Year: 2025

Ella McCay Review – James L. Brooks returns with a sorry movie | James L. Brooks

Ella McCay Review – James L. Brooks returns with a sorry movie | James L. Brooks

πŸ’₯ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: James L Brooks,Film,Culture,Jamie Lee Curtis,Woody Harrelson,Jack Lowden,Comedy films,Rebecca Hall,Comedy,Drama films πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: eNo McKay, a new comedy-drama written and directed by James L. Brooks, feels like a relic, and not just because it's set, seemingly arbitrarily, in 2008. It's broadly appealing, well-cast, and neither exactly comedic nor melodramatic, as far as regular people in non-IP circumstances are concerned, it's the kind of mid-budget adult film that regularly appeared in theaters in the 1990s and early 2000s, before the streaming wars gobbled up the market. Even its…
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Google is testing an overview of AI-powered articles on the Google News pages of specific publications

Google is testing an overview of AI-powered articles on the Google News pages of specific publications

πŸ’₯ Read this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Media & Entertainment,AI,Apps,Google,Google News πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: Google is testing an overview of AI-powered articles on participating publications' Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, Google announced Wednesday. News publishers participating in the pilot include Der Spiegel, El PaΓ­s, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, and others. Google said in a blog post that the purpose of the new business partnership program is to "explore how artificial intelligence can attract more engaged audiences." As part of…
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Launch HN: InspectMind (YC W24) – AI agent for reviewing construction drawings

πŸ’₯ Read this trending post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: βœ… Key idea: Hi HN, we're Aakash and Shuangling of InspectMind (https://www.inspectmind.ai/), an AI β€œplan checker” that finds issues in construction drawings, details, and specs.Construction drawings quietly go out with lots of errors: dimension conflicts, co-ordination gaps, material mismatches, missing details and more. These errors turn into delays and hundreds of thousands of dollars of rework during construction. InspectMind reviews the full drawing set of a construction project in minutes. It cross-checks architecture, engineering, and specifications to catch issues that cause rework before building begins.Here’s a video with some…
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Judge says Justice Department can release records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case

Judge says Justice Department can release records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case

πŸ”₯ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Department of Justice,Donald Trump news,Ghislaine Maxwell,jeffrey epstein βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: NEW YORK (AP) β€” Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in approving Justice Department requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier's sexual assault. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his previous decision to keep the material secret, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Epstein and his longtime…
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Ariodante Review – Dysfunctional Royals and Designer Dresses at Handel with Separate | Opera

Ariodante Review – Dysfunctional Royals and Designer Dresses at Handel with Separate | Opera

✨ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Opera,Classical music,Culture,Music βœ… Key idea: HAndel was at the top of his game when he composed Ariodante, gently pushing the boundaries of operatic tradition and writing some of his most engaging music. It was first performed in 1735 at the Theater Royal, Covent Garden, where the Royal Opera House now stands. Composers and librettists were then asked to create a happy ending to even the most tragic stories, sending audiences away with joy, and Handel duly achieved this. However, audiences of the Royal Opera's new production –…
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ChatGPT is the most downloaded Apple app of 2025 in the United States

ChatGPT is the most downloaded Apple app of 2025 in the United States

πŸ”₯ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: AI,Apps,app store,Apple,ChatGPT πŸ’‘ Key idea: Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the year's most downloaded apps and games. For the US market, OpenAI's ChatGPT topped the rankings of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025. The AI ​​application was followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, and then Google's Gemini. ChatGPT reached fourth place last year, but the top spot was taken by Chinese shopping app Temu. In 2023, the AI ​​app did not make the top 10…
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Rivian is turning to artificial intelligence and autonomy to attract investors as electric vehicle sales stall

Rivian is turning to artificial intelligence and autonomy to attract investors as electric vehicle sales stall

πŸ’₯ Check out this must-read post from Business News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe tours electric car maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US on June 21, 2024. Joel Angel Juarez | ReutersDETROIT β€” Rivian Cars It will allow AI to take the lead in trying to convince investors that its future can be more profitable than its past.The all-electric car maker is set to host its first "Autonomy and AI Day" on Thursday, as its core business of producing and selling electric vehicles has not been as fruitful as expected since its 2021…
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In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution

In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution

πŸ’₯ Discover this awesome post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ“Œ Key idea: A new toll applied to cars driving in parts of New York City has led to a measurable drop in traffic, and with it, a 22 percent decline in particulate pollution, according to a new study.Congestion pricing came into effect in January, with cars paying $9 to drive through busy parts of Manhattan during peak hours. In the first six months of the program, traffic in the congestion zone dropped by 11 percent, accidents by 14 percent, and complaints of excessive honking or other noise by…
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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers Alabama appeal of execution of man with intellectual disability

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers Alabama appeal of execution of man with intellectual disability

πŸš€ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: alabama,executions,People with disabilities,Supreme Court πŸ“Œ Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers to prove their lives had to be saved because they were mentally disabled. The Supreme Court will hear arguments at 10 a.m. EST. Listen live in the video player above. The justices are considering an appeal from the state of Alabama, which wants to execute a man who lower federal courts found to be mentally disabled and protected…
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Review of the Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo – wild horror and sharp-toothed comedy from the Iraq War | stage

Review of the Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo – wild horror and sharp-toothed comedy from the Iraq War | stage

πŸ’₯ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Young Vic,Kathryn Hunter,David Threlfall πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: THere is a brutal, thrilling take on the European premiere of Rajeev Joseph's surreal black comedy about the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. First, an animal is represented on stage, a tiger shot at a Baghdad zoo, that returns from the dead to hunt down the US Marine who pulled the trigger. Secondly, he speaks. In fact, he is wise and doubts the existence of God. A twisted version of Life of Pi? It's definitely not a dream so much…
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