“Train Dreams” Is Too Tidy to Go Off the Rails
In Clint Bentley’s adaptation of a Denis Johnson novella, Joel Edgerton plays a builder of bridges who finds himself increasingly cut off from the modern world.
Why Y&R’s Roger Howarth Was ‘Genuinely Nervous’ To Work With Eric Braeden (Excl)
Why Y&R’s Roger Howarth Was ‘Genuinely Nervous’ To Work With Eric Braeden (Excl) – Soap Opera Digest Use left and right arrow keys to navigate between menu items. Use escape to exit the menu. Sign In Sign InUp with your social account Continue with Google Continue with Amazon Continue with Apple We won’t post to … Read more
Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
Is there any way for another AI coding tool to worm its way into the hearts of startup founders — and past Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini Code Assist, GitHub Copilot, the many other AI-wrapped VSCode forks, and vibe-coding phenoms like Replit and Lovable? Amazon wants to try using the tried-and-true method of giving its … Read more
Donald Trump says claim of US affordability crisis is a ‘hoax’
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has said that claims of an affordability crunch in the US are a “con job” and “hoax” perpetuated by Democrats as rising prices become a growing political liability for Republicans. The … Read more
Book Review: Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto”
In addition to not being a tell-all, “American Canto” is not a book about Trump, nor is it about politics, as Nuzzi establishes in an author’s note. Rather, “it is a book about life in America as I have lived and observed it, and about the nature of our reality, and about character,” she explains. … Read more
Connecticut Orders Robinhood, Crypto.com, Kalshi Stop Event Contracts
The US state of Connecticut has hit Robinhood, Kalshi and Crypto.com with cease and desist orders, accusing the platforms of offering unlicensed sports betting through event contracts. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) sent letters to the three platforms on Wednesday, claiming they were “conducting unlicensed online gambling, more specifically sports wagering,” with event … Read more
Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer
Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise. Day One’s been an early backer of companies like World, Superhuman, and Remote.com, with 12 … Read more
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
Staff at a Virginia liquor store got a shock on Saturday when they came into work to find a raccoon had burgled the store, drinking its way through the spirits section. The “masked bandit” was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to bottles on a bottom shelf. … Read more
New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants
Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn — a startup valued at more than $1 billion. The startup raised €500 million in fresh equity funding ($583 million), which will fund its efforts to compete with larger players such as Hubspot and Salesforce not just in Europe, but also on … Read more
