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Listening to the radio in the car is almost as old as the automobile itself. The very first time anyone demonstrated the operation of the new-fangled wireless devices was at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis when American inventor Lee DeForest demonstrated his cutting-edge technology. It worked just fine, but since proper radio stations would not exist for at least another dozen years, this was really just a proof-of-concept thing that was over most people’s heads. By 1922, commercial radio was starting to catch on, and several inventors were keen to install receivers in cars. An amateur named George Frost showed off a radio that he MacGyvered in a Ford Model T. Others followed: the Airtone 3D in 1925 and the Philco Transitone of 1927. Nice, but impractical. They were very bulky, ran on v...

Film: We Were LiarsCast: Emily Alyn Lind, Shubham Maheshwari, Joseph Zada, Esther-Rose McGregor, David Morse, Caitlin FitzGerald, Candice King, Mamie GummerDirector: Nzingha StewartRating: 2/5Runtime: 8 episodes Prime Video’s ‘We Were Liars’ has Cadence Sinclair close out her 16th Summer with a near-death experience. She has a traumatic brain injury and has no recollection of the summer she’d just lived. She wants to know what happened and how but everyone in her life is acting cagey and refusing to talk about it. Despite her mother’s objections, Cadence decides to return to Beechwood for Summer 17 to discover the truth… This series, adapted by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie from the similarly-titled novel by E. Lockhart, takes us through an illuminating journey haunting in its une...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer portrayed the hip-hop mogul on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that twisted his recreational drug use and swinger lifestyle into a racketeering conspiracy charge that could put him behind bars for life. In a closing argument, defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo mocked the government’s case and belittled the agents who seized hundreds of bottles of Astroglide lubricant and baby oil at his properties as he began a presentation expected to last several hours.“Way to go, fellas,” Agnifilo said of the agents.The lawyer said prosecutors had “badly exaggerated” evidence of the swinger lifestyle and threesomes to combine it with recreational drug use and call it a racketeering conspiracy.“He did not do the things he’s charged with. He didn’t do racketeering c...

The Family Man is one of the most loved and acclaimed web series out there. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the upcoming season of the series, which appears to be closer than expected. The first poster of Season 3 was dropped earlier this week, and ever since the anticipation has increased. And now, the makers have dropped the first glimpse of the series, giving the fans a sneak peek into what they can expect. The Family Man 3 first glimpse Created by the dynamic duo Raj & DK under their banner D2R Films, the critically acclaimed action-thriller series starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead as Srikant Tiwari is back. Manoj is back in his element as he fulfils his duties towards his country as an elite undercover spy while simultaneously coping with the responsibilities of a doting fathe...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Venetian wedding bells will ring out Friday, celebrating the marriage of Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and his bride, Lauren Sánchez. While the team of the world’s fourth-richest man has kept most details of the lavish and extremely expensive three-day celebration under wraps, paparazzi have been working the city’s canals since guests began to arrive earlier this week, giving the public a glimpse of some of the biggest names to make the guest list.Thursday saw stars like Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom and many members of the Kardashian and Jenner families arrive in the Italian lagoon city before they used water taxis to ferry them to a welcome reception later that ev...

Celebrities are arriving in Venice to celebrate the wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, and despite pushback from many locals who are frustrated such a lavish and large event is taking place in their already-overpopulated city, the A-list lineup of guests looked unfazed Thursday as the celebrations kicked off. The wedding, a three-day party that Reuters estimates will cost upwards of $63 million, has been a tight-lipped affair, with reps for the couple staying mum about the events or guestlist. Jeff Bezos, center left, and Lauren Sanchez, center right, kiss as they leave a hotel for their pre wedding reception, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Luca Bruno / The Associated Press Last month, Sánchez shar...

On Tuesday, Mid-day had reported that actor Ram Kapoor was removed from the promotions of his upcoming JioHotstar show `Mistry` for making sexually inappropriate remarks at the team of the streaming platform. After the news of his behaviour came out, Kapoor faced severe backlash. Now, the actor has reacted to the allegations made against him.  Ram Kapoor admits to inappropriate remarks Ram Kapoor while talking to ETimes admitted to saying things that were reported by Mid-day. "Let me begin by saying that everything I`ve been accused of saying - I have said it. So yes, I am guilty as charged. But this is what I want people to understand, when I`m in a space where I feel comfortable, I become my usual, bindass self. That`s just how I`ve always been. Everyone who`s worked with me knows that...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are going their separate ways — again — after almost a decade together, People magazine confirmed on Thursday. The couple first met at a Golden Globes after-party in 2016 over In-N-Out burgers, but have had an on-again, off-again relationship for the past nine years.“We were at the Golden Globes and we weren’t together,” the Firework singer recalled during an episode of American Idol.“So I had my security guard grab 10 In-N-Outs, and all of a sudden I see my boyfriend’s hand — he wasn’t even sitting at our table — he just swoops in and he grabs it and I was like, ‘Hey that’s my burger.'”The couple announced their relationship on Instagram a few months later, bu...

Karan Johar`s The Traitors continues to get more and more dramatic by the day. With several of the 20 contestants already eliminated, and the field condensing, the relations and conversations in the palace are getting intensely personal. While the players continue to try their best to deceive and manipulate each other, emotions are often seen taking the front seat these days. Brutal remark, direct callouts, criticism and accusations, all have begun hitting where it hurts the most. That`s exactly what happened with Uorfi Javed when Harsh Gujral allegedly passed a comment about her.  Harsh Gujral`s comment on Uorfi Javed           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Uorfi (@urf7i) It all started ...

Prosecutors in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial indicated they are no longer pursuing several allegations against the music mogul, including attempted arson and attempted kidnapping. In a letter to the judge, the government said the theories of aiding and abetting sex trafficking will also not be pursued.“The Government is no longer planning to proceed on these theories of liability, so instructions are no longer necessary,” prosecutors wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian.“Specifically, the Government has removed instructions from the charge relating to (i) attempted kidnapping under both California and New York law, (ii) attempted arson under California law, and (iii) aiding and abetting sex trafficking. The Government is no longer planning to proceed ...