Smoking is inexplicably cool again and I’m not happy about it. After a period of health-related stigma, it is now considered culturally acceptable and even desirable to be seen with a cigarette in your hand. It signals sophistication, rebellious attitude and undeniable coldness. Newsweek reported on a “cigarette renaissance” among Generation Z, a trend that
In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A framework for frontier AI and the dawn of a new era,” the publication advocates for a “standards body” modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which
President Donald Trump has reversed his threat to impose a 20% tariff on all cargo transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States fights to break Iran’s control over the waterway. He said the toll would be replaced by trade and investment deals with Gulf states, just hours before the United States resumes
It’s the 30th anniversary of Montreal’s historic Fantasia Festival, and screenings at this year’s edition are sure to match the excitement of a historic year. In addition to screening some of the year’s biggest festival hits, like “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” “Buddy,” and “Her Private Hell,” there are plenty of new visions
Short version: the France vs. Spain will be broadcast on FOX via a live television service in the US. The game will be broadcast for free on ITV in the UK, SBS in Australia, RTVE in Spain, RAI in Italy, ZDF in Germany and Tabii in Turkey. You can use NordVPN to bypass geo-restrictions and
DeepSeek, the Chinese developer of large language models, is preparing for its IPO debut in 2027, but it could arrive as soon as ind this year as it also seeks to raise about $1.5 billion in new funding at a valuation of about $71 billion, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after the company raised $7
