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Comparing Our Favorite Digital NotebooksOur Favorite Smart PensNeo Smartpen M1+ for $129: Skip the tablet and write directly on paper with a smart pen instead. The Neo Smartpen M1+ is the thinnest and lightest of all the pens I tried, which makes it feel a bit more like your standard pen. Importantly, it’s comfortable to hold and use. You should be able to find whatever size and style of notebook you need as well as planners. The Neo Studio app (iOS, Android) is nice, with an easy-to-navigate notebook system and the ability to search for pages by page number or…

Charlie Kirk’s widow says his campus tour will continue despite his deathJohana BhuiyanErika Kirk, the widow of right wing activist and provocateur Charlie Kirk, said in a statement Friday evening that her late husband’s message and mission will be “stronger, bolder, louder and greater than ever” and that her “cries will echo around the world like a battle cry”.“I loved knowing one of his mottoes was ‘never surrender’,” she said of her late husband. “We’ll never surrender.”Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of the hard-right youth organization Turning Point USA, died after being fatally shot while speaking at an event hosted at…

Following the news that Ego Nwodim was leaving Saturday Night Live, the reactions started to pour in. Nwodim, who joined SNL in 2018, announced on social media on Friday that she was exiting the sketch comedy series after seven seasons. “The hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight. But after seven unforgettable seasons, I have decided to leave SNL,” she captioned an Instagram post. “I am immensely grateful to Lorne for the opportunity, to my castmates, the writers, and the crew for their brilliance, support and friendship. Week after week on that stage taught me more…

A coordinated online doxxing campaign has emerged in the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, targeting academics, teachers, government employees and others who have posted critical remarks about him.At least 15 people have been fired or suspended from their jobs after discussing the killing online, according to a Reuters tally on Saturday based on interviews, public statements and local press reports. The total includes journalists, academic workers and teachers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOn Friday, a junior Nasdaq employee was fired over her posts related to Kirk.Others have been subjected to torrents of online abuse or seen their offices flooded…

With Tesla shareholders set to vote on a proposed 10-year, $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk in November, board chair Robyn Denholm spoke to The New York Times to defend what would be the largest pay package in corporate history. Denholm, who was also on the special committee that put the compensation proposal together, argued that Musk needs to be motivated by extraordinary challenges tied to extraordinary compensation. At the same time, she suggested he’s less interested in the additional wealth that the promised Tesla shares would represent, and more in the voting power. “I think it’s a…

Watch: Tram drivers compete in first ever world championship in ViennaAn Austrian tram driver has been crowned the winner of the first ever Tram Driver World Championship in Vienna.Drivers from Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, and San Diego travelled to the city to show off their tram operating skills in front of thousands of spectators.The event saw drivers compete in a series of tram-based challenges, including quirky tasks of bowling and curling using the vehicle.Organisers said that thousands of visitors came to watch the spectacle, which marked 160 years since trams were introduced to Vienna.The Austrian team beat off competition…

The crème de la crème of French cinema, and some American stars such as Kristen Stewart and Zoey Deutch, turned up at the Deauville American Film Festival to attend a glitzy dinner hosted by Canal+ Group and Chanel on Friday evening. Hosted at a historical landmark called Les Franciscaines – a former convent dating back 1875 — the bash celebrated both French and American talent, as well as the commitment of the festival’s two main sponsors, Canal+ and Chanel. Alongside Stewart, who won the Revelation Award at Deauville with her directorial debut “The Chronology of Water” and took part in…

Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, has said the captain involved in the Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Omagwa in Port Harcourt incident had been grounded and relieved from further flight duty. This came as the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, said preliminary investigation into the incident, involving its Boeing 737-524 aircraft, with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQQ, showed that “initial toxicological tests conducted on the flight crew revealed positive results for certain substances, including indicators of alcohol consumption. A cabin crew member also tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis.” However, in a statement, Air Peace clarified that…

Manchester United keeper Andre Onana has joined Trabzonspor on loan for the rest of the 2025-26 season.The move has taken place before the transfer window in Turkey closes on Friday and follows the Cameroon international not playing in United’s opening three Premier League games. “We would like to wish Andre good luck,” said United in announcing the deal, which is subject to international clearance and registration.Onana’s only appearance for Ruben Amorim’s side this season came in their shock Carabao Cup exit at the hands of League Two Grimsby.The 29-year-old was signed from Inter Milan for £47.2m in July 2023 by…

The United Kingdom’s House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50 years ago to make way for a military base. The “Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill” passed after a second reading, with 330 votes to 174 on 9 September – thus ratifying Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago. However, Diego Garcia island will remain under an Anglo-American military lease for 99 years with an…