Getty Images Tuesday’s action at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics features nine medal events, the opening of the women’s singles skating event and playoff men’s hockey games on a busy day in Italy. All eyes will be on U.S. women’s figure skaters Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu in the short program, which is the first…
In 1986, electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel created Music Mouse, a way for those with a Mac, Atari, or Amiga computer to dabble in algorithmic music creation. Music Mouse is deceptively simple: Notes are arranged on an XY grid, and you play it by moving a mouse around. Back in 1986, the computer mouse was…
Extraordinary star Máiréad Tyers is leading Channel 4, Universal and Element Pictures‘ adaptation of Caroline O’Donoghue’s The Rachel Incident, which has set cast. Tyers, who played the lead in hit Disney+ show Extraordinary, will star as the titular character alongside Ellis Howard (What It Feels Like for a Girl, Red Rose) as James, Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters,…
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MILAN — Cheating has been part of the Olympics since the ancient games, when violators were punished with fines, public flogging or lifetime bans. The Milan-Cortina Games have hardly been an exception, although there have been no reports of public flogging. These Olympics started with controversy when a report in the German newspaper Bild alleged ski jumpers…
Russell Myers’ biography, William & Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story, just seems like a collection of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s greatest hits, all of the lies they’ve told over the years, with some new spin and backtracking. Well, Myers’ book has been widely excerpted in recent days, and wouldn’t you know, there are…
Indian IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes questions from reporters at the AI Impact Summit on Feb. 17, 2026. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC NEW DELHI — India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. “This is something which has now been accepted by many countries, that age-based…
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Menopause doesn’t create inequalities. It amplifies those that already exist. After 50, too many women reduce their working hours, become trapped in lower-quality jobs, or exit the labor market altogether. Part-time employment becomes more prevalent as women age. The gender gap widens. For women, this means lower lifetime earnings and significantly smaller pensions. Many are…
