Dozens of protesters, including members of Congress, gathered along the National Mall on Thursday to protest an “intimate” dinner being held by Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison “in celebration of the First Amendment” and “honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House Correspondents”, and attended by Donald Trump. Paramount has faced criticism for…
Bob Iger is returning to Thrive Capital as an advisor, just one month after stepping down as CEO of Disney, a role he held for nearly two decades. Iger previously served a two-month stint as a venture partner at the firm in late 2022, but left when the Disney board asked him to retake the…
The highly anticipated Summer House season 10 reunion was filmed on Thursday, where Ciara Miller will come face to face with her former friend and ex-boyfriend, Amanda Batula and West Wilson, for the first time since they announced their romance. But while the show’s controversy has been compared to that of Vanderpump Rules‘ infamous Scandoval,…
The National Space Club & Foundation announced its annual award recipients March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Two dedicated leaders from NASA’s Johnson Space Center were recognized for their contributions to human spaceflight. Orion Program Manager Howard Hu received the Norman L. Baker Astronautics Engineer Award for sustained technical contributions to multiple human spaceflight efforts. Hu leads…
Imagn Images The 2026 NFL Draft is finally here, and in just a few hours, the Las Vegas Raiders will be on the clock to kick things off. While the No. 1 overall pick appears all but settled, everything that follows is far less certain — setting the stage for one of the most unpredictable…
A US soldier who played a role in the January capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is now in custody after allegedly cashing in over $400,000 on wagers about the politician’s removal from office, federal authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say beginning in early December the soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was involved in planning…
Anthropic is expanding its directory of connected services for its Claude AI chatbot. The platform can now link up with your accounts on AllTrails, Audible, Booking.com, Instacart, Intuit Credit Karma, Intuit TurboTax, Resy, Spotify, StubHub, Taskrabbit, Thumbtack, TripAdvisor, Uber, Uber Eats and Viator. Additional services will be added in the future. More and more AI companies…
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual…
Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Core inflation in Japan accelerated for the first time in five months, rising to 1.8% in March as Iran war-fueled higher energy prices stoke consumer inflation. Government data showed the inflation figure…
Those Palantir chore coats? Yeah, they’re weird. The software company Palantir has waded into online fashion discourse after its head of strategic engagement, Eliano A. Younes, posted pictures of a “lightweight Palantir chore coat” to X.
