There was a time when the phones in our pockets didn’t look nearly identical to one another. Before the iPhone ushered in an age of rectangular, monotone devices, cellphones came in all shapes and sizes. Many offerings were colorful, some were innovative, some were absolute disasters—and some of them never saw the light of day….
A job advert posted by Jeff Bezos in Amazon’s early days has resurfaced online, leaving people stunned. The multi-billionaire founded the e-commerce giant from the garage of his Bellevue, Washington home in July 1994. Initially just selling books, it soon expanded to music and videos and then third-party sellers. Three decades on, it’s now worth…
On Hong Kong’s Kat O island, 79-year-old Fong Sam-kiu chops wood to feed the outside stove on which she cooks her meals. Nets and pots hang on the walls, reminders of the days when she fished the local waters for sea urchins. “I will never move to the city,” says Fong, whose husband has died…
This is Russia’s imperialist thinking laid bare: a belief in greatness that demands sacrifice, a messianic purpose untethered from reason and a chilling comfort with violence. No war crime is too heinous, no bomb too big for a system that knows nothing but oppression and subjugation. Many in Russia are even bizarrely convinced they’re liberating Ukraine…
The Lavrov interview is Carlson’s second with a top Russian official this year. In February, Carlson went to Moscow for what was widely panned as a softball Kremlin-friendly sit-down with President Vladimir Putin. Carlson said he spoke to Lavrov to shed light on the “Russian perspective” on the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russia has waged…
A bill to rename a San Francisco post office after the late former mayor and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill was co-authored by California’s two current senators, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, both Democrats. The Dianne Feinstein Post Office will be located at the Rincon Finance Center at…
Long before the Chinese smash-hit video game Black Myth: Wukong electrified gamers around the world, sparking new interest in the Buddhist statues and grottoes featured in the game, Katherine Tsiang had already been working for decades on the conservation of such heritage sites and art. A groundbreaking project led by the Chinese-American art researcher involves…
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has launched free tours after recruiting retired volunteers to tell residents first-hand stories about Central and Sheung Wan districts, paving the way for more in-depth offerings for visitors. The “Touring Central with Locals” walks also feature digital art integration at five locations where the authority applied augmented reality (AR) technology…
U.S. relations with China have been incredibly complex for many years. Ebbing and flowing among different trade policies, the two economic supergiants are poised to see increased strain amid new tariff plans. The re-elected incoming president Donald Trump campaigned on imposing high tariffs on China and all foreign entities—which economists have argued will have devastating…
Jeff Bezos congratulated Donald Trump on winning the presidential election. They’ve traded many barbs over the years. Here’s a history of Bezos and Trump’s relationship. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service…