Pamela Hayden, the actress who voices the Simpsons character Milhouse, has announced her retirement from the show. Hayden has worked on the US animated series since 1989 and appeared in nearly 700 episodes. In a statement, 70-year-old Hayden said: “The time has come for me to hang up my microphone.” “It’s been an honour and … Read more
Investing.com – Goldman Sachs downgraded Xpeng Inc (NYSE:). to “neutral” from “buy”, citing rising competitive challenges in China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market and stock already significant outperformed in recent months leaving less room for growth. US listed XPeng shares were last trading at 3.6% $12.2 in New York. XPeng’s shares have surged by 67% in … Read more
WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly competitor, Harper. Although it’s competing in the same space as the popular grammar checker used by many online writers, Harper’s tool is aimed at developers, open source, and works to maintain privacy by … Read more
The International Criminal Court said there were grounds to hold two Israeli leaders responsible for the crisis in Gaza, and a Hamas military leader for crimes against humanity.
The US has imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, one of the few major Russian lenders not already blacklisted over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, in a move aimed at restricting the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort. The listing announced on Thursday in effect bans state-owned Gazprombank, the main conduit for Russian energy payments, and its … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Israeli startup xpander.ai has introduced the Agent Graph System (AGS), which it says is a major new approach to building more reliable and efficient multi-step AI agents based on underlying AI models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4o … Read more
Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has claimed that Martin Odegaard is more important for Arsenal than Bukayo Saka. He believes that the Norwegian’s absence was felt more on the pitch than the Englishman or William Saliba. Hislop said on ESPN FC that Saka and Saliba are key players for the club but not as … Read more
The multi-faceted performer Dorothée Munyaneza has adapted Kae Tempest’s play “Hopelessly Devoted” for the stage, in a French-language production at the Bouffes du Nord theatre. She tells us why she wanted to explore many different forms of love in her version “Inconditionelles”, and how the emotion can be a powerful liberating force, whether it exists … Read more
Good morning! Linda McMahon is Trump’s pick for Department of Education secretary, Comcast’s spinoff plan gives Donna Langley a higher position, and Fortune’s Alicia Adamczyk sat down with Principal Financial Group’s first female CEO. – Principled leadership. As a math and economics major at Northwestern, Deanna Strable took an actuarial internship at Principal Financial Group … Read more
Smart rings are having a moment, and now you can get one of the most popular models at a deep discount. The Oura Ring Gen 3 is on sale for as low as $249, depending on the style you decide to pick up. You’ll get the lowest price on the black and silver finishes, while … Read more