Technology

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is a cabinet-level US official who heads the entire Intelligence Community, a position created by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 following the 9/11 Commission's recommendations to fix major intelligence failures. The DNI oversees...

Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, a Saudi Arabian winger born on 21 September 2001, currently plays for Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team—though he grew up in Vancouver, Canada, after his family moved there when he was an infant. After playing for local clubs like Blaise Soccer Elite Academ...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) uses smart contracts on permissionless blockchains to provide financial services like lending, borrowing, trading, and earning interest—all without traditional intermediaries such as banks or brokerages. While these platforms can offer high interest rates, they carry significant risks, incl...

Hell of a Summer is a 2023 comedy horror film co-written and directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk. Set at Camp Pineway, it follows a group of counselors, including Fred Hechinger's Jason, who are brutally targeted by a mysterious killer wearing a devil mask. The film premiered at the T...

Dylan Larkin (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey center who plays for the Detroit Red Wings, the team that drafted him 15th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning pro, he developed his game with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program bef...

Regis Philbin (1931–2020), famously dubbed "the hardest-working man in show business," was a legendary American television host who still holds the Guinness World Record for the most hours spent on US television. Born in New York City and raised in the Bronx, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 and s...

The Zulu calendar is a traditional lunisolar system used by the Zulu people of South Africa, beginning its new year with the new moon of uMandulo (which corresponds to September in the Gregorian calendar). It is divided into two main seasons—summer (iHlobo) and winter (ubuSika)—and co...

The Porsche 911, launched in September 1964, was initially called the 901 until a legal protest from Peugeot forced its iconic rename, and it has since become one of the most successful sports cars ever. Designed by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche as a larger successor to the 356, it has retained its signatu...

Howard Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) overcame the early loss of both parents to rise from a protégé of B. Gerald Cantor to become CEO and chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald in 1990, where he pioneered the eSpeed electronic trading platform. He is most widely known for his leadership after th...

A Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a statistical measure that tracks the average change over time in the prices paid by households for a fixed “market basket” of consumer goods and services, such as food, housing, and clothing. It is calculated as a weighted average of these prices, with weights reflecting how much househ...

Born on May 20, 1985, in Dixon, California, Jon Pardi is a neotraditional country singer-songwriter who moved to Nashville after high school to launch his career. Signed to Capitol Nashville, he has released five studio albums, including the critically acclaimed California Sunrise (2016) and Heartache Medi...