Vivo’s X300 Ultra goes global and gets a huge 400mm Zeiss telephoto lens
Vivo barely has a presence outside of China but that seems to be changing with the company’s next flagship phone. At Mobile World Conference 2026, the company unveiled the X300 Ultra smartphone that comes with a 200MP sensor along with two accessories designed for pro photographers and content creators: a SmallRig video cage and 400mm…
bitchy | BAFTA swears they told the BBC to edit out the n-word from the broadcast
On February 22, the BAFTAs went ahead as scheduled in the afternoon in London, with a two-hour delay before the show aired on the BBC. Early in the BAFTA show, John Davidson, a man with Tourette’s, shouted the n-word at Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan, who were on stage presenting an award. Throughout the…
Strike on Girls’ School Kills At Least 175, Iranian State Media Says
Videos and images verified by The New York Times showed that at least half of the school was destroyed. It was not immediately clear why the school was hit, or which country’s forces had fired at it.
Tecno’s latest concept phone is lit by neon
After teasing a magnetic, modular smartphone concept the other day, Tecno has followed that up with another two phone designs centered around color-changing finishes: one with E Ink, and the other incorporating neon. I’m the most taken with the Pova Neon, which the company says includes genuine neon lighting, not just bright colors: it uses…
Colorado and Deion Sanders in mourning after QB Dominiq Ponder dies at 23 | College football
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died early on Sunday morning in a single-car crash in Boulder County, police said. He was 23. Ponder lost control of his Tesla on a curve and hit a guardrail, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The car then struck an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment before it…
How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount
Not long ago, Mr. Zaslav was widely criticized for his management of Warner Bros. Discovery. He overcame the doubters, cementing a blockbuster sale to Paramount.
Live Updates: War With Iran Escalates as Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon
President Trump told The New York Times that the U.S. planned to keep up the assault on Iran for “four or five weeks.” Iran fired on Israel and Arab states, and a top official said the country would not negotiate with the United States.
Real Madrid’s strong relationship with Bundesliga giants could pave the way for defensive signing
Real Madrid have been scanning the transfer market for some time in search of potential reinforcements at centre-back. David Alaba will leave this summer when his contract expires and it remains to be seen whether Antonio Rudiger might do the same, depending on how his body responds between now and the end of the season….
In Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, China and America See a Mirror Image
The Olympic athletes are the subject of uncomfortable public comparisons that present online narratives that overlap more than both sides may realize.