Since premiering in 2023, The Apothecary Diaries has become one of Crunchyroll’s most popular series. That's thanks largely to its intricate palace conspiracies and the slow-burning relationship between the rapturously curious apothecary, Maomao, and the enigmatic imperial official, Jinshi. Season 2 revealed more about Jinshi’s true identity while a series of isolated incidents that Maomao investigated exposed an ongoing conspiracy that threatens the entire imperial family.
Stephen Miller is leading an unprecedented and intense White House drive across a host of government departments to accelerate the removal of undocumented immigrant children from the US, using tactics that critics say are cruel and racist and, in some cases, flout federal law, the Guardian has learned.
No Spanish industry initiative is likely to drive more conversation at this year’s San Sebastián Festival than the latest moves by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT).
Over the past 12 months, state-backed venture capital fund SETT, the investment driver of the Spain Audiovisual Hub, has plowed €215.6 million ($252.3 million) into Spain’s film, TV, video game and new technology sectors, sparking matching private-sector investment of a further €230 million ($269.1 million), says María González Veracruz, Spain’s secretary of state for digitalization and artificial intelligence.
This year, AGRA, the donor-funded agricultural development initiative formerly known as the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
AGRA’s slogan is “sustainably growing Africa’s food systems”, but for years, researchers and farmers have warned that the policies it promotes are having a negative impact on African agriculture.
Diesel prices are skyrocketing, to the point where we've added an entire section in The Morning Shift dedicated to tracking the increase in fuel costs. And while oil and gas companies make billions thanks to the Iran war, some gas stations are out of diesel entirely — a situation that we in the industry call "not great," when basically every product that has to get from one part of the country does so on diesel-powered semi trucks. Those of you with diesel trucks of your own may be wondering if there are alternatives, and here's the answer: Yes, but you shouldn't use them.
Ari Notis is deputy editor of games at Polygon, where he oversees the gaming section. Previously, he was Polygon’s guides editor. Prior to joining Polygon, he was a reporter at Kotaku, the popular gaming site, and a senior editor at the lifestyle publication Best Life. He also served in various editorial capacities at various Hearst publications, including Esquire, Veranda, and Metropolitan Home. Ari is one of the people who still play Halo Infinite on a weekly basis. There are dozens of them!
