Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature — which is coming out soon — provides listeners with a fun, personalized summary of their listening habits, and it has gained immense popularity over the years. As a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, offering users a recap of their habits, preferences, or interactions … Read more
Lucasfilm Spoilers ahead for the first episode of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.” “Star Wars” is known for a lot of things. Lightsabers. Swashbuckling action. Tyrannical villains. Daring escapes. True love. Soul-searing music. Special effects extravaganzas. Incredible filmmaking. Within certain parameters, you know exactly what you’re getting into … Read more
Chelsea are reportedly ready to pay as much as €60million for the transfer of Paris Saint-Germain defender Willian Pacho. The talented 23-year-old only joined PSG from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer, and he’s started well with some impressive performances at the Parc des Princes. PSG will surely not want to let Pacho go so soon … Read more
In the Science segment, we tell you more about the so-called “mutant wolves of Chernobyl”. 38 years after the nuclear disaster, animals roaming the exclusion zone are still exposed to high levels of radiation but researchers have also found that part of their genetic information appears to be resilient to increased risk of cancer.
Saba Capital Management, L.P., a significant shareholder in Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MAV), recently increased its holdings in the fund. The $211 million market cap fund, which boasts a 4.45% dividend yield and has maintained dividend payments for 22 consecutive years according to InvestingPro, continues to attract institutional interest. According to a … Read more
South Korean game publisher Smilegate has made a strategic investment and become a partner in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser. Houser spent more than 20 years at Rockstar games and drove the creative direction of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, which have collectively sold … Read more
Ferenc Puskas is famed for being one of football’s greatest-ever goalscorers. During his glistening career, the Hungarian legend scored 725 goals, including 242 in just 262 games for Real Madrid between 1958 and 1966. So good was he at finding the net, that in 2009, he had an award named after him: The FIFA Puskas … Read more
Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. In its strongest threat since the truce was reached to end 14 months of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government plans to take South Western Railway into public ownership in May, in the first nationalisation of the country’s passenger rail network under Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour administration. Plans for ministers to step … Read more
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of a white elephant gift exchange before, even if you have yet to participate or even know where the tradition originated. According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them rather than having them executed. But this was a far … Read more