Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Bruno Dumont’s ‘Red Rocks’ Joins Lineup
The director will premiere his Romeo and Juliet-style love story, set on the French Riviera, in the Cannes sidebar and give a masterclass.
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Microsoft Finally ‘Actively Investigating’ Why Some Xbox 360 Games Haven’t Been Working On New Consoles For Months
With apologies to the retro fans
Some plants can feed on dust that lands on their leaves
A new study offers evidence from natural shrubland that leaves, not just roots, can take up nutrients from deposited dust.
Despite the negativity, Marathon was one of last month's best-selling games, though there's a catch
It's a good start, but there's a lot of year left.
Pope Leo XIV ends Africa tour with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo XIV held a mass in Malabo, marking the end of his 11-day Africa tour.
EU leaders meet in Cyprus to talk Ukraine, Hormuz, energy and mutual defence
One of the key issues at the summit will be Article 42.7 of the EU treaties, which provides mutual assistance in case of an armed attack. Member states want to develop a playbook to know how the article works in practice.
Americans grow more negative about economy: Gallup
Americans are growing more pessimistic about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, released Thursday, found that nearly half of the respondents, 47 percent, rated the economic conditions in the country as "poor." This marks a 10-point
Kalshi traders don't see Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal until July
Chances that traffic returns to normal fell below 50% on Wednesday, according to Kalshi bettors, despite the U.S. and Iran extending the ceasefire.
Watch live: Jeffries gives remarks amid DHS, redistricting battles
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will speak with reporters Thursday morning as the battle over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding persists and days after Virginia voters approved a Democratic-friendly redistricting measure. Jeffries has been at the forefront of
Poland's growing role in the G20 global economic debate
Poland's participation in the G20 has become one of the key themes of the 18th European Economic Congress in Katowice. The government emphasised the success of the country's economic transformation and the growing importance of Poland on the international stage.
Stolen medical data from 500,000 UK volunteers advertised for sale on a Chinese website
The health data of 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was advertised for sale on the Chinese website Alibaba.
Cruz on possible Spirit Airlines bailout: 'Terrible idea'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday ripped the Trump administration’s potential bailout of Spirit Airlines. “This is an absolutely TERRIBLE idea,” Cruz wrote on the social platform X of the deal. Bloomberg reported that under the deal, the administration could own as much as
'Many employees are leaving for SK hynix': 40,000 Samsung workers are marching outside its factories to protest pay levels
'The compensation gap has become so wide that it's driving these moves.'
YouTuber goes 'invisible' to America's army of cameras with his $2,000+ anti-surveillance device
Yes, it is basically just a TV strapped to his back.
Slay the Spire 2 dev says an early idea was to actually reduce the card pool, but players hated it: 'We need new stuff!'
"They were not jiving with that at all."
A Visit With Michael Jackson in 1977: ‘There’s Threats Against My Life’
Read an exclusive excerpt from Joe McEwen's book Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars: Affections and Reflections 1973–2025 , in which he visits a 19-year-old Jackson in New York
Hair dryer trick behind €25,000 win? France probes potential weather data scam linked to Polymarket
Officials in France have launched an investigation into the potential compromise of national weather sensors after a series of anomalous temperature readings coincided with betting activity on Polymarket.
Ryanair customers will have to get to bag drop 20 minutes earlier from November
Europe’s largest airline has made the change to accommodate long airport security and passport queues.
Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Paramount’s Megadeal, but Vote Against Exit Pay Packages for Zaslav and Other Execs
As expected, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders gave the green light to Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion deal to acquire the media company — moving David Ellison one step closer to controlling a new Hollywood empire. But investors weren’t OK with the lavish golden parachutes
US and Iran continue seizing ships in tense Hormuz standoff
The US and Iran continued seizing ships in the tense Hormuz standoff, with Tehran calling Washington's blockade a “ceasefire violation” and claiming it has been collecting transit fees for passage.
Quicksand Announce New Album Bring On The Psychics: Hear Two Songs
The first time around, New York post-hardcore heroes Quicksand only released two albums, 1993’s Slip and 1995’s Manic Compression. Both of them are absolute classics. Pre-Quicksand, frontman Walter Schreifels had already been in Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and a bunch of
Watch live: Lutnick testifies before House on fiscal 2027 budget request
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is requesting $9.2 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Commerce Department — a $1.3
Dean Tavoularis, Oscar-Winning ‘Godfather: Part II’ Production Designer, Dies at 93
Production designer Dean Tavoularis, who shared an Oscar for art direction on “The Godfather: Part II” and was long associated with director Francis Ford Coppola, died Wednesday in Paris. He was 93. His death was reported to the Hollywood Reporter by critic Jordan Mintzer, who
‘Turn short-term crisis measures into lasting reforms’: Experts on EU’s energy battle plan
Green energy organisations have praised the proposals, but underline that they need to be supported with concrete, implementable reforms in order to be effective.
How Strixhaven, Magic's answer to Harry Potter, happened
Five years later, Polygon talks to the team that created Magic's beloved school for mages: Strixhaven.
Apple's For All Mankind spinoff Star City gets a exhilarating trailer
The series blends drama with Cold War intrigue as it examines the space race in the USSR.
‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years
Tectonic plate movements over millions of years have lifted and tilted the layers, with records of ancient earthquakes in the rocks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Microscopic fossils embedded in limestone have helped reveal the true age of
War in the Middle East: latest developments
The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Trump's Hormuz order - President Donald Trump vowed the United States would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he ratchets up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage. "I have ordered the
Inside Baz Halpin’s Spectacular Visions for Taylor Swift, No Doubt, and More
The Irish producer and director talks about his approach to staging some of music's biggest live events
Connor Tomlinson to Launch Video Podcast in First Project After Leaving ‘Love on the Spectrum,’ Part of PAVE Studios’ New Slate of History Shows
Connor Tomlinson, a breakout star from Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum” docuseries, has set his next project after exiting the show: He will host a history-themed video podcast for indie podcast network PAVE Studios. Tomlinson, who has Level 1 autism, has built a loyal
