CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil barred from broadcasting at Taiwan hotel in latest Asia trip snag
Dokoupil had already been relegated to neighboring Taiwan after failing to secure a visa in time to report from Beijing during Trump’s summit with Xi.
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Mullin has more work to do to repair the relationship between DHS and Congress
Democrats and at least one powerful Republican still have concerns about Mullin’s leadership of the department.
A View From the Easel
“The Barbies belong to my six-year-old granddaughter, who sometimes joins me in the studio to paint.”
Lego 2K Drive is shutting down as Forza Horizon 6 takes the world by storm
Lego 2K Drive, Lego's attempt at creating a Forza Horizon competitor, is being delisted and eventually shutting its servers down entirely.
Stephen Colbert Sets Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and More Guests for Final Week of ‘Late Show’
Stephen Colbert’s last week on air at “The Late Show” will feature some heavy hitters. The CBS late-night program announced its lineup for the week of May 18. Monday is “The Worst of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,'” which the network clarifies is not a clip show. Tuesday
On “rich guy has an opinion” journalism ,...
On “rich guy has an opinion” journalism , i.e. “entire news stories dedicated to the otherwise unremarkable opinion of a rich person, or news stories that fold the opinions of rich people into their otherwise neutral coverage”.
Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic
China won't bail Trump out of his Iran woes – maybe the opposite
The U.S. president's visit has made him realize that Beijing doesn't have an interest in breaking its alliance with Tehran, which is cutting deals and loosening its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, as Search Engine Land reports: "In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or
Africa: Museveni, Gabon's Nguema Discuss Industrialisation and African Self-Reliance
[Nile Post] President Museveni has hosted President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon at State House, Entebbe.
Framework says its Wireless Touchpad Keyboard 'is by far our most waitlisted product'
Might be a bit galling for a company that's better known for making laptops.
Loco Films Acquires Tribeca-Bound Disability Drama ‘Stand Up,’ Launches Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales company Loco Films has acquired world sales rights to Mari Sanders’ “Stand Up” ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and is launching sales at the Cannes Market. The Dutch director’s debut tells the story of Vera, a fun-loving 23-year-old
ICE releases wife of US soldier and Afghanistan veteran from detention
Deisy Rivera Ortega was taken into custody at an immigration appointment in Texas last month.
How ‘SNL U.K.’ Artisans Turned the Cast Into Melania Trump, Princess Diana and Crab Man: ‘I Don’t Want to Insult Anyone, I Want People to Go, “Oh My God, That’s Funny”’
While the cast and writers of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” are front and center of the British adaptation, the show’s secret sauce is, of course, the artisans. From hand-sewing individual strands of hair onto a David Attenborough wig to tailoring the perfect Melania Trump suit,
RISD Grad Show 2026
Graduate student work representing 19 advanced degree programs will be on view online and in person at the Rhode Island Convention Center starting May 21.
New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue
Israel's prime minister says he has ordered legal action over an article which alleged Israeli security officials raped Palestinian detainees.
UTA Signs Emmy-Winning Director/Producer Jason Winer (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-winning director and producer Jason Winer has been signed by United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. Winer was the director of the “Modern Family” pilot, which premiered in 2009, as well as the producing director for the first season of the hit, landmark ABC
Chinese factories welcome any tariff relief from Trump-Xi summit, but diversification continues
Washington's ratcheting up of tariffs in 2025 has led Chinese factories to find new ways of doing business.
We're getting closer to a 100% ROG rig as Asus gets into the DRAM game for its 20th anniversary
It might just be a one-off, though.
Horizon Forbidden West Composer Says Using AI For Creative Art Feels ‘F*cking Insane’
Also: a cool Lego racing game is about to disappear forever
NFL wants certain trading contracts banned from prediction markets like 'first play of game,' injuries
The letter, which was reviewed by CNBC, calls for banning certain contracts and raising the age requirements for participation on sports-related contracts.
Warming climate favors shallower cyclones, challenging current risk assessments
As tropical cyclones (TCs) are among the most destructive natural hazards worldwide, understanding how TCs change under climate warming is of critical importance. While substantial progress has been made in projecting changes in TC intensity and precipitation, much less is
Fidelity Investments makes $2.5M class action settlement — see if you qualify for $5K payout
Victims of fraud may soon be seeing green.
Physicists create hybrid light-matter particles that interact strongly enough to compute
Eighty years ago, Penn researchers J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly launched the age of electronic computing by harnessing electrons to solve complex numerical problems with ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic computer. Today, that same architecture still
Trump calls New York Times reporter 'fake guy': 'It's sort of treasonous what you write'
President Trump on Friday slammed what he described as “treasonous” media coverage of the U.S. conflict with Iran, accusing New York Times reporter David Sanger of misrepresenting the military operation. “I had a total military victory, but the fake news, guys like you, write
Dense soils may spread earthquake surface ruptures into wider damage zones, particle models suggest
Earthquakes can visibly and permanently crack the ground apart in dramatic and unpredictable surface fault rupture, but new research led by University of Michigan Engineering revealed that soil density strongly influences how and where they occur. The paper is published in the
Forza Horizon 6's return to 'wristband progression' isn't the stand-in for a career mode I wanted it to be, but maybe that's for the best
Be car-ful what you wish for.
‘Japan Passing’? Trump eases Tokyo jitters with phone call to Takaichi after Xi summit
The Japanese Prime Minister later noted in a post on X that Trump gave a “detailed explanation” of his talks with Xi.
Rig R5 Spear Max HD gaming headset review
A very interesting wired headset, with some tuning I can't quite get my head around.
Norway defends move to cancel missile system sale following criticism from Malaysia
Norway's foreign ministry said exports of some of Oslo's “most sensitive” defense technologies would be limited to its “allies and closest partners.”
Bladee Announces New Album Sulfur Surfer: Hear “Blondie”
If you’ll allow me to channel the spirit of David Letterman for a moment: Bladee, “Blondie.” “Blondie,” Bladee. (Yes, I am choosing to pronounce Bladee as “Bladey,” not as “Blade,” even though Blade is the correct pronunciation. He will always be Bladey to me, and if he didn’t
Trump says he discussed AI guardrails with Xi
President Trump said Friday he discussed "working together" on artificial intelligence guardrails with Chinese President Xi Jinping as policymakers in Washington debate how to manage the risks of the emerging technology. "We talked about possibly working together for