As Canada's worst-ever summer wildfire season blankets southern Ontario in smoke, film crews are adapting on the fly — and the province's hard-won production recovery remains, for now, intact.
Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly - even though that feature runs locally on your glasses and doesn't require the cloud? Meta has paused those plans, spokesperson
President Trump’s new global tariffs based on forced-labor violations have already drawn a lawsuit and criticism from American allies, but experts say the legal basis may make them harder to strike down than previous tariffs. Trump’s previous “liberation day tariffs” under the
Jessica Metcalf's work stinks. Literally. But the Colorado State University professor's research may be key to protecting livestock and wildlife from a flesh-eating parasite.
Federal green grants canceled last year were selected “solely” based on a state’s political affiliation, the Trump administration said in a recent court filing. In the filing, Department of Energy (DOE) lawyer Jeff Novak said the department came up with a list of 624 grants
Night-time deliveries are ubiquitous in hyper-connected Korea, stirring a debate about working conditions.
The 50v50 military shooter is gearing up for its full release in August.
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The Paramount+ multi-cam comedy “Crutch” is done after just one season, Variety has learned. The series, which starred Tracy Morgan in the title role, originally debuted on Paramount+ back in November 2025. News of the series ending comes as little surprise, as it failed to
A now-deleted blog post from Roll20 has seemingly leaked an impending announcement for a major D&D crossover.
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the United States is in “deep trouble” with the Iran war, comparing it to the U.S.’s drawn-out conflict in Vietnam. Panetta, who also led the CIA during the Obama administration, told CNN in an interview that "history tells us that
After decades of anonymity, the feminist artist and activist disclosed in an interview that she is the woman behind the mask of “Liubov Popova.”
Authorities face the "worst fire in the history of the region", Madrid officials say, as French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux.
[Ghanaian Times] The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has commended Ghana for implementing the Free Primary Healthcare System.
The White House is trying to discourage a previously endorsed candidate from switching districts.
HBO Max wants it all. The most-nominated network enters Phase 2 of the Emmy race with the year’s two most-nominated series, giving the platform a rare opportunity to capture television’s top drama and comedy prizes, and potentially make history across three major program
When does Rockstar's big open world game come out, will it have online multiplayer, and how much does it cost?
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is getting its Nintendo Switch 2 version and with it, Pyra and Mythra eceive new outfits
Lanterns, the Green Lantern detective show on HBO, introduces Manhunters and Sinestro to the DCU in a huge new trailer.
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the University of New South Wales have answered a question that has been around for decades: whether ions of the metal ytterbium can enter certain long-lived, nearly stable states and, if so, for how long. The measured long-lived
Vanderbilt University's building on the ruins of the California College of the Arts will bear the billionaire's name
It's such a vibe!
Marilyn Bednarski pressed Dr. Grant Ho on whether it was possible to determine if Celeste Rivas Hernandez's wounds were self-inflicted
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday during a press conference that Canada is prepared to respond to President Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods if intensified negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement fall through. “We’re ready because
U.K. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle landed in Washington this week, arriving just as the United Kingdom cycled through yet another prime minister. "We're overachieving on prime ministers," he said during an interview at the British ambassador’s residence in
If you're tired of getting wiped out before you have a chance to learn Splatoon, the spin-off Splatoon Raiders might be for you
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Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are turning to South-east Asia to plug a shortage of tech talents.
Its search for the brightest young minds extends beyond the country’s borders.
Japan is staging a comeback with Fukuoka at the forefront.
These East Asian economies are looking for tech talents overseas to plug labour shortages back home
Paramount Skydance said Friday that it has agreed to delay the company’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery amid a pending lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general to block the merger. The company and the attorneys general said in a court filing that both sides
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) made a surprise, last-minute endorsement for Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) over progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the open Michigan Senate race on Friday — highlighting Democratic angst over the possibility of a far-left victory in the Aug. 4
HBO’s upcoming DC Studios drama “Lanterns” got a new trailer for the Green Lantern-inspired mystery at San Diego Comic Con. The eight-episode series premieres on HBO on Aug. 16. The show stars Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, a veteran Green Lantern, and Aaron Pierre as John
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI, Hugging Face breach stokes fears on what's next for AI Washington and the technology industry are on high alert this week after OpenAI revealed that some of its AI agents went rogue and hacked into the systems of
A massive downpour hit Telluride last Friday afternoon, causing multiple mudslides that pummeled numerous homes and businesses.
By David Brunnstrom July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement.
July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding. Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's
By Steve Holland and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not go forward with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless the Saudis agreed to a normalization in relations with Israel under theAbraham Accords. The U.S.
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their conflict, but repeated that Tehran was not yet ready for a deal. "We are talking to them. I think they're being serious. I think ...
July 24 (Reuters) - A Saudi vessel, NCC MASA, sustained minor hull damage after it was attacked while sailing in the Red Sea on Friday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, citing an official source at the General Transport Authority. The vessel continued to its destination
Adult Swim showed its confidence in the series starring Keith David defending the United States from aliens and supernatural threats
Morris Katz, the Democratic strategist who helped recruit Graham Platner to run for the U.S. Senate in Maine, reflected on the string of controversies that led up to Platner’s decision to exit the race. In a podcast interview with The New York Times’s Ezra Klein released
What comes next is hard to say due to Xbox laying off many id employees
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega declares "there won't be any more elections," cementing his grip on power and ending hopes for a democratic vote.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran yet, as Tehran was now getting "serious" in talks with Washington. His comments came after reports that an increasingly frustrated Trump was meeting senior advisors to