What to stream: ‘Warriors’ album, ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games

What to stream: ‘Warriors’ album, ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games

Travis Kelce adds game show host to his growing resume with “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Warriors,” a musical concept album inspired by the 1979 cult classic film, are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship makes spectacular splash-down after successful test flight

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship makes spectacular splash-down after successful test flight

Incredible photos showed Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship making a spectacular “belly flop” splash-down in the Indian Ocean Sunday morning following a successful test flight. The Starship — which is designed to carry astronauts back to the moon by 2026 — successfully launched Sunday  and then separated from its Falcon Super Heavy rocket booster. Footage of … Read more

Protecting whales from ship strikes

Protecting whales from ship strikes

In the summer of 2022, I was walking on the beach at Half Moon Bay in California, when I saw the strangest thing approaching on the waves. When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale. But it wasn’t just any whale. It was Fran. “I knew this whale, and … Read more

Book excerpt: “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari

Book excerpt: “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari

Random House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the bestseller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” returns with “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” (Random House). It examines how intelligence has shaped and controlled civilizations … Read more

How social media algorithms shape speech

How social media algorithms shape speech

BBC Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact online. And like many teenagers, they pose a challenge to grown-ups who hope to curb their excesses. It’s not for want of … Read more