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PrismML debuts energy-sipping 1-bit LLM in bid to free AI from the cloud
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 GMT
Bonasi 8B model is competitive with other 8B models but 14x smaller and 5x more energy efficientPrismML, an AI venture out of Caltech, has released a 1-bit large language model that outperforms weightier models, with the expectation that it will improve AI efficiency and viability on mobile devices, among other applications.


Trump wants to take a battle axe to CISA again and slash $707M from budget
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 GMT
Ex-CISA official tells The Reg: 'this would weaken the system for managing cyber risk'The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's budget will see yet another deep cut if Congress approves President Trump's proposal to slash CISA's spending by $707 million in fiscal year 2027.


Netflix - yes Netflix - jumps on the AI bandwagon with video editor
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 GMT
Video-language model revises how objects interact when things get removed from a sceneA new Netflix model promises to rewrite the way we make movies. Just imagine this. As the director of the multi-million dollar epic Car Crash III: Suddenest Impact, you've just finished filming the finale where your star, Cruz Control, drives straight into an onrushing semi.


NHS staff resist using Palantir software
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 GMT
Staff reportedly cite ethics concerns, privacy worries, and doubt the platform adds muchPalantir's software was brought in to help NHS England improve care and cut delays, but new reports suggest some staff are resisting using it over ethical, privacy, and trust concerns.


When a billboard survives the wind, but not the boot
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 GMT
This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried foodBork!Bork!Bork!It's one thing to bare your undercarriage in private. It's a whole other thing to do so on the side of a road, risking the possibility that passing drivers will question your Linux competence.


Contractor quaffed his way through Y2K compliance while the client scowled
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 GMT
Discovered once last bug, and that briefcases can hold more beer than you might imagineOn Call Y2kEaster means today is a holiday in much of theReg-reading world, but that won't stop us from delivering another instalment of On Call– the reader contributed column that shares your tech support stories.


AI models will deceive you to save their own kind
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Researchers find leading frontier models all exhibit peer preservation behaviorLeading AI models will lie to preserve their own kind, according to researchers behind a study from the Berkeley Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence (RDI).


Google battles Chinese open-weights models with Gemma 4
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Now with a more permissive license, multi-modality, and support for more than 140 languagesGoogle on Thursday unleashed a wave of new open-weights Gemma models optimized for agentic AI and coding, under a more permissive Apache 2.0 license aimed at winning over enterprises.


Microsoft shivs OpenAI with three new AI models for speech and images
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
About that partnership...Microsoft on Thursday unveiled public preview versions of three home-baked machine learning models focused on speech recognition, speech synthesis, and image generation.


US military contractor open sources tool for validating hidden communications networks
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Maude-HCS from RTX (formerly Raytheon) helps model and validate hidden communication systemsA software toolkit built for DARPA to test and validate covert communication networks is now open source, and it could help orgs who want to experiment with new kinds of secure, anonymous communications tools. 


They thought they were downloading Claude Code source. They got a nasty dose of malware instead
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Source code with a side of Vidar stealer and GhostSocksTens of thousands of people eagerly downloaded the leaked Claude Code source code this week, and some of those downloads came with a side of credential-stealing malware.


Even Microsoft knows Copilot shouldn't be trusted with anything important
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Terms admit it is for entertainment only and may get things wrongA recent surge of interest in Microsoft's Terms of Use for Copilot is a reminder that AI helpers are really just a bit of fun.


IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes to better support AI
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Tie-up aims to widen Big Blue’s access to power-efficient computeIBM and Arm are working together on getting software developed for Arm chips to run on Big Blue's enterprise systems, with an eye on future AI and data-intensive workloads.


Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners'European outfits Ionos and Nextcloud have launched Euro-Office, a fork of the OnlyOffice cloud-based productivity suite aimed at orgs with qualms around sovereignty, provoking an angry response from the original developer.


Artemis II astronaut: 'I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working'
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
In space no one can hear you scream, at MicrosoftMany a frustrated user has sworn they'll launch Microsoft Outlook into space, but NASA has actually done it– on a journey around the Moon, where it's now causing problems for astronauts.


Salesforce is looking to Slackbot to help it solve the SaaSpocalypse puzzle
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
The chatbot will be a doorway to the company's other servicesSalesforce has begun to position Slack, its business collaboration platform, as the interface through which users can access and act on data in enterprise applications from rival vendors.


Cloudflare previews 'EmDash'– an AI-driven rebuild of WordPress in TypeScript
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Name is a joke but the project is real, said main engineerThe world's most popular CMS has been remade with the help of AI. Cloudflare has released EmDash version 0.1, described as a rebuild of the WordPress CMS (content management system) but using TypeScript rather than PHP. 


Microsoft veteran says some 'broken by update' PCs were already doomed
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Patch Tuesday often gets blamed when a reboot merely exposes damage already done, according to ChenIt's not me, it's you. Five words that signify the end of a relationship with a toxic partner, or an ill-timed riposte to users tired of broken Microsoft updates.


Want to be the IT Crowd for the BBC? An£800M contract beckons
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Supplier will need to look after networks, email, tech support, tools and more– plus find cost savingsThe BBC is looking for a supplier to provide IT for all its workforce and help automate parts of the corporation through a contract apparently named after a dog.


AI search is atomizing our information, warns government digital designer
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
We must design expecting much of what we publish will be reinterpreted by 'systems we don't control'Those who rely on artificial intelligence to summarize official material may get a misleadingly narrow or incomplete version of it, a senior designer for the UK government has warned.


Artemis II blasts off on first crewed lunar mission since Apollo
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
And of course the Orion toilet malfunctionedToilet trouble, telemetry problems, and an issue with the flight termination system have not marred the Artemis II mission to the Moon, which launched yesterday.


SystemRescue 13 lands with Linux 6.18 and bcachefs support
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
And other handy tools that could save your data in a crisisThe latest update to the handy SystemRescue is here with a new kernel. There's also a new GParted Live, and some other handy utilities.


The company's biggest security hole lived in the breakroom
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
Connected devices can leave an otherwise secure network vulnerablePwnedWelcome to Pwned,The Register'snew column, where we highlight the worst infosec own goals so you can, hopefully, protect against them. Caffeine is an essential tool for most IT defenders, so, on balance, we're sure it has protected against a lot more exploits than it has caused. But in this case, the desire for everyone's favorite stimulant led to a massive breach.


AI recruiting biz Mercor says it was 'one of thousands' hit in LiteLLM supply-chain attack
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 GMT
First public downstream victim, but won't be the lastAI hiring startup Mercor confirmed it was "one of thousands of companies" affected by the LiteLLM supply-chain attack as the fallout from the Trivy compromise continues to spread.


Google's TurboQuant saves memory, but won't save us from DRAM-pricing hell
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Chocolate Factory’s compression tech clears the way to cheaper AI inference, not more affordable memoryWhen Google unveiledTurboQuant, an AI data compression technology that promises to slash the amount of memory required to serve models, many hoped it would help with a memory shortage that has seen prices triple since last year. Not so much.


'Uncle Larry’s biggest fan' cut by email in early morning Oracle layoff spree
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
WARN filings in two states show 1,000+ layoffs, but wider cuts remain unconfirmedBy his third failed attempt to log into Oracle’s VPN on Tuesday morning, a decades-long employee of the company started to get a bad feeling.


Live and Let AI: Former CIA officer says human spies matter more in the LLM age
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
AI is eroding trust in digital communications and data, giving old-school spycraft fresh relevance for modern agentsThe bots won't be coming for 007's job anytime soon. According to a former CIA officer, AI may help create false documents, but this fakery will give old-fashioned human intelligence fresh relevance.


Claude Code bypasses safety rule if given too many commands
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
A hard-coded limit on deny rules drops automatic enforcement for concatenated commandsUpdatedClaude Code will ignore its deny rules, used to block risky actions, if burdened with a sufficiently long chain of subcommands. This vuln leaves the bot open to prompt injection attacks.


Amazon security boss: AI makes pentesting 40% more efficient
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Plus: how to train yourhumanAIinterviewAmazon has seen a 40 percent efficiency gain by using AI tools to pentest its products before and after launch, according to security chief CJ Moses.


Japanese shipper MOL wants a floating datacenter, and Hitachi just climbed aboard
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Second-hand ship, seawater cooling, with operations eyed for 2027Japan is getting more serious about floating datacenters, as Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed to a deal with Hitachi to develop one with operations targeted for 2027 or later.


Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate mathIt was a strong year for renewable power expansion in 2025, with solar installations helping push renewables to nearly half of global electricity capacity, but that does not mean the world is yet on pace to meet its renewable energy commitments.


OpenAI gets $122B to 'just build things' as the world blows them up
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
War, oil shocks, and market nerves could yet knock the AI boom off courseOpinionOpenAI has secured an additional $122 billion in capital from a diverse group of investors and reached a nominal $852 billion valuation, the highest of any pre-IPO tech company.


Ruby Central report reopens wounds over RubyGems repo takeover
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Board-backed account of maintainer ouster is unlikely to settle row over governance, control, and trustRuby Central, a nonprofit that supports the Ruby programming language ecosystem, just published an incident report regarding what it calls the September 2025 RubyGems fracture, when ownership of the GitHub code repository behind the RubyGems package manager was wrested from existing maintainers.


'People's Panel' to check if UK wants controversial Digital ID will cost£630K
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
We could tell you no for freeThe UK government will spend about£630,000 running a discussion panel on its digital identity card plans, which minister James Frith said will "consider different perspectives and debate trade-offs" alongside aformal consultation.


France buys nuclear supercomputing spinoff Bull from Atos for€404M
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Paris makes sovereignty play as it becomes sole shareholderThe French government has finally closed a deal to purchase the Advanced Computing assets of tech giant Atos, leading to the re-emergence of an old industry name: Bull.


Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales with out-of-this-world price hikes
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Flights to resume in 2026 before space tourism biz runs out of cashVirgin Galactic has reopened suborbital ticket sales with a price rise and a promise for commercial spaceflight operations in Q4 2026.


One in seven Americans are ready for an AI boss, but they might not trust it
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Poll finds 15% happy to take orders from a bot even as most question its output and fear job lossesAround 15 percent of Americans would be willing to work for an AI boss, according to a new poll that suggests while robots are not exactly welcome in the corner office, the idea no longer seems quite so far-fetched.


AI server farms heat up the neighborhood for miles around, paper finds
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Researchers say localized warming can extend well past site edges, raising concerns about community impactDatacenters create heat islands that raise surrounding temperatures by several degrees at distances up to 10 km (over 6 miles), which could have an impact on surrounding communities.


We know what day it is but these Raspberry Pi price hikes are no joke
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Hot DRAM! Who is going to drop nearly $400 on an underpowered Linux computer?Raspberry Pi has introduced a 3 GB variant of the Pi 4 as soaring memory costs are passed on to customers.


UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
ESET says factory outages, lost revenue, and supply chain disruption are becoming routineNearly 80 percent of British manufacturers say they've been hit by a cyber incident in the past year, as new research suggests disruption on the factory floor is no longer an exception but business as usual.


Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 GMT
If you loved the data retention of Microsoft Recall, you'll be thrilled with Claude CodeAnthropic's Claude Code lacks the persistent kernel access of a rootkit. But an analysis of its code shows that the agent can exercise far more control over people's computers than even the most clear-eyed reader of contractual terms might suspect. It retains lots of your data and is even willing to hide its authorship from open-source projects that reject AI.


Don't open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
How to avoid social engineering attacks? Employee training tops the listBe careful what you click on. Miscreants are abusing WhatsApp messages in a multi-stage attack that delivers malicious Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages, allowing criminals to control victims' machines and access all of their data.


Gmail celebrates 22 years by finally letting users change their addresses
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Congratulations, XxXh4xx0r420xXx, you can now use that account in your professional life, tooIf you're embarrassed by your Gmail address but haven't wanted to start a new account for fear of losing messages, we have good news. Ahead of Gmail's 22nd anniversary on Wednesday, Google says it is now letting US users change their account username.


Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Researchers say some targets correlate with cities hit by Iranian missile strikesSuspected Iran-linked threat actors are conducting password-spraying attacks against hundreds of organizations, primarily Middle Eastern municipalities, in campaigns that security researchers believe may have been aimed at supporting bomb-damage assessment following missile strikes.


Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Big Red declines comment as reports point to layoffs in the thousandsOracle laid off thousands of employees on Tuesday as it ramps spending on AI infrastructure projects internally and with major technology partners.


Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Oopsy-doodle: Did someone forget to check their build pipeline?Would you like a closer look at Claude? Someone at Anthropic has some explaining to do, as the official npm package for Claude Code shipped with a map file exposing what appears to be the popular AI coding tool's entire source code.


Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Sounds like an excellent time to start honing your Debian skillsExclusiveAn internal memo dispatched by senior execs at Red Hat suggests the software biz is starting to push AI tooling within its Global Engineering department. RHEL may be about to get some Windows 11-style "improvements."


UK watchdog targets Microsoft licensing in cloud competition probe
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
CMA to assess whether the company's terms unfairly favor Azure over rival platformsThe UK's competition watchdog will investigate Microsoft's business software ecosystem over concerns that its licensing policies reduce competition in the cloud market.


Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly'
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mindStarlink satellite 34343 has suffered an "anomaly on-orbit," spraying debris at an altitude of approximately 560 km above Earth.


Mars coughs up another maybe-life clue in the form of nickel compounds
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biologyA team of scientists in the US have discovered nickel compounds in Martian rocks, in an arrangement similar to organic carbon compounds understood to be formed by living organisms on Earth.


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Seats Left Empty on Smithsonian Board as Strain With White House Persists
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The terms of two governing members have expired, but their replacements have yet to be named as the institution faces President Trump’s effort to play a role in the selections.

Chekhov Plays for an Un-Chekhov Time
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The directors Michael DeFilippis, Dmitry Krymov and Aleksandr Molochnikov all infuse their current productions with a burning, modern rage.

After 11 Years in Court, Heir Reclaims a Modigliani Looted by the Nazis
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
A judge ruled against a holding company controlled by David Nahmad, the billionaire art dealer, which had bought the work at auction in 1996.

In‘Burnout Paradise,’ Running on Treadmills Is Only the Half of It
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
In“Burnout Paradise,” four performers try ambitious tasks while jogging. If they can’t beat their run time goal, the audience gets its money back.

With Polka Dots and Microtones, Angine de Poitrine Has Gone Viral
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The virtuosic rock duo from Quebec releases its second album,“Vol. II,” this week.

Megan Thee Stallion Makes Her Return to“Moulin Rouge”
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The rapper was back onstage in“Moulin Rouge” two days after being taken to a hospital after becoming ill during a performance.

Nadav Lapid’s Film ‘Yes’ Is Intended to Anger Both Israel’s Right and Left
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The director Nadav Lapid uses his work to confront his discomfort with nationalism in his home country, never more so than in“Yes.”

On‘Company Retreat,’ Anthony Norman Finished the Job
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The unwitting hero of this Amazon prank comedy series acted heroically in the final episode.

‘Jimmy&the Demons’ Review
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The impish but thoughtful James Grashow, his sculpture and his long marriage are the subjects of Cindy Meehl’s film.

‘The Drama’ Review: Her Secret Is His Crisis
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple upended when one confesses to coming close to committing a horrific crime.

Kanye West Plays First American Concert Since 2021
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
After years of antisemitic behavior, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West performed his first full live show in the United States since 2021.

A Senegalese Artist Who Crossed Boundaries Others Didn’t Dare
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
A new exhibit at the Met highlights Iba Ndiaye’s myriad influences from across the globe, but ultimately his work was all his own.

Everybody Wants to Sing Nate Amos’s Songs
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
This Is Lorelei, the solo project from the Water From Your Eyes guitarist, has become an indie-rock phenomenon in the past year.

Gainsborough’s Powdered Wig Portraits Are Suddenly Hot in New York
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
The Frick gathers 25 works by the painter Thomas Gainsborough, a visual compendium of the social biggies in British society.

U2, Anne Hathaway: 9 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
U2 surprises with an Easter EP, and Anne Hathaway puts out a convincingly delivered pop song that boasts FKA twigs as a writer.

Regé-Jean Page on the Album He Considers Flawless
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
“It’s raw, real, sensitive, strong, vulnerable, righteous, romantic, genius,” said the “Bridgerton” actor, who stars in the new film “You, Me&Tuscany.”

Carol Mullins, Who Illuminated Dance for Decades, Dies at 86
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
She knew nothing about lighting when the director Robert Wilson asked her to work on his shows. She then spent over 40 years as a designer for Danspace Project.

Dolores Keane, Singer Known as the‘Soul of Ireland,’ Dies at 72
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
She sang of homesickness and longing, and often collaborated with American musicians like John Prine and Emmylou Harris.

‘The Drama’ and the Secrets That Can Unravel a Relationship
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
In the new film, a shocking revelation upends the lives of a couple played by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, raising the question: Are some betrayals simply unforgivable?

Pedro Friedeberg, Whose Hand Chair Drew Outsize Attention, Dies at 90
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
Known for his hallucinatory canvases, he cemented his fame with a chair, shaped like a hand, that was both a work of art and a pop culture curio.

Five International Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
This month’s picks include a feminist coming-of-age tale from India, a documentary about grasshopper harvesting in Uganda, a queer fable from Brazil and more.

8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

What to Know About‘The Testaments,’ a Sequel to Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
“The Testaments” focuses on a younger generation coming of age inside Gilead, the religious regime first imagined in Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian thriller.

Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Shows Us Why the Novel Will Never Die
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
With“Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.

Late Night Says Goodbye to Pam Bondi
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
President Trump is“on a bit of a firing spree,” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, adding, “Ironically, the only staffer who has immunity is RFK Jr.”

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Episode 13 Recap: Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
Dr. Robby finally says what his colleagues had been thinking.

Blake Lively’s Harassment Claims Against Justin Baldoni Dismissed as Case Heads to Trial
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
A federal judge tossed the actress’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni in a split decision that sets the stage for a contentious trial.

Art Gallery Shows to See in April
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers Pat Oleszko’s burlesque street theater, Paul Chan’s inflatables, David Armstrong’s calm curiosity and Torbjorn Rodland’s subtle awkwardness.

Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Charged With Attempted Murder of Bandmate’s Father
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Brady Ebert, a founding member of the Baltimore hardcore punk band, hit the father of Brendan Yates, the group’s lead vocalist, with his car, the police said.

‘The Blue Trail’ Review: A Drifting Journey Into Freedom
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
In an imaginary Brazil, where older people are forcibly removed from society, a resolute 77-year-old seeks her independence in the Amazon.

Ancient Artifacts Stolen in Dutch Museum Heist Are Recovered
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, and two elaborate golden bracelets were taken in January 2025.

Danish Shows to Watch While We’re Still at Peace
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
The protector of Greenland also makes very entertaining TV.

The Age-Old Obsession With Living Forever
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Biohackers like Bryan Johnson seem to want to live forever. What would that be like? A London exhibition offers some thoughts.

‘The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson’ Review: Behind a Cyclist’s Death
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
A crime documentary on the murder of a professional athlete leans into exploitation.

‘Pizza Movie’ Review: Dude, Where’s My Pie?
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
After taking psychedelics, college roommates, Jack (Gaten Matarazzo) and Montgomery (Sean Giambrone), experience unique side effects.

‘The Stranger’ Review: An Unexamined Life
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
A man of indifference becomes a killer in this adaptation of a 1942 Albert Camus novel.

‘Living the Land’ Review: Rural China in Transition
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
This drama follows a boy of 10, left in the care of relatives when his parents are lured to the city by the prospect of jobs created by a tech revolution.

‘A Great Awakening’ Review: An Unlikely Founding Friendship
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
This film tracks the friendship of Benjamin Franklin and the Rev. George Whitefield, who brought a Protestant revival to the American colonies.

‘DJ Ahmet’ Review: Finding Hidden Music in the Forest
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
After a young shepherd in North Macedonia finds a dance party in the woods, his life changes.

Desi Lydic Wants Trump to Take a Hint About the Ballroom
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
“Might I suggest: If the ballroom starts experiencing ballistic assault, maybe we just cancel the ball?” she said on “The Daily Show.”

Eugene Mirman,‘Bob’s Burgers’ Voice Actor, Seriously Injured in Car Crash
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Mirman crashed his car on Tuesday in New Hampshire. He remains hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Bettina Köster, a Leading Voice in Berlin’s 1980s Avant-Garde, Dies at 66
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
She sang lead for influential all-female bands, including Malaria!, and toured in the U.S. and elsewhere with groups like the Birthday Party and New Order.

The Good List: 7 Things to Add Some Delight to Your Day
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
A fish doorbell, jumping humanity and 1,000 days of happiness.

Bravo’s ‘Summer House’ West Wilson and Amanda Batula Scandal, Explained
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Will the newly announced“connection” between the co-stars West Wilson and Amanda Batula become Scandoval 2.0?

Fosse! Robbins! Making the Case for Vintage Broadway Dance
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Off Broadway revue“Gotta Dance!” shine a light on repertory that is too often overlooked.

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in April
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
New shows of note this month include a new season of“Beef” and an animated “Stranger Things” spinoff.

Josefina Aguilar, Who Depicted Mexican Life in Clay, Dies at 80
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Her sculpted figurines were hailed as exemplars of folk art, drawing a Rockefeller’s admiration. She continued her artistry even after losing her eyesight.

Megan Thee Stallion Rushed to the Hospital During Moulin Rouge Broadway Performance
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The rapper was rushed to the hospital midway through a performance of“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” on Tuesday. She is expected to return to the show on Thursday.

Adaptations of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Titus Andronicus’ Explore Themes of Life, Death and Joy
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Two Shakespeare adaptations— Teatro La Plaza’s uplifting remix and Red Bull Theater’s gore fest — place very different values on human existence.

New York City Ballet in 2026-27: A Rare Balanchine and Ratmansky’s ‘Romeo’
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Two principal dancers will say farewell in the 2026-27 season, which features the revival of Balanchine’s “Pithoprakta” and Alexei Ratmansky’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe and the Wonder of Young Love, in‘Romeo and Juliet’
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The sincerity of the play’s two stars shines through in Robert Icke’s new London production.

Bruce Springsteen Brings Fiery Speeches and Songs to Minneapolis
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The E Street Band opened its Land of Hope and Dreams tour on Tuesday night, where the musician asked the crowd to choose“unity over division and peace over war.”

Jane Fonda, Jennifer Tilly and More Star in Off Broadway Shows This April
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Jennifer Tilly and Daphne Rubin-Vega in“The Adding Machine,” plus Jane Fonda in an eco-musical and Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll as a couple on their first date.

‘Star Spangled to Death’: Ken Jacobs’s History of the United States
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 +0000
At the Museum of Modern Art through April 7, audiences can enter and exit a screening of the 6œ-hour film, which Jacobs began in the 1950s.

When Stars’ Plastic Surgery Is Played for Your Entertainment
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
On TikTok and Instagram, content creators play detective, trying to figure out what work has been done. But they’re really just critiquing women’s looks.

How‘American Psycho’ and Marina Abramovic Fed the Met Opera’s ‘Tristan’
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The creators of a new“Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.

34 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in April
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
This month brings Barry Manilow and Martha Graham, Earth Day and Easter, as well as a pickle tour and a little night music.

The Best Movies and TV Shows Streaming in April 2026
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
A new Jonathan Glatzer tech satire and an adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel “The House of the Spirits” are among this month’s highlights.

Lucy Sante on Collage:‘You Have to Kill One Thing to Make Another.’
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The visual historian and celebrated author of“Low Life” has two shows of recent artwork made from decades of gathering materials, a trove she slices and glues.

10 Short Books for Spring
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
These single-serving satires, family dramas and romances can be read cover-to-cover in one sun-dappled afternoon.

Stephen Colbert Blames‘The Bachelorette’ Cancellation for $4 Gas
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
The“Late Show” host joked that “Trump attacked Iran” after ABC scrapped the reality show’s latest season.

Slava Tsukerman, Who Directed the Cult Classic‘Liquid Sky,’ Dies at 86
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
A Russian-born director, he created a film about New Wave models and killer aliens in 1980s New York, helping to reshape independent filmmaking in America.

Melvin Edwards, Sculptor Who Wove Black History Into Art, Dies at 88
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Lynch Fragments, a series of abstract steel sculptures he created starting in 1963, evoked the long, devastating history of violence against Black Americans.

NY Times Obituaries:




Dolores Keane, Singer Known as the‘Soul of Ireland,’ Dies at 72
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
She sang of homesickness and longing, and often collaborated with American musicians like John Prine and Emmylou Harris.

Carol Mullins, Who Illuminated Dance for Decades, Dies at 86
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
She knew nothing about lighting when the director Robert Wilson asked her to work on his shows. She then spent over 40 years as a designer for Danspace Project.

Pedro Friedeberg, Whose Hand Chair Drew Outsize Attention, Dies at 90
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
Known for his hallucinatory canvases, he cemented his fame with a chair, shaped like a hand, that was both a work of art and a pop culture curio.

Liamine Zeroual, Algerian President During Civil War, Dies at 84
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
Cutting short his five-year term amid a scarring conflict, he was perhaps a first: an Algerian leader who left office without being forced out or dying.

Biruté Galdikas, Champion of Endangered Orangutans, Dies at 79
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the“trimates.”

William F. Murphy, 85, Dies; Led Diocese and Weathered Abuse Scandal
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
While serving as a Long Island bishop, his earlier tenure in Boston came under scrutiny during investigations of sex-abuse allegations involving pedophile priests.

Bettina Köster, a Leading Voice in Berlin’s 1980s Avant-Garde, Dies at 66
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
She sang lead for influential all-female bands, including Malaria!, and toured in the U.S. and elsewhere with groups like the Birthday Party and New Order.

Josefina Aguilar, Who Depicted Mexican Life in Clay, Dies at 80
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Her sculpted figurines were hailed as exemplars of folk art, drawing a Rockefeller’s admiration. She continued her artistry even after losing her eyesight.

Stephen Lewis, Leftist Canadian Politician and AIDS Activist, Dies at 88
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Part of a political dynasty, he led Ontario’s main progressive party, became Canada’s U.N. ambassador and campaigned against the spread of AIDS in Africa.

Slava Tsukerman, Who Directed the Cult Classic‘Liquid Sky,’ Dies at 86
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
A Russian-born director, he created a film about New Wave models and killer aliens in 1980s New York, helping to reshape independent filmmaking in America.

Melvin Edwards, Sculptor Who Wove Black History Into Art, Dies at 88
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
Lynch Fragments, a series of abstract steel sculptures he created starting in 1963, evoked the long, devastating history of violence against Black Americans.

Ben Stevenson, Choreographer With Global Reach, Dies at 89
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
He created dances performed worldwide, and, under his leadership, the Houston Ballet grew into one of America’s largest and most prominent troupes.

Mary Beth Hurt, Actress Acclaimed in‘Interiors’ and ‘Garp,’ Dies at 79
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 +0000
She elevated supporting film roles with insight and improvisational skill, a talent she took to Broadway, earning Tony nominations.

Agosto Machado Is Dead; Artist Memorialized New York’s Avant-Garde
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 +0000
An experimental theater veteran, he collected the ephemera of his friends and colleagues. As they began to die, he made shrines honoring them.

Nicholas Haysom, Apartheid Foe Who Became a U.N. Peacemaker, Dies at 73
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 +0000
As an anti-apartheid lawyer, he was jailed several times. Later, he was a top adviser to Nelson Mandela and held key posts at the United Nations.

Eric Overmyer, Who Wrote for Modern Television Classics, Dies at 74
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 +0000
Trained as a playwright, he got his first TV writing job on“St. Elsewhere,” then worked on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “The Wire,” “Treme” and “Bosch.”

Henry C. Lee Dies at 87; Forensic Scientist Testified in Defense of O.J. Simpson
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 +0000
The Times called him“the world’s most highly regarded forensic criminologist,” but later in his career he faced accusations that he had hidden and fabricated evidence.

Judith L. Rapoport, Pioneer in Understanding O.C.D., Dies at 92
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 +0000
Her best-selling 1989 book,“The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,” based on her groundbreaking research, brought public awareness to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

James Tolkan, a Tough-Talking Actor in‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 94
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 +0000
Mr. Tolkan’s career spanned decades but his breakout roles came as an authority figure in two popular films of the mid-1980s.

Robert Trivers, Eccentric Scientist Who Probed Human Nature, Dies at 83
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 +0000
A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly detrimental behaviors like self-deception.