Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage has apologised to the parliament’s standards watchdog after failing to declare private payments on time on 17 separate occasions, which the Reform UK leader blamed on his “complicated and complex” outside interests. The … Read more
Pact and Equity have returned to the negotiating table on artificial intelligence but the UK actors union has said industrial action remains possible. Equity said Pact has made an “improved offer” after the producer trade body “sent over new wording with improvements in relation to AI protections which had been in dispute.” “Following a meeting yesterday (Tuesday 20 … Read more
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave transferred stewardship of the social infrastructure protocol Lens to Mask Network, shifting responsibility for advancing consumer-facing social applications while retaining Lens as open-source infrastructure. Statements from both Lens and Aave founder Stani Kulechov confirmed the transition. On Tuesday, Kulechov said in an X post that Aave’s role will narrow to … Read more
Of recent, Rihanna has been embracing 2016 codes of style, giving some of the era’s most divisive trends a contemporary Rihanna spin—the office-to-club blazer and leggings and pumps combo included. The pop star is continuing that provocative sartorial spirit; this time, taking the vibe back a few decades to enjoy some ’80s animal print. Rihanna … Read more
Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Solana Labs, the organization behind the Solana blockchain, has launched a token airdrop for holders of its Web3 smartphone, Solana Seeker. The Seeker (SKR) token, the utility and governance asset of the Solana Mobile ecosystem, went live on Wednesday, the company said in a post on X. Users of the … Read more
Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive campaign to take control of Greenland has attracted sharp rebukes from Republican lawmakers, raising the possibility that Congress will try to rein in the president’s territorial ambitions. At least one Republican lawmaker has publicly suggested that if Trump were to use military force to seize the Danish territory, it would be … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo‘s JamPot Productions has found a CEO. Former Novel, Amazon and Sky exec Craig Strachan has been appointed to lead the company, overseeing the business strategy and creative direction at the Great Company With Jamie Laing producer. He’ll look to build out the company’s IP and create video and podcast … Read more
After much speculation, Harry Styles finally announced last week that his long-awaited fourth album will be dropping in March. While the name (and comma placement)—Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally—sparked intrigue, our attention was on the clothes. Styled by Vogue contributor Harry Lambert, the album cover and accompanying press shot (snapped by fellow Vogue contrib … Read more
While the US president fires off social media posts increasing tariffs, the bloc has to overcome political divisions to retaliate
Broadway box office pretty much held steady last week with the 31 productions more or less settling into the post-holiday/pre-spring groove, though there was one big exception: Proving the star power of Jonathan Groff (as if proof were necessary), the weekly gross for Just in Time took a walloping 63% nosedive with the star’s pre-scheduled … Read more