There have been plenty of movies about human beings switching bodies, so why not one about animals? That, at least, seems to be the rationale behind Netflix’s new animated film rehashing a very familiar formula for kiddies too young to appreciate the likes of Freaky Friday. Unfortunately, they haven’t been the first out of the…
There are signs that voters are losing faith as problems mount for his administration ahead of midterm elections
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we’ll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today’s show, President Donald Trump…
The Iran war could have “dramatic consequences”, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, the head of the world’s largest fertiliser company has said. Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara International, said world leaders needed to guard against soaring prices and shortages of fertiliser causing…
A so-called pilot wave is key to David Bohm’s interpretation of quantum mechanics Courtesy of Daniel Harris and John Bush, MIT Sometime in the 1940s, US physicist David Bohm decided that the only way to understand quantum mechanics was to write a book about it. He wanted it to offer the reader something they could…
Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford on Super Sunday is of huge significance for opposing managers Michael Carrick and Arne Slot, according to Gary Neville. Both sides appear on course for a top-five finish this season and with it qualification for the Champions League, with United three points clear of their rivals, while…
When you hear the phrase “body-swap comedy,” you tend to think of complications. A good entry in the genre, like “13 Going on 30” or “All of Me,” can involve so much personality juggling that it becomes a heady experience. That was true, in its way, of “Hoppers,” the recent Pixar film in which a…
In a scene reminiscent of a computer war game, three battle-fatigued soldiers, dressed in white snow camouflage, emerge from a war-torn alley with their hands raised above their heads. They crouch down, following the orders being blasted at them, fear and shock etched across their faces as they stare down the barrel of a machinegun…
Amazon Rejoice: The Amazon app now lets you ask real shopping questions to its fake podcasters — it’s an addition to the “Hear the highlights” AI feature the company introduced last year. Before, the short audio summaries were generated from an unalterable script. Now, the dialogue can…
Women will be massively underrepresented on ballot papers across the UK next week, campaigners say, with research revealing that almost twice as many men as women are standing as candidates across the local, mayoral and devolved elections. Democracy campaigners say men of all political stripes are likely to dominate local government, with women’s views on…
