Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
“The man is a game-player called ‘Gurgeh’…” diuno/iStockphoto/Getty Images This is the story of a man who went far away for a long time, just to play a game. The man is a game-player called “Gurgeh.” The story starts with a battle that is not a battle, and ends with a game that is not…
FDA move could keep asbestos-laced talc in cosmetics, critics say- Fast Company
In the latest sign that the Trump administration isn’t so concerned about asbestos, the Food and Drug Administration this week withdrew a proposed rule that would have required testing for the toxic asbestos in talc-based cosmetics. The rule, which was proposed by the Biden administration less than a year ago, would have required manufacturers to…
YMCA AND ULTA BEAUTY TEAM UP AGAIN TO LIFT UP YOUNG BLACK GIRLS THROUGH ‘PRETTY EMPOWERED’
The YWCA’s partnership with the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation is back, and this year’s “Pretty Empowered” events brought together hundreds of girls for a day built around confidence, curiosity, and real-world learning. The program first started in Chicago in 2022 and has slowly grown into something bigger, with YWCA sites around the country hosting their…
Airbus Orders Software Update for A320 Jets
The European airplane maker said a recent incident had shown that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.”
Fuzzy Zoeller, two-time major winner haunted by racist Tiger Woods joke, dies aged 74 | Golf
Fuzzy Zoeller, the two-time major champion whose genial public persona was overshadowed by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods that came to define the latter part of his career, has died aged 74. No cause of death was immediately available. Brian Naugle, tournament director of the Insperity Invitational in Houston and a longtime colleague,…
Top U.S. Negotiator Warned Europeans That Russia Is Stockpiling Missiles
Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine.
Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too. Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO…
Bob Starkie: Skyhooks legend passes away after battle with leukemia
Bob Starkie from the legendary Aussie rock band Skyhooks has passed away aged 73. The band announced the passing on their Facebook page this morning, writing that he died after a battle with leukemia. “It’s with sadness in our hearts that we have to send out this news that early this morning Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie…
Shoppers Head Into the Holidays With Spending Plans Intact
Prices are higher, and the job market is weakening, but many people plan to spend heartily this season.