Louis Partridge is blocking out the noise. The 20-year-old actor expertly sidesteps a question about his rumored romance with Olivia Rodrigo in a new interview, while addressing the experience of having their every move analyzed by fans online. “Dating probably shouldn’t be done in the public eye,” he tells British Vogue, responding to an inquiry about the 21-year-old … Read more
Amid seemingly endless death, destruction, and displacement, life in Gaza has long been unbearable. At least 30,000 people have been killed and countless more wounded since the start of Israel’s retaliatory bombardment following Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre. And the punishing winter weather, marked by heavy rain and temperatures as low as 48°F (9°C), has made … Read more
AI chatbots made headlines this week with a range of glaring flubs that were hard to look past. Tech companies are rushing to show off their non-offensive, error-free AI chatbots. They’re hoping to show investors that the billions of dollars spent on this technology was a good investment. This week, AI chatbots showed they are … Read more
Summary Megamind’s sequel being released straight to Peacock disappoints fans who hoped for a theatrical release after over a decade of waiting. The original Megamind deserved better in 2010 with its star-studded cast, hilarious jokes, and solid story, but faced tough competition at the box office. While streaming releases can reach a wider audience, it … Read more
In 2024, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the United States and the United Kingdom will grow, although postmortem reviews conclude that 80 percent of maternal deaths in high-income countries are preventable. Rates in high-income countries across Western Europe and Asia did decrease between 1990 and 2010, yet in some of these countries, like the … Read more
UPDATE: Jan. 18, 2024, 12:49 p.m. EST Updated with comment from Google and additional context. Has your Google Search experience changed for the worse? You may not be alone. This revelation comes from a new study by German researchers from Leipzig University, Bauhaus-University Weimar, and the Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Readers of Today’s WorldView may agree that it’s been a grim year. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Hazardous air pollution rebounded in most major Chinese cities this year, research showed, after a surge in coal burning and industrial activity upended a decade of progress toward cleaner skies. Compared to 2022, levels of microscopic particles spewed into the air from burning fossil fuels were up … Read more
British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt that the U.K. economy would not enter a technical recession in 2023, while announcing the government’s spring Budget. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday announced a substantial cut to the National Insurance tax on workers, but its benefit … Read more
Apartment blocks under construction in the Nanchuan area of Xining, Qinghai province, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s property market, which makes up a substantial chunk of the country’s economy, needs more government support to prevent it from deteriorating further, analysts said. Existing home prices fell in October by the … Read more