Instagram/ZDNET Instagram has introduced several major changes and updates during the last couple of months — including new features and privacy protections. Today, the social site announced profile cards: Users no longer need to type in handle names to find a mutual or new connection; now you can set up a profile card that makes you … Read more
Dr. Rickey J. Shyne, director of Research and Engineering at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has been named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2024 Notable Black Leaders. Shyne is responsible for leading a staff of approximately 1,100 engineers and scientists, and managing research and development in propulsion, communications, power, and materials and structures for extreme … Read more
YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. File | Photo Credit: ANI Several leaders have deserted the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) after it suffered its worst-ever poll debacle in the Assembly elections this year. This casts some doubt over the future of the 13-year-old party. YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy steered the party to power in 2019, … Read more
Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to people wearing costumes and eating candy, this day is associated with spooky decorating using fake blood, skeletons, flies, and spiders, some of them glow-in-the-dark. Crew members on the International Space Station have been known to indulge in a bit of … Read more
Studio Canal Actor Sebastian Stan portrays Trump in The Apprentice The star of a controversial new film about Donald Trump has said the former president “should be grateful” that it provides a “complex, three-dimensional take” on his life. US actor Sebastian Stan portrays Trump in The Apprentice, which focuses on Trump’s younger years as a … Read more
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. | Photo Credit: AP There’s consensus across all establishments for healthy ties with India, said Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. Mr. Kakar, a representative from Balochistan was the longest-serving caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan between August 2023 and March 2024. He oversaw the elections earlier this … Read more
Overwatch 2 begins its 13th season, two years after the game first launched. As usual for odd-numbered seasons, it’s a little bit lighter on content, but there’s a lot going on with cosmetics in season 13’s spooky, witchy theme. While there are no new heroes or maps, we’re getting the usual suite of new content … Read more
Downing Street has denied Sir Keir Starmer received free Taylor Swift tickets as a “thank you” for the singer getting a police escort to her concerts at Wembley in August. Swift was given a motorbike convoy to protect her on the way to the London stadium despite initial reservations about the arrangement from the police. … Read more
The US has hit Lufthansa with a record $4m (3m) penalty after the airline barred Jewish passengers from a 2022 flight because some allegedly refused to follow rules requiring face masks. The Department of Transportation said Lufthansa discriminated against the passengers, treating them “as if they were all a single group”, though many were not … Read more
The Turbine Theatre in London’s Battersea Power Station is to close after five years, blaming a theatre landscape “without serious investment and philanthropy”. The 92-seat venue launched shows like My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) and Gwyneth Paltrow comedy musical I Wish You Well, both of which transferred to the West End. … Read more