What separates a good idea from a bad one? It isn’t always easy to tell. Take the invention of vaccination, for example. Drawing pus from a woman infected with cowpox and injecting it into an 8-year-old boy seems utterly reckless, but in doing so, 18th-century physician Edward Jenner found a way to fight the deadly…
French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe. The bill, which also bans the…
Little Fires Everywhere and Tiny Beautiful Things creator/showrunner Liz Tigelaar has left her long-time home at Disney for an exclusive three-year overall deal at Paramount with both Paramount TV Studios and CBS Studios. It’s the first ever shared overall deal for the two studios (including both the current and previous incarnation of Paramount TV Studios)…
Decision points always create questions, and Matt LaFleur’s decision to hire Jonathan Gannon as his next defensive coordinator will be no different. There is plenty to question, too, though we won’t know the answers for a long, long time. Was Gannon the right hire? Only time will tell. Should LaFleur have gone with soe of…
The automaker said that it would buy back stock worth up to $6 billion and that it expected profit to rise this year after it pulled back from electric vehicle production.
The case tests the Trump administration’s argument that its extrajudicial killings of people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea have been lawful.
Help desk automation is a billion-dollar industry, and one of the most likely to be disrupted by tech built upon AI. Major players like Zendesk, ServiceNow and Freshworks currently dominate the space, but lots of smaller startups are betting that reshuffling workflows will give them a chance to cut in. Risotto is one of those…
Here are some photos of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez at Paris Fashion Week (this week). On Monday, they attended the Schiaparelli show. Bezos has grown a beard and I hate to admit this, but it’s a good look for him. He looks more distinguished. But then I usually like a beard. Beyond the beard,…
Last weekend was historic for college basketball freshmen. The theme of this season has been how good this 2025 recruiting class has been, and Saturday was no different. Three different first-year players scored at least 40 points. That had never happened until last weekend. Illinois guard Keaton Wagler scored 46 points in a win on…
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pinterest said Tuesday it plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce and cut back on office space as the company embraces artificial intelligence. In a securities filing, Pinterest said it expects the cuts will be complete by the end of its third quarter in late…
