Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Kevin Warsh confirmed as Federal Reserve chair The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the Federal
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Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot questions about what's in your tabs, compare the products you're looking at,
Variety’s annual Welcome to Cannes Party started with a bang — literally. A wooden structure that had been erected on the roof of the JW Marriott Cannes began to buckle under the weight of the partygoers, forcing guests to move to another part of the terrace where the champagne
The task of gently transporting a microscopic particle from one point to another along a winding path, and then bringing it back using nothing more than a single, compact chip is a challenge we set out to address in our new study, now published in Nature Communications.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” is in production on its fifth season, which will also be the show’s last. Netflix has confirmed that the upcoming new installment of the legal drama will be the last outing for Mickey Haller at the streamer. “All good things must come to an end, but
Webtoon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation announced four new animated titles based on popular Webtoon webcomics that are in development as part of their strategic partnership. The companies first announced their collaboration last fall, with an agreement to co-produce 10
The actor-turned-politician unexpectedly swept the Tamil Nadu elections, defeating entrenched political parties.
The rover took a break from geochemistry to take stock of itself The post Perseverance Snaps a Selfie on Mars appeared first on Nautilus .
Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) son apologized on Wednesday after he reportedly slung antisemitic attacks at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) at a bar in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Capitol Hill. “Last night, I had too much to drink and said some things that don’t represent who I
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and
The country-singing fan favorite is hitting Nashville with an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry and the new song "Oh Yeah Baby"
Some of them will be grim. Some of them will be dark.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The United States hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview aired on Fox News on Wednesday. Rubio made the
Is there a galactic hang out in the works between Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's playable Jedi and Darth Vader's son?
Lebanon's health ministry said 22 people including eight children were killed on Wednesday as Israel intensified strikes on the country, with several deadly raids hitting south of Beirut. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli airstrikes had pounded around 40
YouTube once funded creator-driven original content — but the streaming giant wound that down several years ago and instead embarked on a strategy to promote shows YouTubers are already producing themselves. That makes YouTube an outlier during TV upfronts week: It’s making an
“Do you remember your birth time?” Less than 10 minutes into my conversation with Ally Lewber, the “Vanderpump Rules” alum has wasted no time assuming the role of interviewer. Sitting at a café in Beverly Hills and sipping on our respective caffeinated beverages, the purpose
Five cloud giants are sacrificing their returns to prop up the AI boom
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senate crypto talks go down to the wire before key test Senators are racing to reach an agreement on a cryptocurrency regulation bill before it faces a key hurdle in the upper chamber. © Greg Nash The Senate Banking Committee is
The apparent recent surge in sicknesses aboard cruise liners prompts the question: Are cruises breeding grounds for disease?
Ubisoft and Unsolved Hunts are partnering for Gold & Crystal — The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway to tie-into the upcoming AC4 remake.
Mickey Mouse may have to execute some tricky plays in a quest for Super Bowl cheddar. After pressing advertisers to pony up $10 million for a 30-second spot as well as a $10 million “match” for other inventory tied to its 2027 broadcast of Super Bowl LXI, Disney appears to more
The California Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether FIFA's ticketing practices for upcoming World Cup games in the state violated California law. In a letter to FIFA’s chief legal officer on Wednesday, state Attorney General Rob Bonta raised concerns about reports
As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned thoughtfully.
“Invincible VS” has reached one million total players, Quarter Up, Skybound Entertainment’s in-house game development studio, announced Monday. The 3v3 tag fighter game first launched on April 30, with players joining since the game’s Open Beta on April 9. Since the debut of
By Ayhan Uyanik and Erol Dogrudogan VIENNA, May 13 (Reuters) - Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday heard the boos of a small number of pro-Palestinian protesters as he took the stage even though many in the room could not, he told Reuters on
Iran held a send-off ceremony Wednesday for the national football team as it prepared to play in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The players, dressed in red and black tracksuits, were presented at a stage in the central Tehran square of
Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for the annual Mass of the Blessing of the Candles honouring the Virgin Mary.
One of the first steps in addressing health concerns is measurement. For firefighters, one health concern is that their gear commonly contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down naturally in the environment.
The country has announced an ambitious federal budget to rein in the housing market.
Many of the affected employees learned their fate during brief meetings that some workers described as cold and scripted.
A confidential assessment, circulating as President Donald Trump begins his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, shows shifts in several key areas of competition.
It’s not every day you encounter Harrison Ford wearing a kilt at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. But that’s what happened Monday when the “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” legend celebrated the launch of his new Glenmorangie limited-edition Highland single malt Scotch
A bipartisan group of senators have advised against “unilateral changes” in American policy toward Taiwan, with President Trump on a visit to China this week. In a Tuesday letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the senators said they were writing “to reaffirm congressional
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is planning to call state lawmakers back for a special session next week to take up a new congressional map that would wholly favor Republicans, according to multiple local media reports. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (R) told
The US president said he will be talking to his Chinese counterpart about trade “more than anything else.”
Republicans in two more Southern states, South Carolina and Georgia, are moving ahead with plans to redraw their districts this year following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais last month. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is
Embark Studios is ending monthly Arc Raiders updates for the long term health of the sci-fi extraction shooter.
As-yet-untitled program, set for winter, will look at how Cannon raises his 12 children
People in low-performing organizations are more likely to look to others working elsewhere to access new knowledge and practices, a new study shows. Those in high performing organizations are more likely to search for help from colleagues. The research in Public Management
I loved this post by Kelsey Miller for Cup of Jo about “childlore” . “Remember typing ‘BOOBS’ on a calculator?!” someone will blurt. “Or — or that thing when you’re driving by a cemetery and you have to hold your breath?” I love hearing the tiny differences in details (some
A microscopic "plant destroyer" not only helped trigger one of the deadliest famines in modern history but also reshaped global agriculture and gave birth to an entirely new scientific discipline. Now, nearly 180 years after the Irish Potato Famine devastated Ireland and
As the Cannes Film Festival returns to the Croisette, Kering will once again host the annual Women in Motion Conversations series, in partnership with Variety, spotlighting some of the industry’s most influential actors and filmmakers for intimate discussions around artistry,
I liked “Generic Actress,” the lead single from Paycheque’s self-titled debut album, and I like new single “Temporary Love” even more. Here, the LA duo is doing a funky, lo-fi take on a dead-eyed ’80s pop fantasy, like Chromatics crossed with Men I Trust. It’s magnificent, and
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures have conducted high-resolution investigations of the so-called cyanosphere, the "housing community" of cyanobacteria. The focus was on identifying previously unknown associated
British chemists David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian joined French biophysicist Pascal Mayer in winning Spain's top science award on Wednesday for DNA sequencing research that helped combat coronavirus.
Costco's famously chaotic gas lines could dramatically change — at one location.
For the first time, AMD is including its 3D V-Cache tech in its commercial workstation processors with a refreshed line of Ryzen PRO 9000 series chips. Up until now, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips have mainly been geared toward gamers, but they've also gotten better at creative tasks
The selective conversion of alkenes into alcohols is a cornerstone of modern chemical synthesis, underpinning the production of pharmaceuticals, functional materials, and fine chemicals. However, conventional acid-catalyzed hydration reactions typically follow Markovnikov's
