Taro Kono during a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan has relied too heavily on the U.S. for security, according to Taro Kono, Japan’s former defense minister, as concerns grow that Washington may scale back its global…
A search is continuing for a 62-year-old Australian woman who was reported missing on Tuesday while hiking in a Canadian national park. Denise Ann Williams was last heard from on 15 April, when she told family she was travelling to Chéticamp, a fishing village on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia….
The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history. To honor all of…
The global economy is increasingly captive to two opposing forces.
VC firm 137 Ventures announced Thursday that it has raised more than $700 million across two new growth-stage funds to back startups “with the potential for significant market impact.” In the past year, the firm, founded by former Founders Fund investor Justin Fishner-Wolfson, said it has deployed more than a billion dollars into companies building…
On any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason. Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street….
Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt has been slammed by fans online for her “out of touch” career advice in a recent interview. The Devil Wears Prada 2 star told fans to quit their jobs even if they’re “earning no money” in their next one in a video interview with Betches. Watch the video above. Emily…
Financial services platform Stripe is introducing a digital wallet specifically built for the AI era, where autonomous agents can perform tasks that include shopping, paying for reservations, buying tickets, and more. At its annual conference this week, the company introduced Link, a wallet that allows you to connect various payment methods, track your spending, and…
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen have a passport to Manhattan. The Row co-founders made a rare appearance on April 30, when they were seen walking around Midtown Manhattan before meeting with a friend for lunch. The 39-year-olds kept it casual for the outing, with Mary-Kate donning a long black coat, black pants, a white scarf…
Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant upgrade from the current Google Assistant. The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience. The announcement follows closely behind news from General Motors, which revealed yesterday that Gemini is…
