Riya A controversial work rhythm that once defined swaths of China’s tech scene — the so-called “996” schedule (9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week) — is showing signs of being repackaged for Silicon Valley, where a renewed rush to dominate artificial-intelligence projects and data-center buildouts is lifting appetite for ever-longer workweeks. Startups and … Read more
When most chief executives talk about margins, market share and product road maps, Maya Alvarez talks about slow waves, circadian timing and the quiet rhythm of a person’s nights. Her office, on the 22nd floor of a converted warehouse, smells faintly of eucalyptus — a deliberate choice, she says, because scent is one of the … Read more
Private equity firms and other big investors are moving aggressively into the U.S. power sector, viewing regulated electric utilities and their sprawling networks of plants and transmission lines as a steady, long-term source of returns — even as household electric bills climb and hyperscale technology companies gobble up megawatts for data centers and AI operations. … Read more
Thousands of Spectrum customers across North and Central Texas experienced sudden internet, phone and TV disruptions on Friday, with outage reports peaking in the afternoon as users scrambled for answers. The outage — which hit major Dallas-area suburbs and other Texas cities — left many working from home, streaming viewers and small businesses temporarily offline. … Read more
Tyler Perry–produced Ruth & Boaz reimagines the biblical romance as a glossy, small-town romance about grief, faith and second chances — a film that knows exactly what audience it’s courting and mostly delivers, even when the storytelling feels safer than it sometimes should. The movie, directed by Alanna Brown and streaming on Netflix starting Sept. … Read more
John Leguizamo’s performances have a particular electricity — the quick pivots, the moments of full-throated confession, the way a single face or gesture can flip a room from laughter to hush. That energy isn’t accidental. For a performer whose work ranges from one-man Broadway pieces to scene-stealing film turns, a day before taking the stage … Read more
Sean Penn — long a lightning rod in Hollywood for his volatile mix of bravado, activism and blockbuster-worthy performances — is staking a new claim: that the last decade and a half saw him coast, dodge accountability and make choices he now intends to correct. The declaration comes in a widely circulated interview episode this … Read more
Studios keep saying moviegoing is coming back. The data and the calendar suggest something messier: audiences are choosier, platforms fragment attention, and the cost of reaching people has climbed so high that even prestige filmmakers must treat theatrical releases like high-stakes experiments. Warner Bros.’ roll-out of One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson’s star-studded, … Read more
Beijing’s Ministry of State Security — long an opaque arm of China’s intelligence apparatus — has quietly remade itself into one of the world’s most capable and aggressive cyber-espionage actors. Over the past two decades a mix of patriotic hacking subcultures, military cyber units, public-private recruitment, centralization under Xi Jinping and a permissive industrial policy … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has ordered U.S. troops to Portland to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, saying he was “authorizing full force, if necessary” to stop what he described as attacks by “domestic terrorists.” The declaration — made on social media and in a flurry of White House statements — prompted … Read more