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'Akira' Live-Action Movie Update: George Miller Turns Down Helming Job, Clarifies Anime Did Not Influence 'Mad Max'

The famous anime "Akira" will be having a live-action adaptation, but director George Miller turned down the chance to do helm the film. The talks about "Mad Max" being influenced by the said anime was also clarified by the filmmaker.


Toyota to launch driverless cars by 2020, unveils semi-automatic Lexus GS

Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor Corp is planning to launch driverless cars in the market by 2020. Toyota will launch three models in semi-automatic range this year in Japan market. The semi-automatic cars equipped with Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) are technology-driven vehicles that change lanes, merge with traffic or even overtake other vehicles. The fourth generation Prius hybrid car is one among the three semi-automatic models is scheduled for launch in Japan market in 2015.

Mercedes-Benz self-driving truck began its road test in Germany's Autobahn 8

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz truck, Actros, the world's first self-driving truck, had started its road test on Germany's public highway. Daimler plans to release the autonomous truck by 2020.

US firms stash $2.1tn overseas to skip tax at home

The US companies are keeping their profits made overseas out of the homeland in order to avoid taxes. It's estimated that 500 large US companies are holding over $2.1 trillion accumulated profits overseas to avoid taxes. These companies have to shell out $620billion by paying US taxes to repatriate the funds.


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Apple has begun providing more entertainment services to Apple enthusiasts in China. Since China is one of the largest markets in Apple, the company made the Apple Music, the iBooks store, and iTunes available in the country.
Frozen 2 could feature Anna with powers, according to rumors. Aside from that, speculations also suggest that the next film could feature a flashback to Elsa's chidlhood after Eva Bella revealed that she is also back in the sequel. A duet is also expected between Anna and Elsa.
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist recently added Lauren Esposito to their cast in a currently unspecified role. Filming is also reported to be underway for the film as photos have their way online showing the blessing of the set as well as director James Wan in the set.
BioWare's awesome Mass Effect 4: Andromeda has shown very little and declared very few details. But there are some facts that fans need to know, which may affect their perspective of the game as soon as it releases within the next year.
A new hot leak that came out a day ago was shared on Reddit revealing that on Japanese Amazon website, a new product called 'Pokedex Z' has been spotted. According to the leakster, it appears similar to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Pokedex, however, the 'Z' in the product's moniker is what looks to be intriguing.
'Empire' Season 2 has released some spoilers including Lucious getting freed from jail. Due to this, Andre could murder someone for Lucious.
Guillermo del Toro has gone back to his roots in making the gothic horror thriller “Crimson Peak” which was inspired by his stay in a haunted hotel in New Zealand. The cast and crew share their thoughts about the set and Charlie Hunnam finds his role to be distinctly different.
Ellie Goulding took to her official Twitter account to explain about her alleged lip sycing scandal during her performance at the Australian Football League pre-game show. The singer blamed the sound guy for some errors during her performance.
Leonardo DiCaprio might always have fallen short to his Oscar award but never on his acting. The veteran actor is said to offer something new and delightful in the movie "The Revenant" this coming Christmas Day.
Apple Inc. confirmed today that its company had acquired a startup technology company call Perceptio. The detail of the acquisition is not made public as told by Apple spokesman to Bloomberg.