Sky Sports is in advanced talks over signing a new six-year deal for exclusive UK live rights for the US Open. The current contract expires after next year’s Championship at Shinnecock Hills and it is expecting to beat off competition from other broadcasters, including Netflix, to secure an extension. The new deal will cement Sky’s…
Digital render of NEOM’s The Line project in Saudi Arabia The Line, NEOM Saudi Arabia’s mammoth sovereign wealth fund saw a major decline in investments in its so-called gigaprojects, amounting to an $8 billion write-down at the end of 2024 — despite assets under management reaching nearly $1 trillion, according to its annual report. Gigaproject…
Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.
A new ad for the cosmetics company starring the stand-up comic has some customers up in arms. In a new ad campaign for E.l.f. Beauty, Matt Rife stars alongside drag performer Heidi N. Closet as fictional personal injury lawyers “E.l.f.ino & Schmarnes.” The brand may have been hoping the comedic duo would bring laughs, but…
Kim Kardashian is seen in tears in the new trailer for Kanye West’s documentary In Whose Name?. An emotional confession is heard in voiceover as she tells her now ex-husband that he’s changed after he stopped taking his bipolar medication. “I’m off my meds for five months now,” West is heard saying in a voiceover.…
Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe had one of the best games of his seven-year career Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. Lowe hit his first-career grand slam and reached base two other times in a tight 8-7 win. One day later, Lowe finds himself out of a job. The 30-year-old was designated for assignment…
Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.
Vomiting up a droplet of sugar might not seem like the most romantic gesture from a potential suitor. But for one fly species, males that spill their guts are quite a catch. Drosophila subobscura flies’ peculiar “romantic” barfing might have evolved by repurposing brain cells that usually control digestion for more romantic pursuits, researchers report…
Set your alarms. Bookmark this page. Refresh like your future depends on it. After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 — our handpicked cohort of the most promising early-stage startups set to take the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt this October…
Taylor Swift is entering her latest era and she is sharing all the details with the Swifties in her nearly two-hour appearance on the New Heights podcast with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce. The teaser for the episode revealed that the 35-year-old pop star would be talking about her new album,…
