LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 4: Disco singer Sylvester aka Sylvester James poses for a portrait on November 4, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Blum/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Getty Images The veteran journalist Barry Walters’ new book, Mighty Real, is an extensive history of LGBTQ music from 1969 to 2000, spanning from the…
When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of forming an AI partnership. Court documents from the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial have provided a rare look at the communications between Microsoft’s top executives about investing in OpenAI and fears…
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the commission, joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the FCC’s decision to order an early review of ABC’s local broadcast licenses, calling it an egregious violation of the First Amendment. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg This Weekend and…
Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that’s not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid distracting apps. Google has just revealed the biggest changes coming…
new video loaded: Trump Dismisses Iran’s Strikes as a ‘Trifle’ transcript Back transcript Trump Dismisses Iran’s Strikes as a ‘Trifle’ President Trump on Thursday said the cease-fire with Iran was still intact after the two countries exchanged fire. He dismissed Iran’s attacks as a “trifle.” “They trifled with us today. We blew them away. The…
Amsterdam has become the world’s first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. Source link
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Iranian state media have shared footage appearing to show the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boarding two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The video shows small boats carrying masked and armed men approaching the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas. Analysis by BBC Verify indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed…
Footage shared by Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps showed the moment an elderly woman trying to leave her wrecked village was rescued by a robot. The Ukrainian army tracked the woman using a drone and sent the machine to her rescue. Drone footage released on Saturday showed a robot with the words “grandma, sit down” approaching…
GM Hans Niemann won the 2026 Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, the biggest tournament win of his career so far, to earn the $50,000 first prize. Following up on last year’s winner, GM Vladimir Fedoseev, it’s the second year in a row that a wildcard wins the event. Niemann finished all five days in the…