Four Top Google Scientists Leave to Launch New AI Startup
Four of Google’s top AI researchers are leaving to start their own company, and Google is backing them on the way out. Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and a 27-year veteran of the company, is joining Sanjay Ghemawat, Oriol Vinyals and Quoc Le to found Discovery Loop, according to Wired. Google is taking a stake […]
U.S. Companies Are Moving to This Tiny Country to Cut Taxes
Crocs sells its chunky clogs to 150 million customers across 100 countries every year. But when tax season rolls around, the Broomfield, Colorado company has claimed that all of those global profits were actually earned in a two-person office in Malta, according to the New York Times. Crocs isn’t the only one. Accounting giants KPMG, […]
Tyga Says ‘Nothing Wrong ‘ With Using AI to Make His Album ‘$tarface’
In a new interview wth VIBE, Tyga opens up about his new album $tarface, which also serves as an introduction to the artist’s new alter ego, an eighties-influenced empressario whose music sounds very different from Tyga’s catalog, which by now spans well over a decade. In the interview, Tyga addressed fans who this week speculated […]
Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money
For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people — out of its general budget. But next year, the city is shifting part of that recurring multimillion-dollar cost to a new funding source: opioid settlement dollars. That’s raising red flags for addiction recovery advocates, people directly affected […]
Brandon Flowers Looks Back at the Past on Single ‘Tiger’s Blood’
Brandon Flowers dropped a new single, “Tiger’s Blood.” The track comes ahead of his forthcoming solo album, Thrasher, out Aug. 21, 2026 via Island Records. Flowers debuted the Springsteen-esque song last week during his set at Newport Folk Fest. Like the rest of Thrasher, “Tiger’s Blood” was recorded in Nashville with Flowers’ longtime producers Shawn […]
Watch Role Model Debut Reflective Song ‘Harmony’ on ‘Fallon’
The musician’s third album, Chuck Timely & the Hourglass, is out today Role Model appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his new song, “Harmony.” The musician showcased the anthemic track with the help of his live band and a group of backup singers, adding a theatrical style to performance. “Harmony” is the closing track […]
Madonna and Kylie Minogue Team Up for ‘Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)’
The pop duo teased the track during a live performance in Amsterdam earlier this month Madonna‘s long-rumored collaboration with Kylie Minogue is finally here. The duo shared “Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)” today after previewing it live during Madonna’s Confessions II show in Amsterdam last week. The dance floor-ready number adds Minogue’s vocals to Madonna’s recent track “Love Sensation,” […]
Why a fashion house called Fecal Matter is suddenly everywhere
The brand name behind recent showstopping fashion moments isn’t quite as delicate as their romantic and otherworldly looks. When asked what an ethereal Zendaya was wearing for the “Odyssey” premiere in New York, her stylist Law Roach responded: “Fecal Matter.” Zendaya’s angelic strapless gown with feathered white wings was the work of Matières Fécales — […]
Sierra Ferrell Is Back With New Song, ‘Trying To Love You’
On her first new single of 2026, the Americana powerhouse hops effortlessly to unexpected notes and corners Sierra Ferrell is back with her first new single of 2026, the sinewy “Trying to Love You.” Melding country, old time. and New Orleans jazz in her signature style, the Gabriel Kelly-produced track is a psychedelic lover’s journey […]
Joan Jett Cancels Upcoming Shows to Recover From Recent Surgery
The “Bad Reputation” singer is taking time off the road to “begin the necessary healing process” Joan Jett is taking time off touring to heal following a recent surgery. On Wednesday, the “Bad Reputation” singer’s team announced that two upcoming shows in September were cancelled following orthopedic surgery on her back. “Following a recent injury, Joan […]