Marcus Smart knows what it feels like to be on the other side. The last time the Lakers guard was in the playoffs, he was helping the Boston Celtics storm back from a three-game deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to force a near-historic Game 7. Now he’s watched the Lakers’ seemingly insurmountable three-games-to-none series…
Chinese foreign direct investment in the US is unlikely to rebound meaningfully even if Washington and Beijing restart high-level negotiations that are expected to place such investments on the agenda, according to a new report by Rhodium Group.
US gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated 2% in the first three months of 2026, though consumer spending is slowing as the war with Iran continues to impact energy prices. The last GDP reading for the fourth quarter of 2025 showed that US economic growth slowed to a 0.5% pace, largely due to a contraction in…
Feminist attention is not neutral. It is shaped, directed, and unevenly distributed. In 2022–2023, Western feminist institutions mobilised loudly in support of protests in Iran, celebrating women’s resistance to compulsory hijab as a defining feminist struggle. Today, as war kills women and girls and destroys their access to education, that same infrastructure has fallen conspicuously…
Spotify Spotify and other streaming music sites are now being inundated with AI-generated content to the tune of 44 percent of daily uploads, Deezer reported recently. Spotify is now trying to help listeners separate the wheat from the AI chaff with a new “Verified by Spotify” badge…
The blockade comes days after Mali’s defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks.
At work, the human case for empathy is straightforward: Social connection is one of our greatest sources of well-being, and when workers feel it they grow happier and healthier. Research has now made the business case for it equally clear: Employees of empathic companies do better, working harder, collaborating more efficiently, and generating stronger ideas.
The Trump administration is making good on its promise to reschedule cannabis, but only partially – raising plenty of questions for those in the cannabis industry. Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, signed an order last week that removes products sold under state medical cannabis licenses and FDA approved cannabis products from schedule I –…
You’ve heard of Instagram Reels — now get ready for Netflix Clips. Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming. “Think of ‘Clips’ as a personalized highlight reel that helps you decide what to watch or…
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has clashed with American lawmakers over the cost of war on Iran in his first appearance on Capitol Hill since the conflict – now into its third month – broke out. The Pentagon told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the US had spent…
