Year Archives: 2025

Social media

LinkedIn Reports Significant Increases in Post Comments and Video Posts

Maybe Microsoft finally read one of my posts, or maybe LinkedIn’s no longer seeing “record levels” of growth. Either way, in Microsoft’s latest earnings update, it made no mention of LinkedIn’s engagement stats, for the first time since 2018. As regular SMT readers would know, every time Microsoft releases its...

Tech

The Black Friday streaming deal we hope to see on Hulu

Streaming services tend to go hard when it comes to Black Friday deals. It's the best time to sign up for most streamers, hands down, as you can typically score some serious savings on monthly membership fees.But here's the thing: the prices of nearly every streaming service rise dramatically every...

MovieMovies

Kontinental ’25 review – incisive, accessible and…

Radu Jude’s Hungarian protagonist Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) lives near the historic Transylvanian city of Cluj, which is being overrun by tech-driven gentrification. Orsolya means well, really, but her job as a bailiff requires her to evict a homeless man occupying the boiler room of a building set to be turned into a luxury hotel....

Mobile

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max review

Introduction and specs From 15 straight to 17. This year's flagship lineup from Xiaomi aligns with Apple's naming scheme to directly compete with the iPhone 17 series. It also introduces a new Pro Max version that, to some extent, is a spiritual successor to the Xiaomi 15 Pro. It's just...

Market

Paramount Group Albert Behler Will Get $34M Golden Parachute

Albert Behler’s “golden parachute” will allow him to enjoy more than a few dinners at Le Bernardin. If the Paramount Group CEO and Chairman steps down from his position after the company’s sale to Rithm Capital closes, he will be leaving the office REIT with $34.1 million, according to Paramount’s Securities...

Health

NY Severe Weather Events Increasing, Costs Soaring

A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the frequency of severe weather in the state is growing, taking a toll on New York’s residents, property and economy.“Extreme weather events are happening more and more often and inflicting financial and emotional stress on New Yorkers from loss of...

Food

Slow Cooker Italian Beef – Tender, Juicy, and Packed with Flavor

This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. My Slow Cooker Italian Beef is tender, juicy, and loaded with zesty Italian flavor. The secret’s in the way you sear the beef! This creates melt-in-your-mouth meat perfect for sandwiches...

Gadget

Affinity resurfaces as an all-in-one illustration, photo editing and layout app

The future of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, subscription-free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud, was uncertain after the apps' developer Serif was acquired by Canva in 2024. Now, over a year later, the changes Canva has introduced are big, but not necessarily unwelcome. The newly relaunched Affinity by Canva combines...

Gambling

Local Leaders Blast Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Testing Near Las Vegas

Posted on: October 30, 2025, 04:38h.  Last updated on: October 30, 2025, 04:53h. When President Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday that he had ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing “immediately,” Las Vegas government leaders clapped back. A US Air Force photographer places himself within 10 miles of...

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