Scholars were only recently able to establish that this coat was, in fact, the one Mr. Washington wore at his inauguration, said Adam T. Erby, Mount Vernon’s curator of fine and decorative arts. The coat, in many ways, shows its age. Light has damaged the fabric, which is one of the reasons it is rarely […]
In a striking sign of how far right the tech sector has swung, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will both have seats of honor at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday—and Zuckerberg will host a black-tie ball to honor Trump with Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson. The news, first reported by Puck and NBC Newscaps weeks […]
BMW said it will begin installing a new operating system and “panoramic” display in all its new vehicles by the end of 2025. BMW LAS VEGAS — BMW AG will install a new operating system and “panoramic” display in all of its upcoming vehicles, the company said Tuesday. The new BMW Panoramic iDrive system, which […]
At CES this week, BMW announced a new iDrive operating system with an eye-catching centerpiece: a 3D heads-up display (HUD) that stretches from pillar to pillar along the windshield. Included in this futuristic setup is a new steering wheel with haptic buttons and a new augmented reality system that layers navigation directions and driver assistance […]
STORY: :: Sydney welcomes 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display :: January 1, 2025 :: Sydney, Australia There were 40,000 ground-based shooting effects and 264 firing locations across the Sydney Harbour Bridge up from 184 last year, with four aerial pyrotechnic platforms introduced as additional firing locations between the Bridge and Sydney Opera House, according […]
In the 20 years that they have been married, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have posed for official portraits by many photographers. None, however, have been the subject of as much anticipation as those taken by Annie Leibovitz, one of the most celebrated photographers in the world, for the Banco de España’s collection […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stumbled through an interview Wednesday night trying to talk up President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth. Scott appeared on CNN with host Jake Tapper to defend Hegseth, a former Fox News host, against a sexual assault allegation from 2017 and other claims about his alcohol abuse while working at […]
The most prolific meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, will peak overnight on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 13 and 14). The only annual meteor shower that scientists know for sure is caused by an asteroid rather than a comet, the Geminids meteor shower’s peak night will this year be somewhat dampened by the appearance […]
I’ve been wearing the Even Realities G1 glasses for four months, and while many people have commented on my new frames, only two friends asked if my glasses were “smart.” For someone who wore Google Glass in public and lived to tell the tale, this technological anonymity is high praise indeed. They look like glasses […]
The new smart home display will apparently be small. Gurman writes it will have a square display angled above a small base that makes it “reminiscent of the circular bottom of the iMac G4 from a couple of decades ago.” It may have speakers, essentially making it the HomePod with a screen that’s been rumored […]
