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Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died Tuesday at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ones that weren’t getting made into films because of the rigidity of the business. So he made something different, founding Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival as an alternative avenue for emerging filmmakers, where independence was a virtue, not a liability.Over the past four decades, the institute and the festival have given an early platform to countless young filmmakers, including Steven Soderbergh, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao, Nicole Holofcener, Nia…
More than a decade ago, Jason Citron took the Disrupt stage to pitch his early-stage company in the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt as a scrappy founder pitching his vision. Today, he’s built Discord into one of the most successful consumer platforms of its era — valued in the billions and redefining how communities connect, game, and share online. This October, he returns to the Disrupt Stage with “From Startup Battlefield to Discord,” a session that unpacks his scaling journey at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, where 10,000+ startup and VC leaders will…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma County’s top prosecutor said Wednesday she declined to file criminal charges after two Board of Education members said they saw images of naked women on a television in the office of state School Superintendent Ryan Walters.District Attorney Vicki Behenna released a statement saying there was “insufficient evidence” to support criminal charges.Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage told the online news outlet NonDoc they saw the images on a television in Walters’ office during an executive session in July. Walters has denied any wrongdoing.Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III, whose office launched an investigation into…
On Nov. 8, 2018, the day one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history burned the town of Paradise, California, and killed 85 people, a school bus driver was sent to pick up 22 elementary school students to take them to safety. The Camp Fire was quickly spreading, communications were down and what was supposed to be a straightforward mission turned into a harrowing five-hour ordeal.It’s these events that are dramatized in “The Lost Bus,” which opens in select theaters Friday before streaming on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3. Turning a recent, real-life tragedy (even the heartwarming stories that emerge…
Sports Illustrated Resorts is putting down roots in one of the world’s premier sports destinations.Travel + Leisure Co.’s new hotel brand geared toward sports fanatics and lovers of the iconic magazine is expanding to Chicago, with the latest property expected to be ready by late 2026. The property will be converted from an existing hotel located in The Loop along the Chicago River, just a block off Michigan Avenue. The hotel will remain open during construction, which will result in 250 guestrooms.Once completed, the resort’s updated lobby will honor the building’s origins as a historic financial institution by preserving its…
Google announced on Wednesday that it’s updating the Discover page in its flagship Search app to allow you to follow specific publishers and creators to surface more content from those you like. The update follows a feature Google rolled out last month, allowing users to pick their choice of news sites and blogs for the Top Stories section in search results. In the weeks ahead, Google says people will also start to see different types of content on Discover, including articles, YouTube Shorts, and posts from X and Instagram from creators and publishers across the web. Moving forward, Google will…
In an aerial view, a Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs on a sign outside of a restaurant on Aug. 27, 2025 in Florida City, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesCracker Barrel Old Country Store said Wednesday the restaurant chain is focusing on enhancing its experiences for guests after it faced intense backlash over an attempted rebrand earlier this summer.The company reported mixed fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon, and CEO Julie Masino said the company is “optimistic” about its future as it heads into next year.The stock sank 10% in after hours trading.Here’s how the company performed compared with…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 9:35 AM ET, Wed September 17, 2025 Want to take a river cruise vacation on your own? Starting in June 2027, Riviera Travel will offer a river cruise ship—the MS George Eliot—dedicated entirely to taking solo travelers along the Danube, Rhine and Moselle rivers in Europe.“Our solo river cruises are among our most popular itineraries,” says Stuart Milan, president of North America for Riviera Travel. “With growing demand for even more solo departures, we knew it was time to dedicate an entire ship to this thriving segment of the market. With this announcement, we are…
From stealth mode to center stage, Mach Industries is bringing AI into one of the world’s most complex and controversial sectors: defense. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to share what it takes to build in high-stakes environments where speed and autonomy matter most — and why next-gen infrastructure starts with rethinking the fundamentals. Inside the AI arms race — and the founder aiming to rewrite it Thornton launched Mach Industries out of MIT in 2023 with a bold mission: to build decentralized, next-generation defense technologies that safeguard freedom…
Early on in “Adulthood,” siblings Meg and Noah Robles suddenly — and unhappily — learn why they never got to have a dog growing up.It’s not because their parents didn’t think they could handle the responsibility or because dogs can be messy. It’s because there was a body walled up in the basement.“How could our parents act like nothing ever happened?” Noah Robles asks. “That’s worse than the killing. It’s not, but still. They called it the ‘playroom.’”That 30-year-old corpse will soon unleash a suburban comedy of errors as the bungling brother and sister — raised on TV police procedurals…