EXCLUSIVE: Effective immediately, Ashton Fontana has joined The Initiative Group as an Executive Vice President. The clients following her to Initiative include both established and emerging talent, including 3x Oscar winner Meryl Streep, with whom she has worked for 14 years, as well as 5x Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito, Emmy and DGA winner Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale), Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (West…
Internet firm Cloudflare will start blocking artificial intelligence crawlers from accessing content without website owners’ permission or compensation by default, in a move that could significantly impact AI developers’ ability to train their models. Starting Tuesday, every new web domain that signs up to Cloudflare will be asked if they want to allow AI crawlers,…
A bill to cut the cost of Britain’s social welfare system passed a hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday, but only after Prime Minister Keir Starmer made significant concessions.
AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect. Her session,…
The Duchess of Sussex is gearing up for her As Ever wine drop, but if she’s feeling any stress about it, she’s not showing that on Instagram. She posted a lovely summertime beach photo on her personal IG this weekend, and on As Ever’s IG, she posted a pic where she’s picking fruit off of…
It was not immediately clear what led to the blast at a factory near Hyderabad, but officials said initial clues suggested a pressure buildup in a dryer system.
Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. One has been spotted from the United States.
Laptop Mag is shutting down after nearly 35 years of providing consumers with in-depth information about laptops and other technology. In a staff meeting seen by The Verge, Faisal Alani, the global brand director at Laptop Mag owner Future PLC, said, “After careful consideration and a review of our long-term strategy, we’ve made the decision…
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Following there storming set at Glastonbury 2025, Rizzle Kicks have announced a new UK headline tour for November 2025. Scheduled to kick off at the O2 Academy in Bristol on Wednesday November 12th, the month long jaunt will see the iconic duo visit Cambridge, Norwich, Birmingham and Newcastle, before wrapping up proceedings in Liverpool on…
