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The thong sandal is about to have its day in the sun if Elle Fanning has anything to say about it. The actor took a stroll in New York City today in an outfit befitting a cool spring day. She wore a prim white pointelle tank top underneath an open white button-up shirt, and a pair of baggy, low-rise indigo …

If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived. The Thermonator, what Throwflame bills as “the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog” is now available for purchase. The price? $9,420. Thermonator is a quadruped robot with an ARC flamethrower mounted to its back, fueled by gasoline …

On the night before Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s first-quarter results on April 23rd, your columnist brought his car to a halt, noticing a futuristic vehicle hooked up to a Tesla charging station in Los Angeles. It was a dark-purple Cybertruck. Twinkling lights glittered behind the tinted windows. It looked so wedgelike, angular and otherworldly that it could have moonlighted as …

Baguio, Philippines – Inside an unlit bathroom, Windel Bolinget gently tips a pail of water over his head, careful to minimise the sound of splashing on the tiled floor. A well-known activist leader in the mountainous Cordillera region in the northern Philippines, the 49-year-old spends most of his days between several undisclosed refuges. Bolinget tries to stay invisible indoors, not …

“Hm, this is a lot wider than I expected,” I said when I held the Rabbit R1 for the first time. Laying flat on my hand, the vivid, electric orange chassis exceeded the span of my palm. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable No, it’s not the most comfortable gadget to hold with its unforgiving flat edges, but it’s not unwieldy …

Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to campaigners who hoped they would be scrapped after the suicide of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry. Perry’s sister, Prof Julia Waters, reacted with fury to the government’s statement, published on Thursday in response to an inquiry into Ofsted by MPs on the Commons …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mark Zuckerberg rekindled investor fears that he would not control costs at Meta after vowing to increase spending and turn the social media group into “the leading AI company in the world”, sending its shares tumbling more than 15 per …

“I love u so much and I’ll make it up to you and be back better than ever very soon,” the artist writes on social media Kim Petras announced on Wednesday that she will be canceling her upcoming festival appearances this summer due to unspecified health concerns. “I’m devastated to be writing this but I’m going through some health issues …

IBM wisely gravitated away from trying to be a pure cloud infrastructure vendor years ago, recognizing that it could never compete with the big three: Amazon, Microsoft and Google. It has since moved on to helping IT departments manage complex hybrid environments, using its financial clout to acquire a portfolio of high-profile companies. It began with the $34 billion Red …

Chipotle is launching Farmesa Fresh Eatery first at Kitchen United’s upcoming Santa Monica location. Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is abandoning its Farmesa Fresh Eatery spinoff after partner Kitchen United closed its ghost kitchens. A little over a year ago, Chipotle announced the opening of its first Farmesa location at Kitchen United’s Santa Monica location. The spinoff’s menu …

The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok to reach voters and spread its message even after the president signed legislation that could lead to a ban on the popular app several months down the road. A Biden campaign official told The Hill that TikTok “is one of many places we’re making sure our content is being seen by voters” …

Ari Emanuel, in his capacity as CEO of TKO Group Holdings — the parent company of UFC and WWE — had a compensation package last year that hit nearly $65 million. TKO granted Emanuel, who also is CEO of Endeavor, a base salary of $911,538, plus a $24 million cash bonus and stock awards worth $40 million in 2023, per …

Threads is testing the option to automatically hide your old posts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the feature is only available to a “small number” of users for now, but it will let you choose to archive individual posts manually or have them automatically archived after a certain amount of time. You can see an example of how the feature …

On Friday, a federal judicial panel convened in Washington, DC, to discuss the challenges of policing AI-generated evidence in court trials, according to a Reuters report. The US Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, an eight-member panel responsible for drafting evidence-related amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, heard from computer scientists and academics about the potential risks of …

100pk Difficult times often separate the men from the boys, and the best-run companies from those with mediocre and poor management teams. Since 2019 we have seen COVID hit, price levels rise exponentially, and conflicts abroad create added challenges as well. One company that has struggled since inflation began to accelerate in early 2021 is UPS (NYSE:UPS). The $124 billion …

When creating a workwear capsule, the best suits for women are valuable wardrobe essentials. The blazer and pants (or skirt) combo is a shortcut to looking professional and pulled together at the office. Plus, the ready-made outfit makes getting dressed in the morning so much easier. With tailoring a top fashion trend of late, there have never been more stylish …

Worldcoin, the project that hands out free cryptocurrency in exchange for biometric data, is experiencing a shortage of the orbs that scan everyone’s eyeballs, according to a new report from Semafor. But Tools for Humanity, the startup behind Worldcoin, seems to think that’s a good sign. Apparently, 10 million people in 160 countries have been willing to hand over their …

A regional bank, Huntington’s promotional CDs boast higher-than-average rates <img src=' alt=' insta_photos / Getty Images ‘ title=”Financial advisor sitting at desk looking at laptop computer in office with client”> insta_photos / Getty Images Fact checked by Michael Rosenston Huntington Bank CD Rates As a smaller regional bank, Huntington Bank isn’t as well-known as some national institutions. But with its …

House Speaker (R-LA) Mike Johnson trekked to Columbia University’s New York City campus on Wednesday—and was immediately greeted with a chorus of boos. The crowd loudly heckled and booed Johnson as he approached a podium and launched into his speech, railing against “antisemites” who “gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the State of Israel off the map and attack …

Alternatively, the cast is stacked with star and award-winning talent like Smoove, Brown, Pharoah, Martin, Johnson, Wanda Sykes, Cree Summer, Tisha Campbell, among others. It’s hard to believe they would sign on to the show if there weren’t some gems to glean from such a series. Brown defended her role on the show, tweeting of the series, “This show is …