Artificial intelligence-focused stocks are coming under pressure on Friday, dragging tech-related equities and bitcoin BTC$88,906.74 lower during the early U.S. session. Chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO), the ninth largest asset by market cap, tumbled 10% despite strong earnings as its outlook disappointed investors’ lofty expectations. The Nasdaq index was down over 1% in the first hour of…
In a move worthy of a post on the Not Like The Other Girls subreddit, Reddit, one of the world’s largest social platforms, is arguing that it isn’t like other, actual social media sites, as the company seeks to overturn Australia’s law banning children under 16 years of age from social media. In a lawsuit…
Eric WoodyardDec 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three…
Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau showed how deftly she could employ genre and metaphor with her first two features, 2016’s cannibal-themed “Raw” and the 2021 automotive body horror “Titane.” But based on early reactions, the French filmmaker’s third feature, “Alpha,” proved an even higher concept. “Alpha” stars newcomer Mélissa Boros as the film’s titular 13-year-old protagonist, who is coming of age in a world plagued by a mysterious blood-borne virus that turns people into hardened, statue-like figures coughing up clay sand. Despite seemingly being aware of the risks, Alpha participates in needle-sharing one…
In opposition, Sir Keir Starmer called the unelected House of Lords “indefensible”. This week, barely 18 months into his prime ministership, Sir Keir took the total of unelected peers he has appointed since July 2024 to 96. Remarkably, Wednesday’s 34 new life peerages, mainly Labour supporters, take his appointment total above those of each of…
After stepping down as CEO of Binance in 2023 and serving a brief prison sentence for violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in the U.S., Changpeng “CZ” Zhao remains one of the most closely watched figures in crypto. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. His formal exit from the exchange…
Robotics company 1X found some big potential buyers for its humanoid robots designed for consumers — the portfolio companies of one of its investors. The company announced a strategic partnership to make thousands of its humanoid robots available for EQT’s portfolio companies on Thursday. EQT is a large Swedish multi-asset investor, and its venture fund…
Ryan O’HanlonDec 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” The U.S. men’s national team, it seems, is back to a good place. The Nations League and Gold Cup eliminations for the U.S. have faded into…
Writer/director Kurtis David Harder‘s 2023 thriller “Influencer” is the best kind of indie genre film, a smart, funny, chilling look at the intersection between sociopathy and social media that was as visually expressive as it was thematically rich. Unlike so many low-budget thrillers that restrict themselves to limited locations and diminished ambitions, “Influencer” is expansive…
Bonnie Blue, the porn actor who recently made headlines for her antics in Bali – which you probably shouldn’t Google – has come out in support of Nigel Farage. And in not unconnected news, “rage baiting” – saying deliberately annoying things to get attention – is the Oxford University Press’s word of the year. Bonnie’s…