Wall Street was more cautious on real estate technology stocks on Monday, ahead of earnings reports later this week, as some analysts slashed price targets to reflect their concerns about housing affordability with rising interest rates. Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN, + 6.58%, Zillow Group Inc. Z, + 2.44% ZG, + 2.61% and Redfin Corp. RDFN, … Read more
By MATT O’BRIEN – AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for transforming Twitter into a place of “maximum fun” once he buys the social media platform for $ 44 billion and takes it private. But enacting what at the moment are … Read more
In 1788, Jacques Louis David painted a full-length double portrait of the chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, his wife and scientific collaborator, casting them as personifications of the Enlightenment. They set the striking pair in an elegant drawing room — evoking an apartment they occupied in the Paris Arsenal where … Read more
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp continues to wallow in the couple’s personal issues. Depp is suing Heard for dragonfly in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote … Read more
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp continues to wallow in the couple’s personal issues. Depp is suing Heard for dragonfly in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote … Read more
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jurors hearing testimony in Johnny Depp’s dragonfly lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, on Monday listened to audio recordings in which he referred to the violence that could ensue if their arguments were allowed to escalate. “The next move, if I don’t walk away … it’s going to be a … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of notebooks, scripts, speeches, drafts of letters, artwork and even signed baseballs owned by the late playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress. The collection offers offering historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater’s most successful and prolific playwright. The collection includes … Read more
NEW YORK — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage playing himself, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” bested the field, signaling a continued resurgence for family moviegoing after a downturn during the pandemic. “The Bad Guys,” released by Universal Pictures, debuted with $24 million in … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that would dissolve Walt Disney World’s private government, handing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a victory in his feud with the entertainment giant over its opposition to a measure that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay ” law. … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo — but it remains to be seen how much post-pandemic partying is in store during the first Carnival in two years. Samba schools’ elaborate … Read more