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Tech giants Apple and Amazon have defied industry predictions with better-than-expected financial results. Apple’s success is largely thanks to record-breaking iPhone sales, while Amazon’s is down to cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS), in spite of last week’s outage which knocked out thousands of websites. AWS revenue accelerated 20.2% to $33bn (almost ÂŁ25bn), which…
Are we in for a new age of scripted basic cable television? Given the successes of the old age, which threaded its way between broadcast and premium cable TV, a little bolder than the former, less pricier than the latter, making up what it lacked in resources with invention and charm — producing such shows…
There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then there’s Dean Cain. The film and TV actor is best known for his work in the 1990s series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” He was no Christopher Reeve or Henry Cavill. But enough people remember Cain in blue tights and a…
MEXICO CITY — A weekend protest march convened to highlight the concerns of Mexico’s Generation Z has instead dramatized deep political divisions extending well beyond the needs of young Mexicans. The mostly peaceful demonstration in downtown Mexico City on Saturday culminated in several hours of clashes when small groups of protesters battled with phalanxes of riot police…
President Trump’s decision to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington has California officials on high alert, with some worrying that he intends to activate federal forces in the Bay Area and Southern California, especially during the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Trump said that his use of the National Guard to fight crime could…
There’s precisely one surprising moment in Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut “Eleanor the Great,” written by Tory Kamen. It’s the impetus for the entire drama that unfolds in this film, and it feels genuinely risky — a taboo that will be hard for this film to resolve. Yet, everything that unfolds around this moment is…
Justice Secretary David Lammy has said an exclusive Sky News interview will be used as part of an independent inquiry into how migrant Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from prison. Kebatu, who was found guilty in September of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, was arrested on Sunday morning in…
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS (Matches at 2 p.m. unless noted) WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE First Round DIVISION 2Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at WoodbridgeGreat Oak at Orange LutheranRedondo Union at Santa MargaritaDiamond Bar at San Juan HillsNewport Harbor at Aliso NiguelLaguna Beach at ChadwickHuntington Beach at TesoroTemecula Valley at CalabasasLos Osos at Crean LutheranPeninsula at BonitaMarlborough at South PasadenaCrescenta…
Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) will have to pay congestion charges in central London early next year – a move described by the AA as a “backward” step. From 2 January, the owners of electric cars will be charged ÂŁ13.50 a day, while electric van and lorry drivers will pay ÂŁ9. These are reductions of…
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were first-time show runners, unknown young actors were cast in lead roles, and even though the show starred kids, it was not for children. That was nine years ago. The 1980s-set show about a monster that…
