IN A NUTSHELL 🌊 Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed water-walking robots inspired by nature’s own engineers. 🔬 The innovative HydroSpread technique allows for direct fabrication on water, eliminating fragile transfer steps. 🤖 Prototypes like HydroFlexor and HydroBuckler…
A man plays an accordion as people gather at a local tavern, also known as shabeen, in Semonkong. MARCO LONGARI/AFP hide caption toggle caption MARCO LONGARI/AFP MASERU, Lesotho — Puseletso Seema is musical royalty in the tiny African mountain kingdom…
Starbucks has closed at least 11 locations in metro Denver and Fort Collins after announcing plans last week to shutter hundreds of stores across the United States, Canada and Europe. Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol recently announced that the Seattle-based…
Emily Blunt had not heard the news when she sat down for an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast this week. Stopping by the studio ahead of the Los Angeles premiere of A24’s “The Smashing Machine” on Monday…
Courtney CroninSep 29, 2025, 06:59 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best…
Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part of a reorg being announced today. Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, who was just promoted to president of Windows and devices…
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shut down of telecommunications, weeks after they began severing fibre-optic internet connections to prevent what they call immorality. The country is currently experiencing a total connectivity blackout, internet watchdog, Netblocks reports. International…
Charlie Javice is going to prison for the better part of a decade. On Monday, a Manhattan federal judge sentenced Javice to seven years in prison for using wildly exaggerated data to fool JPMorgan Chase into paying $175 million for…
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are separating, Variety confirms. The couple have been married for 19 years. Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, first met in 2005 at the G’Day USA gala in Los Angeles, an event promoting their shared home…
Bradley had selected vice-captains Kevin Kisner and Gary Woodland despite neither having any Ryder Cup experience – compare that with Europe’s stacked backroom team. It included winning skippers Paul McGinley (director of strategy), Thomas Bjorn and Jose Maria Olazabal. Alex…