The actor says he is ‘very suspicious’ of spirit of Hollywood post-Weinstein and worries that it is ‘too black and white’ Sean Penn has spoken of his concerns with the #MeToo movement, worrying that it revolves around too many “salacious” revelations. The 58-year-old actor, promoting his new TV drama The First, appeared on NBC’s Today programme with co-star […]

Elon Musk, the acclaimed founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently reached out to Dogecoin creator and Adobe product lead Jackson Palmer to eliminate Ethereum giveaway scammers on Twitter. For many months, ETH giveaway scams have plagued Twitter by spamming messages on the feed of public figures in and outside of the crypto sector […]

The iconic cactus plant is veering into trouble say researchers. The most serious problem is illegal smuggling. Despite the international ban on uncontrolled trade in cacti, policing the smuggling faces many problems and semi-professional hunters continue to uproot plants to order, stealing from National Parks, Indian Reservations, but more significantly from the wild. In southern […]

Will Game of Thrones sweep all before it? Will Donald Glover have the last laugh? Will The Handmaid’s Tale repeat last year’s success? The Primetime Emmy Awards will shower statuettes on the stars of this golden age of television on Monday. Here are the frontrunners and some of the possible stories that could emerge on […]

Russia and Turkey have agreed to create a demilitarised buffer zone in Syria’s Idlib province to separate government forces from rebel fighters based there. Russian President Vladimir Putin said it would be 15km to 25km (9-15 miles) wide and come into force by 15 October. Troops from Russia, an ally of Syria’s government, and Turkey, […]

The answer to the question of what good design is, defines the designer. Last week one of my heroes  tweeted “Design has always been about superficiality and substance.” I think that is a great quote. For some reason, we need to be reminded now and then that design is not only about fancy styling. But […]

This is Vision iNext, BMW’s latest all-electric, part driverless car. This prototype isn’t pure futuristic fantasy either. A car based on the iNext will head for production at the BMW Plant Dingolfing in 2021. Company chief Harald Krüger says this latest concept car provides what he sees as “building blocks for the future from which the […]

Perhaps the biggest sports conversation and concern this summer is the shrinking attendance at Major League Baseball parks. Rob Manfred, MLB Commissioner, noted that attendance is down nearly 10% from last year, making it the sixth season in a row of declining attendance. Major League Baseball is frantically considering rule changes, pitch clocks and fan-friendly scheduling to appeal to the […]

The practice, which is a violation of the company’s policy, is particularly strong in China, according to The Wall Street Journal. Amazon said on Monday it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for bribes to remove fake reviews and other seller scams from its website. Amazon employees are offering internal […]

“This is a completely false allegation. I have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone,” Kavanaugh said in a statement. WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh again denied Monday that he sexually assaulted a woman when the two were in high school, and said he was willing […]