How private are our lives in a highly surveilled world? Jan Klos/Millennium Images, UK Strangers and IntimatesTiffany Jenkins (Picador (UK, available now; US, 15 July)) Whatever happened to good old-fashioned privacy? Nowadays, practically everything about us is known, traded and exploited by social media platforms, even when we aren’t opening the curtains on our inner lives ourselves….
TechCrunch is turning 20. I’ve somehow been here half that time, but this has been the best job of my life, which is maybe why the time has gone so fast. Before I dive (quickly!) into the nostalgia that milestone birthdays inevitably bring, I want to pause and explain why this particular anniversary matters so…
In the modern NBA where a team’s “point guard” is often just their best scorer, Tyrese Haliburton is a throwback to what the position has traditionally been. He is the ultimate pass-first player, so much so that he threw more passes (5,453) than anyone else in the league this season. Haliburton’s vision and ability to…
Nebraska director Alexander Payne will receive the Pardo d’Onore at the Locarno Film Festival. The American filmmaker will be presented with the honorary leopard on Friday, August 15. He will also present his 2011 pic The Descendants and 2013 title Nebraska and participate in a public discussion. Payne, a writer-director also behind the likes of…
The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.
Which players in this hotly contested market are leading the pack? We look at their profits, deposits, and loan growth, among other metrics.
SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts wasn’t pretending to be calm. He was calm. None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the division rivals within striking distance. Under similar circumstances in past seasons, Roberts pointed out, “We’ve gotten to the other side.” The Dodgers won a World Series like this last…
Sydney Sweeney wore Miu Miu to the UK Echo Valley premiere. [RCFA] Aaron Rodgers says he’s married now? [Hollywood Life] Zoe Saldana brought her three kids to the Elio premiere. [Just Jared] R. Kelly’s lawyers are asking Donald Trump to set Kelly free. [Socialite Life] Mariah Carey has new music! [LaineyGossip] A new character was…
In the last year, big tech companies went all-in on nuclear energy. Meta signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy Corp. for power from an Illinois reactor, Google signed a deal with Kairos Power to buy power from a new fleet of advanced reactors sited to supply Google’s data centers, Amazon partnered with Energy Northwest…
In biting verbal assaults viewed by millions, Claude Malhuret has issued a scathing critique of the American president, bringing a lifetime of experience to bear.
