The Princess of Wales turns 44 years old today, and she decided to celebrate by releasing her fourth and final “Four Seasons/Mother Nature” video. Kensington Palace financed this video series and it absolutely counts as “work” for Kate. She does the voiceovers and she’s appeared in three of them. The text of Kate’s voiceover sounds…
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniela Amodei has an energy that’s hard to place — warm, unhurried, immediately present. She swept into a sunlit room on the ground floor of Anthropic’s headquarters in December, sat down, and immediately apologized for her mug. “Is my, like, gigantic novelty mug going to be distracting if I have it?” she…
Delcy Rodríguez, a guerrilla’s daughter, started out as a provocateur. She pivoted to revive a ravaged economy, making her vital to U.S. plans to run Venezuela.
Number enthusiasts may be looking to the new year with a touch of melancholy. Another perfect square like 2025 (452 = 2,025) won’t occur again until 2116 (462 = 2,116). The year 2027 will be a prime number. By comparison, our current year, 2026, seems almost boring. But that’s a misconception. The On-line Encyclopedia of…
CES 2026 is winding down in Las Vegas, as the consumer tech industry and everyone swarming around it begin their return flights home. Over the past few days, we saw a slew of announcements from mainstays like Nvidia, Sony, and AMD, along with smaller companies and startups vying for attention through the Unveiled event (CES’s showcase for new products) and across the show floor. As…
Bill ConnellyJan 9, 2026, 11:42 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Texas, Penn State and Clemson were among the preseason national title favorites but fell well short. Ohio State spent most of the season at No. 1…
Final boarding call! It has been announced that hit musical Starlight Express will be coming to a close in London this year. The musical, which has been playing at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre since June 2024, is extending for one last time but will be closing on Sunday May 3, 2026. However, it’s not all…
Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities.
An artist’s impression of CarbSAR orbiting Earth Oxford Space Systems A new UK satellite is about to launch, wearing the latest in high‑tech knitwear. Called CarbSAR, it is due to go into orbit on Sunday, where it will deploy a mesh radar antenna produced on a machine more commonly found in a textiles factory. “It’s…
Chances are that you’re here because you’ve heard a virtual private network (VPN) can change your virtual location, and want to know what that means. If you know already, head over to my best VPN list to learn which services I recommend for changing your location. But if you’re clueless, read on. Whenever any device…
