Japan’s parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on 21 October 2025, marking a major milestone in a nation historically dominated by male political leadership. The appointment came after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its previous coalition partner and scrambled to form a new alliance with the Japan Innovation […]
Jimmy Kimmel says his planned interview with James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Texas, will not air on ABC’s broadcast version of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will instead be posted on YouTube. Rolling Stone framed the decision as a response to threats from President Donald Trump’s FCC. Independent reporting from Reuters, Variety, and […]
Elon Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, has threatened legal action against filmmaker Alex Gibney and the team behind the new documentary “Musk,” arguing that the film falsely implies Musk may have used Starlink to influence or manipulate the 2024 presidential election. People reported that Spiro sent a letter to Gibney ahead of the documentary’s wider release, […]
Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has publicly revived one of the most controversial ideas to emerge from the Gaza war: facilitating the large-scale departure of Palestinians from the territory. At a September 2 conference hosted by Yedioth Ahronoth/Ynet, Katz said Israel was prepared to move Palestinians out of Gaza “by sea, by air, by every […]
A new Salon commentary makes a provocative argument: one year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, his widow and successor Erika Kirk has failed to provide the leadership necessary to preserve his political organization and legacy. But after comparing Salon’s argument with reporting from The Washington Post, Associated Press, The Times, NPR-affiliated reporting, and Turning […]
A new debate over Meta smart glasses is exposing an unusual contradiction in America’s rapidly expanding surveillance culture: law-enforcement agencies that increasingly use cameras, facial recognition and other technologies to monitor the public are now worried about civilians using similar technology to monitor them. Documents reviewed by The Guardian show agencies from Maine to California […]
A confrontation between billionaire financier Leon Black and Congress escalated on September 3 when Black refused to appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee and instead sued the committee to block its subpoenas. The dispute is significant because Black was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most lucrative known clients. An independent investigation commissioned […]
A proposed change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could make it easier for states to approve certain air-pollution permits without providing the same level of public notice currently required — a development receiving particular attention because of the explosive growth of AI data centers and the power infrastructure supporting them. The Tom’s Hardware report […]
Computer monitors have traditionally been relatively simple devices: connect a computer, display its output, and little else. But an investigation from Ars Technica warns that this relationship is changing as manufacturers increasingly add operating systems, Internet connections, applications, advertising capabilities, and data collection to displays. The concern is that monitors may be following the same […]
Target’s latest quarterly earnings reveal just how financially significant the Supreme Court’s February 2026 tariff ruling has become for American businesses. The retailer disclosed that it received $994 million in pre-tax tariff refunds, helping push quarterly operating income to roughly $2.6 billion, about double the comparable figure from a year earlier. The payment was not […]