Author: Tim Hodges

Oscars 2025 may get cancelled for the first time in 96 years due to LA wildfires: Report  Hindustan Times The Academy releases updates to 97th Oscars season schedule  ABC7 Los Angeles Oscars 2025: Academy dismisses false reports of Oscars cancellation amid LA wildfires  The Hindu L.A. fires hit Hollywood hard, Focus Features boss talks specialty films  Los Angeles Times […]

Neil Gaiman Responds After Multiple Women Accuse Author of Sexual Assault  Rolling Stone Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations after multiple women come forward  The Guardian British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward  The Associated Press Neil Gaiman Allegations: Multiple Women Accuse ‘Sandman’ Author of Sexual Assault  Variety Neil Gaiman has […]

DJI Flip is a $439, fully foldable camera drone  TechCrunch I tested the new DJI Flip drone and here’s what I like (and don’t) about it  Space.com DJI Flip official: the unique bicycle spoke folding drone starts at $439  The Verge I tested DJI’s new foldable drone, and would recommend it to both beginners and professionals  ZDNet DJI’s Flip […]

Meta to lay off 3,600 employees; have decided to raise the bar, says Mark Zuckerberg  The Times of India Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for ‘intense year’ — read the internal memo  CNBC Meta to Cut 5% of Its Workers in New Round of Layoffs  The New York Times ‘Year of intensity’: Meta employees react to plans […]

SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter share purchases  The Washington Post SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake  Yahoo! Voices Elon Musk’s lawyer said the SEC’s lawsuit against the Tesla CEO is a ‘single-count ticky tak complaint’  Fortune SEC accuses Elon Musk of securities violation in new suit  Business Insider Musk Accused by […]

France’s Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists  POLITICO Europe French PM opens door to renegotiating Macron’s pension reform  Reuters France’s new prime minister says he’ll renegotiate a contested plan to raise the retirement age  The Associated Press French Prime Minister Signals He Will Revisit Unpopular Retirement Law  The New York Times French Premier Bids to Break Budget […]

How did the Palisades Fire start? Residents point to New Year’s Day blaze in same area  ABC7 Los Angeles L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t  Los Angeles Times What Sparked The California Wildfires? Experts Consider Power Lines, Fireworks—And Arson  Forbes How did the Palisades Fire start? Investigators […]

Michelle Obama won’t attend Trump’s second inauguration  Axios Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration  CNN Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter funeral  Fox News Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration, breaking with tradition  The Washington Post Are the former presidents attending Trump’s inauguration? See their plans  USA TODAY

Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year  The Times of Israel Live updates: Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal amid war  CNN Wednesday Briefing  The New York Times Israeli hostage families hold out hope after ‘roller coaster’ negotiations with Hamas  NBC News Netanyahu huddles with hostage negotiation team, security […]

S Korea’s Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested  BBC.com South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law  The New York Times Ladders, noodle stations and K-pop: how the arrest of South Korea’s president unfolded  The Guardian South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon in insurrection probe  Reuters South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested: […]