Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center has resigned in protest at the Iran war, saying Tehran posed “no imminent threat to our nation”. The statement by Joe Kent, an army veteran … Read more
Allegations of domestic violence have caused one hit reality show to pause filming, and put the future of another in question. Taylor Frankie Paul is at the center of both. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, who first rose to fame as a founding member of the “MomTok” squad, was allegedly involved in an … Read more
BuzzFeed, the U.S.-based media company known best for its quizzes, listicles, and, for a time, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism division, is reinventing itself for the AI era. At least, that’s the pitch. At the SXSW conference in Austin, BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti introduced the company’s next media foray: a spin-off called Branch Office, … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has landed The Death Roll, a survival horror-thriller spec from Kas Graham & Rebecca Pollock, with Glen Powell and Dan Cohen aboard to produce via their Barnstorm banner, alongside Bryan Haas (The Order) via his Chasing Epic Pictures. The Death Roll follows a couple whose dream vacation turns into a nightmare when they … Read more
Bitcoin consolidated recent gains in the face of blanket skepticism over its rebound, while gold threatened to give up $5,000 support. Bitcoin (BTC) circled $74,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as skepticism increased over BTC price strength. Key points: Bitcoin stalls after a trip to $76,000, with short-term targets including a retreat to $68,000. Traders … Read more
Researchers are warning about the risks posed by a low-cost device that can give insiders and hackers unusually broad powers in compromising networks. The devices, which typically sell for $30 to $100, are known as IP KVMs. Administrators often use them to remotely access machines on networks. The devices, not much bigger than a deck … Read more
Warner Bros. has debuted its first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s third Dune film. Thankfully, it doesn’t give everything about the film away, but it does put a spotlight on a few of the key characters who will bring this chapter of Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) story to an end. Set a few years after … Read more
What does a modern day multi-hyphenate like Quenlin Blackwell keep on her at all times? Well, the influencer and social media personality, who operates at a self-described 180 bpm, is giving us an inside look at her Gucci Giglio bag to find out. Turns out it’s a little bit of everything, and we do mean everything. “Bro, … Read more
The no-action position taken by the US regulator under Chair Michael Selig will allow the company to engage in certain activities without registering as a broker. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Tuesday that its Market Participants Division issued a no-action letter in response to a request from crypto wallet provider Phantom Technologies. … Read more
Google may have signed on to President Trump’s toothless power pledge, but it’s clear the company started working months ago on a framework to power its data centers. On Thursday, Google said it will work with Michigan utility DTE to add 2.7 gigawatts of “new resources” in suburban Detroit to power a new data center … Read more