Tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle is reportedly a “leading contender to help run TikTok” as the Trump administration works to secure a sale that would avoid a complete ban of the China-owned app. Trump has until April 5 to find a buyer for TikTok after he issued an executive order in January delaying enforcement of … Read more
Steve Kinyon always dreamed of sporting long, luscious locks like Thor — Marvel’s hair-and-hammer-swinging god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth. But rather than revering him as a fictional deity, Kinyon’s chums back in high school crowned him the “balding virgin,” owing to his early signs of male-pattern baldness. Years after being forced to endure … Read more
It may be winter and there may be a biting chill in the air, but the dozen men and women who have packed this small sauna room in east London are happily sweating away in their swimwear. It’s more than 194 Fahrenheit in here — and it’s about to get even hotter. As ice blocks … Read more
A private island along Connecticut’s Gold Coast is now sale, asking $35 million. Hay Island, an 18-acre landmass with unobstructed views of the Long Island Sound, hit the market this week. The classic Americana locale is owned by the descendants of William Ziegler, an American industrialist and founder of the Royal Baking Powder Company. The … Read more
A new company wants to give pay cash for your private videos — to train artificial intelligence. Now that AI companies have scraped virtually every corner of the internet for content their models can learn from, Austin-based Troveo is buying up “dark content” left on the cutting room floor. Since launching a year ago, the … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as antisemitic after its report on Thursday accusing the Jewish state of carrying out “genocidal acts” and sexual violence tactics against Palestinians. The UNHRC’s report alleged that Israel “intentionally attacked and destroyed” Gaza’s main fertility center with its blocking of aid medication that … Read more
This used to be St. John’s role in the Big East Tournament. Play well in the out-bracket round and hope to pull a stunner in the opener on quarterfinal Thursday. Sometimes, the Johnnies were blitzed out of the gate. Other times, they suffered crushing last-second losses. But this — the No. 1 seed — is … Read more
The No. 2 toy company in the U.S. is dealing with tariffs by shrinking its manufacturing operations and leaning into movies starring its biggest brands, chief executive Ynon Kreiz said at an investment conference on Thursday. “We used to be called a toy manufacturer,” Kreiz said at the UBS Global consumer and Retail Conference in … Read more
A new documentary is causing a stir for claiming that we are not alone. “The Age of Disclosure,” which premiered March 9 at SXSW in Austin, Texas, interviews 34 military and intelligence government officials who admit to the existence of “UAPs,” or unexplained anomalous phenomena — a new term for UFOs. Although the movie’s participants … Read more
Singapore Airlines is the latest airline to put a ban on passengers using portable power banks on board the carrier’s aircraft. From April 1, travelers on board Singapore Airlines flights will not be allowed to charge devices like smartphones using a power bank. They will also be stopped from physically charging a power bank through … Read more