Life Is Strange: Reunion Is A Risky Thought Experiment That Could Easily Go Wrong
Deck Nine is meddling with the multiverse, and it’s risking a lot of good will to do it
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Warner Bros. weighing revised bid from Paramount Skydance as bidding war escalates
The offer followed a week of talks between the companies to address concerns that prompted the HBO parent to reject previous Paramount bids in favor of Netflix's $72 billion deal for its studio and streaming assets.
Clearing the path for turbulence-free quantum communication
A University of Ottawa team has developed a new way to protect free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) from atmospheric turbulence, one of the main causes of distortion and errors when sending quantum information through air. Their paper, "All-optical turbulence mitigation
Citizens engage with information in different ways during a crisis, Finnish study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic was a major health crisis that challenged citizens' information management routines. Epistemic ideals guided how people scanned and filtered information, engaged with it and adapted their behavior accordingly.
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode
One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A study led by Gonzalo Muñoz-Sanchez at the National Observatory of Athens, published in Nature Astronomy today, argues that the
Resident Evil 7 And Village Are Damn Near Perfect Switch 2 Ports
Capcom's survival horror games run great and look awesome on Nintendo's next-gen machine
The maker of Prototype and Simpsons: Hit and Run returns from the grave just months after an out-of-the-blue update broke Prototype's mods and added mysterious new credits
Which could all mean nothing, I suppose.
Iran says students must respect 'red lines' after protests
Iran offered a muted warning on Tuesday for students who staged anti-government rallies, with the country's leaders under pressure after a recent mass protest movement and threats of US military action over its nuclear programme. University students kicked off a new semester
Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war
Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage. The Great Omari Mosque library sustained terrible damaged during the war in Gaza, which
Life is Strange Reunion is more of a Double Exposure sequel than I expected
We went hands-on with Life is Strange Reunion and found that it's as much a sequel to Double Exposure as it is the original game.
With the flip of a switch, scientists harness light to program how particles interact and assemble
NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming crystals that can be used to develop a new generation of adaptable materials.
CINEMA mission will explore auroras and Earth's mysterious magnetotail
Every winter, thousands of tourists travel to high-latitude regions like Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska hoping to see the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Vincent Ledvina, an aurora guide and Ph.D. student in space physics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, estimates he
How the color of a theater affects sound perception
Live music can engage more than just one sense, despite it being an auditory medium. Lighting and visual effects can enhance the listening experience, but it is unclear if they can also affect the impression of the sound. In a study appearing in The Journal of the Acoustical
Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders ensnare prey in webs
Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images reveal.
Back in business: Indonesia’s suspended MPs return as if the protests never happened
The reinstatement of the 5 MPs has raised questions about accountability and public trust in the country’s legislature.
Games that use Vulkan can now use FSR 4 upscaling thanks to the latest OptiScaler
The third-party tool beats AMD to the punch once again.
FedEx sues US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
FedEx on Monday sued the US government for the “full refund” of President Trump’s tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling last week deemed a batch of his import taxes illegal.
BAFTA Says a ‘Comprehensive Review Is Underway’ Over Film Awards N-Word Incident in Letter to Members: ‘Our Intention to Be Inclusive in No Way Diminishes the Impact’
The British Academy has further addressed Sunday night’s N-word controversy at the Film Awards. In a letter to members sent Tuesday, BAFTA Chair Sara Putt and CEO Jane Millichip discussed the incident, in which Tourette’s syndrome activist John Davidson involuntarily shouted
David Begnaud Launches His Own Creator Business, but Keeps Connections to CBS News
Most TV journalists who light out for digital territory leave an established outlet for a new frontier. Not David Begnaud. The longtime CBS News correspondent is keeping a contributor role with the Parmount Skydance unit even as he ramps up efforts to launch his own business,
‘Hello Sidney’: The ultimate ranking of all six Scream movies
There are certain RULES that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie ranking...
Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received the Letters of Credentials of H.E. Mr. Dzmitry Krasouski, Ambassador of Belarus
[African Union] H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), today received the Letters of Credentials of H.E. Mr. Dzmitry Krasouski, Ambassador of Belarus to Ethiopia and the African Union.
'The plastic divide'—how carrier bag bans impact the poorest communities
A new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life harder for the people they aim to protect.
Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Is Free to Speak About Fascism Now
Early on in the promotional period for season two of Andor, a series explicitly about fascism that depicted a genocide, Disney asked creator Tony Gilroy not to use the words “fascism” and “genocide”. Now that promotional period has passed and he can speak freely. Here’s
Brandon Sanderson might be even better at sci-fi than Cosmere fantasy
By leaving the complex world-bulidng of the Cosmere behind, Sanderson pens more character-driven mysteries focused on simulation theory and time trave
White House Abruptly Yanks Kristi Noem’s Big Shutdown Plan
The Department of Homeland Security went back on its decision to suspend TSA PreCheck as part of the partial government shutdown after the White House got involved. The Washington Post reported Monday night that the idea to pause the program, which allows travelers who pay a
Beyond the numbers: Will China and India capitalise on US tariff twist?
With Trump's Liberation Day tariffs struck down, Beijing, New Delhi could have an opening in trade talks, say analysts.
Novo Nordisk slashing prices for weight-loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus
Novo Nordisk announced Tuesday it will be slashing the list price of its blockbuster GLP-1 medications, Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, by up to 50 percent beginning next year. Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, the list price for Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus, Novo's semaglutide products,
FedEx sues for Trump tariffs refund
Global shipping company FedEx has sued the Trump administration seeking a “full refund” for what it paid in import taxes over the past year after the Supreme Court ruled the cornerstone of President Trump’s tariff agenda was unconstitutional. The company filed the 11-page
Supreme Court shields Postal Service from lawsuits over intentionally undelivered mail
The Supreme Court on Monday said that the U.S. Postal Service may not be sued for intentionally failing to deliver the mail, ruling against a Black landlord who claims her carriers racially discriminated against her. The justices ruled 5-4 that an exception for mail issues
Terror Announce New Album Still Suffer: Hear The Title Track
Hardcore bands are supposed to burn out quickly, breakup when they’re just getting going, and then maybe reunite to headline a hardcore festival a decade or two later. When they stick around, they run a serious risk of becoming a goofy, slightly embarrassing legacy band that
Denmark in talks with Ukrainian drone maker Skyfall on hosting production
STOCKHOLM, Feb 24 - Ukrainian drone maker Skyfall is in talks with Denmark about becoming the second defence firm from the war-torn country to establish production on Danish soil, the Nordic country's defence ministry said on Tuesday.
Ukraine denies 'absurd' Russian claims on nuclear weapons
KYIV, Feb 24 - Ukraine dismissed on Tuesday as \"absurd\" a Russian claim that Kyiv was trying to obtain nuclear weapons with the help of Britain and France.
De Niro: Trump 'will never leave'
Robert De Niro predicts that President Trump "will never leave" office, and it's up to Americans to "get rid of him." "He will never leave. We have to make him leave," the "Goodfellas" actor said of Trump in an interview with Nicolle Wallace on the MS NOW host's "The Best
Shaky Knees 2026 Has The Strokes, Gorillaz, Pavement, Geese, & Much More
The Atlanta music festival Shaky Knees has revealed its 2026 lineup, and dang, it sure is appealing. The post Shaky Knees 2026 Has The Strokes, Gorillaz, Pavement, Geese, & Much More appeared first on Stereogum .
New Roblox Parent Advocate Denies Everything, Blames Parents
In an interview with Variety , Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov says she has no ideas
Ribosome could have emerged from ancient antagonism between parasites and proto-cells
Ribosomes are the components of cells that read RNA and build proteins. Without the ribosome, the chemistry of life would still be catalyzed by raw RNA. And yet the origin of the ribosome remains a mystery. In a Perspective published in PNAS Nexus, Michael Lynch and Andrew
