In a social media landscape dominated by obnoxious ads, algorithms, and AI, Letterboxd has stood firm as a cult favorite. The app—which acts as a digital diary for users to log and leave reviews of any movie they watch—has been described by a Letterboxd spokesperson as “less a social media platform, more a community.” It’s resisted adding the infinite scroll feature that now seems omnipresent online, instead letting users curate their own feeds of friends and popular reviewers. But news that a controlling stake in Letterboxd could be going up for sale has users worried that their online safe haven…
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?? Ukrainians unwilling to go to the front are attacking recruiters almost daily — Bloomberg Attacks on military recruitment officers rose to 341 in 2025, with over 100 already this year Virtually no volunteers are stepping up: ads targeting youth and women aren’t working… pic.twitter.com/ngdgwLTFZB — The Other Side Media (@TheOtherSideRu) April 21, 2026 A report from Ukraine’s own military ombudsman now admits that after just 40 days on the front lines, soldiers reach a point where they “stop caring whether they survive,” which is not a sign of resilience but psychological collapse. That is what happens when human beings…
From layoffs and return-to-office mandates to challenges around AI and creativity, it’s not all fun and games for video game workers. And now, some are seeking to unionize. On April 27, a group of game developers behind the digital collectible card game Magic: The Gathering Arena announced the intent to form a union in affiliation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The group is a part of the gaming studio Wizards of the Coast (WOTC), a division of Hasbro. The group, which is coming together as United Wizards of the Coast – CWA, said it reached a supermajority of…
While the court battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI may have drawn more eyes Monday, another case getting underway could carry far broader implications for personal freedom. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will determine the legality of geofencing, a technique law enforcement uses to mine location history data to identify who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved. Geofencing, in essence, draws a virtual perimeter around a crime scene. The government then obtains a warrant requiring tech companies to search their location data for anyone within that area…
In 2024, JPMorgan Chase applied to receive financial assistance from Rockland County, New York, in order to expand a data center in Orangeburg, a hamlet of under 4,300 people. The development agency approved the assistance, which totaled nearly $77 million in state and local tax breaks for the project. In return, documents show, the company said the expansion would create just one full-time job. Now, government accountability group Reinvent Albany has called out the deal as “the largest government subsidy ever recorded within the United States,” prompting questions about how much public money goes to projects that don’t create meaningful…
This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner nearly ended in tragedy. About an hour into the event, a 31-year-old attacker ran past the main security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton ballroom, firing shots as he attempted to reach the area where the president and many cabinet officials were seated. While a Secret Service officer got hit in his bullet-proof vest, the agents were fortunately able to apprehend the attacker before anyone else was hurt or worse. A security breach of this magnitude, especially one coming after the previous attempts on Trump’s life, naturally draws attention to several issues about the state…
Starting today, you can use Spotify to knock out a 10-minute Pilates session, a weighted glutes circuit, or a bit of morning yoga. The music platform just announced its first foray into the fitness world (not counting the 150 million user-generated playlists on the app, of course). Under the new “Fitness” section, all users will be able to access a library of content, including follow-along videos, from popular fitness creators like Chloe Ting and Yoga with Kassandra. The new feature also includes a partnership with Peloton, which makes a catalog of more than 1,400 ad-free Peloton classes available to Spotify’s…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 821.18 points or 1.38% to 60,537.36 • Shanghai increased 6.444 points or 0.16% to 4,086.344 • Hang Seng decreased 52.42 points or -0.20% to 25,925.65 • ASX 200 decreased 20.10 points or -0.23% to 8,766.40 • SENSEX increased 639.42 points or 0.83% to 77,303.63 • Nifty50 increased 194.75 points or 0.81% to 24,092.70 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00334 or 0.47% to 0.71865 • NZDUSD increased 0.00288 or 0.49% to 0.59108 • USDJPY increased 0.03 or 0.02%…
President Donald Trump’s latest idea to rename a government agency could give one of his most disliked policies a much more pleasant-sounding name. That might not work out as planned, though. Trump shared a social media post on Sunday highlighting a woman’s suggestion that he rename U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, as National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or NICE, “so the media has to say NICE agents all day every day.” “GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT” Trump wrote. The proposed rename goes against trend for Trump, who wants to formally rename the Department of Defense the Department…
China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing’s concerns about the transfer of advanced technology. In a one-line statement, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top planning agency, said it was prohibiting the foreign acquisition of Manus and had required all the parties to withdraw from the deal. It did not specifically name Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram. Manus, which has Chinese roots but is based in Singapore, provides a general-purpose AI agent that can autonomously carry out sophisticated tasks like coding…