Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has doubled down on his pledge to stop the Bank of England paying interest on reserves held by commercial lenders, saying: “I don’t like the banks very much because they … Read more
NASA’s first astronauts to fly to the Moon in more than 50 years will pay tribute to the lunar and space exploration missions that preceded them, as well as aviation and American history, by taking with them artifacts and mementos representing those past accomplishments. NASA on Wednesday (Jan. 21) revealed the contents of the Artemis … Read more
With the slate of nominees now announced, we are officially in countdown mode for the 98th Academy Awards in March. Here’s everything we know about the 2026 Oscars so far. What is nominated for an Oscar in 2026? Jessie Buckley, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael B. Jordan, Teyana Taylor, and Jacob Elordi are … Read more
First and foremost, as the name implies, the Talking Flower will just randomly speak a couple of times every hour when left alone with phrases like “sometimes it’s nice to space out,” and “is it weird for flowers to talk?” A single button on the toy can be pressed to trigger random thoughts on demand, … Read more
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of the publicly listed stablecoin issuer Circle, said interest payments on stablecoins do not pose a threat to banks. Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Allaire described concerns that stablecoin yields could cause bank runs as “totally absurd,” citing historical precedents and existing reward-based financial services already in use. … Read more
Paramount The “Star Trek” franchise is known for venturing into new and often unexpected places. Its credo of boldly going where no one has gone before may not apply verbatim to every theme, but the spirit is still very much present. After all, from “The Original Series” to … Read more
The state complaint details how its investigators were easily able to set up fake Facebook and Instagram accounts posing as underage girls, and how these accounts were soon sent explicit messages and shown algorithmically amplified pornographic content. In another test case cited in the complaint, investigators created a fake account as a mother looking to … Read more
As women are perpetually in transit, Sportmax turned its attention to their travel comfort. For pre-fall, the design team doubled down on its favorite crowd-pleaser: exaggerated proportions. Enter oversized leather bombers and premium fleece styles, generously equipped with detachable hoods, towering collars, and bibs that suggest survival, not just warmth. These were layered over joggers … Read more
When a 1Password user clicks a link and opens a website with a URL that doesn’t match the one they have saved alongside login details, the 1Password browser extension will do two things. It won’t autofill their login credentials, and it will display a pop-up warning explaining that the current website’s URL “isn’t linked to … Read more
Timed to this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Adobe has announced that it is working with a number of studios, directors, and talent agencies to develop “private, IP-safe” Firefly Foundry gen AI “omni-models.” According to the company, Firefly Foundry models are meant to “accelerate creativity without eroding ownership or creative intent” while generating different kinds of … Read more