Ever since we learned the Switch 2 would have an LCD screen instead of a fancier OLED panel, discourse around Nintendo’s latest console has often turned sour when it comes to its display. Of course, once folks were able to get the new hardware in their hands, the Switch 2 revealed itself to be packing…
The League of Social Democrats, one of Hong Kong’s last opposition political parties, has announced it will disband after operating for nearly two decades. The decision was revealed in a press event invite sent out by the political party on Friday. In the document, the group said it would share further details about its plan…
In a scramble to sidestep penalties that could soar into the billions, and with Brussels regulators watching closely, Apple has agreed to let Europeans download iPhone apps from outside its own App Store. With just hours left before an EU compliance deadline, the company said residents of the 27-nation bloc will soon be able to…
CNN — After much anticipation, Lauren Sanchez’s wedding gown has been revealed, with Dolce & Gabbana confirmed as the fashion house behind the elegant, high-necked design featuring 180 silk chiffon-covered priest buttons. Many details surrounding the Bezos-Sanchez wedding extravaganza have been closely guarded and, in keeping with tradition, this secrecy of course extended to the…
The S&P 500 closed at an all-time record high on Friday afternoon, extending breakneck gains achieved in recent weeks as investors shrugged off concerns about newly imposed tariffs and war in the Middle East. Despite stocks dipping slightly after President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would end all trade talks with Canada, the S&P…
The University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, has resigned amid the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure several prestigious universities over claims they tolerated campus antisemitism and their efforts related to campus diversity, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign students. Ryan announced his resignation in a letter to the UVA community…
A reveller who confessed to bringing a giant sausage into a nightclub features in one of our five bizarre local news stories you may have missed this week. Coventry Live reported that the sausage caused confusion among clubbers when it was spotted in the 147 venue on Far Gosford Street in the city. Elsewhere, a…
At Paris Men’s Fashion Week in June, the clothes are hot, but the parties are even hotter. We’re talking steamy, sweaty, all-the-coolest-people-you’ve-ever-seen-in-one-room hot—and no other function had the proverbial temps rising like our annual Thursday night bash hosted by GQ global editorial director Will Welch and Levi’s. It’s our favorite Fashion Week tradition. This season,…
Nike has said it will cut its reliance on production in China for the United States market to mitigate the impact from US tariffs on imports, and forecast a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue. The sportswear giant’s shares zoomed 15 percent at the opening bell on Friday morning after it announced the change in conjunction…
Sustain nuclear expertise Likely harmed Before strikes Over the decades, Iran built up scientific and engineering expertise in nuclear technology. After Israel says it killed at least 14 of Iran’s leading nuclear experts in the recent attacks. But there is another tier of scientists in Iran who share much of that knowledge. If past experience…