Halo's new Xbox remake is an instant culture war disaster
Halo: Campaign Evolved has become a culture war talking point due to the introduction of a character named Lt. Williams.
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AI race loss fears behind Trump’s planned September hosting of Xi
Managing the risks of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models and protecting intellectual property are set to top the agenda when United States President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24. Chinese state media and commentators say
Indie Film Grant Seeks to Help Female Directors Shoot on Celluloid
Women Behind the Camera, the initiative behind the grant, is founded by filmmaker and actress Armida López.
Tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins
With global warming and extreme weather intensifying, can animals raise their thermal tolerance to cope with a continuously warming environment? A joint research project by the Division of Science at Lingnan University and an international research team conducted experiments on
How changing environments can preserve an ancient microbial survival strategy
A research group led by Tetsuhiro Hatakeyama from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo has revealed how a seemingly self-destructive survival strategy could persist in yeast for hundreds of millions of years. By combining population dynamics
Cornyn wants Trump IRS settlement rewritten before voting for Blanche
The Texas Republican drew a red line ahead of a crucial Judiciary Committee vote Thursday.
Ex–Dragon Age Producer Calls EA A ‘Hedge Fund With A Video Game Hobby’
Hard to argue with that
Seabirds trade their own survival to raise more chicks after energy-intensive breeding seasons
Wild seabirds that face high energy demands during the breeding season go on to migrate farther and raise more chicks the next year, but at a cost to their own survival. An international team led by researchers from Nagoya University raised the energy cost of flight for some
Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?
Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.
Researchers develop model that predicts which Red Sea fish are most likely to invade the Mediterranean
More than 120 fish species have migrated from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean since the Suez Canal opened more than 150 years ago. Now, researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a statistical model that can predict which species are likely to make the journey next.
Tyla Reveals ‘A*Pop’ World Tour Dates
The singer’s international trek will bring her “fresh” era to North America, Europe, and Africa this fall
‘Obsession’ Star Michael Johnston in Talks to Join ‘The Mummy 4’ With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
“Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy,” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” brought him to the attention of moviegoers when the low-budget Curry
Kids who own cellphones have poorer reading comprehension scores than those who don't, researchers find
School cellphone bans might seem like a good way to improve learning for elementary school children, but new research published in Behavioral Sciences shows that simply owning a cellphone correlates with worse reading comprehension. Whether a child brings the phone to school
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to take action against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong wrote an op-ed Monday citing the dangers to industry competition, jobs and a concentration of power if Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merge. “We have watched, with growing alarm, what consolidation does to the
Houthis pushing to model Iran's Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM says
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, July 27 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi Movement aims to replicate Iran's Hormuz Strait strategy in the Red Sea by disrupting shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb and hasbeen emboldened by an insufficient international response, Yemen's top diplomat said on Monday.
Zach Cregger may have made the best Resident Evil movie yet, but a faction of fans aren't happy about it
The latest reboot of the Resident Evil movie series is taking some heat for not looking Resident Evil-ey enough.
Pentagon mum as US casualties in Iran war rise
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon mum as US casualties in Iran war rise The Pentagon’s Iran war casualty count topped 600 over the weekend, following a quiet update as the
Listening to living soil may help people reconnect with nature
Strengthening the bond between people and nature—that is the aim of a German–Dutch EU project involving Oldenburg. The reasoning behind this is that people who feel they are part of the environment are more likely to campaign for its preservation.
Molecular switch that activates cell growth signaling may offer more precise route for anticancer therapy
Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients—amino acids in particular—are available, cells flip this switch on and begin to grow. Researchers at KAIST and Yonsei University have uncovered the molecular mechanism by which amino acid signals activate this
‘Obsession’ Star Michael Johnston in Early Talks to Join ‘The Mummy’ Sequel
He would join Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in the Radio Silence feature.
Clayton on verge of confirmation as intel chief
The Senate on Monday cleared the last major procedural hurdle to Jay Clayton’s confirmation vote as director of national intelligence.
Betye Saar, Who Opened Portals Between Worlds, Dies at 99
Her visionary assemblages recast the debris of American history into monuments of Black resilience and liberation.
Prolonged stretching reorganizes tissue scaffolds and uncages cell nuclei
How do tissues cope with being stretched for hours or even days? A study led by researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has uncovered an unexpected answer: Cells radically reorganize their internal scaffolding and, in the process, release their
Smokers hoarding as global luxury cigar market hit hard by Cuban crisis: ‘Very little inventory’
The scarcity has led to soaring prices: Cuban cigars that sold for about $26 each a decade ago are now going for more than eight times that price.
Senate tees up final vote on Jay Clayton intel chief nomination
The Senate cleared a final procedural hurdle Monday night on President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), teeing up Jay Clayton for a final vote this week. The 51-43 vote to advance the nomination means the Senate could confirm
New technical education routes to be offered at 14 in England
The government wants pupils to take subjects like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
New thermodynamic framework explains pressure and edge currents in spinning active particles
Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), the Technical University of Darmstadt, Sapienza University in Rome and the University of Camerino (both in Italy) have calculated the fundamental laws of thermodynamics for a gas composed of spinning particles. In the
How NASA plans to build the Habitable Worlds Observatory
We've been covering the journey of the Habitable Worlds Observatory for some time now. Over the past few years, it's gone from a proposal to a relatively fleshed-out plan for how and what the next Great Observatory should do—in this case, look at and characterize potentially
X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports. The payment platform offers a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments similar to Venmo, along with a metal Visa card users can emblazon with their X
California wildfire damage risk map uses factors most closely linked to severe property losses
By analyzing 100,000 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection inspection records from 2013 to 2024, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified the key environmental and human factors responsible for the most destructive wildfires, and they
EPA: Data center power not subject to acid rain restrictions
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA exempts data center plants from acid rain rules The Trump administration announced Monday that it is excluding power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution
A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque
As Japan increasingly relies on foreign workers, it is also grappling with how to integrate new cultures and religions.
Smithsonian Hearing's Most Bizarre Moments Ranked by Tier
“Is Mickey Mouse racist?” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill asked National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig.
Stardew Valley shop mod brings Overcooked and a shop sim to the cozy game
This mod transforms the cozy farming sim into a business management experience where you control everything, from shelving to marketing campaigns
Splatoon Raiders' Pudyin Den is one of Nintendo's toughest boss fights of all time
Splatoon Raiders' hardest boss fight is against a tiny villain, and the Splatoon community is loving it.
Microscopic atlas reveals how citrus Huanglongbing disease progresses through trees
What happens inside a citrus tree long before leaves turn yellow, roots decline, and fruit quality suffers? Researchers from the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center—Diann S. Achor, Camila Ribeiro, Jinyun Li and Nian Wang—have created a detailed
Thin films 'dance' with substrates that are no longer inert, opening path toward 3D chips
Many of today's electronic devices—from the semiconductors in your cell phone to the photovoltaic cells in your solar panels—are built on thin-film substrates. The thin film is an electrically conductive material, while the substrate is an inert material. Or is it?
Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
Paranthropus boisei footprints offer clues to their size and social dynamics The post Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought appeared first on Nautilus .
China is building more legal tools for foreign-related disputes. What does it mean for companies, individuals?
A draft law submitted for second reading in June would allow China’s public prosecutors to sue foreign organisations and individuals deemed to have harmed national or public interests.
Paul releases Fauci's diary entries ahead of hearing
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care The Big Story Paul releases Fauci's diary entries ahead of hearing Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci will appear before the Senate this week for a hearing. Leading up to his appearance,
Marvel Boss Says We’re Only Getting Four Movies In Three Years To ‘Focus On Quality’ Over Quantity
In the words of Stan Lee, 'Nuff said!'
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.
Mother of ‘Rust’ Victim Halyna Hutchins, Olga Solovey, Dead at 67
Solovey sued actor Alec Baldwin after he discharged a replica revolver on set, fatally shooting her daughter
Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.
Nvidia in talks to back $500B OpenAI data center — days after CEO Jensen Huang voiced support for controversial open-source AI used by China
Nvidia’s backing of the data center project – which could cost $500 billion – would allow the SoftBank-owned developer to raise debt at more favorable terms than it could if OpenAI had no financial backer.
Membrane nanostructures reshape in water, revealing route to better ion transport
Next-generation energy devices like fuel cells and water electrolyzers depend on ion-exchange membranes that allow only water and certain ions to pass through.
Canada tariff fight hands Democrats cudgel in Michigan midterm races
Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada could play into Democratic messaging around the economy, particularly in the battleground state of Michigan, which has some of the highest cross-border trade of any state. President Trump slapped an additional 50 percent
D4vd Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder of 14-Year-Old Girl
A judge ruled that singer D4vd must stand trial for allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. On Monday, Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo determined during a preliminary hearing that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. “The people have met their
