09 May 2026
'The Devil Wears Prada 2' broke the box office. It may also be the last great victory for Hollywood's IP machine
Twenty years after Miranda Priestly first demanded her coat, Hollywood got its answer: millennials will show up. The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened to $77 million domestically and $234 million worldwide in its first weekend—the third-best domestic debut of 2026, the biggest opening of Meryl Streep’s career, and the highest opening for a traditional comedy since Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
09 May 2026
SpaceX's Gigabay facility rises in Florida ahead of Starship launches
As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship launch from Texas — the version of the rocket expected to launch from Florida — the company’s massive Starship maintenance facility continues to rise on the Kennedy Space Center skyline. Its name is Gigabay.
08 May 2026
Elizabeth Warren Wants Meta to Spill All on Stablecoin Plans Ahead of Clarity Act Votes
Elizabeth Warren urged Meta to fully disclose its stablecoin-related ambitions before the Senate votes on the Clarity Act, warning that Meta’s push into stablecoin payments could affect competition, privacy, and financial stability.
08 May 2026
Meta Has Entered Its Death Spiral
It’s hard to even imagine now, but immediately after it launched in 2004, there was nothing on the internet cooler than Facebook. It was initially available only to Harvard students, then gradually expanded to students at other elite colleges, giving it an aura of exclusivity that founder Mark Zuckerberg clearly coveted. By the time it opened up to public accounts in 2006, the hype was palpable,…
08 May 2026
Meta is learning that AI transformation has a workplace cost
Meta's aggressive AI push is creating internal strain as employees face shifting priorities, adoption targets, layoffs, and uncertainty over their roles.
08 May 2026
The job market is healing for everyone—except in the office
For much of the labor market, the answer looks like yes. Health care added 37,000 jobs, transportation and warehousing added 30,000, and social assistance trended up.
08 May 2026
What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
I t was almost over before it even started. This year’s Venice Biennale has been tearing itself apart for months: countries not showing up, artists getting fired, exhibitions being cancelled, funding getting pulled. There were petitions and protests months before a painting was on the wall. The jury quit in the days leading up to the opening, then Iran quit, then the European Commission quit.…
08 May 2026
Instagram switches off end-to-end encryption: What it means for users, how to download DMs and all other details
One of the world’s most popular social media platforms is walking away from its parent company’s biggest privacy promise. If you use Instagram to send private messages, something important changed on May 8, 2026, and the chances are you did not get a notification about it.
