Last week, President Donald Trump claimed a secret US mission had moved 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz while it was blockaded. The claim landed in an industry already consumed by the question of how much oil is actually getting out—and nobody, it turns out, can answer that with confidence. “No … Read more
The device looks just like a high-tech brush. It plugs in via a USB cable and takes about four hours to fully charge, then lasts for 60 minutes on a single charge (about 12 individual five-minute sessions). The brush has just one button to turn it on and off, and with the button, you also … Read more
Smartphones have crossed into robotic territory. Chinese brand Honor used the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival to debut its Robot Phone, a device that marries AI interaction with a high-resolution camera that extends from the phone body like an antenna, moves on its own, and retracts when not in use. The … Read more
Despite doomsday predictions about how the trend to electric vehicles would bury the European, and especially the Czech, automotive industry, Škoda, based in Mladá Boleslav, ranks among Europe’s most successful EV manufacturers. Following the highly successful Enyaq, Škoda scored another hit in the form of its smaller sibling, the Elroq, which is currently the best-selling … Read more
Compare the Top 7 Drip Coffee Makers Frequently Asked Questions How We Tested and Chose the Best Drip Coffee Machines AccordionItemContainerButton I’ve been a drip coffee fan—some might say fanatic—for quite some time. Much of my machine selection comes from personal experience as a coffee writer and reporter for more than a decade. To broaden … Read more
“Outside the Room of My Own,” a debut feature from Chinese filmmaker Yan Siyu starring Lucie Zhang, is showing a work-in-progress cut at SIFF Project during the Shanghai International Film Festival. The film follows Yuan Chengge, a writer burned out by life in Beijing, as she travels to Chengdu and then onward to the village … Read more
US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh will chair his first meeting of the central bank’s rate-setting committee next week caught between a rock and a hard place. Inflation is at a three-year high but Warsh still faces unrelenting pressure from the White House to lower interest rates. The bank’s 12-member Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA champions. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 94-90 Saturday, winning the NBA finals series 4-1 and lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy … Read more
From the official Nike locker room T-shirt, to licensed hoodies and caps, here’s where to buy Knicks NBA champions merch online If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The New York Knicks have done it. Led by Jalen Brunson’s 45 … Read more
When the New York Knicks qualified for the NBA playoffs in 2021, after an eight-year drought, the New York Post reported on that team’s sole postseason victory with the headline, “Wild crowd of Knicks fans take over streets after playoff win.” A friend of mine visiting the city at the time picked up on the … Read more