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Between the Muppets, Sesame Street, and fantasy films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, there’s a good chance Jim Henson played a key part in your childhood. Want to know more about the man behind the puppets? Check out the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ documentary Jim Henson Idea Man, which dives deep into Henson’s storied life and career. …

Billie Eilish can’t get enough of sex. In a new, free-wheeling interview with Rolling Stone, the pop star got incredibly candid about her sex life, talking about everything from masturbation to the sexually charged lyrics of her new song “Lunch.” It seemed clear that the singer’s sexuality would be taking front stage of her forthcoming third album, Hit Me Hard …

According to the myth, Catherine II’s courtier Grigory Potemkin recruited peasants to populate fake villages erected along the Dnipro River, so the Russian empress, passing in her barge, might get a favourable impression of conditions in newly conquered Crimea. Historians doubt that it happened, but the idea of counterfeiting progress to appease the boss was plausible enough for the name …

Elon Musk doesn’t think Tesla should be viewed as just another auto company.  Musk told investors on Tuesday that Tesla’s Optimus robots are its most valuable asset. “We should be thought of as an AI or robotics company,” Musk said. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app …

Reddit is rolling out a few new updates to its iOS and Android apps to make it easier for people to locate and take part in conversations on the platform. The company announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new unified media player, along with instant comment loading and a direct shortcut to conversations. Given that a large part of …

A well-cut suit—whether single- or double-breasted—is a forever wardrobe staple. It’s particularly a popular piece for office settings, as the clean, sleek silhouette reads as both confident and professional. That being said, suiting up doesn’t only have to be confined to a fluorescent-lit boardroom. As Kendall Jenner showed this week, a smart two-piece can also be a fresh option for …

Humana, Inc. (NYSE:HUM) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Lisa Stoner – VP, IRBruce Broussard – CEO & DirectorJames Rechtin – President & COOSusan Diamond – CFO Conference Call Participants Ann Hynes – Mizuho Securities Kevin Fischbeck – Bank of America Merrill LynchGary Taylor – TD CowenScott Fidel – StephensBenjamin Hendrix – RBC …

Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Alex Wong/Getty Images/File In today’s Supreme Court hearing on a Biden administration challenge to aspects of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar put forward arguments seeking to appeal to conservative justices who just two years ago ruled that states should have the ability to prohibit the procedure. …

In the News: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates numerous times throughout 2022 and 2023 to cool high inflation. At the Fed’s most recent meeting in March, the committee decided to hold rates steady—the fifth meeting in a row it has done so—but said again that it expects to cut rates later this year. The Fed’s dot plot shows that …

Smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are some of the best on the market. Yet, at almost $400, they’re not for everybody, especially since you’ll need to be tapped into a particular operating system to make the most of either wearable. Thankfully, for everybody else, there’s the platform-agnostic Amazfit GTR 4, which …

The world’s attention has left Gaza for the moment due to the Iranian attack against Israel, a major strategic shift in Iranian policy increasing the chance for a regional war. But it is only a matter of time before the spotlight will return to Rafah, the last holdout of Hamas’ standing battalions.  With only forty hostages presumed alive, the rest, both men and women, killed and many sexually assaulted …

If you’re looking for a way to generate more interest on your money than what a regular savings account provides, then a CD could be a good bet. Since CDs require you to tie up your money for a preset period and savings accounts don’t, CD rates are typically higher than savings account rates. CD rates are also guaranteed for …

Nearly a decade since the release of his last solo album, David Gilmour will return with a new full-length, Luck and Strange, this fall. The former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist will release the record’s first single, “The Piper’s Call,” on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Thursday; a music video will follow on Friday. The album will arrive …

It’s a classic Elon Musk move. Tesla released some pretty grim first-quarter numbers on Tuesday, showing that net income dropped more than 50% from last year. During the earnings call, however, Musk floated his “new” vision for the electric car company. Tesla is now focused on building an AI-powered fleet of ride-hailing robotaxis, composed of new “Cybercabs” and existing autonomous …

If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation. That’s advice Mad Men’s Don Draper once gave. And it appears Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is taking it. By the numbers, Tesla painted a dismal picture through its latest quarterly results. But the stock told a different story: excitement. New models are on the way, Musk said. And beyond …

Prince had been at a crossroads before, but never like he was at the beginning of 2004. His career was at its lowest point. He’d been one of the world’s biggest superstars, a stadium-dominating musical genius with a string of timeless hits and so many songs and so much talent that no one could keep up with him. In fact, …

The Sydney church leader who was stabbed during a livestreamed service last week supports Elon Musk’s view that footage of the attack should remain accessible on X, a court in Australia heard Wednesday. A lawyer representing the platform formerly known as Twitter claims Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel—a controversial Assyrian Orthodox leader who was allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old boy—has written …

Last fall, Qualcomm revealed a major upgrade for its laptop chips with the And while we’re still waiting for those processors to make their way into retail devices, today Qualcomm is expanding the line with the Snapdragon X Plus, which I had a chance to test out ahead of its arrival on gadgets later this year. Similar to the X …

Bangkok – April 23, 2024 — (In photo) Mr. Thanasis Tsepisis (Front, far left), Chairman, Hellenic – Thai Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Om Udomkitsakul (Front, 3rd left), Economic and Commercial Assistant, Embassy of Portugal, Mr. Dharmendra Singh (Front, 4th left), First Secretary (Economic & Commerce), Embassy of India, Ms. Rafika Arfani (Front, 5thleft), Commercial Attache, Indonesia Trade Promotion Centre Bangkok, Ms. Laurent …

A test tube is seen in front of displayed Biogen logo in this illustration taken on, December 1, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Biogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit that topped estimates as the company’s cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of its closely watched Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi, came in higher than expected. Biogen and Eisai‘s Leqembi became the first …