Barbra Streisand will be awarded an honorary Palme d’Or during the 79th Cannes Film Festival in May, marking her debut appearance at the event. The award is a recognition of her long‑standing influence on cinema and popular culture. The ceremony will take place on May 23, the day the festival han
The latest Galaxy S26 and its larger sibling the S26 Plus arrive with a few new parts, but they feel more like a gentle refresh than a full upgrade. The company has added newer processors and a slightly bigger battery, yet the design remains almost identical to last year’s models. The phones keep th
The National Symphony Orchestra’s top executive has announced her resignation, adding fresh disappointment to the Kennedy Center’s ongoing challenges. The center is already grappling with shrinking crowds, performers pulling out, and the loss of its opera wing after President Trump’s controversial i
Nothing has rolled out its latest mid‑range model, the Phone 4a Pro. The company claims it is the thinnest all‑metal phone available, measuring just 7. 95 mm. The design is a departure from earlier A‑series devices, featuring an aluminum unibody and a clear camera module that replaces the bulky roun
Barcelona opened its doors to the Mobile World Congress, but most of the buzz came over the weekend. Tech fans are already talking about phones that fold like books, tablets that are thinner than paper, and laptops that can change shape. Honor made headlines again with its Robot Phone. The device h
President Trump presented the highest military honor to three former soldiers at the White House, highlighting past bravery while he spoke about current foreign policy. The ceremony included families of the recipients and a former partner who had been saved by one of them. The first award went to r
A man once felt that the endless buzz of phones was stealing meaning from people. He decided to act, not with speeches but with a gadget: a lockable bag that keeps phones out of sight during times when people should focus, like classes or shows. The device is part of a larger plan that lets schools
A few months ago a rumor started that a new phone, the Trump T1, might be based on an older model from HTC. The idea came after a reader noticed many similarities between the T1 and the HTC U24 Pro, a device that launched in 2024 for about $600. Both phones share a sharp, angled body and a curved sc
Artificial intelligence has turned the world’s memory chip supply into a bottleneck, pushing smartphone prices higher than ever. According to a recent study by a Boston‑based research firm, the shortage of memory chips is expected to crush phone makers who can no longer sell devices under $100. Th
The new science shows that the best way to protect your mind as you age is to move enough, but not too much. Studies that followed older people for almost a decade found that those who walked between 5, 000 and 7, 500 steps each day had slower buildup of the tau protein that causes Alzheimer’s. E
