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Strategic partner blows up Trump’s claim about peace talks coming after 34 years
Lebanese officials directly contradicted President Donald Trump’s breezy suggestion that its leader would speak with Israeli leadership. The 79-year-old president announced on Truth Social that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun would speak Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying they were “trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long
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Roku Reaches 100 Million Streaming Households Worldwide
It seems as though everyone and their mother is moving to Roku City, because the tech company just hit a major milestone of 100 million streaming households worldwide this month. “Surpassing 100 million streaming households is a defining moment, not just for Roku, but for the future of television,” Roku founder/CEO Anthony Wood said in a
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NYC furniture retailer to repay shoppers in $350K settlement over delays, damage — and you may be eligible
A Brooklyn-based furniture retailer has agreed to pay up to $350,000 to settle claims it cheated customers out of refunds – and you may be eligible for a payment. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced the settlement with Payless Furniture – operating as 1StopBedrooms – after her office received hundreds of complaints
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Ken Jennings sets record straight on theory he ended 74-game ‘Jeopardy’ streak on purpose
You win some, you lose some. Ken Jennings set the record straight on the theory that he purposely ended his 74-game “Jeopardy” winning streak. During a Q&A session with audience members on Tuesday’s episode of “Inside Jeopardy,” a fan told Jennings his question had been “haunting [him] for 20 years.” Ken Jennings (seen above on
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Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
Anthropic is moving into a new London office as it seeks to expand its research and commercial footprint in Europe, setting up a scrap between the leading AI labs for talent emerging from British universities. The company, which opened its first London office in 2023, is moving to the same neighborhood as Google DeepMind, OpenAI,
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Trump’s fraud effort targeting blue states is really masking a more sinister goal: experts
The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to embarrass its political enemies, not save taxpayer dollars. In announcing earlier this month that Vice President JD Vance would
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Paramount Revenue Chief Teases Streaming Advertising and Tech Improvements, ‘Complete Evolution’ of Pluto
When Paramount Skydance makes its upfront pitch to advertisers in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, CEO David Ellison’s “streaming convergence” project is expected to be front and center alongside its new and returning programming. By mid-2026, Paramount+, Pluto TV and BET+ will be merged onto a single unified technology stack, which is expected to boost
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‘It’s Not Working’: Diplomats Fear Trump’s Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse
Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions stand at a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. —Jacquelyn Martin—Pool/Getty Images As the Trump administration weighs a second round of U.S.-Iran talks, the failure of negotiations in Pakistan is fueling concern about whether
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Right-wing leaders turn up heat on Republicans as GOP ignores their demands
Republicans in Congress are already running into a problem as they craft their next reconciliation bill: the demands of anti-abortion activists. According to NOTUS, “As congressional Republicans prepare to start the budget reconciliation process for a second time to fund the president’s immigration agenda, anti-abortion leaders are hoping it’s an opportunity to extend their push
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‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan’s Marriage Falters in Quietly Ruthless New Feud
In many cultures, ants symbolize group effort and a diligent work ethic. They are also meant to represent the common, working-class men and women. In Korean culture in particular, they may also embody the insignificant common person. They’re the proletariat of the bug world. In Season 2 of Netflix’s hit show, “Beef,” ants appear as