On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus discusses the opposition in the entertainment industry that has assembled to fight Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. and HBO. And Alex Ritman reports on the scene at the Red Sea Film Festival in
Streaming service Philo is hoping to win over new customers this month with a new deal that knocks $8 off the regular price of a subscription to their Philo Core plan. Philo is already a relative bargain at its regular $33 a month price point, which gets subscribers more than
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 - The United States on Tuesday for the first time criticised the actions of Chinese fighter jets that aimed their radars at Japanese military aircraft last week, incidents that Tokyo described as \"dangerous\".
TOKYO/MOSCOW, Dec 9 - Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defence ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Abdullahi Ali, in an interview with Kenyan media, openly discussed contributing money back to Somalia and paramilitary forces.
Although airdrops have continued, the joint search and rescue task force has yet to reach thousands of isolated residents.
It was a big year for PinkPantheress, whose mixtape Fancy That landed at #12 on our list of the Best Albums Of 2025 and whose hit "Illegal" earned #6 on Best Songs Of 2025 . It looks like the pop star's world domination is going to continue into 2026 now that she's announced
TikTok, Kick and X are also among those banned, and the rest of the world is taking notice.
A new white paper from Sage Publications reveals a gap between the aspirations for societal impact of social and behavioral science (SBS) researchers and the leaders and systems that govern their careers. While researchers worldwide are deeply committed to making a difference
Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.
X was the last of 10 restricted social media platforms to set out how it will implement Australia’s ban.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth left Democrats frustrated after a classified, closed-door briefing regarding the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and other actions in the region. “It was a very unsatisfying briefing. I asked Secretary of
Lemon8, a video and photo sharing app powered by TikTok, is currently the most-downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store.
The best value for money for a Lenovo laptop lately. The post Lenovo Gaming Laptop With Solid Specs (40GB DDR5, 1TB SSD) Drops 70% Off, Amazon Goes Zero Profit to Dump Stock appeared first on Kotaku .
Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey received congratulatory messages peppered with "jokes and memes".
In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.
Democrat Eileen Higgins has flipped the Miami mayor’s office, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez and marking the latest sign of the party's momentum heading into next year's midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ. Higgins is the first Democrat to become mayor of Miami since
A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of animal disease in a Late Carboniferous swamp—more than 300 million years before the age of dinosaurs.
New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting.
Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking monogamy rates in various species of mammal.
The new wave of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has killed at least 10 people.
The survey found people in the UK spent on average four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025
Cold Snap marks the end of the extraction shooter's current roadmap.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Tuesday that he expects Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to expire and that “some people’s premiums are going to go up some.” “Remember, ObamaCare was created with only Democrat votes through reconciliation. So, I expect these subsidies to
The finding could guide beekeepers to keep hives out of most vulnerable areas of the Irish heathlands.
University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier Reef during the record 2024 marine heat wave.
The Falkland Islands Government would like to inform voters of an additional opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the General Election on Thursday 11 December.
Chinese visitors are Japan’s biggest spenders, accounting for a fifth of the nation’s ¥8.1 trillion tourism revenue.
Following the cancellation of the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) airbridge flight on Sunday night, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) had been advised by MoD that all of the passengers impacted would be rebooked for Wednesday night’s southbound flight.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) criticized the Trump administration for canceling wind energy projects on Tuesday. Since President Trump returned to office in January, his administration has halted approvals of green energy projects across the country, including wind farms. “You
Last year David Byrne advocated for the Music Fairness Act , a bill that would require radio stations to license musicians' songs for airplay so they could get compensated. Today Gene Simmons testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee to support the bill. The post Gene
When you look across a field of miscanthus, it's "hypnotically beautiful," says Emily Heaton, whose family farm has for two decades grown the first commercial field of this grass in Illinois. Dense, sun-loving and often called "giant," it blooms in late summer to fall with a
The ubiquitous plastic beverage bottle makes up about half of plastic waste collected for recycling in the U.S. Most recycled plastic is processed domestically, but a portion is traded overseas. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign draws on citizen
HMS Lancaster, at times on South Atlantic patrol and visiting the Falkland Islands, has ended in Bahrein the busiest and longest careers of any major British warship.
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
The best sub 250-gram drone on the market. The post Ignore the Mini 4 Pro, New DJI Mini 5 Pro Bundle With 3 Batteries Drops to New All-Time Low appeared first on Kotaku .
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced
The campaign to preserve the Yomper statue, a tribute to the British forces that yomped across East Falkland, during the Falkland Islands war in 1982, has raised more than £16.000, exceeding its £9,000 target.
The mastiff mix from Oklahoma City broke the previous record with his tongue measuring in at 7.83in (19.89cm).
A core argument of Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is this: WBD’s cable networks like CNN and TBS are not worth as much as the David Zaslav-led company’s deal with Netflix implies, Paramount claims. It’s hard to do an apples-to-apples
Japan’s new right-wing prime minister Sanae Takaichi is riding high in the polls, but Sohei Kamiya’s new nationalist party, Sanseito, which rose to prominance in the Upper House (House of Councillors) election last July, continues to advance in local elections and is making an
The Scottish government recently announced plans to pilot a four-day school week. The proposal comes amid growing concerns about teacher supply and well-being.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – President Trump on Tuesday called Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-Texas) entrance into the Texas Senate race a “gift to Republicans.” “She’s a low-IQ person. I can’t imagine she wins,” Trump told reporters while en route to a speech in Pennsylvania. “Maybe
The decline of the coal export industry could come even faster than expected, and we need to do more to manage the economic risks The year is winding down and for some Australians that means thinking about Christmas or the beach. For others, it will mean considering how they
The rise of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy has changed the way Americans eat and shop, along with how major corporations operate.
