Enigmatic Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was honored Monday night by NYC’s Film at Lincoln Center with the 50th annual Chaplin Award. Almodóvar is a fitting selection for the award’s 50th honoree, since he’s had 15 films screen at Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival. Not to mention his prolific body of work that redefined creativity…
The two largest U.S. oil companies reported their lowest first-quarter profits in years on Friday as they braced for the economic fallout from President Trump’s trade war, which has weakened consumer confidence and pushed oil prices down. U.S. crude prices slipped below $60 a barrel this week, a threshold below which many companies cannot make…
After President Trump ousted Mike Waltz, his national security adviser, on Thursday night, he settled on someone less hawkish on Russia and willing to remain in lock-step with his foreign policy approach to Iran, Gaza and China. He didn’t have to look far. By making Marco Rubio the top foreign policy adviser in the West…
Spotify said on Friday that Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps. “In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotify’s…
The Trump administration, which has made clear that it aims to slash government spending, is preparing to unveil a budget proposal as soon as next week that includes draconian cuts that would entirely eliminate some federal programs and fray the nation’s social safety net. The proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year would cut billions…
While the votes in England’s local elections were still being counted on Friday, Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. party emerged as the biggest winner of the first major polls since Labour swept into government last summer. Voters have been selecting councilors for about 1,600 municipal seats in 23 areas, as well as six regional mayors. Here…
Even in a blocky world with zombified piglin chicken jockeys, human ingenuity still stands out. A Minecraft video game tweaked by scientists revealed clues about what makes people such good learners. The results, published April 25 in Nature Communications, suggest that people who change strategies at opportune moments come out on top. “The main thing…
In today’s Daily newsletter, we look at a VC fund that is shying away from hype and focusing on solving “real, unsexy problems.”
As inescapable as it is inexorable, everyone at Cadillac is aware the clock is ticking as they edge closer towards a moment of truth well over three years in the making. The expectation and anticipation for when the team, backed by US manufacturer General Motors, hits the grid as Formula One’s 11th entry for the…
Blue Ivy Carter may only be 13, but she’s already making waves across music, film, fashion, and beyond. As the daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, she’s grown up in the spotlight — but she’s also busy building a legacy all her own. How old is Blue Ivy? Blue Ivy turned 13 years old on January…
