Fox buying Roku in $22 billion deal
Fox is purchasing enough shares to take over Roku, with the $22B deal expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Lego's first KPop Demon Hunters set revealed, up for pre-order
KPop Demon Hunters merch is flooding 2026, with Lego revealing its first set featuring the movie's beloved Derpy the tiger and Sussie bird.
The Head Of Xbox Game Studios Resigns Ahead Of Mass Layoffs
Craig Duncan was in the role for just over a year
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 6 Adds David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, and More
“Only Murders in the Building” has added even more star power to its Season 6 cast. Variety has confirmed that David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, Adrian Lukis, Richard Ayoade, and Kathryn Hunter in recurring guest star roles. As is usually the case
Will Fox’s Roku Buy Help Lachlan Murdoch Leapfrog Rivals in Streaming Wars?
Lachlan Murdoch has for years downplayed the appeal of streaming when it came to a company like his Fox Corp., which remains one of the biggest suppliers of sports, news and entertainment via the industry’s traditional content “pipes” of broadcast and cable TV. Fox in the past
Happy birthday to the Trump phone
From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of contradictory specs, product images that were clearly not photographs of a real phone, and the worrying
New York Knicks Will Celebrate Their NBA Title With the Wu-Tang Clan on ‘Fallon’
The whole Knicks roster will be on hand, while the Wu-Tang Clan will perform after helping to spur the team's incredible game four comeback win against the San Antonio Spurs
Both Final Fantasy 7 remakes are dirt cheap right now in a franchise sale—but I think you should play FF12 and enjoy the series' best combat system at a discount, too
Gambits, my beloved.
The Best Albums of 2026 So Far
From superstars making huge comebacks to breakout artists exploring bold new sounds, from pop royals to rap radicals to country heartbreakers
Toxic algal blooms linked to deaths of recently stranded humpback whales
Marine mammal stranding teams have completed major response activities for two deceased juvenile humpback whales discovered less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) apart in Monterey Bay earlier this month and issued preliminary necropsy findings.
Atomic-level simulations predict transistor scaling limits
As the global semiconductor industry enters the so-called 2-nanometer process era, the actual size of transistors—the core components of semiconductor chips—still remains above 10 nm. How much smaller, then, can transistors get? KAIST researchers have developed a technology to
Amanda Seyfried Wept After Learning to Play the Entirety of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ Album
Amanda Seyfried learned to play the 1971 album across the guitar, dulcimer, and piano while prepping to play Joni Mitchell in a since-shelved biopic
Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she refused their demands for mental fitness testing. Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday and rejects the notion she is unfit to
No Joy & Fire-Toolz Announce New EP Big Life, Big Leaf: Hear The Title Track
Montreal musician Jasamine White-Gluz has been making beautiful, lilting music with her No Joy project for well over a decade now, and she continues to take it to new heights. Last year, No Joy released Bugland, the excellent album that she co-produced with Angel Marcloid, the
Medieval Moroccan bathhouse steps reveal rare game board
Archaeologists have discovered a game board carved into the steps of a medieval bathhouse in the Moroccan town of Walīla (the Roman city of Volubilis). The find is a rare example of a medieval game board that can be securely dated.
Oil prices sink to lowest levels in months after Trump touts Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Crude oil prices sank to their lowest levels in months following President Trump’s announcement of an agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Watch: What does the US-Iran deal to end war mean for Lebanon and Israel?
It's not clear if the deal means the Israelis will pause their offensive in Lebanon, BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen reports.
‘Karma’s a Bitch’: Boy George on Why Culture Club Recreated Their Biggest Hit With AI
More than 40 years after “Karma Chameleon” topped the charts, the singer says the new release is about ownership, leverage and changing how legacy artists get paid
Lavender Provence farmers forced to raise laying hens to keep their activity going
The emblem of Provence, which attracts thousands of tourists every year, isn't as profitable as before. Lavender has become a burden for many farmers who are operating at a loss and choose to diversify to survive.
World of Warcraft Midnight patch 12.0.7 release time in your time zone
Here's when you can expect World of Warcraft patch 12.0.7 to release and what to expect from WoW Midnight's Revelation update.
Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actually got to remotely operate one of Skydio’s drones in the Bay Area from Adam’s laptop in our podcast studio in New York and fly an indoor
Passive quantum error correction doubles qubit lifetime, reaching break-even point
A team of U.S. researchers has designed a passive quantum error correction technique that enables qubits to correct their own errors. Demonstrated by Shruti Shirol and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the protocol transforms the inevitable dissipation of
Higher tax burden, less corruption: Researchers examine civic engagement
When citizens feel a bigger tax pinch, political corruption goes down and voter turnout rises. That's a key finding from new research led by Washington State University, which found that a higher tax burden is associated with increased civic engagement and citizen monitoring of
‘ALF’ Star Anne Schedeen Dies at 77; Family Remembers Her ‘Burning Hatred for Trump’
Anne Schedeen, who played the matriarch of a suburban family hiding a cuddly alien on “ALF,” died at age 77, her family announced Sunday on Facebook. In a statement, Schedeen’s family wrote “She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humor, delight
Vance says he hopes to release text of agreement to halt war in Iran this week
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that he hopes text of an agreement to halt the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz will be released this week, as further negotiations over the deal's details were set to continue. In an interview
Trump says ships carrying oil are moving out of Strait of Hormuz
June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that many ships loaded with oil are starting to move out of the Strait of Hormuz. "Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz. They are going along the Southern 'Highway,' which
Analysis-Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war
By Rami Ayyub and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran's clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at home, as the architect of a U.S.-Israeli alliance that would reshape the
Spanish police conclude initials 'P.S.' in diary of former party member refer to PM Pedro Sánchez
A Civil Guard report identifies the initials "P.S." with the prime minister and names Santos Cerdán as the driving force behind efforts to derail the case against Sánchez's brother.
US-Iran deal’s economic dividend will flow mainly to Asia
Markets across the world greeted the US-Iran peace agreement in the predictable way. Oil prices fell sharply, equities rallied and investors are already calculating the inflation dividend that could follow if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens and energy supplies normalize.
SpaceX doesn't have a timeline for its human missions to Mars. Kalshi traders say don't expect it this decade
Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi see only an 18% chance the Elon Musk-led company gets to Earth's neighbor by 2030.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’: Lego Releases New Sets Inspired by Derpy and Sussie Bird
“KPop Demon Hunters” fans rejoice. Ahead of the film’s one-year anniversary, Lego will release a 825-piece set inspired by Derpy and Sussie Bird. The set will be available for pre-sale globally on LEGO.com and will launch in stores starting Aug. 1. In Netflix’s animated film,
Ocasio-Cortez appears to be recreating Obama’s multi-racial voter coalition
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is urging Black voters to turn out in the midterm elections, speaking at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s former church in Atlanta, while also drawing on the energy of Bernie Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy Tour" to build a multi-racial coalition
