The Blood of Dawnwalker's protagonist is giving me Witcher déjà vu
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Reacting to the 2025 GOTY nominations
Matt Patches and Simone de Rochefort discuss the top 6 games at this year's Game Awards.
Monsoon storms will bring heavier rains but become weaker
Climate change will make monsoon storms in South Asia wetter and weaker, with more storms pushing further inland across India.
The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ Tour Is the Top-Grossing Male Solo Tour Ever
Live Nation reports that the tour, which began in 2022, has sold over 7.5 million tickets
Grandmaster Flash Pens New Memoir ‘Birth of a Culture’ for Next Year
One of hip-hop's founding fathers will reminisce about his career, from Bronx block parties to the world stage, in new book
Colleen Hoover “Almost Embarrassed” to Say She Wrote ‘It Ends With Us’ After Controversy, Legal Battle
“The book was inspired by her story, and now it gives us PTSD to think about it,” Hoover said of the book originally being inspired by her mom.
The Best Celebrity Memoirs and Biographies to Gift This Year
The memoir has become a new rite of passage for Hollywood stars, who have turned to the medium as a way to tell their stories in their own words, often for the first time ever. One of the most anticipated memoirs so far this year was Charlie Sheen’s tell-all, in which the
Walmart defies spending slowdown, hikes outlook ahead of holidays as it plans NYSE exit
The stressed consumer environment has played to Walmart's strengths, reinforcing its role as a go-to destination not only for lower-income households but increasingly for wealthier shoppers as well.
Amazon Drops This 2-Pack 65W Charger Block to Nearly Free and It Charges 3 Devices at Once
hree-port 65W GaN charging with intelligent power distribution in compact blocks. The post Amazon Drops This 2-Pack 65W Charger Block to Nearly Free and It Charges 3 Devices at Once appeared first on Kotaku .
Study questions success of town's billionaire-led revival
Once known to locals as "Bish Vegas" for its bustling pubs, bars and nightlife, Bishop Auckland in County Durham is now at the center of a very different story.
Reprogrammed poplar trees can make key industrial chemical for biodegradable plastics
A team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt
Groundwater, a missing link in coastal carbon storage
As global efforts intensify around restoring coastal wetlands to curb climate change, a new JCU-led study published in Reviews of Geophysics is the first to link wetland restoration and carbon cycling with groundwater dynamics, showing that subsurface flows can tip the balance
Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'
So much for my Steam Machine plans.
Transformer AI models outperform neural networks in stock market prediction, study shows
Like other sectors of society, artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing how investors, traders and companies make decisions in financial markets. AI models have the ability to analyze massive amounts of data while reading company filings or news headlines almost
Trump says Powell has ‘mental problems,’ urges Bessent to ‘work on this guy:’ ‘I’d love to fire his ass’
An audience of tech bros laughed as Trump urged Bessent to “work on this guy” during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center – even threatening Bessent’s job.
Kevin Spacey Says He’s Homeless and ‘Living in Hotels,’ Claims Hollywood Exile Would Be Over ‘If Scorsese or Tarantino Call Tomorrow’
Kevin Spacey announced in an interview with The Telegraph that he is officially homeless after his Hollywood film career came crashing down amid various sexual assault allegations. “I’m living in hotels, I’m living in Airbnbs,” the two-time Oscar winner said. “I’m going where
Just Cause dev Avalanche closes its Liverpool studio, its 3rd in just over a year
With 31 people laid off.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping's new trailer brings Midsommar vibes
Midsommar was known for tackling horrific subjects with a beautiful, colorful backdrop. Sunrise on the Reaping looks to do the same.
How to make Button Stew in Disney Dreamlight Valley
A hearty meal for you and your horsey friends.
Amazon Goes Hard on Apple, 2025 iPads Now Going for Less Than No-Name Budget Alternatives
Liquid Retina display and all-day battery starting under $280. The post Amazon Goes Hard on Apple, 2025 iPads Now Going for Less Than No-Name Budget Alternatives appeared first on Kotaku .
Over a decade in the making: Lanthanide nanocrystals illuminate new possibilities
In a discovery shaped by more than a decade of steady, incremental effort rather than a dramatic breakthrough, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and their collaborators demonstrated that great ideas flourish when paired with patience.
Vance offers his condolences to Cheney
Vice President JD Vance offered his condolences to the late Vice President Dick Cheney and his family ahead of his funeral in Washington on Thursday. "My condolences go to Dick Cheney and his family,” Vance told Breitbart News at a fireside chat in Washington. “Obviously
Machine learning beats classical method in predicting cosmic ray radiation near Earth
Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that constantly bombard Earth from space and are influenced by the sun's magnetic activity. When the sun is active, fewer of these particles reach Earth; when the sun is quiet, more are detected. Understanding these variations is essential
Africa: Afreximbank Delivers Solid, Steady Performance for the Nine Months Ended 30 September 2025
[Afreximbank] FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Gerard Butler gets his Silo moment in new Greenland 2 footage
A short trailer for Greenland 2: Migration has been released, showing Butler surviving a post-apocalyptic disaster scene.
Free on the Epic Games Store this week: Godzilla Voxel Wars and Zoeti
Godzilla takes on a mushroom invasion for all the marbles in one of Epic's free games this week.
Moss spores survive 9 months outside International Space Station
Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's resilience, researchers sent moss sporophytes—reproductive structures that
Variety’s Actors on Actors to Air on CNN for the First Time
Actors on Actors is getting a bigger stage. Variety‘s Emmy-winning series, which pairs the best performers of the year in unscripted interviews, will air on CNN for the first time. Under a new partnership, the upcoming 23rd season of Actors on Actors will be co-produced by
Moss spores survived in space for 9 months
The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.
Lainey Wilson to Perform at the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
It's the latest honor bestowed upon the 2025 CMA Awards host
Imagine Turns 40: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on ‘8 Mile’ Disagreements, the Rise of AI and Which of Their Hits Would Be Sent to Streaming Today
In 1985, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer decided to make it official. The creative partners were riding high off a pair of unlikely box office hits — “Night Shift,” a raunchy Michael Keaton comedy about morgue employees who launch an escort service, and “Splash,” a surprisingly
GrowthDay Launches New FAST Channel, Featuring Wellness and Self-Improvement Content (EXCLUSIVE)
GrowthDay has launched the GrowthDay Network, a FAST channel focused on wellness and self-improvement content. The channel is available for free on The Roku Channel, Prime Video and Fire TV Channels and will soon become available on additional streaming platforms. The GrowthDay
Good riddance to the inspectors general
President Trump's attack on federal oversight has been met with criticism, but the oversight regime has been broken long before Trump, and it is time for reform to focus on outcomes rather than processes.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw on ‘Sinners,’ the Celluloid Revival and Redefining Big-Screen Style
At Camerimage, the trailblazing DP opens up about pushing 'Sinners' epic format, setting the tone of 'Loki' and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' and inspiring a new wave of female cinematographers.
A Bright Light Has Gone Out
I’m headed out on an unexpected trip this afternoon, to attend the funeral of Dr. Steve Feller, who was my advisor in college and to whom I owe a great deal. I talked about Doc, as all his students called him, on this podcast with Craig Mod several years ago. From the
Researchers have scraped the personal data and images of 3.5 billion WhatsApp users in what's claimed to be the 'largest data leak in history'
If you're worried, don't have a headshot as your WhatsApp profile.
Streaming, binge-watching and second screens: The transformation of TV on World Television Day
For about 50% of people globally, the concept of 'TV' is now synonymous with streaming sites instead of the big box of static in the living room.
What do trees remember?
The Feanedock Oak stands out so clearly in Derbyshire's section of the National Forest, you'd think it was calling to you. Surrounded by open fields, hawthorn hedges and young beech forest, a majestic old oak like this anchors the English countryside.
Trump deems Dems ‘traitors’ over calls for military to resist unlawful orders
President Trump on Thursday called a group of Democrats “traitors” and suggested they be locked up, and punished by death after the lawmakers urged members of the military to resist unlawful orders by the administration. Trump was responding to a video, made by six Democrats
Australia's algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?
An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters.
Battlefield 6 Is Already Toppling Some Call Of Duty Records
The shooter was the best-selling October game in the U.S. by a country mile The post Battlefield 6 Is Already Toppling Some Call Of Duty Records appeared first on Kotaku .