Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. We’re officially counting down the days until CES 2026 begins, and a quick glance at this week’s news cycle reveals just how packed the show will be this year. Ahead of the Las Vegas trade show, which opens its doors to thousands of journalists, analysts,…
Strengthening risk oversight in major maintenance projects in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire is a top priority for Hong Kong lawmaker Julia Lau Man-kwan, who represents the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector. In an interview with the Post, Lau, who is also president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, pledged…
Janice, a Kuala Lumpur-based food entrepreneur and chef, is in a foul mood as she laments the inferior quality and taste of US-produced chicken and eggs. Yet she concedes that she may have to stomach this unwelcome change in the local poultry market, at least for now. Malaysia is bracing itself for a surge in…
San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama is listed as out for Saturday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. An MRI on Thursday showed that Wembanyama did not sustain ligament damage to the left knee he hyperextended Wednesday night in a win over the New York Knicks, league sources told ESPN. But Wembanyama didn’t…
Ah, awards season. The red carpets. The screenings. The parties. The best actress contenders posting naked selfies to potential voters. It’s little noted by the mainstream media, but right now — early January — is the thick of the adult film world’s cutthroat run-up to the Adult Video News Awards, porn’s version of the Oscars….
Rambling Reporter isn’t exactly sure what a city controller does but didn’t expect “public bathroom mapper” to be part of the job. Even so, Kenneth Mejia, the billboard- and social media-savvy city controller of Los Angeles (you may have seen his pie chart billboards around town), has been busy with a new public tool that…
What’s up with reactionary old French screen legends? Is it something in the wine? Obituaries for sex kitten turned animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot, who died Dec. 28 at age 91, tended to mention her far-right politics in the first paragraph. Indeed, B.B. was an outspoken Islamophobe — her animus evidently stemming from her objection…
US President Donald Trump has ordered the forced divestment of semiconductor-related assets acquired by HieFo Corporation, a Delaware-registered company, which he said is controlled by a Chinese citizen, citing national security risks. In an executive order (EO) issued under the Defence Production Act, Trump on Friday said there was “credible evidence” that HieFo’s acquisition of…
Jeff BorzelloJan 3, 2026, 12:43 PM ET Close Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. The ACC has issued a public reprimand of Micah Shrewsberry following an incident between the Notre Dame coach and an official at the end of the Fighting Irish’s loss at California on Friday. Notre…
President Donald Trump announced that the US will run Venezuela until a ‘proper transition can take place.’ The United States launched strikes against the country and captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on 3 January. Trump said Maduro and his wife were captured from a fortress-like house and will be taken to New…
