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Not waiting until what’s become its customary plunge time of Sunday evening, bitcoin BTC$89,703.92 is getting an early start to the weekend this holiday season, continuing an overnight tumble and slipping back to $90,000 in early U.S. trading hours. The move reverses much of the bounce from last Sunday night’s panicky drop that pushed bitcoin…
The launch of Hamlet was quite personal for Sunil Rajaraman. Back in 2022, he ran for city council in a small California town. He lost, but the moment forever changed the way he saw the place — and local governments, for that matter. “I was trying to become a better candidate,” he recalled to TechCrunch….
Matt BowenDec 5, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Close Matt Bowen is a fantasy football and NFL writer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2015, writes regularly for ESPN+ and spent multiple years on “NFL Matchup.” After graduating from the University of Iowa, Matt played safety in the NFL for St. Louis, Green Bay, Washington and…
Our latest winter edition of IndieWire Honors, meant to celebrate the filmmakers, actors, and artisans responsible for some of the most exciting cinematic works of 2025, proved first to be a space where speakers reflected on their roots. Whether it was “Jay Kelly” star Adam Sandler, recipient of the Vanguard Award, invoking his first film…
Had Richard Hughes not resigned as boss of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Monday amid the indignation over the accidental publication of Rachel Reeves’s budget, the Treasury might now be under pressure over the tsunami of leaks that preceded it. The OBR’s David Miles told MPs on Tuesday the leaks had been so…
Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange preparing to go public in the U.S. early next year, has unveiled an invitation-only VIP program tailored to ultra high net worth individuals, sophisticated traders and strategic capital allocators, the company said. Crypto exchanges are looking to fill the gap when it comes to providing high-touch services to wealthy individuals, family…
In one of the most groundbreaking deals the streaming world has ever seen, Netflix announced on Friday its acquisition of Warner Bros. with an enterprise value of $82.7 billion. This agreement involves both HBO Max and the HBO studio, marking one of the largest mergers in Hollywood’s history. By making this move, Netflix is not…
Nick ParkinsonDec 4, 2025, 07:44 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Fights fans have many choices when it comes to what to watch on Saturday, with significant bouts taking place all around the world. From Lamont Roach and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz fighting for…
This week’s glut of awards wins and nominations (deep breath: Indie Spirits, Gothams, NYFCC, NBR, AFI, oh my!) is wrapping up in double-stuffed fashion with today’s announcement of the Critics Choice Awards nominations for both film and television. This year’s pack of nominees is led by “Sinners,” “Adolescence,” “One Battle After Another,” and “Nobody Wants…
I was lying on my back in an east London hospital, sometime in August 2023. I don’t know what day it was, exactly; by that point I’d mostly given up caring. My phone rang. I managed to answer, even though I had largely lost the use of my hands. (Luckily, a member of staff had…
