Steve Jobs knew he wasn’t an expert in filmmaking — even after funding a spinout of animation studio Pixar, which was originally division of production company Lucasfilm, in 1986. Jobs was “pretty amazing at saying, ‘this is not my business,’” chief creative officer at Pixar, Pete Docter, said at Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Gala … Read more
KRISTEN WELKER: This Sunday: Big, beautiful breakup. The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk explodes over the president’s tax and spending bill. PRES. DONALD TRUMP: I’m very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings of this bill. SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: I think he’s flat wrong. I think he’s way off on this. REP. HAKEEM … Read more
Iranian officials have expanded a ban on dog walking to a swathe of cities across the country, citing public order and health and safety concerns. The ban – which mirrors a 2019 police order that barred dog walking in the capital, Tehran – has been extended to at least 18 other cities in the past … Read more
Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms. “To the antisemitic Greta and her fellow Hamas propagandists — I will say this … Read more
Even the happiest couples encounter conflict. But what they fight about reveals a lot about what’s missing in the relationship. As a psychologist who studies couples, I’ve found that there are a few similar topics that come up again and again. And the first step to resolving the conflicts is to know what those topics … Read more
Sen. Cory Booker on Sunday said he would not accept campaign donations from tech mogul Elon Musk but urged the former Trump adviser to “get involved right now in a more substantive way” in Democrats’ push against the sweeping GOP-backed spending bill. “This bill is disastrous for our long-term economy,” Booker told NBC News’ “Meet … Read more
Joel Gunter Reporting from Bucha, Ukraine BBC Tatyana Popvytch’s son was taken to Russia. “He is so vulnerable,” she said. “I worry that he will lose his sanity there.” Tatyana Popovytch had contacted every agency she could think of. She had walked every step her son Vladislav could have taken after the Russians opened fire … Read more
If Canada decides to buy submarines from Germany, it would mean tightening ties with a “club of countries” in Europe as it looks to meet NATO defence spending goals and face an uncertain world, Germany’s ambassador says. Matthias Lüttenberg, Germany’s ambassador to Canada, sat down with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview airing … Read more
Nearly five million smuggled seahorses were seized globally by authorities over a 10-year period, Canadian researchers found, warning it’s only the “tip of the iceberg” in an illegal trade that is likely far larger in scale. To track how widespread the issue is, researchers at the University of British Columbia pored over public seizure reports … Read more
Self-made millionaire, author and TV host Ramit Sethi knows a thing or two about money. He’s even published books on how to get rich and how couples can manage their finances together. But his own financial journey hasn’t been perfect. He recently sat down with his wife, Cassandra, for a special episode of his Money … Read more