FirstFT: Today’s top news stories
How well did you keep up with the news this week? Take our quiz . The Hong Kong government has disqualified Joshua Wong, one of the city’s best-known pro-democracy campaigners, from standing in legislative elections next month, citing the territory’s new…
Ron Howard’s ‘Rebuilding Paradise’ is a stirring portrait of a town devastated by the Camp fire
A still from the documentary “Rebuilding Paradise.” (Noah Berger / Associated Press) The sound of wind is rarely as sinister as it is at the beginning of “Rebuilding Paradise,” Ron Howard’s harrowing and heartrending new documentary. The…
The Big Tech hearing: what we learnt
Congress – Reuters It was a long four hours of razor-sharp questions, bizarre diatribes about politicians’ fathers’ spam folders and Jeff Bezos accidentally muting himself. But unlike many Big Tech hearings in the United States…
Joe Satriani Morphs into Otherworldly Creatures in ‘Yesterday’s Yesterday’ Video
Joe Satriani morphs into otherworldly creatures in the animated video for “Yesterday’s Yesterday,” a track off his latest album, Shapeshifting. Directed remotely by his son, ZZ Satriani, the clip begins at the doors of “Joe Satriani’s Shapeshifting…
What Will Congress Do Next About Big Tech?
For more than five hours on Wednesday, the House Judiciary committee indulged itself in questioning Big Tech’s marquee executives over anticompetitive practices. But the biggest question still hangs in the balance: What will Congress do to address these…
Best Buy Is Having a Massive Sale, So Now Is the Time to Buy Bose Speakers or a New GoPro
If we didn’t know any better, we’d think Black Friday was approaching, seeing as Best Buy just dropped some not-to-be-missed deals. But nope, it’s just the last week in July and the retailer is being incredibly generous with sale prices. Hey, we’ll take…
Lucius Gets Down to (Small) Business With Indie Shop-Benefitting Livestream Series
You would hardly call Lucius all-business — not when the group, led by the twinned lead vocals of Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, eschews pop norms to lead listeners to such playful or exquisitely haunted places. But they’ve kept the focus on benefitting…
MA Music Industry Perseveres Amid Coronavirus
YARMOUTH, MA — Boston funk rockers Ripe were starting to gain some serious traction at the beginning of 2020. The band sold out two shows at the House of Blues in Boston and had big plans for the festival circuit this summer. Then the coronavirus…
The 5 Coolest Features Inside Nike’s New Paris Flagship
Nike’s newest flagship, Nike Paris House of Innovation, launched today on the French capital’s Avenue des Champs-Élysées. This week, FN took an exclusive tour ahead of the official public opening. In what is the latest of only three Nike flagship…
Honda trademarks ‘Motocompacto’ and we’re hoping for a Motocompo revival
Fans of both Honda’s four-wheeled and two-wheeled machines have reason to get excited (within reason), because the company may be reviving a beloved scooter from its past. Motorcycle news site Motorcycle.com discovered that Honda has trademarked…