10:40 pm, Thursday, 30 October 2025
BREAKING NEWS
GEN Z REVIVES Y2K OFFICE STYLE—AND TAKES IT TO WORK
Why the early-2000s look won’t quit Wide-leg pants, boxy tees and wired headphones are back—this time in meeting rooms and
EAST TIMOR AIMS TO BUILD ITS FIRST LARGE-SCALE SOLAR PLANT IN 2026
A small grid’s big bet on sunlight East Timor expects construction of its first utility-size solar plant to begin next
META ADDS PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR TEENS’ AI CHATS
New guardrails across Instagram, Messenger and Facebook Meta is rolling out parental controls to limit or fully block teen conversations
SAM FENDER TEAMS WITH ELTON JOHN ON NEW SINGLE ‘TALK TO YOU’
A piano-stoked collaboration with arena ambitions Fresh off his Mercury Prize win, Sam Fender has released “Talk to You,” featuring
‘EVERYTHING ONLINE SUCKS’—BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO
Cory Doctorow on how to fix the feeds Author and activist Cory Doctorow argues platforms can be better if users
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL CEMENTS ITS ROLE AS AWARDS-SEASON LAUNCHPAD
How LFF became a global springboard The London Film Festival has grown from a cinephile celebration into an awards-season engine
KRISTEN BELL SAYS ‘FROZEN 3’ CAST WILL START SOON
Script in hand, production on deck Kristen Bell said she has seen the script for “Frozen 3” and that the
OIL NEAR FIVE-YEAR LOWS: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR BILL
Bearish inventories and demand worries Oil prices slid to their lowest level in nearly five years, with U.S. crude settling
CHINA’S SURPRISE ORBITAL LAUNCH PUTS SPACE WATCHERS ON EDGE
Quiet liftoff and regional implications China conducted a satellite launch with no prior public notice, continuing a pattern of tight-lipped
Initiative to Introduce a New Generation of Child Vaccines in Bangladesh
To reduce child mortality from pneumonia and infectious diseases, Bangladesh is preparing to introduce a new generation of more effective
