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Reddit says it will comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban
Reddit said it would use an “age-prediction model” to weed out young users.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un sends condolences to Russian embassy for ambassador's death, KCNA says
SEOUL, Dec 9 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of condolence to Russia's Vladimir Putin and sympathies to the embassy in the country regarding the death of Aleksandr Ivanovich Matsegora, Russian extraordinary ambassador to North Korea, state media KCNA
Times New Viking Announce First Show In A Decade
Times New Viking last released an album in 2011 with Dancer Equired! The Columbus lo-fi band reunited for shows in 2016, and didn't play any after that. Now, they've announced their first gig since then, which will go down next year in New York. The post Times New Viking
Alex Karp’s Palantir launches new ‘neurodivergent fellowship’ after exec’s on-stage fidgeting goes viral
Software giant Palantir is offering a new fellowship program for neurodivergent talent after video of its CEO Alex Karp’s high-energy appearance on stage at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit went viral last week.
It’s ACA subsidies week
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story It’s ACA subsidies week Lawmakers this week are scrambling to pass some kind of legislation that deals with
Burchett teases annual event: '15 minutes is all you need for a dadgum Christmas party'
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) teased his annual Christmas party in a social media post Monday. “Everybody's asking about the Christmas party and asking, ‘This legit?’ You can Google it. It's 15 minutes long this year. Last year, it went to 16, but we thought it dragged on too
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Director Breaks Down Those Post-Credit Scenes, [Spoiler]’s Death and What Fans Can Expect From a Third Movie
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” now playing in theaters. Freddy Fazbear and his friends have done it again. The bloodthirsty animatronics beckoned enough franchise fans to theaters to make “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” a box office hit
Trump Declines to Pick a Side in Netflix vs. Paramount Battle for Warner Bros.: ‘None of Them Are Particularly Great Friends of Mine’
President Donald Trump said he’s withholding judgment about whether Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery or Netflix’s deal with WBD should prevail. At a White House briefing with reporters Monday, Trump was asked if he supports Paramount’s takeover bid
1981’s coolest animated series deserves a He-Man style reboot
Star Wars led to Thundarr the Barbarian led to Blackstar led to He-Man. It’s time one of the 1980s’ best animated series got its due.
Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video
The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”
Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam
{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” © Photo Credit
Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. The post Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal
Research aims to strengthen the security of in-person voting machines
About 70% of Americans voted in person in the 2024 presidential election, their ballots counted by machines called Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS). Researchers at Towson University have systematically analyzed thousands of ways that PCOS machines could have process or
Russian long-serving envoy to North Korea dies
Matsegora became ambassador to Pyongyang in 2014.
Does Anger Aggravate Pain?
The surprising connection between feelings of injustice and bodily aches The post Does Anger Aggravate Pain? appeared first on Nautilus .
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.
Young voters more likely to self-identify as liberal: Survey
Young voters are more likely to identify as liberal and are increasingly critical of President Trump's job performance, new polling conducted by the Yale Youth Poll found. Forty-six percent of voters under age 30 self-identified as liberal, the Monday poll shows. his marks an
The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025
Our staff and contributors look back on a year in art, from museum reopenings to shows that make and remake history.
Putin’s India visit: strategic alignment in an age of sanctions
Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi on December 4 for his formal visit to India lacked the grandeur of a state ceremony. However the low-key appearance conceals the significance of the occasion. This marks the leader’s first visit, to India since the Ukraine conflict reshaped
Jiggle Cat
This is a pretty good optical illusion . If you’re not on your phone, it also works if you shake your head a little. (thx, caroline) Tags: optical illusions 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Shenmue studio threatens legal action over an apparently faked Shenmue 4 trailer, which it says 'has absolutely no connection to Ys Net'
The purported work-in-progress trailer popped up on YouTube last week.
The Battle Of The Translucent N64s Has Arrived
Analogue responds to the M64 with its own colorful variants The post The Battle Of The Translucent N64s Has Arrived appeared first on Kotaku .
Jimmy Kimmel Extends ABC Deal Until 2027
The host and frequent Donald Trump target reportedly finalized a contract extension before his temporary suspension in September
Trump says US will allow sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to China
The announcement marks a significant shift in US export policy for advanced AI chips, which Joe Biden's administration had heavily restricted over national security concerns about Chinese military applications.
The Game Awards reveals fan-voted Players' Voice nominees, and I'm sorry to say that Megabonk is once again out of the show
It's been a ride, but the ride is over.
Volt Forge interactive map in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Our Metroid Prime 4 Volt Forge interactive map points out where to find important Volt Forge collectibles, including missiles and shot ammo
Path of Exile 2 director is on a 'quest to make the perfect action RPG' and isn't afraid to borrow from Path of Exile 1 to pull it off
The two games will overlap when it feels right.
DC police chief stepping down amid Trump National Guard push
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia,”
What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out
Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is the flagship designation of the National Park Service system, which includes many types of properties in addition to
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity Taps Amy Baer as President of Film and Television
Artists Equity, the studio founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, has hired veteran producer and executive Amy Baer as its president of film and television. Since it launched in 2022, Artists Equity has produced “Air,” “The Instigators,‘ and “The Accountant 2,” many of which
How Australia found itself battling big tech over social media for children
Australia's policy is the culmination of years of pressure on tech companies over online safety, experts say.
'We're not doing a good enough job [with Portal] right now': Battlefield 6 dev says players are making 'fantastic' creations that nobody is seeing because of a 'technical issue'
"I believe that we have the right ingredients."
DC pipe bomb mystery begins to unfurl
The most elusive mystery of the days surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has for years been the two pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on the eve of the riot. Clues emerged, like the suspect’s height and the distinctive
ABC makes Jimmy Kimmel contract decision after yanking him off air over Charlie Kirk comments
The agreement was reached months ago, but Kimmel and Disney reportedly held off making the announcement out of respect for late-night host Stephen Colbert.
Amanda Seyfried, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy Allen White Score Multiple Golden Globe Nominations
The 2026 Golden Globes nominees were revealed Monday morning.
Study urges shift to digital platforms for English learning in China
New research published in the International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning suggests that a rethink is needed on how English is taught in China. The work argues that mobile and networked technologies must move from the educational margins to
Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell H200 chips to China
President Trump said Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China in a key win for the chipmaker. “I have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other
To slang or not to slang? That is the question for marketing pros
Being named Dictionary.com's Word of the Year for 2025 might give the slang term "67" some street cred, but how effective are such slang words when used in marketing?
Dijon Says This Acclaimed Postmodern Novel Sent Him Into ‘Psychosis’
The musician was reading Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow while creating his latest album, Baby , an experience that proved to be more psychological than he expected
Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials
Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a sufficiently long time to be useful.
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here's the neuroscience
Despite countless programs and initiatives, rates of entrepreneurial intention—a marker of how willing people are to start new ventures—remains stagnant. But what if the secrets to entrepreneurial success lie not in textbooks but within the brain itself?
Paramount bid for Warner Bros. backed by EA acquisition group investors
A few familiar faces are entering the fracas over the future of Warner Bros Discovery and Warner Bros. Games.
Two Inept Male Trump Officials Talk About Nursing Babies
For some strange reason, two members of President Trump’s Cabinet, both men, spoke about the benefits of breastfeeding at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Monday afternoon. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert
Mace rails against House GOP leadership in New York Times op-ed: 'Why am I even here?'
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took a swing at House Republican leadership in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply. I was the first
The effort to canonize a Steam tag for the world's Survivorslikes and Bullet Heavens intensifies with a public poll and celebratory sale aiming to finally settle on a name for the misfit genre
As long as it isn't "multi-directional shooter," I'm content.
Commentary: China-Japan spat - both Washington and Beijing’s reactions are unsettling for the rest of Asia
Great powers have always pursued their interests at the expense of smaller states, but the brazenness on display now is striking, says Patricia M Kim from the Brookings Institution.
Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ Sets First Video Game Adaptation, VR Title ‘Trigger Warning’
From comics to live-action TV to animation, the satirical superhero universe of “The Boys” has conquered multiple mediums and is now about to cross over into uncharted territory: its own video game. Based on the comic book series of the same name, Amazon’s “The Boys” TV series
Commentary: What Prince Group allegations tell us about how financial crime is evolving
Amid probes into Prince Group for alleged financial crimes, the question is whether Singapore's enforcement capabilities can evolve as fast as criminal methods, says lawyer Ben Chester Cheong.
