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The Sudden Medical Emergency That Just Ended a POWERFUL Political Career

Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina and chair of the Senate Budget Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. If confirmed, Hal Duncan would replace former Representative Dan Bishop, who served as OMB’s deputy director before Trump sent him back to North Carolina to be a federal prosecutor. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham died Saturday at age 71. Preliminary findings identified aort

Healthline·Politics·12d ago
Tech

Apple's About to Make It More EXPENSIVE to Fix Your Devices

An AppleCare Plus subscription for a Mac or iPad will cost more soon, with prices going up by $0.50 per month or $5 per year for new sign-ups while remaining the same for existing subscribers, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman says that under the new AppleCare Plus pricing, "a plan for a new 13-inch MacBook Air increased to $7.99 from $7.49, or to $79.99 from $74.99 annually," following a move last year that similarly raised the plan's price on iPhones. We haven't seen the new pricing

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

Why Valve Just REVERSED Its Steam Deck Battery Decision

The Steam Deck’s internals, including the L-shaped battery. Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs - which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery for the Steam Deck LCD handheld. It would have meant you could no longer just buy a battery from iFixit and install it yourself. Why would Valve stop stocking the most important replacement part just as people are starting to need it? Here is Valve's answer to The Verge, as of 5

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

Skullcandy Just Stole BOSE's Secret Weapon

Skullcandy announced a new version of its Crusher wireless headphones today featuring a few of Bose's audio technologies including its QuietControl ANC and head-tracking spatial audio. The Crusher headphone line differentiates itself from the competition through the use of both full-range and dedicated bass drivers in each ear cup to boost deeper frequencies. Skullcandy admits that approach can result in a loss of audio quality when the bass is heavily boosted, but its new Crusher 1080 ANC are m

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

The OLED Laptop Deal Students Need to See Before School Starts

HP’s convertible OmniBook has a great feature set for the price. | Image: HP With storage and memory prices still at an all-time high, we’re happy to tell you about a solid deal on a good laptop when we find one, rare as they are. Best Buy is selling the HP OmniBook X Flip 2 in 1 for $999.99 (usually $1,649.99) with an Intel Core 7 Ultra CPU, 16GB of LPDDR5X memory, and a 1TB SSD. The star of the show is the 1920 x 1200 OLED touchscreen, an uncommon perk at this price point. It will display de

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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The Smartphone Brand That Just VANISHED From Two Continents Overnight

The OnePlus 15 was the company’s final US flagship. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge OnePlus has confirmed what industry observers have long expected: it's quitting the US and European markets, and will no longer launch new products in either region. Parent company Oppo promises that it will honor existing support and warranty agreements, with devices transitioning to its ColorOS for future updates. "Software updates and after-sale support will be guaranteed" in both the US and Europe, Opp

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

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The Hidden BIAS in ChatGPT That Researchers Just Exposed to the World

Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2024, we asked OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, GPT-4 and GPT-4o models to estimate the moral norms—shared ideas about right and wrong—of 48 nations and then compared them with a global sample of over 90,000 human participants. Both humans and AI models were asked to complet

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago

How AI Could Unleash a FLOOD of Security Nightmares No One Can Stop

More than 100 new vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed on an average day, according to Mike Sentonas, president of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. What was once a trickle has become a torrent, threatening to overwhelm the organizations responsible for keeping critical systems secure. Sentonas, who has worked at CrowdStrike since 2016 and in cybersecurity for more than 20 years, believes the problem has grown so large that major organizations cannot test and install every available fix witho

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago

What Apple MUST Do to Survive Its Own AI Revolution

Apple owns the smartphone. It owns the devices and the ecosystem around them. It owns the on-campus product launch. Steve Jobs built that, Tim Cook protected it, and now John Ternus has to carry it into the AI era. That’s the hard part. Especially when you consider that Apple is two years behind schedule when it comes to getting real AI into the hands of users. The recent Siri AI rollout everyone was waiting for didn’t change that. In fact, it felt to me (and many others I’ve talked to in the ex

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago

Why You're Tired of Saying NO to AI

I’m sick of “opt-out” toggles for automatically enabled generative AI features. It’s past time to make “opt in” the default setting for sensitive features.

WIRED·Tech·12d ago

Why Americans Can't Stop Buying This ONE Appliance

It feels as if it should be illegal to even think about heating appliances during the height of summer—seriously, these heat waves in New York have been brutal—but we need to talk about heat pumps. The appliances use electricity for heating, they’re incredibly efficient, and they’re on the rise. (For what it’s worth, many heat…

MIT Technology Review·Tech·12d ago

The Invisible Unit That's Powering AI's TRILLION-Dollar Economy

Three-plus years into the AI boom, we’re all still figuring out what an AI token is actually worth. Welcome to the era of stochastic shopping. Tokens, at their core, are the tiny units of language that artificial intelligence systems ingest and process in order to reason, or at least mimic reasoning, and communicate with us. A token might be a punctuation mark, a word, or even part of a word. OpenAI suggests that, in English, one token is roughly equivalent to four characters, or about three-qua

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago
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The Shadowy Industry Selling AI SURVEILLANCE to Your Local Police

I stood before a hulking glass and brick structure in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Thousands gathered inside to see what had been billed as "the future of policing in the digital age." As press, I was prohibited from entering, but from a number of nearby locations, I met with attendees who told me what was being sold within. And I learned that AI is threatening to seize the very heart of policing in America. The promise of AI at this year's International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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GM's AI Could Cut Car Development Time in HALF—Here's How

A great acceleration is coming to the auto industry thanks to artificial intelligence, and one of the giants of the carmaking world is using the technology to reinvent its product pipeline. In recent years, General Motors has dabbled with AI and virtual simulation tools to evolve the way it designs, engineers, tests, and manufactures its vehicles. Now the company has fully embraced these tools and woven them through the entire product development process. As a result, GM’s use of AI tools, gener

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago
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The Court Ruling That Just SHATTERED Google's Empire

Google must give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search after the European Union ordered the company to comply with the bloc's digital antitrust rules. The two decisions, handed down Thursday, could weaken Google's control over two of the tech industry's most important platforms and have far-reaching consequences for the company, shape the future of its AI tool Gemini, and open up new opportunities for rivals to gain ground. The rulings

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

OpenAI Unveils GPT-Red as Heat Pumps SURGE Across America

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other…

MIT Technology Review·Tech·12d ago

TSMC's Massive U.S. Bet Just Got $100B BIGGER Despite Stock Drop

TSMC Plans Extra $100B in U.S. Investment After Earnings Beat. The Stock Is Falling.  Barron's TSMC to invest additional $100 billion in Arizona after second-quarter profit soars 77%  CNBC Taiwan's chip superpower just pledged another $100 billion to help the U.S. get its act together  Fortune Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reports record quarterly profit  Yahoo Finance TSMC Hikes Sales, Spending Outlook to Catch AI ‘Megatrend’  Bloomberg.com

Google News·Tech·12d ago
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Samsung's Foldable Secret Just LEAKED a Week Too Early

Samsung's next flip phone might be tough to tell apart from last year's Galaxy Z Flip 7. As 9to5Google points out, leaked images and specs for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 shared by WinFuture are nearly identical to Samsung's current flip phone. According to the leak, Samsung is not planning to upgrade the Z Flip 8 to one of Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. Instead, it will have a Samsung Exynos 2600 chip, the successor to the previous-generation Exynos 2500 in the Z Flip 7. The only other nota

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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Ninja's New Gadget Could Finally Fix the Problem RUINING Your Leftovers

Ninja has added everything from ice cream makers to double-decker toaster ovens to its extensive lineup of counter-clogging appliances, but it's only now introducing its first microwave. What makes the new Ninja Crispi Microwave stand out among its many competitors is that it doubles as an air fryer. After heating your food using microwaves, you have the option to switch over to using superheated air so the results are crispy instead of soggy, while also potentially replacing two kitchen applian

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
Breaking

Why This Privacy Company Says NO ONE Will Protect You

Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the systems that run the world: I’m talking with Bart Butler, the CTO of Proton, the company that makes private and secure productivity software. You probably know it best for Proton Mail, which is encrypted by default, but the company also has docs, sheets, a calendar, and even a new AI assistant called Lumo, all built and marketed around the idea that they should be vastly more private than the products from Big Tech companies. You’

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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The Apple Upgrade That Will Make Your Wallet CRY

The current 7th-generation iPad Mini includes a Liquid Retina display. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge The iPad Mini could get an OLED display upgrade as soon as October, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It would be the most significant refresh for the Mini since its 2021 redesign. An OLED iPad Mini has been rumored for months now, with Gurman previously reporting last year that it will also come with a price increase, and earlier this week he said the price of AppleCare Plus for Macs a

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
Breaking

What Tesla DOESN'T Want You to Know About This Fatal Crash

The Tesla driver who fatally struck a woman after crashing into her home "manually overrode" the vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology by pressing the gas pedal to 100 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed in a preliminary report on Wednesday. After examining the car's electronic data, investigators found that the Tesla Model 3 reached speeds greater than 70mph during the crash. In June, 44-year-old Michael Butler's vehicle plowed into a Katy, Texas home, kill

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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The Splatoon Raiders Deal That EXPIRES in Hours

Splatoon Raiders’ July 23rd launch day is almost here, so your window to preorder the physical version at a $10 discount is about to close. The digital version is $49.99, and so is the game on cartridge if you preorder at Walmart. Amazon previously honored the preorder discount, but it’s selling the game at full price ($59.99), at least for the moment. Nintendo announced in March that certain digital Switch 2 games will be $10 cheaper than the physical versions. However, releases like Yoshi and

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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The Gaming Platform That Will Let ANYONE Build Games With AI

Roblox is about to let people make games with AI right inside its mobile app, which could make a platform that's already filled with content of questionable quality feel even more overloaded. The company has embraced AI with open arms, including a preview of an ambitious take on AI world models similar to Google's Project Genie, an AI foundation model that developers can use to generate 3D game assets, and an AI assistant chatbot that can help developers while they're building games. The tools a

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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Why Google Is Winning the Game Everyone Else Is LOSING

Today, the European Union ordered Google to give its AI rivals greater access to Android, the open-source operating system that powers billions of devices worldwide. The demand is hardly surprising. It may look like a defeat on paper for Google, which has spent years resisting exactly this kind of access, but it is a regulatory win. It's also a sign that Google may have outmaneuvered Apple by playing Brussels' regulatory game far more shrewdly. In one of two decisions handed down on Thursday, t

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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The AI Experiment One Governor Is Running on EVERY State Rule

New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and] policy" to check for outdated legislation. Some of the antiquated laws mentioned by Hochul in the interview include a $25 fee required to take a dog hunting, or a stipulation that pregnant people need a

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
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How AI Chatbots Are Quietly CENSORING Free Speech

Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain’s King Charles III, and Anthropic’s chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand’s king, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince or China’s leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined. It is a key finding from a Meta Oversight Board study released Thursday, showing that major AI systems, including those built in the U.S., are more likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders or governments. It raises co

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago
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The Robot Vacuum Deal You've Been WAITING For

Sometimes it feels like keeping your floors clean is one of those never-ending chores, which is why it's nice to have a versatile robot vacuum take it off your hands. The Ecovacs Deebot X11 robovac / mop hybrid is designed to do just that, and it's now $699 ($400 off) at Amazon and directly from Ecovacs, which is a new low price. The Deebot X11 is the latest version of one of our former top picks for the best robot vacuum / mop. While the Matic has since taken its place in our rankings, the X11

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

Jensen Huang's Paradoxical Claim About AI and HIRING

Between shrinking entry-level gigs, mass layoffs and high rates of long-term unemployment, AI has been at the center of workers’ job loss fears.  Some tech executives have warned that AI could lead to job displacement, but others preach the exact opposite. One staunch believer that AI will actually create more jobs is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. In a recent interview, Huang discussed the fast-paced advances in AI over the last six months, as well as the deployment of AI agents in the workplace acro

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago
Breaking

The ONE Thing Standing Between Us and Electric TRUCKING

Every company that sells, ships, manufactures, or distributes physical goods is now exposed to transportation volatility.  Even if a company does not own a single truck, it depends on freight capacity, delivery reliability, predictable transportation costs, and increasingly, lower-emission logistics. Over the past six months, diesel prices have remained highly volatile, adding more uncertainty for shippers and carriers already managing tight capacity and rising costs. Electricity prices are not

Fast Company·Tech·12d ago
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Netflix Just Admitted AI Created More of Your Shows Than You THINK

A scene from The American Experiment, one of the Netflix titles to use generative AI | Image: Netflix Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it's "increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost." It also provided some examples of titles that used AI, including Glo

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

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Samsung's Viral Art TV Just Dropped to Its LOWEST Price Ever

Samsung’s art TV looks right at home alongside real paintings. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s Frame is different from your average 4K TV. Its biggest selling point involves what it does when you aren’t actively using it. It can display art, turning your living room into a gallery. The Frame has bezels that make it look like — you guessed it — framed art, and its matte finish can replicate paintings more naturally than your typical glossy-coated TV. Amazon currently has the 55-inch Samsung Frame on

The Verge·Tech·12d ago

The AI 'Personas' About to INVADE Fortnite

Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it's created 36 characters with "consistent voices and personas" that creators can use as NPCs. The characters include Fortnite staples like Agent Jonesy, Peely (the banana), Fishstick (a walking fish), and Cuddle Team Leader (who wears a pink bear mascot head). Epic tested the waters

The Verge·Tech·12d ago
Business
Breaking

When Using AI at Work Could Actually BACKFIRE

Companies are investing a lot of money in AI resources right now in the hope that it will enhance people’s performance and make organizations function more efficiently. Because of the size of the investment, there is pressure for people to engage with artificial intelligence in as many tasks as possible. Broadly speaking, if you have not played around much with AI, there is value in engaging with it. The tools are constantly changing, and the capacities continue to grow. Not only are the models

Fast Company·Business·12d ago

Why Pretending Women Just Discovered Investing Is INSULTING to Everyone

Perhaps you’ve heard that women are finally finding their financial groove, pushing past the patriarchy, and crushing it in capitalism. Best-selling books and top-ranking podcasts are here to teach her how to navigate the new-to-her world of money. We have a narrative, cribbed from binge-watching Mad Men, that women used to be on the financial sidelines. Some of that is true. Yes, wives’ credit applications required husbands’ approval until 1974. Yes, many middle-class women were given “allowanc

Fast Company·Business·12d ago

The $159 Billion Company Quietly CONTROLLING the Internet

When Stripe moved into its first office in Palo Alto about 15 years ago, its founders (brothers Patrick and John Collison) did what every tiny startup does: They drove to Ikea to buy cheap desks and chairs. As they started to unload their haul in their new space, though, they unwittingly revealed one of the traits that would lead Stripe to revolutionize internet payments, company formation, and more. After they put down some of the boxes, they started sprinting back to the car. Darragh Buckley,

Fast Company·Business·12d ago

Why Women Entrepreneurs Avoid AI—But NEED It Most

Men are more likely than women to leverage AI when launching or running a business, but female entrepreneurs who embrace the technology are more likely to see a productivity boost.  That’s according to a new study by online HR services provider Gusto, which found that 64% of men leveraged AI to launch a business in 2025, compared to 56% of women. Men were also more likely to turn to the technology to develop a business idea, build or test products and services, set up operations, and manage admi

Fast Company·Business·12d ago

Why SpaceX Stock Just Did Something It's NEVER Done Before

Last month, Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, better known as SpaceX, transitioned from a private entity to a publicly traded company. It entered the stock market on June 12 with the largest initial public offering (IPO) in stock market history. Yet on Wednesday, SpaceX shares (Nasdaq: SPCX) dropped below their starting IPO, after just a month on the market. Originally priced at $135, the stock dropped to $132.62, with shares dropping 2.2% in intraday trading. If these pric

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
Breaking

The Grocery Chain Quietly CLOSING Stores Across America in 2026

Publix has closed a number of locations this year, but the brand appears to be growing its overall footprint. Most recently, the southeastern U.S. supermarket chain has permanently shuttered its location in Florida’s Palm Bay Center.  According to Florida Today, the closure is due to a planned redevelopment project, which will demolish the existing building and create a new Publix store. The original store had operated for almost 50 years and shut its doors at the close of business on Saturday,

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
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MS NOW Taps Brian Swarth as Senior Vice President of Marketing

Brian Swarth, a veteran of promoting series such as Showtime’s “Billions,” Audacy’s “Fly on the Wall with David Spade and Dana Carvey” and AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire,” will join MS NOW as its senior vice president of marketing, at a time when the news outlet will be working to lure its viewers to join […]

Variety·Business·12d ago
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Oliver Darcy's Media Newsletter Is Getting a SUMMIT

The status of “Status” is multimedia. The buzzy media-industry newsletter that journalist and entrepreneur Oliver Darcy founded in 2024, is moving into live events. A “Status Summit” is planned for Wednesday, September 9, at The Times Center in New York City, convening what is expected to be a crowd of influential executives, journalists, creators, and […]

Variety·Business·12d ago
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The SHOCKING Salary Gen Z Electricians Make From AI

“Dirty Jobs” founder and TV host Mike Rowe recently said that at a time when many companies are laying off white-collar workers, there is a skilled labor shortage threatening AI’s current $10 trillion infrastructure boom—and solving that gap is key to ensuring the future health of the U.S. economy. Rowe, whose popular series runs on the Discovery Channel, spoke on Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi’s Power Players podcast on Tuesday. He said the time has come to refocus on blue-collar jo

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
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The AI Strategy That Made Some Companies CRUSH Their Rivals

Successfully implementing AI tools across a company is one thing. Getting consumers on board is entirely another—and according to a recent report, more than 97% of companies are missing the mark. Global communications firm Gregory just released a new study on company’s AI strategy rollouts, revealing that companies with better executed announcements see massive differences in returns on the stock market compared to those that phone it in. How does one quantify the quality of an AI strategy rollo

Fast Company·Business·12d ago

The Chip Stock Collapse DRAGGING Down the Market

S&P 500 tries to fight higher on solid earnings, but chip stocks are weighing on market again: Live updates  CNBC Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Slips as Chip Stocks Face Pressure; TSMC in Focus — Live Updates  WSJ Slumping AI stocks drag down markets around the world  LancasterOnline Chip selloff drags Wall Street lower, offsetting solid earnings, economic data  Reuters Stock market today: Dow rises, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as chip stocks slide after TSMC earnings  Yahoo Finance

Google News·Business·12d ago

Why Salads Are Suddenly Giving People the ICK

Cyclosporiasis, otherwise known as the “explosive diarrhea” parasite, has continued to make headlines this week, as thousands across the United States—mostly in Michigan—are expected to have been infected. Given that lettuce is a likely culprit, people may finally feel like they have a good reason to opt for a burger (sans lettuce) instead of a giant bowl of leafy greens.  On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said at least 7,000 cases have been confirmed or are

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
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Why Paramount Just Called This Lawsuit One of the WEAKEST in Modern History

Paramount Skydance began to lay out its legal argument Thursday against an antitrust lawsuit brought by a dozen states, calling it “one of the weakest merger challenges in modern antitrust history.” Paramount’s lawyers filed an opposition to the states’ motion for a temporary restraining order, which would pause the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. […]

Variety·Business·12d ago
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What 21 Leaders Know About Collaboration That You DON'T

Teamwork makes the dream work. It is cliché, and yet true. But teamwork often involves multiple departments and various roles, each with individual goals and priorities. As a cross-functional collaborative team, it’s important to recognize where everyone is coming from and how those objectives can be reached from a company perspective. Sometimes that means dialing down individual ideas to serve the greater good. That is hard to do and it requires good leadership to corral everyone around that vi

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
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Why Small Company IPOs Are VANISHING From the Stock Market

We are at an inflection point, a moment when AI-driven mega IPOs are flooding the market—from SpaceX, to the frenzy surrounding OpenAI and Anthropic’s upcoming initial public offerings. Meanwhile, smaller micro cap IPOs are vanishing. Micro cap IPOs are initial public offerings of a company with a market capitalization, or “market cap” (total value of a company’s outstanding shares) historically around $5 to $30 million (between 2010 and 2025). But more recently, regulators are requiring a minim

Fast Company·Business·12d ago
Breaking

Netflix Just Changed Its Data Rules — Wall Street Is FURIOUS

Netflix’s stock is falling in the wake of mixed earnings and a new plan to cut back on the publication of ‘What We Watched’ reports.

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Politics
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What the FBI Just Found Inside That ICE Shooting Van Will SHOCK You

F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting  The New York Times Houston ICE shooting: FBI says there could be drugs in van involved in ICE shooting, warrant states  ABC13 Houston Fatal Houston ICE shooting: Feds say van may have had drugs inside  USA Today These are the 17 Mexicans whose ICE-related deaths prompted Mexico to demand accountability  CNN Houston police chief requests Texas Rangers investigate fatal ICE-involved shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo  Click2Houston

Google News·Politics·12d ago

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Why ICE Just Reversed Its Most CONTROVERSIAL Policy

ICE lifts pause on vehicle stops after Trump criticism  The Washington Post Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism  CNN A witness recounts Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s words to federal agents before he died  The Boston Globe He was a young dad, working to give his daughter a stable life, before ICE killed him  NBC News Little Village, Chicago vigil responds to ICE shooting deaths as Trump's reverses temporary pause on ICE-related traffic stops  ABC7 Chica

Google News·Politics·12d ago

The COUNTRY Trump Just Blindsided With His Latest Trade WEAPON

Trump Administration to Impose New 25% Tariff on Brazil  The New York Times Trump administration slaps 25% tariff on Brazil as bilateral ties deteriorate  Financial Times US imposes 25% tariff on some imports from Brazil  Reuters U.S. to impose 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports over unfair trade practices, White House says  CBS News The Guardian view on Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence | Editorial  The Guardian

Google News·Politics·12d ago

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Why the New York Times Is Defying Trump's Latest DEMAND on Its Reporters

New York Times fights Trump administration subpoenas for reporters’ testimony  CNN Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe  CNN New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas following Air Force One coverage  KRON4 Investigators Seek Information From Government Officials as Part of Air Force One Leak Investigation  The New York Times Democrats press Jay Clayton on NYT subpoenas  Politico

Google News·Politics·12d ago

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The Trade War Move That Could DEVASTATE Your Grocery Bill

A separate U.S. probe into forced-labor enforcement has also proposed an additional 12.5% duty on Brazilian goods that would stack on top of the 25%, with a decision due within days.

CNBC·Politics·12d ago

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The Israel Aid Fight That's TEARING Democrats Apart

Democrats' Israel divide in the spotlight after failed push to cut aid  USA Today Over 100 House Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party  CNN House defeats bid to end military aid to Israel as over 100 Democrats vote for it  The Guardian House Democratic leaders face rare divide over vote to cut off U.S. aid to Israel  Axios Katherine Clark, No. 2 House Democrat, backs cutting Israel aid  Politico

Google News·Politics·12d ago
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The Israel Vote That Just Exposed Democrats' Deepest DIVIDE

House vote exposes Democrats’ widening divide over Israel  The Washington Post Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel  The New York Times House Democratic leaders face rare divide over vote to cut off U.S. aid to Israel  Axios Katherine Clark, No. 2 House Democrat, backs cutting Israel aid  Politico 100 House Democrats vote to cut off aid to Israel, showcasing party shift  The Hill

Google News·Politics·12d ago

Why Vance's Capitol Hill Visit Left Republicans More WORRIED Than Before

Vance pitch does little to quell House GOP angst over reconciliation 3.0  Axios House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections  Yahoo House tax writers left out of latest GOP reconciliation bill  Politico Johnson unveils $95 billion plan for Iran war, election grants and farm aid  CNN House G.O.P. Releases Budget to Unlock $95 Billion for Iran War and SAVE Act  The New York Times

Google News·Politics·12d ago

The Gas Station Rebrand That Turned Fuel Into PROPAGANDA

When independent gas stations rebrand from one supplier to another, it’s called reflagging. A 76 station might become a Sinclair, and its pylons, signs, and branding on its canopy get swapped out for the new brand, with a dinosaur placed out front. Gas stations reflag to tap into a recognizable national brand with its own advertising and rewards program. For the 25 gas stations that recently reflagged as “Freedom Fuel Network,” though, it was about tapping into a flagging political movement with

Fast Company·Politics·12d ago
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The Federal Prosecutor Trump Just FIRED Without Warning

Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle  CNN Trump fires newly appointed US attorney in Seattle less than an hour after swearing-in  KBOI Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than an hour later  KING5.com Trump fires new U.S. attorney in Seattle within an hour  The Seattle Times Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment  The New York Times

Google News·Politics·12d ago

Why the Iran War Funding Bill Is Already DOOMED

House GOP’s budget bill to fund Iran war and U.S. farmers could be in trouble  The Washington Post GOP leaders face frustrations, time pressure on $95 billion reconciliation package  The Hill Capitol agenda: Johnson rushes to launch Recon 3.0  Politico House G.O.P. Releases Budget to Unlock $95 Billion for Iran War and SAVE Act  The New York Times House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections  Yahoo

Google News·Politics·12d ago
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The Pattern in Trump's Disaster Aid That NOBODY Can Ignore

When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for aid. And if they live in a state that didn’t support President Donald Trump, chances are greater that aid will be denied. Since taking office last year, Trump has approved about 65 requests for major disaster declarations and denied more than two dozen others from states, tribes or territories seeking federal financial assistance following hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floo

Fast Company·Politics·12d ago
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Trump's National Address Will Focus on the ONE Thing His Critics FEAR Most

Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national address  AP News Advisers debate how much to declassify and reveal in Trump’s primetime election speech  CNN House Dems warn of weaponized intel ahead of Trump’s speech  Politico Trump speech gives TV networks a tough choice  Axios Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in primetime speech, sources say  CBS News

Google News·Politics·12d ago
Breaking

Trump Just FIRED Someone One Hour After Federal Judges Appointed Them

Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him  The Guardian Trump Administration Fires U.S. Attorney Minutes After His Appointment  The New York Times Trump admin fires US attorney in Seattle minutes after he was appointed  Fox News Trump fires new Seattle prosecutor less than an hour after appointment  The Hill Judges appoint Roger Rogoff as US attorney Wednesday morning. Trump fires him less than an hour later  KING5.com

Google News·Politics·12d ago
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The White House INSIDER Who Bet on Trump's Every Word

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet on just about everything. One category that Kalshi offers is "mentions" markets, in which users try to predict wha

The Verge·Politics·12d ago

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Trump Revives the Rule That Could DENY Green Cards

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers, and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20. The policy was first implemented in February 2020 as one of President Donald Trump’s moves to limit legal immigration during his first administration, but it was reversed after Democratic Pres

Fast Company·Politics·12d ago
Breaking

The Democrat Who Just Threatened to LEAVE His Own Party Forever

John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’  The Guardian Fetterman lays out ‘red line’ over leaving Democratic Party: Israel  CNN 52 percent of Pennsylvania voters would like to see Fetterman leave Democratic Party: Poll  The Hill Fetterman threatens to abandon Democrats  Axios Fetterman reveals what it would take for him to leave Democratic Party  Fox News

Google News·Politics·12d ago
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What Trump Is About to Say That Has Networks REFUSING to Broadcast

President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election

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International

How Climate Change Just Displaced THOUSANDS in West Africa

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month. Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused the floods were supercharged by climate breakdown. Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe. Continue reading...

The Guardian·International·12d ago
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The Tanker the U.S. Military Just Disabled—And What It Was REALLY Trying to Do

US military says it disabled tanker trying to breach blockade amid new wave of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian US bombs Iran and ‘disables’ Iranian oil tanker; sirens in Bahrain, Kuwait  Al Jazeera Inside the 24-hour sprint to convince Trump to drop his plans to toll Strait of Hormuz  CNN US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports  AP News Watch: US disables oil tanker heading to Iran as naval blockade intensifies  The Time

Google News·International·12d ago
Breaking

What Trump Just Told Iran That Has the ENTIRE Middle East on EDGE

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'  BBC US says it launched new wave of strikes on Iran aimed at protecting vessels in Strait of Hormuz  CNN World in Brief: America launches fresh strikes on Iran; SpaceX shares slide  The Economist US resumes blockade on Iran, launches strikes after attacks in Strait of Hormuz  Fox News U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times

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The Russian Missile Attack That Hit Kyiv After EU Deal

Kyiv under fire from Russian missiles after EU-Ukraine sign drone deal  Al Jazeera Kyiv Endures One of the War’s Heaviest Assaults  JW.ORG Ukraine war latest: At least six killed in Russian strikes - as Ukraine hits 20 Russian ships in Black Sea  Sky News Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses  AP News 12 killed, 90 injured in Ukraine as Moscow, Kyiv trade aerial strikes  upi.com

Google News·International·12d ago

The Pegasus Spyware SCANDAL Morocco Kept Hidden Until NOW

Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including Pegasus spyware – to target journalists, human rights defenders, French politicians and Spanish cabinet ministers and police officers. Pegasus, which is manufactured by the Israel-based NSO Group, allows its o

The Guardian·International·12d ago

France Just Approved Something That Took YEARS of Debate to LEGALIZE

France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate  AP News French parliament approves landmark assisted-dying bill  Reuters France Votes to Allow Assisted Dying  The New York Times French MPs approve assisted-dying law with strict rules after years of argument  BBC France’s National Assembly approves assisted-dying bill after years of debate  CNN

Google News·International·12d ago
Breaking

The Global Power Shift That Just Changed EVERYTHING

China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time, Pew Finds  Bloomberg.com More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests  BBC China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries  The Guardian People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.  Pew Research Center China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds  Axios

Google News·International·12d ago

China's CRACKDOWN Just Reached Hong Kong's Last Independent VOICES

Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown  The Washington Post Five arrested after raid on two Hong Kong independent bookshops  BBC Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5  The New York Times Hong Kong police arrest five over 'seditious' books  Reuters China Wields Security Laws to Cow Hong Kong’s Once-Free Literary Scene  WSJ

Google News·International·12d ago

Why Hong Kong Police Just RAIDED Independent Bookstores

Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5  The New York Times Hong Kong booksellers reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications  NBC News China Wields Security Laws to Cow Hong Kong’s Once-Free Literary Scene  WSJ Hong Kong police arrest five over 'seditious' books  Reuters Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown  The Washington Post

Google News·International·12d ago

The Band That Was Playing When 33 Lives Were Lost in FLAMES

The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead  AP News Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change?  BBC How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap  Reuters Bangkok beer hall fire kills more than 2 dozen people, authorities say  CBS News In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World  The New York Times

Google News·International·12d ago

Why Ukraine Just OUSTED the Man Running Its War

Mr. Fedorov became the youthful face of Ukraine’s successful drone warfare program. The move to replace him has prompted street protests.

The New York Times·International·12d ago

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Why Ukraine Just FORCED OUT the Man Behind Its Drone REVOLUTION

Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry on Wednesday after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative weaponry.

The New York Times·International·12d ago

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Breaking

Why THOUSANDS Are Flooding Ukraine's Streets Over One MAN'S Firing

Demonstrators demanded the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov, who had come to symbolize Ukraine’s success in using drones to strike back against Russia.

The New York Times·International·12d ago

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Breaking

Why Uganda Is Demanding the World LIFT Its Travel Ban

Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda has started lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital. The discharge of a Congolese national from the Mulago national referral hospital’s isolation centre in Kampala on Thursday triggered the start of a 42-day countdown required by the World Health Organiz

The Guardian·International·12d ago
Breaking

The UK Aid Cuts Leaving African Countries With NOTHING

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’ Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show. The department’s annual report includes a long-awaited breakdown of how the reduction in the aid budget will affect individual countries for the next three years. Continue reading...

The Guardian·International·12d ago
Breaking

Why Hundreds Are Marching Against Zelenskyy RIGHT NOW

Hundreds protest in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister  Al Jazeera Ukraine’s Outgoing Defense Minister Delivers Rare Challenge to Zelensky  WSJ Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.  The New York Times Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle  NPR Ukrainian's Zelenskyy faces major backlash for ousting defense chief Mykhailo Fedorov amid progress vs. Russia  CBS News

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Science

The Bird Flu Case That Could DEVASTATE New Zealand Wildlife

Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach The deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in New Zealand for the first time, sparking alarm that some of the country’s most beloved and vulnerable native birds could be wiped out if it spreads. A single ocean-going seabird, a brown skua, returned a confirmed positive test on Wednesday, after it was found on Petone beach in Wellington on 10 Ju

The Guardian·Science·12d ago

The Quantum Discovery That Just United Light and Magnetism in IMPOSSIBLE Ways

A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ways never before possible. In these materials, light-generated excitons can interact directly with magnetic behavior, creating opportunities to control magnetic states using light alone. Scientists believe this could pave the way for advanced optical memory, quantum devices, and ultra-efficient photonic technologies.

Science Daily·Science·12d ago

Scientists Just Cracked the Mystery Behind What's TRIGGERING Colon Cancer

Researchers solved a long-standing mystery behind how a bacterial toxin associated with colorectal cancer damages the colon. The toxin first binds to a receptor called claudin-4, giving it access to attack the cells' protective barrier. After identifying this weak point, the team designed a decoy protein that successfully blocked the toxin in mice. The discovery could pave the way for new therapies to prevent inflammation and colon tumors.

Science Daily·Science·12d ago
Health

What Weight Loss Drugs Are Doing to Your FEET

Some people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have reported changes in their feet. Image Credit: stockvisual/Getty “Ozempic feet” is the latest anecdotal side effect of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. The unusual phenomenon is a result of rapid weight loss, which may cause foot pain, changes in shoe size, and a more bony appearance in the feet. “Ozempic feet” is not listed as a common side effect of Ozempic, Wegovy, or other GLP-1 drugs. Many people taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have repor

Healthline·Health·12d ago

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The Birth Control Method Linked to TUMORS in Your Brain

Research shows that certain types of birth control, particularly those high in progestogen, may raise the risk of brain tumors. Image Credit: Pekic/Getty A new study revealed a link between certain progestogen contraceptives, including Depo-Provera, and a higher risk of meningioma brain tumors. Meningiomas are brain tumors that are typically benign (noncancerous).  The overall risk is low, but it may be higher with prolonged use of specific products, such as Depo-Provera, which carries safet

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Man Obsessed With Living FOREVER Just Got Devastating News

Bryan Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of Kernel Holding SA, during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. The event brings together individuals with the capital, power, and influence to change the world and connects them with those whose expertise and creativity are reinventing health, finance, technology, philanthropy, industry, and media. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Longevity “guru” Brya

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The 14 Things You're Doing That Could ERASE Your Memory

Experts say addressing modifiable risk factors may help lower your risk of dementia. Getty Images Millions of people around the world are living with cognitive impairment associated with dementia. However, nearly half of dementia cases could potentially be prevented by addressing 14 risk factors. Experts say it’s important to address all these factors, as they work together to influence risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) explains that as of 2021, 57 million people worldwide were livi

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Deadly Warning Signs Hiding in PLAIN SIGHT on Your Skin

Many early signs of skin cancer can be easily overlooked. Image Credit: MoMo Productions/Getty Changes in moles aren’t the only early warning signs of skin cancer. Persistent sores, scaly patches, and other subtle skin changes can also be signs of the disease. Skin cancer is highly treatable when detected early, making it important to recognize overlooked warning signs and seek medical evaluation for concerning changes. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, accounting

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Strange Sniffing Trick That Could TRANSFORM Your Workouts

Smelling dark chocolate before and during workouts may help you perform more repetitions and reduce hunger after exercise, new research finds. Getty Images Smelling dark chocolate before and during a leg workout helped participants perform more repetitions. Though the exact mechanism remains unclear, researchers suspect that certain scents trigger physiological changes that may affect physical performance. Other scents, including peppermint and citrus, have also been shown to affect exercise

Healthline·Health·12d ago

What Pregnant Women Were WRONGLY Told About Tylenol

Research shows that there is no link between taking Tylenol during pregnancy and a higher risk of autism and ADHD. Image Credit: Getty Images In September 2025, the Trump administration suggested that taking Tylenol during pregnancy may raise the risk of autism in children. Many experts have spoken out against this statement.  Multiple studies published in 2026 confirmed that there is no evidence to show a link between Tylenol during pregnancy and increased risks of autism or ADHD, including

Healthline·Health·12d ago

How Losing Just 78 Minutes of Sleep Could SABOTAGE Your Body

A new study found that adults who slept about 78 fewer minutes each night for six weeks gained nearly a pound and became more sedentary, highlighting the important role sleep plays in maintaining a healthy weight. A woman lying on a bed. A new study suggests not getting enough sleep each night may lead to weight gain. Those who lost an average of 78 minutes of sleep per night gained almost 1 pound over 6 weeks. People who were short on sleep were also found to be more sedentary. Sleep depriv

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Muscle Group That Could Save You From a HEART ATTACK

Research shows that stronger, better quality back and chest muscles may reduce the risk of a heart attack. Image Credit: minamoto images/Stocksy A recent study found that people with strong back and chest muscles may have a lower risk of heart attack.  Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze heart scans of study participants.  Muscle quality in these areas was also found to matter more than size for overall heart attack risk.  People with stronger back and chest muscles may

Healthline·Health·12d ago

What 5 Cups of Coffee a Day Actually Do to Your LIVER

Recent research has found that drinking coffee may help reduce your risk of liver disease and cancer. Image Credit: GNDphotography/Getty A recent study has shown that drinking coffee may help reduce your risk of liver disease and cancer.  The researchers found that the more coffee you drink, the greater the potential protective effects.  Using sugars or sweeteners in your coffee can slightly reduce the protective effects.  It is still important to limit your intake of sugar, sweeteners, and

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Explosive Parasite Spreading Across 31 States RIGHT NOW

The CDC has reported a spread of a parasitic infection that causes diarrhea across 17 states, with a large cluster in Michigan. Image Credit: Catherine McQueen/Getty The CDC is raising concerns about the spread of a parasite that can cause explosive diarrhea.  At least 31 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis, with more than 2,600 cases occurring in Michigan. Cyclosporiasis is typically spread through contaminated food or water.  The FDA is working with the CDC to identify the potenti

Healthline·Health·12d ago

The Generic Drug That Could DESTROY Ozempic's Empire

Federal regulators have agreed to review a Swiss pharmaceutical company’s applications for two cheaper generic versions of Zepbound and Mounjaro. MK Photo/Alamy Stock Photo Federal regulators have agreed to review the applications from Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz for two cheaper generic versions of the tirzepatide medications Zepbound and Mounjaro. Eli Lilly’s patents on those two brand-name drugs are valid in the United States until 2036, but they are expiring in other countries. Ex

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Following the “3-color rule” may help boost weight loss and improve overall health. Image Credit: fcafotodigital/Getty One of the newest nutritional trends on TikTok is the “3-color rule.”  The “3-color rule” encourages people to include at least 3 different naturally colorful plant-based foods in each meal.  Different pigments in food represent certain phytonutrients and vitamins.  By aiming for at least three different colors in your meals, you can naturally balance your nutritional intake

Healthline·Health·12d ago

What Weight Loss Drug Makers DON'T Want You to Know

A new study found that while several newer weight loss medications can help with significant weight loss, they do not improve quality of life or boost long-term heart health. Getty Images A new study found that several newer medications can aid in significant weight loss. However, the most effective drugs produced more side effects, often leading people to quit. Experts say the lesson here is to look beyond weight loss. Patients need effective strategies for managing side effects. In recent

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Breaking

Why Your Body HATES Daylight Saving Time More Than You REALIZE

Why standard time is better for your health than daylight saving time  The Washington Post America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?  AP News The hidden consequences of permanent daylight saving time  Axios The downside of making Daylight Saving Time permanent  CNN A New Bill Would Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent. Why Sleep Experts Find It ‘Very Concerning’  TODAY.com

Google News·Health·12d ago

The FDA Just Approved a REVOLUTIONARY Cholesterol Pill

FDA approves new kind of cholesterol pill  NBC News The F.D.A. Approves a New Pill to Slash Cholesterol Levels  The New York Times FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Cholesterol Pill, Ushering In New Wave of Treatment  WSJ Drugmaker Merck announces approval of new cholesterol-fighting drug  The Guardian Merck’s LIPFENDRA® (enlicitide) is the First and Only Once-Daily Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Approved by the U.S. FDA to Reduce LDL-C in Adults with Hypercholesterolemia  Yahoo! Finance Canada

Google News·Health·12d ago
Breaking

The SMOKE That Just Made Major U.S. Cities Among World's Most POLLUTED

Maps show wildfire smoke forecast, air quality alerts due to pollution from Canadian, Minnesota fires  CBS News Maps: Tracking Air Quality and Smoke From Wildfires in Canada and the U.S.  The New York Times Smoke Engulfs New York, Chicago as Canada Wildfires Rage: Photos  Bloomberg.com At least 17 states under air quality alerts as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads in the Midwest and Northeast, raising questions about the World Cup final  Yahoo 13 First Alert Weather Day in effect through Friday A

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The Lettuce That May Have Made DOZENS Sick Across America

Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak  The Washington Post Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak  CNN FDA to Warn Against Taco Bell Lettuce in 5 States Over Parasite  Bloomberg.com Taco Bell lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms linked to US cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports  Reuters Iceberg lettuce supplier investigated as possible source in cyclosporiasis outbreak  NBC News

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Sports

The Banner That Could Cost Argentina MILLIONS

Argentina face the prospect of a Fifa fine after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

BBC News·Sports·12d ago

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Who Will Claim Golf's Most COVETED Trophy This Year

The final major championship of the 2026 golf season is here as the world’s best players head to Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, for the 154th playing of The Open Championship. Golf’s oldest major returns to one of its most historic venues, where players will compete for the coveted Claret Jug before the PGA Tour […]

Variety·Sports·12d ago

The PROVOCATIVE Banner Argentina Just Unfurled After Crushing England

Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982 UK business secretary calls for Fifa investigation The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, making reference to the 1982 Falklands war. Argentina were 1-0 down with five minutes to go of the semi-final in Atlanta but rallied and scored twice in quick succession to reach a second straight World Cup final, where they will face Spain in New Jersey on Sunday. Continue r

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How NBC Is Weaponizing World Cup Fever for PREMIER League

NBC Sports hopes to keep the nation’s summer of soccer alive, harnessing the interest in its World Cup telecasts on Telemundo and Peacock for its annual focus on Premier League play. NBC Sports and the league on Thursday launched “Find Your Match,” a shareable, interactive 11-question quiz that pairs die-hard fans or even the merely […]

Variety·Sports·12d ago
Breaking

The Banner That Just Sparked an International INVESTIGATION

UK urges FIFA investigation of Argentina over Falklands banner  ESPN Will Argentina get punished for controversial banner? British PM supports FIFA inquiry  USA Today UK says Falkland Islands 'definitely ours' after Argentina banner  BBC ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’? Not quite – but the Falklands cannot remain British for ever | Simon Jenkins  The Guardian British leaders call for FIFA penalties against Argentina squad  FOX 5 Atlanta

Google News·Sports·12d ago
Breaking

The UFC Fight That Just Shattered VIEWERSHIP Records

UFC’s July 11 main card telecast featuring the 69-second fight between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway averaged 6.5 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+. The two-and-a-half-hour broadcast peaked with 8 million concurrent streams, which, according to Paramount+, is more than any other exclusive live event for the streamer. (It falls only […]

Variety·Sports·12d ago

The World Cup Match That Just Made HISTORY in America

Just a day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s nailbiter between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semifinals match in English-language history. That beat Tuesday’s faceoff between Spain and France, which averaged […]

Variety·Sports·12d ago
Entertainment

The Beloved Actor Who Thought He'd BEATEN Death

SITGES, SPAIN – OCTOBER 11: Actor Sam Neill attends a press conference during day 9 of the 52nd edition of the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival on October 11, 2019 in Sitges, Spain. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images) Actor Sam O’Neill has died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 78, his family announced. O’Neill has been treated for the past 4 years for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare fast-growing type of blood cancer. No cause of death has been released, but O’Neill’s famil

Healthline·Entertainment·12d ago

The Finale Cliffhanger That Left Everyone STUNNED

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Queens,” the Season 1 finale of “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” now streaming on Apple TV. At the moment we think that Paula Saunders has finally gotten her life together, things get sent reeling once more. Over the course of the first season of Apple TV’s “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” Paula […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Why Tarantino's Next Film Could Be His LAST — And Nolan's Plea

If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen. Christopher Nolan is disappointed. “I think it’s dangerous to look at it that specifically,” Nolan recently told The Telegraph about Tarantino’s long-discussed […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Why Will Ferrell's New Comedy Is Already Being FORGOTTEN

I am a child of the 2000s (and specifically San Diego), which is to say that the work of Will Ferrell (and specifically “Anchorman”) is deeply important to me. Star vehicles like “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights” — also, did I mention “Anchorman”? — epitomized the bluster and blissful ignorance of Bush-era masculinity, somehow even more […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

The One Sport That DOMINATES India's Streaming Wars Above All Others

Cricket properties dominated Ormax Media’s new Ormax StreamView report, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 drawing an estimated 246 million viewers on JioHotstar between January and June 2026, more than any other title tracked in the measurement framework. The Indian Premier League 2026, also streamed on JioHotstar, followed close behind at 228.4 million […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Raindance Execs Launch Boutique Festival Agency Casa Leo PR

David Martínez, executive director of Raindance, and Jacky Orozco, its producer, have launched Casa Leo PR, a boutique publicity and strategy agency and a much needed addition to Europe and Latin America’s indie scene. London-based, Casa Leo PR offers specialized “end-to-end and bespoke PR, strategic guidance and in-house productions to a select number of films, […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

The Miniature Music Revolution You Can Hold in Your HAND

When the startup Tiny Vinyl launched last year, its product was simultaneously more than a century old and brand new. The Nashville-based company had taken the vinyl record and shrunk it down to the handheld size of just 4 inches in diameter, and made it possible to play a single song on each side on most conventional record players. At the time, Neil Kohler, the cofounder, told me that turning the vinyl format into a miniature version was a feat of engineering. “The physics of playing vinyl at

Fast Company·Entertainment·12d ago
Breaking

Five Colombian Talents Hollywood Needs to WATCH Right Now

Beyond its competitive incentives and rates that could shave as much as 50% off a production budget, Colombia’s greatest assets are its exceptional film crews. Renowned for their depth of experience, strong work ethic and friendly can-do attitude, they are natural born artisans, capable of solving the trickiest of problems. Built through years of on-set […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The 'One Hundred Years' Star's NEW Film That's Already Turning Heads

“La Puta Vida,” a new international feature starring Colombian actor Claudio Cataño – star of Netflix’s acclaimed adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” – has begun filming in Chile. A five-country co-production led by Columbia’s Red Collision Studios and Chile’s Afro Films, “La Puta Vida” is directed by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

The Horror Film Opening FrightFest's TERRIFYING Lineup

Tubi FrightFest, the U.K.’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival, has unveiled the lineup for its 27th edition, with a presentation of movies it says is the biggest in its history. 82 features will screen during the five-day event — taking place in the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and Odeon Luxe West End in London from […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

The AI Platform Giving Indie Filmmakers MILLIONS

The Raindance Film Festival has unveiled a new partnership with Israeli AI creative development platform IMGN, launching an initial £10,000 ($13,394) film fund to support independent filmmakers alongside a dedicated development hub tied to the Raindance Script Competition. Announced at the 34th Raindance Film Festival in London, the IMGN/Raindance Film Fund is aimed at emerging […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Why Costa Rica's Film Festival Is Rewriting CINEMA History

The Costa Rica Film Festival kicks off next week with a program featuring major festival hits such as Carla Simón’s “Romería,” Bi Gan’s “Resurrection,” Diego Céspedes’s “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” Ulrike Ottinger’s Isabelle Huppert-starring “The Blood Countess” and Lucrecia Martel’s “Landmarks.” The 14th edition, taking place in San Jose between July 23 and […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Why BBC Just CANCELED Claudia Winkleman After One Season

“The Claudia Winkleman Show” is officially being canceled after one season. Variety understands it was host Claudia Winkleman’s decision not to return. “I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and chat to me, and the production team who were simply excellent,” Winkleman said in […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

The Danny Boyle Film That Just Landed Venice's OPENING Slot

Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival, which runs Sept. 2-12. The film will world premiere in the competition section. The film is written by multi-Olivier awardwinning playwright and screenwriter James Graham (“Dear England,” “Sherwood,” “Brexit”). More to follow.

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Reunion Film That Just Became the MOST Anticipated of Fall

James Gray’s crime drama “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will make its North American premiere as the opening night film of the 64th New York Film Festival on Sept. 25. This is Gray’s fourth film to screen at the prestigious festival, following “The Immigrant” (2013) and “Armageddon Time” (2022), both […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The INSANE Method Matt Damon Used to Terrify Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland got concerned on “The Odyssey” set when they hard their leading man, Matt Damon, screaming over and over again in his trailer. Was Damon in pain? Or having a blowout fight over the phone? Pattinson had questions and later discovered that Damon was simply blowing his voice out so he […]

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The Star-Studded Films That Just Took Over TIFF

The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival announced five additions to its Special Presentation program today. Alpha Gang (Dir. David Zellner, Nathan Zellner) This sci-fi comedy from the Zellner brothers (“Sasquatch Sunset”) concerns a gang of humanoid aliens who visit Earth with the intent to wipe everyone out only to take a liking to its people. […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Horror Director Who Just Created an ICE CREAM Flavor

Humphry Slocombe, a San Francisco-based ice cream company, will team with Eli Roth to help promote his new horror film “Ice Cream Man.” The company has created Brain Freeze, a limited-edition flavor inspired by the upcoming film, which will debut in theaters on August 7 through Roth’s company The Horror Section. Brain Freeze is described […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Unknown Artists Who Just DOMINATED Music's Biggest Chart

The past year has minted a pair of new superstars as Ella Langley and Olivia Dean dominate the 2026 top songs chart from Luminate, Variety and Billboard’s official data partner, amid global trends that sees global streaming climb 10% and Spanish-language music soar to 1 in 10 U.S. streams, per Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report covering […]

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The TERRIFYING Moment a Today Show Host Was Attacked Live

In a frightening moment Thursday morning, a man broke through security at the “Today” show set at Rockefeller Center and was arrested after he lunged at Craig Melvin and shouted the N-word at the co-anchor, sources familiar with the situation confirmed. The incident happened at around 9 a.m. ET and was not captured on the […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Hollywood Haven That Just Opened the FLOODGATES for Productions

Péter Magyar’s new Hungarian government has reaffirmed its support for the film production sector in the country, which is Europe’s second biggest hub for production, and has hosted Hollywood films like “F1: The Movie,” the “Dune” films, “The Brutalist” and “Poor Things,” and series like “The Day of the Jackal.” Applications for the 30% film […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Andrew Garfield's REBELLION Against a King You Thought You Knew

Focus Features has released the trailer for “The Uprising,” a new historical drama starring Andrew Garfield. The film’s official logline reads: “Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The F1 Show That's Coming Back to Make You OBSESSED Again

Amelia Dimoldenberg is taking another lap with “Passenger Princess.” The “Chicken Shop Date” host’s Formula 1 series, in which she interviews some of the sport’s biggest stars while also learning to drive, is set to return to YouTube this month for a new batch of episodes. This season, Dimoldenberg will be joined by F1 stars […]

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Netflix Just Turned Your Favorite Shows Into a GAME You Can Play

Fore! Netflix has unveiled couch co-op party game “Netflix Minigolf” as its next big bet in gaming. Launching July 28, “Netflix Minigolf” is described as a mix between minigolf and pinball with a “Stranger Things” Demogorgon or Young-hee from “Squid Game” added in. Developed by Netflix-owned gaming studio Next Games, the game features more than […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Why Rosie O'Donnell Says Trump's Hatred of Her Is PERSONAL

Rosie O’Donnell is back in America — with plenty to say. The comedy icon is bringing her one-woman show, “Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge,” to New York’s Daryl Roth Theatre for 12 performances beginning July 22. Directed by Gabriel Barre, “Common Knowledge” sees the 64-year-old star chronicle everything from her 18 months of living in Ireland […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Netflix's New Comedy Just Cast the Stars You NEED to Know

Anna Konkle, Taegen Burns, Tory Kittles, Brianna Reed, J.J. Nolan and Paul Scheer have been cast in Netflix’s new comedy series “I Suck at Girls.” Konkle and Burns will both be series regulars, while Kittles, Reed, Nolan and Scheer will have recurring roles. They join previously announced cast members Kayo Martin, Jeremy Ray Taylor and […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Famous Faces Helping Intocable Stay CREATIVE in the Studio

When Intocable lead singer and founding member Ricky Muñoz was growing up in Zapata, Texas, his grandfather sold a cow to buy him an accordion. Muñoz’s grandfather never got to see his grandson onstage, let alone witness the rise of Intocable as one of the most inspired and commercially successful groups in the música Mexicana […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Box Office Winners and DISASTERS Defining 2026 So Far

The box office finally feels like its old self again. Years after the pandemic brought the film industry to its knees, moviegoing is back thanks to sleeper hits like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” and successful sequels like “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Toy Story 5” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” There have been a few […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The First Look at Young Ghost and Tommy That POWER Fans Are OBSESSING Over

Ahead of the upcoming “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” series finale, “Power: Origins” has released first look images with the actors portraying young Ghost and young Tommy. Spence Moore (“Creed III,” “All American”) will play Ghost, while Charlie Mann (“Primate,” “The Watchers”) will play Tommy, debuting the young versions of the characters originated by Omari […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Disney Just Revived the Show That Made Britney and Ryan STARS

There’s a new group of Mouseketeers. “The Mickey Mouse Club” is eyeing a revival, as Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the classic kids program. Originally launched in 1955 before undergoing several iterations, the show is responsible for discovering and launching young talent including Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake and Christina […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Show Leading Imagen Awards as Garcia Gets LIFETIME Honor

Apple TV’s “Acapulco” led all series as the Imagen Foundation announced nominations for the 41st Annual Imagen Awards on Thursday. “Acapulco” scored 13 nods in the competition, which recognizes Latino talent and creative work across film, television, documentaries, digital media and music. The Imagen Foundation also announced that actor, filmmaker, producer and musician Andy Garcia […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Rose Byrne and Jenna Ortega Team Up for Warner Bros. Thriller

Rose Byrne and Jenna Ortega will star in Mary Bronstein’s “Nasty.” The project, which will be released by Warner Bros.’ new indie label Clockwork, is a sports drama.  If follows an athlete who is battling for a spot on the Olympic gymnastics team and who recognizes that her greatest opponent is her coach. The film […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Ex-CIA Officer Who Fought Terrorists—Now Writing Green LANTERN

If comic book author Tom King has a superpower, it’s that everything he writes turns to gold. Marvel and DC have each adapted one of his comics, resulting in 2021’s “WandaVision” and 2026’s “Supergirl.” Now, he’s helping forge the rebooted DC Universe with his take on the Green Lanterns — galactic peacekeepers who can create […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Terrence Howard's Next Role Could Be His Most DANGEROUS Yet

Terrence Howard, Guillermo Iván and Kate Bosworth are set to star in “Broken Ones,” a new legal thriller from writer-director Timothy Gagliardo. Inspired by the memoir of producer and co-writer Alejandro Zavala, “Broken Ones” pulls from “real-life experiences navigating both the criminal justice system and the legal profession,” and explores ”redemption, justice, family and the […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Fortnite Just Added Ancient Greek Warriors—And Gamers Are OBSESSED

Fornite players can play as Matt Damon’s Odysseus from Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” Epic Games announced. Earlier this week, the company teased a short clip on its official X account showing Odysseus walking through a massive hallway lined with towering statues, captioned with the line “some say each game is an epic journey of its […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Media Deal That Could Change Your STREAMING Queue

Vox Media Studios (VMS) has signed a multi-year first-look deal with 20th Television, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the deal, VMS and 20th TV will work together to produce scripted and unscripted TV series across all platforms with an emphasis developing shows based on the long-form reporting of Vox Media properties like New York Magazine […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Gaming Takeover Experience Coming to X GAMES

X Games is partnering with Electronic Arts, the maker of interactive sports gaming favorites like “Madden NFL,” and Full Circle for its San Vansterdam takeover experience. Running July 21 through Aug. 25, the adrenaline-fueled X Games will transform skate.’s virtual stadium (which opened at the start of Season 4) into San Van, bringing X Games-inspired […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Beach Festival Lineup That's About to EXPLODE September

Whatever its other breezy benefits might be, Santa Monica has not been much of a music destination since the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium stopped hosting concerts and especially since the beachside city’s famous Twilight Series on the pier came to an end a dozen years ago. But tens of thousands of music enthusiasts from across […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Why Seth Green Is BEGGING to Join This Fantasy Series

“Family Guy” star Seth Green is a big “Dungeon Crawler Carl” fan who wants it to be known he’d love to join the cast of the live-action TV series — but doesn’t want to use his personal connections to land the part. The show, which was ordered to series at Peacock last month, is being […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Spain's $7.3M Bet on the Canary Islands' Animation FUTURE

Spain’s government is investing €6.4 million ($7.3 million) in newly established Canary Islands animation company Amuse Labs, accelerating the archipelago’s push to become a global base for children’s IP. The deal, structured through state-backed technology investment vehicle SETT, brings together $15.1 million in public and private capital. SETT will hold a 48% stake, while Amuse […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Why This SNL Star Just Walked Away After SEVEN Seasons

Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live.” The actor-comedian best known for her impressions exits the NBC sketch comedy series after seven seasons. “After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have decided it’s time for my next chapter,” Fineman wrote in a lengthy Instagram post announcing her departure. She concluded, “It’s really hard to leave […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Kardashian Matriarch Who Just Said GOODBYE at 91

Kris Jenner’s mother Mary Jo Shannon has died, Jenner shared on Instagram. She was 91. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,” Jenner wrote on Instagram on Thursday. “There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.” Known as “MJ,” […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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The Obsolete Format That's Making a COMEBACK Nobody Expected

CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year. The growth in CD sales was driven by "collection building, price accessibility, massive albums such as BTS' ARIRANG and a strong K-pop release schedule," Luminate says. Even if you remove K-pop sales from the dat

The Verge·Entertainment·12d ago
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The DEEP PAIN Behind Shia LaBeouf's On-Set Explosions

In November 2025, writer-director Josh Penn Soskin began production on his debut feature, “The Rooster Prince,” based on his relationship with his late brother, David, a renowned psychiatrist who suffered from bipolar disorder. He cast Shia LaBeouf to play Eli, the character based on his brother, along with Jackson White and Melissa Leo. These are his […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago
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Why You CAN'T See 'The Odyssey' the Way Nolan INTENDED

Not everyone gets a front-row seat to history. This weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” arrives in theaters nationwide. The sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic is the first-ever movie shot entirely on Imax film cameras. And over the past month, everyone from Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway to Nolan himself have hammered home the same message: […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

What's Behind Hollywood's Box Office COMEBACK—And Can It Last?

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Brent Lang details the comprehensive report that he delivered with Rebecca Rubin on the summer box office rebound, and what Hollywood and exhibitors must do to keep it going. Lang, who is Variety‘s executive editor overseeing all film coverage, emphasizes that it […]

Variety·Entertainment·12d ago

Every God and Hero You'll Meet in Christopher Nolan's EPIC Odyssey

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic “The Odyssey” is, well, epic. Releasing in theaters July 17, Nolan’s latest film reimagines the famous Greek tale of Odysseus, starring Matt Damon as the king of Ithaca. After teaching the Trojans that maybe you should look a giant, wooden gift horse in the mouth, Odysseus and his […]

Variety·Entertainment·11d ago
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What Went Wrong Near Alcatraz That Left Four People MISSING

1 dead, 3 missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, authorities say  CBS News Boat capsized in San Francisco Bay is from Stockton, officials say  KCRA Man who died after boat sank in San Francisco Bay identified as former California deputy  10TV Boat That Sank Near Alcatraz Rolled After Wave Struck, Officials Say  The New York Times Crews will suspend search for 3 missing this evening after deadly SF Bay boat sinking: officials  ABC7 Bay Area

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Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals in July 2026

Whether you’re shopping for a ThinkPad, Yoga laptop, or Legion gaming PC, these Lenovo discount codes and promotions can help you save big on your next tech upgrade.

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Search Teams Just GAVE UP Looking for 3 Boaters Lost in the Bay

Deadly boat capsize on San Francisco Bay: Search efforts end for 3 missing boaters  San Francisco Chronicle Family boat outing turns deadly on San Francisco Bay  San Francisco Chronicle Alcatraz Boating Accident: Fishermen recall rescuing passengers from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay  ABC7 Bay Area Boat capsized in San Francisco Bay is from Stockton, officials say  KCRA Coast Guard ends search for 3 missing boaters near Alcatraz  KRON4

Google News·Other·12d ago

The 3 Things That Prove You Have Self-Discipline According to SCIENCE

How can you tell if you have self-discipline? We all know people who work out at 5 a.m., eat only healthy food, and floss after every meal. And other people who sleep until the afternoon, chomp on untoasted Pop-Tarts, and then head out to have fun with their friends. If you measure your own self-discipline on this spectrum, you may be on the wrong track. That insight comes from Alice Boyes, a PhD in psychology and the author of Stress-Free Productivity (Penguin Random House, 2022). In an insight

Fast Company·Other·12d ago

How One City Made Its Streets Stop KILLING Pedestrians

ixty-eight-year-old John Oakes took the same walk every afternoon circling his small community of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. On Aug. 1, 2024, as the hot summer sun trickled through Spanish moss, his daughter Chrissy spoke to him on the phone before he embarked on his daily stroll. Two days later, she signed her father’s Do Not Resuscitate order. John Oakes had been hit by a Buick going 55 mph on Highway 17 as he was crossing near Wesley Road. He’d been walking along the state-created “Green

Fast Company·Other·12d ago
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The Invisible Threat Creeping Across 17 States RIGHT NOW

Wildfire smoke will worsen in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through Friday  The Washington Post More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US  BBC 13 First Alert Weather Day issued for Thursday: Poor air quality expected from wildfire smoke  WTVG New England isn’t done with smoke-laden skies. How long will they last?  The Boston Globe Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for most of Chicago area  Chicago Sun-Times

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Why 20 States Just Told Residents to STAY Inside Their Homes

Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoors Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada and parts of Minnesota is spreading across the US, prompting air quality alerts in more than 20 states with millions of Americans expected to face unhealthy air conditions this week. The smoke from the more than 180 active wildfires in northern Ontario briefly made Toronto’s ai

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Why Millions Are Being Told to Stay INDOORS Right Now

“It is a growing cardiovascular threat”: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City are considered some of the world’s most polluted cities Thursday.

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The Disaster Unfolding in Texas RIGHT Now

Live updates: At least 1 dead as flooding hits Texas Hill Country again  CNN Texas Flooding: Catastrophic Blanco River Surge  FOX 7 Austin Charts: See how high the Pedernales and Llano rivers have risen  KXAN Austin Flash Flood Emergency issued Thursday for areas along Pedernales River in Gillespie and Blanco County  KVUE Abbott: Texas flooding ‘likely going to break records’ as state deploys more than 1,300 personnel  KWTX

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The ICE Agent Who Shot a Man Has a SURPRISING Past

ICE agent who shot man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer  The Portland Press Herald Video Pushed Local Police to Come Clean. D.H.S. Is Ignoring the Lessons.  The New York Times Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism  CNN Maine Governor Janet Mills tried to visit a memorial site for the man killed by an ICE agent. Protesters chased her away.  The Boston Globe Susan Collins’ push for hold on ICE traffic stops upended by Donald Trum

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What ICE Thought Was DEADLY Turned Out to Be Kitchen Salt

Substance FBI agent saw in van of man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was salt, family attorney says  NBC News Family says ‘crystal-like substance’ found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s work van was homemade electrolyte mix, not drugs  Click2Houston DA says he doesn’t believe that drugs were found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting, countering FBI suspicion  CNN Deadly Houston ICE shooting: Harris County DA says 'it's inconsistent that drugs' found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van  ABC13 Houston

Google News·Other·12d ago

What the NTSB Just Revealed About Last Year's Hudson River Crash

Helicopter crash in New York's Hudson River last year most likely caused by bird strike, NTSB says  CBS News NYC helicopter that crashed in Hudson River and killed 6 last year shows signs of bird strike, NTSB says  ABC7 New York Tourist Helicopter Struck Geese Before Crashing in Hudson River, Documents Show  The New York Times NTSB records point to possible bird strike before deadly Hudson River helicopter crash  Gothamist NTSB finds evidence of bird strike before fatal New York helicopter crash

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