In May 2017, Jeffrey Epstein received an exciting “proposal” from his former trusted private banker at JPMorgan. Paul Barrett proposed setting up a new family office in New York “to help oversee and manage money for JE and his various legal entities”, according to emails released by the US Department of Justice last week. By … Read more
“There’s a lot of love that went into making this love story—and I hope you feel it tonight,” Ryan Murphy told a jam-packed audience at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday evening. The prolific screenwriter, director, and producer was readying for the crowd to sink their teeth into the premiere of Love Story: John F. … Read more
Those thrusters could also be used to knock satellites out of alignment or even cause them to crash back to Earth or drift into space. Intelligence gathered by Luch 1 and 2 could also help Russia co-ordinate less overt attacks on western interests. Monitoring other satellites can reveal who is using them and where—information that … Read more
It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now competitive and could be sold in the US tomorrow. The compact battery-electric crossover, a bestseller in Europe, is aimed directly at the Tesla Model Y with its five seats, two rows, impressive road grip, energetic performance, and smooth … Read more
After customer backlash, Adobe said it won’t fully discontinue Adobe Animate, as planned. The company this week announced it would shut down its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, amid an increased focus on its investments in AI. On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, the company issued an update to the company’s support site and sent emails … Read more
Ethereum was cheaper than expected in 2020, and rollup decentralization was slower than promised in 2021. Those two realities are forced the ecosystem to rewrite what “a layer-2” is for. Vitalik Buterin’s recent post on Ethereum Research bluntly frames the shift: the original vision of layer-2 (L2) blockchains as “branded shards” of Ethereum is no … Read more
The Fox broadcast network had its biggest fall launch in 13 years, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Wednesday, telling Wall Street analysts the company maintains a strong appetite for entertainment programming. Speaking on the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings call, Murdoch called out the premieres of Memory of a Killer, Best Medicine and Fear … Read more
If you’re hosting a barn wedding or just want to introduce a little outdoorsy flair, have your rehearsal dinner lean into a Western aesthetic. “This theme works just as beautifully in an adobe courtyard in New Mexico or Santa Barbara as it does in a field in Idaho or traditional Midwestern barn,” shares Blasena. “Décor-wise, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The head of Reform’s Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive at Kent county council has stood down after he told the FT that it had not made significant cuts, undermining claims by senior party figures of vast … Read more
The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old, and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive, and it is slow. The massive rocket and its convoluted ground systems, so necessary to baby and cajole the booster’s prickly hydrogen propellant on board, have cost US … Read more