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 long signalled his appetite to intervene in Venezuela. Late last year his administration mustered an armada in the Caribbean, bombed small boats it accused of carrying drugs to the US, … Read more
Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, may have a financial edge over other digital asset treasury companies due to structural weakness in the Japanese yen (JPY), according to BTC analyst and crypto treasury company investor Adam Livingston. Japan’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio is about 250%, Livingston said. This high debt level continues to weaken the yen, which … Read more
Comedy Central Three things are certain in this life: death, taxes, and celebrities being mocked on “South Park.” In the past, some famous folks have responded negatively to being ridiculed on Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s long-running cartoon, with the show still causing controversy for this exact … Read more
Despite his current MCU ties, Simu Liu has some ideas for James Gunn‘s DCU after going toe-to-toe with Melissa Barrera. The Copenhagen Test actor recently praised his co-star’s onscreen combat skills, which he called “Wonder Woman-esque” and went so far as to shoutout the DC Studios boss with the fantasy casting. “She really pushes herself,” … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The concept of “eat what you kill” common to many financial groups has been mostly unknown among lawyers, and especially those on the lower rungs of the ladder. In a change of tone, major US … Read more
Miley Cyrus knows she showed up to the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards looking a bit like her famed alter ego, Hannah Montana. “You see the bangs,” the 33-year-old singer teased Variety’s Marc Malkin when asked about her plans for the Disney Channel show’s upcoming 20th anniversary. That is, honestly, the best possible answer … Read more
Bret Hanna-Shuford, a Broadway actor known his performances in Wicked and The Little Mermaid, has died. He was 46. The actor’s husband Stephen Hanna-Shuford announced Bret’s death on Saturday after he was diagnosed with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and T-Cell Lymphoma, which impacted his immune system. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the … Read more
SwitchBot is bringing a new household robot to CES 2026. The smart home company is launching the Onero H1, which it calls “the most accessible AI household robot.” The announcement follows last year’s debut of its multitasking household bot — a robot vacuum mounted to a mobile platform. SwitchBot says the Onero is a general-use … Read more
SwitchBot has announced a new deadbolt smart lock that can be unlocked with a glance. Like the Keypad Vision that SwitchBot launched last year, the new Lock Vision series unveiled at CES uses 3D facial recognition technology to enable “near-instant unlocking” after scanning your face. The Lock Vision is the first smart lock from SwitchBot … Read more
Belkin has announced a new version of one of its first accessories for the Switch 2 at CES 2026. The Charging Case Pro for Nintendo Switch 2 carries forward the same 10,000mAh internal battery as the original, but it’s been redesigned so you don’t need to remove the battery to charge it, and you no … Read more