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Elle
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Lorde and Jim-E Stack Spark Dating Rumors at Glastonbury Music Festival
Lorde is stepping into a bold new chapter, both musically and personally. The Grammy-winning singer just released her album Virgin and gave a surprise Glastonbury performance. While at the British music festival, she also sparked rumors that she is dating producer and collaborator Jim-E Stack. The Sun ran photos of Stark and Lorde cuddling in the crowd. On June 30, Daily Mail added more fuel to the speculation by publishing photos of them arriving together at London Heliport. Stack had his arm around Lorde's shoulder. Neither Lorde nor Stack has confirmed the relationship, but fans are buzzing about the possibility. So, who exactly is Jim-E Stack? From his prolific music career to his yearslong creative partnership with Lorde, here's everything to know. Stack isn't just Lorde's rumored boyfriend; he's also her main creative partner on Virgin, the singer's fourth studio album that came out on June 27, 2025. He co-wrote and co-produced some of the project with Lorde (real name: Ella Yelich-O'Connor). In a June 27 Instagram post, Stack described their collaboration as something deeper than just studio work: 'Ella & I met and made some songs in 2022 before an album was on either of our minds,' he wrote. 'A year and a half later we had [an] album. There's no one I'd rather be in the trenches with. Eternally grateful for the journey together. Love you forever, Ella.' In a May 2025 British GQ interview, Stack elaborated on how the project came together: 'Finishing the album was amazing, but you get so close and familiar with it,' he said. 'It was basically just Ella and myself making and producing the whole [song, 'What Was That']; my close friend Dan [Nigro] helped me somewhat with the production. Sometimes you get in this zone where you're like, 'Okay, we love this; is anybody else gonna care?' Seeing people go nuts for it made us both feel we're not crazy.' While it isn't known exactly when they met or potentially began dating, Stack revealed their creative partnership began in early 2022. 'She hit me up in 2022 right before she was about to start rehearsing for the Solar Power Tour,' he told British GQ. 'I think she was eyeing what would be next for her creatively. We hung and got along super well, and then after a leg of the tour, she came to my studio, and we spent a week cranking out ideas.' 'Then in summer 2023, she had some festivals booked and asked for me to help put together some remix versions of Solar Power songs for her live show. There were also a couple songs we did, [like] 'Silver Moon,' that she wanted play live. And I think once she finished that festival run, she was feeling creatively energized, though also in a scary new phase of her life—she had just gone through a breakup of a very long-term, significant felt very true to where she was at personally—this new era, living alone in New York for the first time, and things just feeling fresh and new.' Born James Harmon Stack, the 33-year-old San Francisco native has spent over a decade quietly shaping some of the most experimental pop and indie records of the 2010s and 2020s. His collaborators include Bon Iver, Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, HAIM, Empress Of, and Diplo, among others. In an April 2021 Interview conversation with Kacy Hill, Stack described the core of his production approach: 'When I'm working on someone else's stuff and there are decisions to be made in the production and writing of which I'm unsure, I can always defer to the person whose song it is to make that decision, and I don't have to make a big call.' Stack began playing drums at age 11 and started making beats as a teenager using a friend's old Mac. 'My beats were some collision of rap and grime,' he told Fader in 2014, describing them as 'really, really terrible' in the beginning. 'That's kind of the beauty of it: there was no vision whatsoever. It's just trying to make some shit.' He credits growing up in San Francisco with shaping his sound: 'Growing up in the city [when I did] meant exposure to different cultures,' he said. In Rolling Stone's May 2025 cover story, Lorde described how working with Stack helped her unlock a new phase in both her music and identity. She recalled a moment during the Virgin recording process when she texted him a photo of herself in men's jeans and asked for his opinion. Stack replied, 'I want to see the you that's in this picture represented in the music.' 'This was before I had any sense of my gender broadening at all,' she explained. Stack has shared several posts celebrating Virgin and his creative bond with Lorde. 'The kinda song I was put on earth to help make,' he wrote on X after 'What Was That' was released. In April, he shared a short video of him and Lorde working in the studio on 'What Was That,' captioning it, 'The night we finally got the drums right.'
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Yahoo
Your Apple Watch Is Getting a Neat New Feature That You'll Actually Use
But, unfortunately, not every Apple Watch model will support it. Earlier this week, Apple gave us a first glimpse of watchOS 26 and the upcoming features it's going to bring to the Apple Watch. And there are quite a few. Some of the standouts include a more helpful Smart Stack, support for Live Translations (for messages), and 'Workout Buddy' — an AI-powered feature that feeds you real-time data and words of encouragement during your workout. But out of all the new features and capabilities coming to the Apple Watch, one in particular genuinely has me excited … because I know I'll actually use it. The feature is called 'Wrist Flick' and it's meant to make it easier to manage unruly Apple Watch notifications, which often aren't that important and/or appear at the most inopportune times. Specifically, you'll be able to dismiss them with a quick flick of your wrist. With Wrist Flick, you can quickly dismiss things like app notifications, incoming calls and timers by doing a simple movement — quickly rolling your wrist (and Apple Watch) away from you. Wrist Flick will be an Accessibility feature similar to Double Tap — which lets you control your Apple Watch by tapping your thumb and index fingers together twice — but promises to be infinitely easier to use. Plus, more useful. As somebody who constantly gets annoyed by random notifications, such a message from my Apple TV or from an Instagram group chat, most of which seem to come when I'm doing a workout, having the ability to quickly dismiss them without even touching my Apple Watch … it seems like a godsend. Like with Double Tap, Wrist Flick is an Accessibility feature that will only be available on relatively new Apple Watch models — you need a Series 9, Series 10 or Ultra 2. This means that if you have a first-gen Apple Watch Ultra or any SE model, Wrist Flick will not be supported. The reason is that they don't have Apple's newer S9 (or newer S10) processor. Apple will officially release watchOS 26 this fall, most likely in early September, when it announces the next-gen Apple Watch models. To learn more about watchOS 26's upcoming features, check out Apple's blog post. Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol's editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
At least 30 ‘No Kings' rallies planned Saturday in Missouri, thousands nationwide
U.S. Army soldiers work on an assortment of M1 Alpha a3 Abrams tanks, stryker armored vehicles, and M2 Bradley fighting vehicles at West Potomac Park along the Potomac River on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Tanks and other heavy military equipment have arrived in the nation's capital for a military parade in honor of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with President Donald Trump's birthday and Flag Day (). A 'No Kings' demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown Columbia, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies. The 'No Kings Day of Defiance' was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date also coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. In response to the planned rallies in Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he had activated the Missouri National Guard in preparation for the protests. The Guard will be mobilized only if 'assistance is needed to support local law enforcement,' according to a news release from the governor's office. The rallies across the country are intended to 'honor civil liberties for all' and protest deportation, U.S. actions in Gaza and recent funding cuts to government departments such as USAID, said Jeff Stack, coordinator of the Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation and an organizer of the demonstration in Columbia. A number of rallies are planned in Kansas City and St. Louis, with additional demonstrations scheduled in Boonville, Fayette, Marshall, Jefferson City, Warrensburg, Cape Girardeau, Springfield, Joplin, Rolla, St. Joseph, Poplar Bluff, West Plains, Kirksville, Maryville, Clinton and several other locations. The demonstrations were spurred by the 50501 movement, a network of opposition that organizes and calls for protests across the country. The number refers to 50 protests, 50 states, one movement, according to the organization's website. It began on the social media platform Reddit after Trump's second inauguration in January. The movement issued a statement earlier this month that 'all No Kings events adhere to a shared commitment to nonviolent protest and community safety.' Saturday is also Flag Day, a federal holiday that marks the adoption of the American flag on the date in 1777. No protest rally will be held in Washington, D.C., with the organizers saying it will 'make action everywhere else the story of America that day.' The rally in Columbia will be a 'nonpartisan event,' Stack said. It is not in direct response to the presence of the National Guard and ICE in Los Angeles, Stack said, but federal action on the streets of California is emblematic of what will be protested. 'We're not aligned with one particular party,' Stack said. 'We're just concerned about the policies.' The goals of 'No Kings' are to 'give people a chance to come together to air grievances' and 'honor the human rights and civil rights that we all have,' he said. Cutting federal funding, deporting immigrants, enacting policies that 'benefit the wealthiest of the wealthy' and laying off scores of federal employees are examples of the grievances, Stack said. The demonstration in Columbia will begin at 11 a.m. at the Boone County Courthouse, 705 E. Walnut St. Speakers will address the crowd until about 12:30 p.m., when there will be a march through downtown. This story originally appeared in the Columbia Missourian. It can be republished in print or online.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator Announces 2025 Breakthrough to Scale Cohort
BOSTON, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator is proud to announce the 2025 cohort of its Breakthrough to Scale program. This group of early-stage edtech startups is tackling some of the most urgent challenges in education and workforce development, from K12 through lifelong learning. LearnLaunch also welcomes Lemnis as a new investor in the fund, deepening our shared interest in expanding learning so that every young person can thrive in a time of dramatic change. This cohort reflects LearnLaunch's commitment to backing mission-driven teams that mirror the diversity of the learners they serve. The companies are focused on closing gaps in access, outcomes, and opportunity. Several leverage the responsible use of AI to expand personalization, increase engagement, and scale impact while staying grounded in evidence and ethics. Three companies empower adult learners adapting to rapid AI-driven workforce change through apprenticeships, micro-learning, and productivity tools. Two K12 companies address difficult learning milestones using AI, including assessing and supporting reading fluency and providing a secure platform where students use AI to develop critical writing skills. The 2025 Breakthrough to Scale Cohort includes: eKidz provides AI-driven speech recognition at the phoneme level, assessing early literacy and offering personalized instruction across reading, speaking, listening, and writing. GoSprout is an all-in-one work-based learning platform that streamlines apprenticeship onboarding, skill tracking, and compliance, enabling organizations to upskill talent faster and more efficiently. Learnie is a micro-learning platform for deskless workers in industries like retail, healthcare, and manufacturing that boosts onboarding, compliance, and retention through short, engaging videos. Stack provides AI-powered clinical trial-specific training and real-time guidance for teams, improving onboarding and execution at academic medical centers. TrueMark is a monitored assignment platform that helps teachers prevent AI plagiarism with edit-level transparency and harness AI as a personalized feedback tool with assignment-level customization. "Our work starts with capital but extends far beyond it," said Jean Hammond, General Partner at LearnLaunch. "When you combine funding with the right coaching, context, and connections, you unlock the kind of durable progress that founders need to thrive in the rapidly changing education industry. We're proud to welcome this new cohort and excited to partner with new investors sharing our mission." In addition to bringing on the new cohort, LearnLaunch added Lemnis as a new investor in the fund. "At Lemnis, we invest in mission-aligned funds and organizations to accelerate their impact for learners. LearnLaunch supports our commitment to making learning more personable, adaptable, and aligned with what young people need to thrive in a rapidly changing world," said Melissa Johnston, CEO at Lemnis. "Their approach combines early capital with deep expertise and long-term support for founders, helping build solutions that expand opportunity and drive meaningful outcomes." This cohort is the fifteenth that LearnLaunch has run. Over the past 12 years, LearnLaunch has invested in 91 companies that have impacted 58 million learners. Those companies have gone on to raise nearly $300M in additional capital. LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator is the leading edtech startup program. Using its unique mix of milestone-based funding and one-on-one venture partner and mentor support, LearnLaunch works with impact-driven entrepreneurs to establish product-market fit and develop go-to-market strategies to achieve scale. For more information, visit Media ContactTetyana AstashkinaGeneral Partner, LearnLaunch Fund + Acceleratorinfo@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Chicago Tribune
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Conner Stack's leadership pays off for Brother Rice. ‘The job's not done yet.' Plus, area state baseball notes.
After serving as a captain for both the Brother Rice football and baseball teams as a senior this school year, Conner Stack is set to give up sports as he heads to Notre Dame to study finance. If his playing days have to come to an end, Stack is thrilled that it will happen at state. 'It's awesome,' Stack said. 'There's no better way to go out. The job's not done yet.' Stack, a senior outfielder, will lead the Crusaders (37-3) into a Class 4A semifinal game against McHenry (35-4-1) set for 7 p.m. Friday at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet. Stack is hitting .381 with 27 RBIs and 20 runs this spring. More importantly, according to Brother Rice coach Sean McBride, Stack sets the tone and ramps up the team's competitive energy. 'Conner brings toughness,' McBride said. 'He grinds out at-bats. He's not the prettiest-looking player, but man, he's had a heck of a year. He's a great outfielder. He does everything right. He runs the bases. He can bunt. He comes through in the clutch. 'He gives us that edge that we need.' Stack, who played defensive back in football, tries to bring some of the grittiness of that sport to the Crusaders in baseball. Brother Rice finished third in the state in 2022 and second in 2023 but went in the wrong direction last season, going just 20-18 and getting knocked out by rival Mount Carmel in a sectional semifinal. Stack made it his mission to bring the Crusaders back. 'You just have to stay positive, even in the dark times,' Stack said. 'Last year, we had a really rough year. That's not who Brother Rice is. We wanted to make a statement this year and we knew leadership had to step up. 'Me and the other captains stepped up early and it's paying off now.' Senior infielder Aidan Nohava said Stack is 'like no other.' 'Honestly, there's no words to describe Conner besides he's just a straight-up leader,' Nohava said. 'Any time we need something, he's there for us and everyone looks to him no matter what. 'I love Conner. I couldn't love the kid more.' St. Laurence has received consistent production out of the ninth spot in its lineup from junior outfielder Danny Donovan. Donovan is hitting .354 with 31 runs and 30 RBIs for the Vikings (35-5), who will take on Troy Triad (34-6) at 10 a.m. Friday in a Class 3A semifinal game. 'I've definitely gained confidence as the season has gone on,' Donovan said. 'My teammates and coaches believing in me has meant a lot to me. I just try to help my team, no matter where I'm hitting in the lineup.' Donovan delivered a key two-run double to start a four-run second inning in Saturday's 11-1 win over Lemont in the sectional final. He went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 victory over Simeon in Monday's Crestwood Supersectional. St. Laurence coach Pete Lotus trusts Donovan to come up with big hits and set things up for the top of the order. 'He's been so huge for us there,' Lotus said. 'It's so good to have someone that's a really good hitter down there in that nine spot. You know how most people treat nine hitters and he's not that. 'I've told him all year how important it is for him to keep having good at-bats and set things up for our guys at the top, and I've seen him embrace that role.' Brother Rice and St. Laurence will try to complete a state championship sweep for private schools after Ottawa Marquette and Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin won the Class 1A and 2A titles, respectively, last weekend in Champaign. Since the four-class system began in 2008, there has never been a year where private schools have won all four championships. In Class 3A, Benet (26-12) is the only other private school competing this weekend at state.
