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NEW YORK (AP) — EXT JUNGLE NIGHTAn eyeball, big, yellowish, distinctly inhuman, stares raptly between wooden slats, part of a large crate. The eye darts from side to side quickly, alert as hell.So begins David Koepp’s script to 1993’s “Jurassic Park.” Like much of Koepp’s writing, it’s crisply terse and intensely visual. It doesn’t tell the director (in this case Steven Spielberg ) where to put the camera, but it nearly does.“I asked Steven before we started: What are the limitations about what I can write?” Koepp recalls. “CGI hadn’t really been invented yet. He said: ‘Only your imagination.’”Yet in…
Rivian has laid off around 140 employees, or roughly 1% of its workforce, as it prepares for the launch of its more affordable R2 SUV in 2026, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts were mostly made to Rivian’s manufacturing team and have been ongoing since Wednesday, according to multiple former employees who were granted anonymity to speak about the layoffs. Some employees were told that the company was eliminating roles that created “process inefficiencies.” Rivian confirmed the cuts in an email to TechCrunch. “We have made the difficult decision to reduce a small number of our salaried manufacturing employees as part…
Reuters — Germany has charged a Syrian juvenile with supporting a foreign terrorist organization for helping to plan a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year, the prosecutor general said in a statement on Friday. Identified as Mohammad A, the suspect helped the would-be attacker by translating Arabic bomb-building instructions and putting him in contact with a member of the Islamic State militia online, according to the charges against him. Police made multiple arrests over a suspected plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital’s Ernst Happel Stadium, prompting the cancellation of all…
PARIS (AP) — A new kind of dandy took over Junya Watanabe’s runway on Friday — not the traditional gentleman, but a sharp-dressed rebel with a streak of punk at Paris Fashion Week.Watanabe, the pioneering Japanese designer known for mixing classic tailoring with a wild, creative edge, unveiled a lineup of bold, offbeat looks at the Lycée Carnot. The show was sharp but rebellious, rich in history but full of energy. It wasn’t about looking back. It was an explosion of new ideas.Watanabe has built his reputation by smashing the line between elegance and rebellion. This season, he didn’t just…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was portrayed in his lawyer’s closing argument on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that tried to turn the recreational use of drugs and a swinger lifestyle into a racketeering conspiracy that could put the music mogul behind bars for life.Attorney Marc Agnifilo mocked the government’s case against Combs and belittled the agents who seized hundreds of bottles of Astroglide lubricant and baby oil at his properties as he began a presentation expected to last several hours.“Way to go, fellas,” Agnifilo said of the agents.He said prosecutors had “badly exaggerated” evidence…
Southwest Airlines is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, but the carrier may not be stopping at assigned seating and baggage fees.The low-cost airline’s leadership isn’t ruling out the rollout of new premium offerings, airport lounges or long-haul international flights to coveted destinations like Europe as it looks to compete with other airlines. “Whatever customers need in 2025, 2030, we won’t take any of that off the table. We’ll do it the Southwest way but we’re not going to say ‘We would never do that,'” Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC at an airport industry conference this week.”We…
Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now opt in to have their food delivered via sidewalk delivery robots, following partner Serve Robotics’ launch on Thursday. The move comes just two days after Uber and Waymo launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city. Serve, which spun out of Uber in 2021 before braving the public markets last year, is one of 18 autonomous vehicle companies that Uber has partnered with to get a first-mover advantage on the consumer-facing side of autonomy. The ride-hailing and delivery giant said it has an annual run rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery AV…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Supreme Court curbs injunctions blocking Trump birthright citizenship plan04:26Now PlayingSupreme Court rules for South Carolina in bid to defund Planned Parenthood02:49UP NEXTSupreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care05:27Trump praises Musk in Oval Office farewell02:39Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members00:57Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on religious public charter schools03:28Supreme Court: Detainees entitled to more notice before deportation07:56Justices hear arguments in birthright citizenship case02:03Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship03:18Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 8500:02Supreme Court allows…
AP — Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, on multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims. Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 amid allegations of rape and on preliminary charges of bodily harm and criminal damage. Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski said Høiby was cooperative during police questioning, which…
As with many airlines in the U.S. who focus on budget fliers, JetBlue has been attempting to navigate an environment of economic uncertainty. Now, one of its major investors is threatening to sell off his shares in the airline if the carrier can’t turn around its financial prospects in a year. JetBlue’s second-largest investor, Vladimir Galkin, has expressed the intention to potentially divest his 10% stake if the carrier doesn’t improve its financial performance, according to a Reuters report. JetBlue shares are down by 43% compared to the same time last year.”I am underwater a little bit and just going…