in a recent episode of the timeless game show.  Jackman, 54, took to his Instagram story to share the clip in question, even offering a Marvel-themed update for fans sly enough to read between the lines. In a category titled “It had to be Hugh,” the prompt was, “To bulk up for his…

Amy Schneider and Genevieve Davis wed earlier this year during a “small private ceremony” in Alameda County, Calif., the “Jeopardy!” champion announced Tuesday on social media.Schneider — who boasts the second-longest winning streak in “Jeopardy!” history — was “delighted” to share the happy news, along with a few photos from the wedding. In the pictures, both beaming brides can be seen wearing white dresses and flower crowns.“A year ago today, I was in LA, waiting to fulfill a dream,” Schneider tweeted. “The year since…

Artist’s depiction of CAPSTONE.Image: NASAA series of technical issues following a third successful course correction maneuver are threatening to sideline NASA’s CAPSTONE mission. Controllers say they’re making progress with the tiny cubesat, but they’re not ready to attempt a recovery operation just yet. The 55-pound (25-kilogram) satellite ran into difficulties either during or after its third course correction maneuver, which it successfully performed on September 8. CAPSTONE remains on its planned course to a Near…

For retailers, it is a season of discontent.From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already lowered profit expectations for the year and are working to cut costs as consumers are pulling back spending in categories such as apparel and home goods ahead of the key year-end shopping season. Best Buy Co. warned investors last month…

Mayim Bialik attends Marvel Studios "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" Premiere at El Capitan Theatre on May 02, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Axelle | Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty ImagesMayim Bialik and Ken Jennings have signed deals to split hosting duties for "Jeopardy!," according to a statement from executive producer Michael Davies.The two had been acting as hosts on an interim basis. The deal also ends the tumultuous competition to succeed longtime host Alex Trebek, who died in November…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie says global spending across iOS and Google Play is up to $135 billion in 2021, and that figure will likely be higher when its annual report, including third-party…

Elon Musk’s pinned tweet is from May. It’s a chart from The Wall Street Journal showing that the US fertility rate has been below the “replacement level” since the 1970s. “USA birth rate has been below min sustainable levels for ~50 years,” was Musk’s contribution to the tweet. He’s been talking about population decline for years, actually. He’s even talked about it as one of the greatest issues facing humanity, and his solution is simple: have more kids, everybody! Say this for Musk: dude practices what he preaches.…

Source: Luke Filipowicz / iMore A new report says that Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition could be in "serious jeopardy" following the revelation that Twitter's figures on spam accounts cannot be verified. The Washington Post reports: Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is in serious jeopardy, three people familiar with the matter say, as Musk's camp concluded that Twitter's figures on spam accounts are not verifiable. Musk's team has stopped engaging in certain discussions around funding for the $44 billion deal, including…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)Theo Wargo | Wireimage | Getty ImagesShares of Twitter fell about 4% after the markets closed on Thursday following a report from The Washington Post that said billionaire Elon Musk's deal to buy the company is in jeopardy.The deal was already in uncertain territory, according to Musk, after he demanded more…

The Washington Post reports that Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is “in peril,” based on three anonymous sources who told the paper that the billionaire’s camp has “stopped engaging in certain discussions around funding” for the agreement. Musk isn’t going it alone in his attempt to buy Twitter, with others like Larry Ellison, the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, the crypto exchange Binance, and the state investment firm of Qatar among those pitching in a few billion as a part of the…