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Gizmodo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Marvel Just Added a *Fourth* Movie to Its 2028 Plans
Marvel's been having a pretty quiet time at the box office as of late, as it prepares to head into a new Avengers duology to cap off its latest, up-and-down era in a pretty subdued manner. 2025 may have 3 MCU movies to its name (and a host of TV projects), but after Fantastic Four: First Steps, just four movies will release across 2026 and 2027. But once the dust settles on Secret Wars? Marvel Studios is cranking things back up. Variety reports that Disney has now dated a fourth untitled Marvel theatrical release to its 2028 slate, slotting in at December 15, 2028, and joining untitled projects already set for February, May, and November of that year. As much as 2028 already doesn't feel like a real year at this point, a year with four films that don't have titles or even franchises attached to them yet feels even faker. But at the very least the commitment in the here and now suggests that, after spending a few years acknowledging that Marvel may have faltered by trying to pump out so many series and films in the wake of Infinity War, the studio wants to do exactly that once more once Avengers: Secret Wars rolls out in December 2027 and the seventh 'phase' of the MCU kicks off in earnest. We're still going to be in that quieter phase for the next few years though. Once First Steps releases next month, the next Marvel movie will arrive in the form of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, currently set for a July 2026 slot, followed by Avengers: Doomsday in December that same year. 2027 is currently slated similarly, with a currently untitled project set for July, and the aforementioned Secret Wars in December. That is, of course, not counting any potential streaming TV projects that are currently in the works, like more seasons of X-Men '97, Daredevil: Born Again, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, as well as series like Wonder Man, Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, and Vision Quest. There's still going to be a lot of Marvel, it's just that not much of it will be on the big screen. As to what those 2028 films might end up being, it's perhaps not too out of the realm of possibility to suspect that one of them might be the MCU's long-awaited debut of the X-Men, with Thunderbolts' Jake Schreier currently tapped to bring mutantkind to the big screen once more. We know Black Panther 3 is in the works, so that might not be out of the question, and Variety's report also casually makes note that a sequel to Fantastic Four: First Steps is also now in development, so it's possible we could see Marvel's first family return in 2028 too. Hell, maybe one of them might end up being Blade. Mahershala Ali can dream, right?
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Hit a $5 Trillion Market Cap by 2028
Nvidia management is excited about the company's long-term growth potential. Data center-related capital expenditures could reach $1 trillion annually by 2028. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › There has never been a $5 trillion company. The closest companies to reaching that milestone are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Both companies have market capitalizations of around $3.5 trillion. Using their current growth trajectories as a guide, they could reach that $5 trillion mark in a few years. But which one will get there first? The signs point to Nvidia, based on its impressive growth and the increasing market for its products. Although Nvidia has made investors a boatload of money over the past few years, there's still plenty ahead, making it an attractive stock to own right now. Here's why Nvidia has the potential to be the first $5 trillion company by 2028. Nvidia's rise goes hand-in-hand with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the rise of data centers that help process AI computations. AI hyperscalers (large-scale cloud service providers that offer massive computing resources, storage, and networking infrastructure) like Microsoft are racing to install as much equipment as possible to run AI workloads. That way, they can profit from the various companies running AI on their servers by charging usage fees. While multiple companies are pursuing this approach, Nvidia is the main supplier of the graphics processing units (GPUs) central to their operation. And while there are alternatives to Nvidia's products, it has a 90% or greater share in the data center GPU market, similar to Alphabet's dominance in the search engine industry (through Google). This helps put Nvidia's dominance into perspective. Even better, the demand for data centers is growing far quicker than the growth in Search. Nearly every AI hyperscaler has announced record data center capital expenditures in 2025. Planning, developing, and constructing the sites on which these centers are built takes years, so this heightened spending will persist for multiple years. A third-party estimate Nvidia cited during its 2025 GTC event said global data center spending was $400 billion in 2024, but it is expected to rise to $1 trillion by 2028. For reference, during FY 2025 (which encompasses most of 2024), Nvidia's data center division delivered $115 billion in revenue. So, for every $100 spent on data centers, about $29 went to Nvidia. What will this mean for Nvidia in the future? Let's take a conservative approach to these growth estimates. Say data center capital expenditures only rise to $800 billion, and Nvidia's share of that revenue falls from 29% to 25%. If that happens, Nvidia will still make about $160 billion in revenue from data centers alone in 2028. In FY 2025, Nvidia's non-data center divisions produced $16 billion in revenue. Assuming other divisions won't grow and combined with the projected data center revenue, we'd get $216 billion. That's a 46% gain from today's revenue levels. If Nvidia's market cap were increased by the corresponding projected revenue growth, it would be $5.03 trillion. Certain caveats to this argument exist, like what happens if Nvidia's margins slip or if its valuation decreases substantially. However, we've already built in some of that by removing some market share and lowering the total dollar figure of data center build-outs. I think Nvidia will be the first company to cross the $5 trillion threshold, and it will likely do so in the next few years. Nvidia's potential is still rising, and investors should ensure that they're invested in this top-notch AI play for the foreseeable future. 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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hiltzik: How Trump could sabotage L.A.'s World Cup and Olympics
Organizers of major sporting events always have a lot to worry about — logistics, transportation, security and weather, to start. The organizers of two major events scheduled to take place in Los Angeles next year and in 2028 would be well advised to worry about one additional factor: Donald Trump. Trump has made public statements endorsing the Olympics and identifying himself with their successful outcome. L.A. won the 2028 games in 2017, during his first term. In a 2020 meeting with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, he claimed to have played a role in securing the games: "From the day I took office," he said, "I've done everything in my power to make sure that L.A. achieved the winning bid." As recently as January, just before his inauguration, he delivered another expression of support. "These are America's Olympics," he told Casey Wasserman, the chair of the local organizing committee, during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago reported by Axios. "These are more important than ever to L.A. and I'm going to be supportive in every way possible and make them the greatest games." The current U.S. administration's abusive immigration policies ... threaten the inclusivity and global nature of the World Cup. Amnesty international But Trump has a habit of withdrawing his favors as abruptly as he bestows them — as onetime associates such as Elon Musk have discovered — and upending his own policies on a whim. Over just the last week, for example, he ordered immigration authorities to cease their raids on agricultural and hospitality sites, evidently on appeals from his own supporters who cited their need for immigrant laborers. But he reversed himself days later, ordering the raids to resume. Two administration initiatives in particular could directly affect the World Cup and Olympics. The first is Trump's crackdown on immigration. Up to now, the policy has been haphazardly applied, through scattershot raids on locations such as Home Depot parking lots. Immigration agents have been acting as though they have carte blanche to detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, conducting raids that have sometimes swept up American citizens. Read more: Column: Would L.A. really benefit from another Olympics? Customs and Border Protection and other federal immigration authorities have been accused of detaining foreign visitors and refusing them admission to the U.S., without explanation. Immigration roundups across the U.S. have instilled fear in immigrant communities, prompting many to stay home from work or school. The second initiative is Trump's travel ban, which bars individuals from 12 countries from entering the U.S. Those from seven other countries face restrictions, though not complete bans. According to a widely-reported memo, Trump is contemplating the addition of 36 more countries to the travel ban. Of those countries, 25 are in Africa, but countries in Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific are also named. The memo, according to reports, asserts that the countries on the expanded list lack a credible "government authority to produce reliable identity documents," keep unreliable criminal records or are beset by "widespread government fraud." Countries could "mitigate" the U.S. concerns, the memo says, if they're willing to accept deportees from the U.S. Although the international lineup for the 2028 Olympics has not been established, every country on both lists sent athletes to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At a news conference last week, Wasserman said the White House understood the need to be "accommodating" on visa issues with those in the Olympic bubble — "It has been the case to date and it will certainly be the case going forward through the games." He spoke confidently, but that he felt the need to speak about it at all tells the real story. In 2018, when FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, was judging bids to host the 2026 World Cup, Trump assured FIFA that "all eligible athletes, officials and fans from all countries around the world would be able to enter the United States without discrimination." But concerns remain that family members of participating athletes might face restrictions on entering the U.S. Those concerns could hardly be assuaged by a comment from Vice President JD Vance, chair of a government task force overseeing preparations for the World Cup, at a task force meeting attended by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Vance said the U.S. wants foreign visitors 'to come, we want them to celebrate, we want them to watch the games. But when the time is up, we want them to go home, otherwise they will have to talk to Secretary Noem.' Read more: Hiltzik: How DeSantis bullied the Special Olympics into betraying its own athletes He was referring to Kristi Noem, secretary of Homeland Security, whose agency has been conducting the immigration raids and border detentions. Just last week, Customs and Border Protection, a subagency of Homeland Security, stated in a social media post that it would be 'suited and booted, ready to provide security for the first round of games' of FIFA's Club World Cup preliminary tournament. The authority of immigration agents to provide security or conduct civil law enforcement activities is legally uncertain. Homeland Security later deleted the post. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection is committed to working with our local and federal partners to ensure the FIFA Club World Cup is safe for everyone involved, as we do with every major sporting event," a Homeland Security spokesperson told me by email. The White House didn't respond to my request for comment. There already are signs that Trump's immigration crackdown is suppressing ticket sales for international soccer games in the U.S. That appears to be the case with an opening game of Club World Cup, scheduled for Saturday between Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer club featuring Lionel Messi as player-captain, and the Egyptian team Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium outside Miami. The cheapest seats for the contest, which are priced according to demand, have fallen from $349 in December to less than $80 last week, the Associated Press reported. Notwithstanding his statements of support for the Los Angeles Olympics, since taking office in January, Trump's feelings for L.A. have turned distinctly negative. On June 7, he called in the California National Guard and subsequently mobilized the Marines to quell street protests in downtown L.A. against immigration raids. Trump stepped up his battle with local authorities on Sunday, when he posted a statement on his Truth Social platform pledging to "expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside." What Amnesty International labels "escalating attacks on human rights and civil freedoms" prompted the organization to urge FIFA to "exert its leverage and demand concrete, legally binding guarantees that human rights won't be further sacrificed for the sake of the game.' The organization said "the current U.S. administration's abusive immigration policies, including enforced disappearances under the Alien Enemies Act, travel bans, increased detention, and visa restrictions, threaten the inclusivity and global nature of the World Cup." Read more: Sochi isn't a disastrous Olympics (yet), just a farce Los Angeles has a lot hanging on successful World Cup events and the Olympics, though it's hard to pinpoint how much, financially speaking. Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural. The standing estimate for the economic impact for L.A. County from next year's Cup events is $594 million. That's based on expectations of 180,000 out-of-town visitors arriving for the eight matches, which include the opening match for the U.S. men's team. That estimate, however, comes from the L.A. Sports and Entertainment Commission, which is responsible for attracting major sporting events to the county and might not be inclined to minimize the potential take. The Olympic gains are even tougher to estimate. My colleagues Thuc Nhi Nguyen and Dakota Smith reported recently that local Olympics organizers have expressed confidence that they'll reach their goal of $2.5 billion in sponsorship revenue and about as much coming from ticket sales and other commercial income. All told, the organizers say they'll be able to cover the estimated $7.1 billion in Olympic costs. The organizers also waved away concerns that foreign fans might be discouraged from coming to the U.S. for the games, since they expect most ticket sales to be domestic. As my colleague Steve Henson reported in March, Wasserman has assured the International Olympic Committee that 'irrespective of politics today, America will be open and accepting to all 209 countries for the Olympics. L.A. is the most diverse city in the history of humanity and we will welcome the people from around the world and give them all a great time.' He said he had made 'significant strides' in getting assurances from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that obtaining visas shouldn't be a problem. Are those assurances reliable? Trump's policymaking record is inauspicious. Whether the product of deliberate policymaking or whim, Trump's capacity for sabotaging the World Cup and Olympics is vast. Promoters of major international sporting events always maintain that the games are "nonpartisan" and nonpolitical. That's true up until the point that they're not, as was demonstrated when former President Jimmy Carter ordered a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics to protest Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. Russia retaliated by boycotting the 1984 games (in Los Angeles). Will Trump's politics poison the upcoming soccer and Olympic events? It's not clear at this moment, but the organizers are undoubtedly crossing their fingers. Get the latest from Michael HiltzikCommentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize me up. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Geek Tyrant
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
FANTASTIC FOUR Sequel Already in the Works at Marvel for 2028; AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Rumored to Be a Two-Parter — GeekTyrant
Marvel Studios may still be building hype for The Fantastic Four: First Steps , but behind the scenes, they're already thinking ahead. A new report from Variety drops the news that a sequel is already in development, and it's potentially one of the mystery titles filling Marvel's newly expanded 2028 release calendar. So what exactly is going on with Marvel's schedule? Right now, Marvel has four release dates set for 2028. That's a packed year! As fans know, the studio has shifted its approach to favor quality over quantity, and even Kevin Feige has acknowledged the need to slow things down. But, I guess they aren't sticking to that. Variety notes something intriguing: 'Other Marvel projects in development that could wind up opening in 2028 include the aforementioned Blade , Black Panther 3 , and a Fantastic Four sequel.' The Fantastic Four sequel speaks to Marvel's confidence in their upcoming film. The team will also be playing a major role in Avengers: Doomsday in 2026, so if that momentum carries into a successful solo debut, a sequel will be a natural next step. This also lines up with what we've heard about the post- Avengers: Secret Wars era being a soft reboot of the MCU, a world that fully integrates the Avengers, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. Speaking of Avengers: Secret Wars , there's been fan speculation that it might be split into two epic parts across 2027 and 2028. It could get the Infinity War / Endgame . But, according to insider Daniel Richtman, he hasn't heard anything about Secret Wars being split in two. Still, 2028 looks like a pivotal year for Marvel. Assuming The Fantastic Four sticks the landing, its sequel could usher the team into the modern MCU landscape—possibly setting up a run-in with Norrin Radd, aka Silver Surfer. With the multiverse saga wrapping up and the studio eyeing a fresh chapter, don't be surprised if Marvel's First Family becomes a central pillar moving forward. Bottom line: Marvel's laying the groundwork for what comes after the endgame, and the Fantastic Four seem to be leading the charge.
Los Angeles Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
How Trump could sabotage L.A.'s World Cup and Olympics
Organizers of major sporting events always have a lot to worry about — logistics, transportation, security and weather, to start. The organizers of two major events scheduled to take place in Los Angeles next year and in 2028 would be well advised to worry about one additional factor: Donald Trump. Trump has made public statements endorsing the Olympics and identifying himself with their successful outcome. L.A. won the 2028 games in 2017, during his first term. In a 2020 meeting with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, he claimed to have played a role in securing the games: 'From the day I took office,' he said, 'I've done everything in my power to make sure that L.A. achieved the winning bid.' As recently as January, just before his inauguration, he delivered another expression of support. 'These are America's Olympics,' he told Casey Wasserman, the chair of the local organizing committee, during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago reported by Axios. 'These are more important than ever to L.A. and I'm going to be supportive in every way possible and make them the greatest games.' But Trump has a habit of withdrawing his favors as abruptly as he bestows them — as onetime associates such as Elon Musk have discovered — and upending his own policies on a whim. Over just the last week, for example, he ordered immigration authorities to cease their raids on agricultural and hospitality sites, evidently on appeals from his own supporters who cited their need for immigrant laborers. But he reversed himself days later, ordering the raids to resume. Two administration initiatives in particular could directly affect the World Cup and Olympics. The first is Trump's crackdown on immigration. Up to now, the policy has been haphazardly applied, through scattershot raids on locations such as Home Depot parking lots. Immigration agents have been acting as though they have carte blanche to detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, conducting raids that have sometimes swept up American citizens. Customs and Border Protection and other federal immigration authorities have been accused of detaining foreign visitors and refusing them admission to the U.S., without explanation. Immigration roundups across the U.S. have instilled fear in immigrant communities, prompting many to stay home from work or school. The second initiative is Trump's travel ban, which bars individuals from 12 countries from entering the U.S. Those from seven other countries face restrictions, though not complete bans. According to a widely-reported memo, Trump is contemplating the addition of 36 more countries to the travel ban. Of those countries, 25 are in Africa, but countries in Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific are also named. The memo, according to reports, asserts that the countries on the expanded list lack a credible 'government authority to produce reliable identity documents,' keep unreliable criminal records or are beset by 'widespread government fraud.' Countries could 'mitigate' the U.S. concerns, the memo says, if they're willing to accept deportees from the U.S. Although the international lineup for the 2028 Olympics has not been established, every country on both lists sent athletes to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. At a news conference last week, Wasserman said the White House understood the need to be 'accommodating' on visa issues with those in the Olympic bubble — 'It has been the case to date and it will certainly be the case going forward through the games.' He spoke confidently, but that he felt the need to speak about it at all tells the real story. In 2018, when FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, was judging bids to host the 2026 World Cup, Trump assured FIFA that 'all eligible athletes, officials and fans from all countries around the world would be able to enter the United States without discrimination.' But concerns remain that family members of participating athletes might face restrictions on entering the U.S. Those concerns could hardly be assuaged by a comment from Vice President JD Vance, chair of a government task force overseeing preparations for the World Cup, at a task force meeting attended by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Vance said the U.S. wants foreign visitors 'to come, we want them to celebrate, we want them to watch the games. But when the time is up, we want them to go home, otherwise they will have to talk to Secretary Noem.' He was referring to Kristi Noem, secretary of Homeland Security, whose agency has been conducting the immigration raids and border detentions. Just last week, Customs and Border Protection, a subagency of Homeland Security, stated in a social media post that it would be 'suited and booted, ready to provide security for the first round of games' of FIFA's Club World Cup preliminary tournament. The authority of immigration agents to provide security or conduct civil law enforcement activities is legally uncertain. Homeland Security later deleted the post. 'U.S. Customs and Border Protection is committed to working with our local and federal partners to ensure the FIFA Club World Cup is safe for everyone involved, as we do with every major sporting event,' a Homeland Security spokesperson told me by email. The White House didn't respond to my request for comment. There already are signs that Trump's immigration crackdown is suppressing ticket sales for international soccer games in the U.S. That appears to be the case with an opening game of Club World Cup, scheduled for Saturday between Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer club featuring Lionel Messi as player-captain, and the Egyptian team Al Ahly at Hard Rock Stadium outside Miami. The cheapest seats for the contest, which are priced according to demand, have fallen from $349 in December to less than $80 last week, the Associated Press reported. Notwithstanding his statements of support for the Los Angeles Olympics, since taking office in January, Trump's feelings for L.A. have turned distinctly negative. On June 7, he called in the California National Guard and subsequently mobilized the Marines to quell street protests in downtown L.A. against immigration raids. Trump stepped up his battle with local authorities on Sunday, when he posted a statement on his Truth Social platform pledging to 'expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside.' What Amnesty International labels 'escalating attacks on human rights and civil freedoms' prompted the organization to urge FIFA to 'exert its leverage and demand concrete, legally binding guarantees that human rights won't be further sacrificed for the sake of the game.' The organization said 'the current U.S. administration's abusive immigration policies, including enforced disappearances under the Alien Enemies Act, travel bans, increased detention, and visa restrictions, threaten the inclusivity and global nature of the World Cup.' Los Angeles has a lot hanging on successful World Cup events and the Olympics, though it's hard to pinpoint how much, financially speaking. Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural. The standing estimate for the economic impact for L.A. County from next year's Cup events is $594 million. That's based on expectations of 180,000 out-of-town visitors arriving for the eight matches, which include the opening match for the U.S. men's team. That estimate, however, comes from the L.A. Sports and Entertainment Commission, which is responsible for attracting major sporting events to the county and might not be inclined to minimize the potential take. The Olympic gains are even tougher to estimate. My colleagues Thuc Nhi Nguyen and Dakota Smith reported recently that local Olympics organizers have expressed confidence that they'll reach their goal of $2.5 billion in sponsorship revenue and about as much coming from ticket sales and other commercial income. All told, the organizers say they'll be able to cover the estimated $7.1 billion in Olympic costs. The organizers also waved away concerns that foreign fans might be discouraged from coming to the U.S. for the games, since they expect most ticket sales to be domestic. As my colleague Steve Henson reported in March, Wasserman has assured the International Olympic Committee that 'irrespective of politics today, America will be open and accepting to all 209 countries for the Olympics. L.A. is the most diverse city in the history of humanity and we will welcome the people from around the world and give them all a great time.' He said he had made 'significant strides' in getting assurances from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that obtaining visas shouldn't be a problem. Are those assurances reliable? Trump's policymaking record is inauspicious. Whether the product of deliberate policymaking or whim, Trump's capacity for sabotaging the World Cup and Olympics is vast. Promoters of major international sporting events always maintain that the games are 'nonpartisan' and nonpolitical. That's true up until the point that they're not, as was demonstrated when former President Jimmy Carter ordered a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics to protest Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. Russia retaliated by boycotting the 1984 games (in Los Angeles). Will Trump's politics poison the upcoming soccer and Olympic events? It's not clear at this moment, but the organizers are undoubtedly crossing their fingers.
