Netflix Netflix will open the doors of “The Boroughs” later this spring — but you might want to think twice before paying them a visit. The supernatural series, which counts “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer among its executive producers, will release on Thursday, May 21, … Read more
Dakotah Rice is stepping back into the founder’s seat. On Wednesday, he announced that his new company, the AI-native insurance brokerage Harper, has raised $46.8M million in a combined Series A and seed round. Previously, he founded the investment company Poolit, which closed in 2023. He spoke openly to TechCrunch about the collapse of that company, … Read more
Amazon is introducing a new feature that will allow users to change the personality of its AI assistant, Alexa+. On Wednesday, the company launched three new Alexa+ personality styles — Brief, Chill, and Sweet — that will change the AI assistant’s tone. In the Brief style, Alexa will respond with shorter, direct responses, while the … Read more
The video editor in Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage and B-roll to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions. Typically, you have to upload your footage and B-roll into a video editor, and manually arrange transitions. With Quick Cut, … Read more
Meghan Markle visited the QuestScope youth centre at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan today. Aaron Chown – PA Images/Getty Images After joining a roundtable discussion at the World Health Organization’s HQ in Amman, Meghan and Harry visited the QuestScope youth centre at the Za’atari refugee camp, the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees. For … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. London and Washington have tentatively restarted work on their multibillion-pound “tech prosperity deal”, which was paused last year after President Donald Trump piled pressure on the UK to cede ground in wider trade talks. Senior … Read more
As for Maverick, studio heads Mike Brown and Harinder Sangha tell The Game Business that development on the as-of-now untitled racer will continue. “We’re in active dialogue with partners who share our long-term ambition for the IP and look forward to sharing more later this year.”
EXCLUSIVE: Riyadh-based Habbar Film Marketing (HFM) has come on board Sudanese director and producer Mohammed Aloma’s upcoming film Blue Card as a co-producer in its first foray into international co-production. Billed as an exploration of the plight of Sudanese refugees deciding between settling into their current spaces or waiting to be relocated yet again, Blue … Read more
Planning your wedding hair can feel like pulling off a high-wire act—albeit one involving diffusers, clips, and hairspray. You want to feel like yourself, of course, but which version of you? With all the ideas floating around about bridal beauty, you can feel boxed in by expectations. But it’s important to remember that this is … Read more
Two regulators converged on the same market from opposite directions in February 2026. The European Securities and Markets Authority warned that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum likely fall within the scope of contracts-for-difference regulations, regardless of what firms call them. Days earlier, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission … Read more