For Roy Maimon, hitting the bar stage and working in the scientific laboratory have never been separate worlds. During his Ph.D., the new NYU Tandon biomedical engineering assistant professor would spend his days pipetting samples and his nights playing drums in punk rock bands
Elizabeth Banks is returning to the stomping grounds that cemented her as a career producer and box office draw: the rowdy college comedy. Banks’ Brownstone Productions will mount “Betas,” a film set in the viral world of sorority rush culture. Sammi Cohen (“You’re So Not
With election season around the corner, the Federal Communications Commission issued a broadside on Wednesday aimed at late-night and daytime shows that air political interviews. The agency stated that shows like “The View” and “The Tonight Show” may not be considered “bona
SYDNEY, Jan 22 - Australia's conservative coalition split on Thursday for the second time in less than a year after the junior partner National Party severed ties with the Liberal Party, citing the Liberals' decision to back the government's hate speech laws.
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents . “Fifty projects later, I’ll be frank: I have not had this much fun with a computer since I learned BASIC on my Apple II Plus when I was 9 years old.”
Twitch Drops, Patch 13, and a new system for sharing creations are on the horizon.
Hot off the hype of its Labubu dolls last year, accessories brand POP MART has unveiled a new collaboration with Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” with the release of four keychain figurines inspired by the characters in the film. The POP MART “Molly” Zootopia 2 series features variations
I can't help wondering if maybe there's a connection.
[UN News] From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world has entered a "make-or-break" moment for multilateralism, saying the rules-based order can survive only if states speak the truth and act when it's hard. She called for a
[UN News] The world has moved beyond a water crisis and into a state of global water bankruptcy, says a new flagship report released on Tuesday by UN researchers.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday warned that "it's not over yet" after President Trump de-escalated his aggressive stance on possibly acquiring Greenland for the U.S. by force. "I took two positive takeaways from this speech," Stubb said on "Amanpour & Co" with
Amid layoffs and cancellations, the publisher plans to up the ante on AI.
[The Conversation Africa] The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages.
Beijing treats its 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as taboo and allows no public remembrance.
Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, promises many benefits in all domains, and rocketry is no different. The European Space Agency's Future Launchers Preparatory Program (FLPP) is investigating the use of AI to develop better processes and even whole new shapes in materials that
We're taking part in Copyright Week , a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of copyright law and policy, and addressing what's at stake, and what we
It will deepen the malaise of the two centre-right parties following an election thrashing in 2025.
[RFI] Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko led the welcome- home delegation in the capital Dakar on Tuesday morning for the football squad that claimed the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 victory over Morocco.
President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the precipice he had previously marched toward in the Greenland crisis. First, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize the massive but sparsely
[ISS] The 2025 US National Security Strategy recasts Africa from partner to price tag in a transactional, resource-driven era of great-power rivalry.
[Afrobarometer] Attainment advances among younger generations but reflects persistent disadvantages for women, the poor, and rural residents.
A group of Democrats voted with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to advance resolutions holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) sought
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Will Trump's Greenland push mean more minerals? Greenland holds large quantities of rare earth elements, but experts say annexing the territory may not vastly improve U.S. access to them. © Evan Vucci,
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine reprise their roles in Amazon MGM's follow-up to the 2023 romance 'Red, White & Royal Blue.'
PC gamers just can't get a break...
HONG KONG, Jan 22 - Hong Kong's High Court will begin on Thursday a landmark subversion trial of the leaders of a group that once organised annual commemorations of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in 1989.
Snow is a defining feature of mountain ranges, and of winter itself for much of the world. But beyond its scenic value, snow plays a vital role in mountain ecosystems, as well as a range of human socioeconomic activity, and it is one of the climatic elements most sensitive to
They start small and end huge The post Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time appeared first on Nautilus .
Despite the US president’s optimism, the country’s inflation rate remains above the Federal Reserve’s preferred 2% target.
Carbon dioxide removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for climate action, but their differing storage times matter for policy design. A new study published in Environmental and Resource Economics by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country . “What has changed nationally is a huge investment by the federal government in prevention in response to the COVID epidemic. Investing in education, police, librarians, community centers…”
The artist reportedly alleges that South Africa’s minister of culture acted unconstitutionally in canceling her commission, which included references to Gaza.
A 17-year-old boy punched the man after he reportedly climbed in through a window while carrying a knife The post Man Allegedly Pretending To Be An ICE Agent Broke Into A House And Tried To Steal A PlayStation appeared first on Kotaku .
Bruce Bilson, who won an Emmy for directing “Get Smart” and directed hundreds of TV episodes, died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. He was 97. Bilson was best known for directing the secret agent sitcom parody “Get Smart,” for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Raise your hand if you saw this coming.
David Siegel, a veteran producer who worked on films including “The Hangover” trilogy, “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and more, died on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 70 years old. Over the last four decades, Siegel contributed to a number of the most enduring studio films, collaborating
A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question, released Tuesday, would fund the departments of Homeland Security,
Newly unsealed messages show how Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds leaned on the support of their industry friends amid growing tension with Lively's It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni
Under Tallant, the museum secured a $26 million expansion allocation from the city, but also drew controversy and criticism.
This week, we honor the designer of the Native American Veterans Memorial, a Disney animator, a picture book illustrator, and others.
Most economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to hold key interest rates steady, according to a Wednesday survey. A Reuters poll found that 58 percent of surveyed economists predict no change this quarter, while a majority expect two cuts later this year. In a narrow vote
A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R-N.Y.) congressional district was unconstitutionally configured and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Acting New York state Supreme Court
The literary set is in for a treat this year, with a swelling slate of movies and T.V series based on bestselling books releasing throughout 2026. Just this month saw the HBO Max release of “Heated Rivalry,” adapted from Rachel Reid’s romance series, in addition to Netflix’s
China strengthened its grip on global clean‑energy supply chains in 2025, taking about a 70% share in each of the electric vehicle (EV) and battery sectors, while US energy policy under former president Donald Trump continued to prioritize oil and gas. China accounted for 70.3%
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of now-defunct blood testing startup Theranos, has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to release her from prison with nearly six years left before she is eligible for release. Holmes sought to commute her 11-1/4-year sentence last year and her
There are many, many valid reasons to critique celebrities. Showing natural signs of aging should not be one of them. And yet, there's a whole world out there full of cosmetic surgeons, estheticians, and other purported professionals of the youth-preserving persuasion telling
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries, after securing overwhelming bipartisan support. The panel voted 42-2-1 to advance the AI Overwatch Act, a measure that would