Influencers review: a horror-thriller designed to give other movies FOMO
Real location shooting and a charismatic Cassandra Naud) define the sequel to 2022's Influencer, about a stalker who murders influencers.
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Global Rights Project report spotlights continued troubling trends in worldwide inhumane treatment
Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies.
EU agrees recycled plastic targets for cars
Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday.
Analysis: Trump's trade and tax policies set to widen EU-US innovation gap in 2026
Companies say the EU’s deregulation efforts are insufficient against Trump's “carrot-and-stick” strategy of pairing generous US tax incentives with a punitive 15% tariff on imports from the EU.
Honesty box 'helps us thank our generous community'
A family raising money to fund a suitable home for their son is among those driving a revival in honesty boxes.
Heavy snow returns as Seoul braces itself for possible disruption
The new snowfall follows last week’s heavy snow, which caused widespread traffic problems.
OpenAI is now 10 years old, but how well has its mission statement to 'benefit all humanity' aged?
Well, it certainly hasn't been all good news for PC gamers!
What Did You Think Of The Game Awards 2025
Should Miss Piggy host the whole thing next year? The post What Did You Think Of The Game Awards 2025 appeared first on Kotaku .
Visible for diversity, invisible in research: The burdens Black female academics face in universities
Black women are underrepresented in senior roles in British academia. As of May 2024, there were only 70 Black women professors.
Africa: Droughts, Floods Wipe Out 10m Livestock in East Africa
[Daily News] Nairobi -- EAST Africa faces the worsening climate extremes, where recent droughts and floods are said to have wiped out about 10 million livestock worth 2bn US Dollars, crippling livelihoods from 2020 to 2022.
Fact check: How realistic is a bespoke EU-UK customs union?
Brexit is back making headlines in the UK after the Liberal Democrats received support for creating a bespoke customs union. Where does the UK currently stand, and what benefits would such an agreement bring?
Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin, Andrea Scrosati Set for Keynote Session at Series Mania
Fremantle group CEO Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati, who is the company’s group COO and CEO continental Europe, are set to participate in a special Fremantle keynote session at next year’s Series Mania Forum. The TV and film giant, which is part of European media
Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the fittest" is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and get passed from parents to offspring. If any genetic changes prove to be beneficial, they might
Africa: Financing Health From Within - How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa's Health Priorities
[Nigeria Health Watch] Africa's health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African
Bradley The Badger Was The True Star Of The Game Awards
The action-platformer is a 'part love letter...part satire' of contemporary video games The post Bradley The Badger Was The True Star Of The Game Awards appeared first on Kotaku .
Ryanair threatens to axe 20 routes from Belgian airports in ongoing feud against aviation tax hikes
Ryanair has slammed the increasing aviation tax in Belgium, pledging to drastically reduce its services.
HP Offloads Its 15.6″ Laptop at 72% Off, Margin Clearly Not the Goal on This Windows 11 Pro PC
You're saving a whopping 72% on the laptop, plus getting freebies worth $199 with your purchase. The post HP Offloads Its 15.6″ Laptop at 72% Off, Margin Clearly Not the Goal on This Windows 11 Pro PC appeared first on Kotaku .
Best Shadow SK loadout in Black Ops 7
The best Shadow SK loadout in Black Ops 7 for quickscoping.
RSF commander linked by BBC Verify to Sudan massacre sanctioned in UK
The UK accuses Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, of committing acts of violence against civilians.
Jigsaw puzzles help make mathematics learning more active and fun
Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning mathematics actively.
Gorillaz Hit the Road to ‘Damascus’ on New Song With Yasiin Bey and Omar Souleyman
Track will appear on The Mountain , the ninth album from Damon Albarn's animated group
I've tested PhysX now that it's sorta supported on the RTX 50 series and I'm more convinced than ever it's a feature worth fighting for
PhysX matters, ya know.
Pinpointing the glow of a single atom to advance quantum emitter engineering
Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovations.
Trump's strategy document: Not as isolationist as you expected
Apart from Nicolas Maduro, who already faces a major American military buildup off his shores, Europeans seem most distressed by the new National Security Strategy. The document’s opening two pages have garnered the most attention, especially abroad, and most especially in
GOP senator, wife read mean tweets: ‘Bet you were bullied in middle school’
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) tried to get into the Christmas spirit on X, the often acerbic social media platform, by posting a video of himself and his wife, Jaime, reading aloud the put-downs aimed at him online. The harshest tweet he got was from mka5211 who blasted his “white
Africa: OCP Group's participation at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
[OCP] The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) took place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme ''Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet.''
The US Downgraded in Civic Freedoms Rating
Civicus monitors the health of civic societies and their freedoms around the world. In their annual assessment on civic freedoms for 2025 , they downgraded the United States from “narrowed” to “obstructed”. The CIVICUS Monitor has downgraded the United States of America’s
Amanda Seyfried says she won't apologize over Charlie Kirk comments
The actress is doubling down on comments she made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Online shopping makes it harder to make ethical consumption choices, research says
As the Christmas shopping period begins in earnest following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, new research led by the University of Birmingham and the University of Bristol sheds light on how consumers' environmental and social concerns fail to translate into ethical purchasing
Four in five Australian adults support social media ban for kids
With Australia's social media ban coming into force this week, a new survey from Monash University has found that almost 4 out of 5 Australian adults support the Australian government's social media ban for children under 16.
Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged election interference and cyberattacks
The foreign ministry said that Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions in close coordination with our European partners."
Plenty of friends and strong social ties keep companies honest
Businesses that operate in societies with strong social bonds are far less likely to manipulate their financial results, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth, suggesting that "having good friends" may be just as important as formal corporate rules in
'Hidden' contrails in cirrus clouds contribute to climate warming, research finds
Researchers at the Institute for Meteorology at Leipzig University have, for the first time, determined the climatic impact of contrails that form within natural cirrus clouds. Contrails account for the largest share of aviation's climate impact beyond carbon dioxide emissions.
Growth strategy enables coherent quantum transport in single-layer MoS₂ semiconductors
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are thin materials (i.e., one-atom thick) with advantageous electronic properties. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of thinner, highly performing electronics, such as fitness trackers and portable devices.
Roundworms discovered in Great Salt Lake are new to science
Nematodes discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is new to science, and possibly two. A University of Utah research team has published a new paper characterizing the tiny roundworm. The team gave it a name that honors the Indigenous tribe whose
