Microsoft's Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, with the company revealing a 33 percent decline as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. Even though the rest of Microsoft's consumer-focused division took a dip, the company's cloud and productivity businesses
The new passport design is an audacious escalation of the president’s attempts to tag public resources with his name and likeness.
It was Ackman’s second stab at an IPO for the fund. He yanked a similar launch in 2024 after demand fizzled.
An exhibition of his collection finds provisional alliances between artists, rather than reiterating established hierarchies.
Eva Longoria and the team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” will be among the notable multihyphenates, actors, writers and producers who are set to take part in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Diverse Women in Media Forum, set for
The follow-up to the 2006 pop culture phenomenon sees Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt return 20 years later to reprise their roles in a new digital age when the film hits theaters Friday.
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territories and Poland, to the film. This marks the English-language debut of von Horn, a Swedish and
Google Search queries hit an "all time high" in the first quarter of 2026, according to a statement from CEO Sundar Pichai published as part of Alphabet's earnings on Wednesday. "Our AI investments and full stack approach are lighting up every part of the business," Pichai
Players of the physical Pokémon trading card game know Bonsly #71 as Hole Bonsly. The notorious card is gracing TCG Pocket in the Pulsing Aura update.
He transformed found materials and cast-off debris into poetic representations of impermanence, suffused with pathos and humor.
A divided US Federal Reserve has held interest rates steady for a third consecutive meeting, as policymakers grapple with heightened uncertainty linked to the war in the Middle East. The decision is expected to be the last overseen by Chair Jerome Powell.
Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding "it's serious when you threaten the president."
Amazon reported its latest quarterly earnings results Wednesday, revealing sales at its cloud business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), were up 28% year over year to $37.6 billion from January to March. Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $1.65 on $177.2 billion in
Even as Meta continues make money hand over fist, the tech giant is set to make a large round of layoffs to optimize operations — and as it continues to plow billions into AI projects. Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, reported revenue of $56.3 billion for
President Trump said Wednesday that in order to end a blockade he imposed in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran would have to "cry uncle" and "give up" though the Iranians have given no indication they intend to do so anytime soon. Trump also called his blockade “genius” without giving
Former Fox News host and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano on Wednesday said the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey would likely be tossed out. “I think Comey’s people will move to dismiss it, that it’s protected speech, and I think that motion
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
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Did you know The Devil Wears Prada 2 is coming out this Friday? As in, the Friday before Met Gala Monday? The marketing behind the sequel to the 2006 blockbuster is absolutely nuts. Olivia Rodrigo just parodied it for SNL . I just Googled the movie and a pair of animated
Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet’s most massive video platform, keeps growing at a healthy clip — and with it, YouTube continues to see a double-digit uptick in ad revenue. YouTube generated ad sales of $9.88 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 10.7% year over
Powell's news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed's independence
Jewish volunteers won widespread praise Wednesday for their quick action during a stabbing attack in north London, where police have arrested a suspect. They were part of the Shomrim neighbourhood watch group, a 60-strong, non-profit volunteer group set up in northwest London
Designer Kevin Schluter explains the adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s series including the mechanics, humor, and storytelling.
Fewer Americans who don’t own a home are expecting to buy a home within the next five years, according to a new poll. In the Gallup poll, 19 percent of the non-homeowner respondents said they believe they are going to purchase a house “in the next five years,” down from 25
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Meryl Streep very nearly didn’t play Miranda Priestly. Speaking on “Today” as part of a group interview with her “The Devil Wears Prada 2” castmates Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, Streep discussed her decision to sign on for the 2006 original. “I knew it was
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis will leave her post in June, the State Department told The Hill, retiring after a 30-year tenure as a career foreign service officer. State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggot rejected reporting by the Financial Times that Davis,
Péter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election.
"We have to contend with this technology one way or the other," says Mercedes Kilmer, his daughter. "And avoiding it, it’s not necessarily the way"
The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI . “If universal basic income enables even one more Einstein to become Einstein over the course of the next century, it will have paid for itself a thousand times over.”
Nick Thorburn and Mike Stroud are both indie veterans: Thorburn co-founded the band Islands after the breakup of his previous group the Unicorns, while Stroud is a member of the electronic rock duo Ratatat, who’ve mostly been on hiatus over the past decade. Now, the pair are
The recent measles outbreak in South Carolina sickened nearly 1,000 people before public health officials got it under control. Vaccination can effectively prevent further spread
The sale includes works by Howardena Pindell, Josef Albers, Richard Prince, and others.
Prolific TV director and producer Hiro Murai found himself in the eye of a storm, literally, while making Apple TV’s new horror-comedy series “Widow’s Bay.” “Without spoilers, there’s a lot of storm work coming up in the season that, on paper, was always really intimidating to
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is continuing to lie about an Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. service members in early March, and now he’s lashing out at the survivors of the blast too. After the missile struck the troop base, the defense secretary minimized the
House GOP leaders struck a deal with hard-line conservative rebels on Wednesday to delay a vote on the farm bill, which has been at the center of controversy in recent days as Republicans remain divided over certain provisions. The agreement came as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)
'Our communication couldn't just be reactive or occasional. It really had to be continuous,' said game director Aaron Keller in a GDC 2026 talk.
Benchmark Brent crude surpassed $120 per barrel on Wednesday, reaching the highest levels yet seen during the US-Israel-Iran war.
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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles launched an official X account on Tuesday to share “occasional updates” about the Trump administration. “I’m joining X to share occasional updates about the work we do at the White House,” Wiles wrote in her first post from the official
President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that their question about a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana congressional district that weakens the Voting Rights Act was the first time he heard of the decision. “When did it come out? I’ve been with the
Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder says Thor and Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron will head up the line's first crossover comic.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday said she’s backing former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in the runoff election against former Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson (Texas). “Colin has the record, the grit, and the heart to stand up for working families and communities under
The Horadric cube is one of Diablo 4's crafting systems and we listed 5 tips on how to use if you plan to roll for new affixes.
A hailstorm of these proportions is “unusual” but not unheard of in Missouri at this time of year, one expert says
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II visited the White House Wednesday to celebrate their successful mission around the moon, but they ended up roped into one of the president’s diatribes against NATO. The astronauts were visibly uncomfortable flanking Donald Trump behind the Resolute
With new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love approaching and lead single "Drop Dead" atop the charts , Olivia Rodrigo will pull double duty on Saturday Night Live this weekend, hosting the show for the first time and returning as musical guest for a third go-round
