When the U.S. rejoins the Paris Agreement later this year, fulfilling President-elect Biden’s campaign pledge, much of the world will be wondering the same thing, says Amos Hochstein: How serious is the U.S., really? “We can’t walk into 2021 expecting that we’re just erasing the last four years, and the United States is walking onto […]
The LG Rollable can go from this… [credit: LG ] CES is very often the home of vaporware product demos, and that certainly seemed to be the case when LG briefly teased a rollable-smartphone prototype, called simply “LG Rollable,” during its press conference. Pie-in-the-sky flexible display prototypes have been a regular fixture at CES since 2008, […]
Long time online gambling opponent and source of much trouble for our industry, Sheldon Adelson died last night while hospitalized for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an illness first disclosed in early 2019. He was 87. The chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and one of the Republican Party’s major donors, Adelson had recently taken a leave […]
Bonjour ténèbres, mon vieil ami. Translating games is hard work. For one, there are usually a lot of cultural references that are tricky to get right in a different language – remember Ace Attorney’s clumsy localisations back in the day? But even more important than culture is puns, and puns usually just don’t translate at […]
Enlarge / The second season of His Dark Materials, starring Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua, concluded just before the new year. (credit: BBC/HBO) The first season of His Dark Materials, the BBC/HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s classic fantasy trilogy, had its share of critics, particularly with regard to its sluggish pacing. Fortunately, those shortcomings have been successfully […]
There’s two vaccines on the market currently: one from Pfizer and partner BioNTech and another from the biotech Moderna. Both received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency authorization at the end of 2020. But the New Year has brought with it a slow rollout for those currently eligible to receive their coronavirus shots, such as […]
Enlarge / Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg speaks during a Facebook Community Boost event at the Knight Center on December 18, 2018, in Miami, Florida. (credit: Joe Raedle | Getty Images) Facebook executive leaders promise they are doing everything they can to prevent the platform from being a tool for an anticipated new wave […]
Oh well hello there, Amanda Bynes! The 34-year-old star is back on social media once again, this time popping up in a rare new selfie on fiancé Paul Michael‘s page on the popular social media network. Related: These Two Cruised Through Their First Year Together — Smooth Sailing From Here, Now?! As you can see […]
Professional Holding Corp. said it would no longer provide banking services to U.S. President Donald Trump’s company, as it joins lenders distancing themselves from him after last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. “Professional Bank has decided not to engage in any further business with the Trump Organization and its affiliates, and will be winding […]
Anna Wintour is finally speaking out about the viral controversy over Vogue’s February issue, which gained attention after rumors sparked that the Editor-In-Chief might have sabotaged the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris by switching the cover photo without her team’s approval! In a recent interview with The New York Times’ podcast Sway, the host Kara Swisher […]