Leonardo DiCaprio Is Honored at Annual National Board of Review Gala
The stars were honored at the annual National Board of Review gala, where winners called attention to protests in Minneapolis and the violent crackdown in Iran.
Month: January 2026
Pakistan among 75 countries hit by US immigrant visa processing freeze
State Department spokesman says Trump administration is ending abuse of US immigration system The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for applicants from 75 countries including Pakistan. The US State Department did not elaborate on the plan, first reported by Fox News on Wednesday, which cited a State Department memo. Potential list of countries includes … Read more
Where’s the Gym? At PureGym Locations, It’s Through a Tube
[A new kind of tap-in, tap-out system at gyms has some New Yorkers flustered.
2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.
[If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
Can A.I. Generate New Ideas?
Systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5 are accelerating research in math, biology and chemistry. But there is a debate over whether it can do that work on its own.
Pakistan, India among 75 countries hit by US immigrant visa processing freeze
State Department spokesman says Trump administration is ending abuse of US immigration system The United States said Wednesday it was suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries, President Donald Trump’s latest move against foreigners seeking to come to America. The United States has long rejected visas from people who appear likely to end … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio Is Honored at Annual National Board of Review Gala
The stars were honored at the annual National Board of Review gala, where winners called attention to protests in Minneapolis and the violent crackdown in Iran.
Customs destroys contraband goods worth over Rs3b
Foreign liquor, cigarettes, tobacco products among prohibited items disposed of after legal formalities KARACHI: The Pakistan Customs Jinnah International Airport and the Enforcement Collectorate, as part of their anti-smuggling drive, seized and destroyed smuggled and prohibited goods worth over Rs3 billion. The destroyed items included foreign liquor, beer cans, prohibited toys, tobacco products, cigarettes of … Read more
What to Know about Bilt’s Rewards Program for Mortgage and Rent Payments
[Bilt, a rewards and payments start-up, has three new credit cards that can help users earn points when they pay their mortgage. You will need to do math.
Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus
This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.