This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the EV struggle, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. Apologies to the Toyota Prius, but the first hybrid vehicle of note was … Read more
The real surprise, though, came when researchers realized that Alnashetri wasn’t a highly specialized, late-stage Alvarezsauroid. Instead, despite living in the Late Cretaceous, it occupied an early-branching position among earlier, basal members of the clade. This combination of tiny size and early-branching status fundamentally breaks our previous model of how these animals evolved. If the … Read more
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Bitcoin’s derivatives market gave us the best explanation of this week’s macro stress. Funding rates turned sharply negative, open interest stayed elevated, and then the US jobs report landed. Put together, that showed a market leaning hard into downside hedges just as a real macro catalyst arrived. That sequence is worth understanding because it explains … Read more
Katrina Marcinowski/HBO Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Sunday: Steve Carell leads Bill … Read more
A year off sixty, she is the Helen of Troy de nos jours, a survivor like her great-grandparents, who crossed America in a covered wagon, or like her screen-struck mother, Sara, now ninety-five and living in Palm Springs. Elizabeth Taylor has only just stopped marrying the men she loves, saying, “At my age you don’t … Read more
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Elle Fanning didn’t become an Oscar nominee overnight. No, the actor, now 27 and recognized in the best supporting actress category for her sensitive turn in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, has actually—wait for it—already been working for a quarter of a century. She started out as a child actor, alongside her older sister, Dakota, and … Read more
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After months of deliberating over color schemes, guest lists, dress codes, and table decor for our big wedding weekend, the bridal shower feels like a breath of fresh air. Don’t get me wrong—I have enjoyed every minute of this wedding planning season; but something about the simplicity of putting on a beautiful dress for a … Read more