The return of Marco Bechis to filmmaking after 10 years is a welcome surprise, and the terrain he covers in “Back to Buenos Aires” is a familiar one for the veteran Chilean-Italian director who himself was caught up in the nightmare of Argentina’s military dictatorship. Set in the present, with frequent flashbacks, the film tells
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday. While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will be
South Korea’s stock market was back in the red on Monday, extending a turbulent stretch after July’s historic selloff. On Monday, the country’s benchmark Kospi index closed 5% lower as index heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both ended 9% lower. The declines reversed part of Friday’s record rebound, when the Kospi surged 178% —
A new app called HyperTexting makes browsing the web as easy as scrolling through social networks, like Facebook or X. The app, recently available for iOS, also aims to make updating your personal website as simple as sending a text message. This algorithm-free vision for the future of the web was built by Caleb Hailey,