Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson will make their Broadway debuts this spring in the play The Fear of 13. Written by Oliver-Award winner Lindsay Ferrentino, the play tells the true story of Nick Yarris, who spends more than two decades on death row for a murder he claims he did not commit. He recounts his…
We spent last week running to meetings, demos, and the convention floors to see as much as we could at CES 2026. And now that we’ve (sort of) recovered, it’s time to answer any questions you still have. Did we replace Dom with his clone? Did Jen survive a robot falling on her? Is Vee…
Pebble’s founder, Eric Migicovsky, is doing things differently with his reboot of the Pebble smartwatch brand and an AI ring. The team is small, inventory isn’t being manufactured before it’s sold, and there’s no outside funding. Most importantly, he says, the new company, Core Devices, is “not a startup.” “We’ve structured this entire business around…
Central banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in “full solidarity” with the Federal Reserve’s chair after the US launched a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell. The heads of the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada are among 11 senior bankers who have signed…
Hong Kong internet couple “Mr and Mrs Ho” still have no legal representatives in a domestic violence dispute that escalated into a criminal case, which has drawn wide public attention and filled the court. The District Court heard on Tuesday that Ho Huen, 77, widely known as Mr Ho, and his 44-year-old wife, Ye Xiuding,…
US Senator Mark Kelly has sued Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing that the Pentagon illegally tried to demote him in retaliation for criticising the Trump administration. Kelly, a former Navy captain, drew the ire of Hegseth and President Donald Trump after he filmed a video that told military personnel they could refuse unlawful orders. Trump…
Jemma Crewand Faarea Masud,Business reporters EPA/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has said countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade they do with America. It comes as Iran cracks down on anti-government protests, with thousands of people feared dead. Trump has used the threat of tariffs before to exert pressure on…
The government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands. Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line had included a line between the two cities, but that part of the project was scrapped by Rishi Sunak’s government. On Wednesday, the government is expected…
Improvements to a number of Apple services – including a more personalised version of its virtual assistant, Siri – are to be powered with AI provided by Google. The tech giants have announced a “multi-year collaboration” which will see the iPhone-maker base some of its key tech on Google’s Gemini AI models. In a joint…
A football club in the Isle of Lewis has started turning an overgrown area into a new training pitch with funding from NHS Western Isles. Carloway Football Club said the green space, next to its main pitch, would be used for team exercises and community activities. The health board said £22,000 in capital grant funding…
