The Scene A year before the iconic show debuted on HBO in April of 2014, the writer Alec Berg met the show’s creator, Mike Judge, in an anonymous Santa Monica office. Judge was wrestling with the pilot for a show about Silicon Valley’s power and its eccentricity, but it wasn’t ...
Under pressure, Lutnick joins Trump in ChinaUnder pressure, Lutnick joins Trump in China
Howard Lutnick is expected to travel on Air Force One with the president to China this week as the commerce secretary fights to regain his footing after clashing with Trump officials over Nvidia and China chip controls, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump is scheduled to ...
Iran launches drone attacks against US military base in BahrainIran launches drone attacks against US military base in Bahrain
Strikes cast further doubt on peace talks between Tehran and Washington with increasing risk of escalation Iran has launched drone attacks against a US military base in Bahrain, casting further doubt on peace talks between Tehran and Washington and raising the spectre of escalation. Blasts sounded over the Gulf nation ...
NFL week 10: Lions thrash Patriots, Vikings v Packers and more – liveNFL week 10: Lions thrash Patriots, Vikings v Packers and more – live
Drake Maye injured as Lions beat Patriots 35-10 Get in touch: email Graham and follow us on BlueSky Patriots 3-28 Lions 1:54, 3rd quarter Some stattage for now and later: Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has tied HoF’er Terrell Davis for the most touchdowns (61) by a player in his ...
Saturday Night Live: is John Mulaney the best modern host we have?Saturday Night Live: is John Mulaney the best modern host we have?
The comic returns for the seventh time for the best episode so far this season which takes aim at tech bros and brings back a former cast member as guest This edition of Saturday Night Live opens at the CIA headquarters. In the wake of the Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ...
Why would anyone want a smart fridge? | Dave SchillingWhy would anyone want a smart fridge? | Dave Schilling
After a hack in France, internet-enabled appliances are looking even less appealing – especially before the holidays We are deep into the holiday season now, past Halloween and a mere two weeks away from American Thanksgiving. I’ve already given up taking care of my body, surrendering fully to gluttony, vices, ...
‘You unpack once’: despite reports of ‘poop cruises’ and murder, cruise ships are more popular than ever‘You unpack once’: despite reports of ‘poop cruises’ and murder, cruise ships are more popular than ever
High-profile crimes and disease outbreaks obscure the fact that the big ships are largely safe – and seeing record numbers of bookings This month, there has been a swell of stories about things going wrong on cruises. A man was arrested in Texas after he allegedly killed a woman during ...
Reclaiming Mary Cassatt: putting overlooked American artist back at heart of impressionismReclaiming Mary Cassatt: putting overlooked American artist back at heart of impressionism
New exhibition restores painter’s place as leading figure in French movement that revolutionised art As a painter, friend, and collaborator of Edgar Degas, who exhibited with impressionist artists including Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt was at the heart of the 19th-century movement that emerged in France and revolutionised ...
This Comic Kills TechnofascistsThis Comic Kills Technofascists
Dave Maass has been writing about comics for more than 20 years, and now he also writes comics. By day, he teaches tech investigative techniques at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism and researches surveillance at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. If I was the manager of a ...
Zelensky urges US and Musk to lift Starlink restrictions and be on ‘right side of history’Zelensky urges US and Musk to lift Starlink restrictions and be on ‘right side of history’
The Ukrainian president says restrictions are still in place and making it difficult to stop Russian missiles. ...