The Trump administration is planning to buy a direct stake in yet another chip technology company. Earlier this week, the Commerce Department announced that it had signed a letter of intent to buy up to $150 million of xLight, a startup that focuses on lithography, a critical part of the semiconductor manufacturing process. The move…
Although Samara Weaving‘s Grace just barely survived her wedding night in Ready or Not (2019), it appears the honeymoon is over as she returns in the hotly-anticipated sequel. On Wednesday, Searchlight Pictures unveiled the first official trailer for Radio Silence‘s Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which picks up immediately after Grace survived the…
The sentencing of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of Tunisia’s backsliding into authoritarianism, say rights groups.
On August 16, 2012, residents of the tiny Dutch village of Huizinge were rattled by an inexplicably large 3.6 magnitude earthquake. Gas extraction in the nearby Groningen gas field, one of the largest onshore gas fields in the world, was the trigger. The area typically does not experience natural earthquakes, and this was the worst…
Pull out your Los Angeles Clippers bingo cards. Anyone have the square marked “owner and star player accused of skirting the salary cap through improper means”? Go ahead and stamp that one. How about “losing 14 of 16 after a hopeful 3-2 start”? Mark it. And yes, you can fill in “other star averaging nearly…
Is there any way for another AI coding tool to worm it’s way into the hearts of startup founders — and past Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini Code Assist, GitHub CoPilot, the many other AI-wrapped VSCode forks, and vibe-coding phenoms like Replit and Lovable? Amazon wants to try using the tried-and-true method of giving its…
Timothee Chalamet has a new puppy! So cute and tiny! [Just Jared] What are the big stories in Europe right now? [Buzzfeed] David Byrne’s Tiny Desk concert! [OMG Blog] One Battle After Another & Sinners are surging early in the Oscar race. [LaineyGossip] Iman looked fantastic at the British Fashion Awards. [RCFA] Just my opinion,…
Is it time to part ways—or recommit?
The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.
On Wednesday U.S. senators told President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA that the agency must beat China back to the moon. The uncertain future of science at the embattled space agency, meanwhile, took a back seat at the confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman. NASA is at “an inflection point,” said Senator Ted Cruz of…
