June 10 - Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 13 internet domains tied to what the U.S. Justice Department called fake consulting firms designed to recruit current or former U.S. government and military employees to provide information to suspected Chinese
With heavyweight Middle East wars going on in Lebanon and Iran, the low-intensity continual takeover of the West Bank by Israel hardly makes a ripple on the world geopolitical scene. The Israeli government has unleashed multiple weapons to subdue the West Bank, a territory long
The CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over "insider trading" on everything from military operations to Google Search data continue to stack up. As CoinDesk reports, a notice of proposed rulemaking says "the proposal would establish a
The horror sequel's creative director and lead designer on what it's like to face the Alien outdoors.
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones on Wednesday refused to answer questions during her testimony before the House Administration Committee regarding allegations of the organization funneling foreign campaign donations to Democratic candidates in federal elections, asserting her
Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this week projecting it will face a significant shortfall at the end
She's here, and she's cool, but she's not a sign of things to come
Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—and their colleagues from the U.S. and China have explained how the antibiotic resistance gene established itself in the genome of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae. The findings could help control this widespread microbe,
Since January 2025, the Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement. A key rationale for the policy is that it will open up jobs for Americans by reducing competition from undocumented immigrants.
A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models The post Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots appeared first on Nautilus .
Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized . SEO (and Google’s embrace of it) has spent the last 25 years ruining the internet and search results. Now it’s GEO’s turn (generative-engine optimization).
Researchers have repurposed an AI model designed for visual identification tasks to detect Bryde's whale calls contained within seismic data collected in the South China Sea. The detection system precisely identified calls more than 96% of the time and even identified some call
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson somehow beat their tour opener in an over-the-top second show. Playing all of '2112' was only one of the triumphs
Truth is stranger than fiction in our new quiz.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who has been recently dealing with concerns around his past behavior toward women, said in a new ad that the political establishment has a “love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me.” “Some of the most powerful Democrats and
Ellen Barkin and Homer Gere, the son of Richard Gere, is also in the feature that shot in Italy.
Most people think they are open-minded and would like others to perceive them as such. But for the things that matter most—religious beliefs, for example, or the meaning of life—few of us are genuinely willing to consider that we might be wrong, let alone do the hard work of
Ice-age sea-level declines may have turned seafloor volcanoes into natural iron fertilizer for plankton, potentially enhancing ocean carbon storage, Boston College researchers report in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Capcom released an update for Dragon's Dogma 2 on Wednesday that addresses several player complaints. It's the first of two planned updates.
“Toy Story 5” star Tim Allen says a “Home Improvement” reboot is not likely at the moment due to “personality problems” with the actors who played his on-screen sons on the classic ABC sitcom. “They keep talking about how it could move forward, but they get stuck [because]
The blockade, coupled with expanded US sanctions that punish companies doing business with the Cuban state, has intensified the worst economic and energy crisis on the island in over a generation.
Reckless Ben's battle against Bricks & Minifigs and American Fork's police department is moving at such a rapid pace that I'm afraid this article will already be out of date by the time it's published
President Trump claimed Wednesday that the U.S. secretly moved over 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump in a Truth Social post said he “directed” the military to “execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships” through the
Russell Horwitz, Goldman’s outgoing chief of staff, raised concerns for months about Solomon’s support for Ruemmler, according to the Financial Times.
The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency. Justin Chen, president of the biggest EPA employee union, told The
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi explained what has been cut out of Midgar, and what you can expect to do there.
For the past few months, the Los Angeles indie band Sister Gemini have been rolling out their debut album Screaming Crying Laughing Sighing . It's out this Friday, and it merits your attention. The post Sister Gemini – “Silver Ladder” appeared first on Stereogum .
Ubisoft Winnipeg and Belgrade are gone, and nearly a third of its studio in Barcelona have been let go.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game has the sauce
President Donald Trump welcomed new inflation data showing prices rising 4.2%, saying the numbers were "great." He argued higher energy costs linked to the Iran conflict were temporary and claimed US forces were moving millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Many of the biggest names in Hollywood are lending their star power to Audible titles — from Harris Dickinson and Marisa Abela in “Pride and Prejudice” to the bold-faced cast attached to the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, starring Hugh Laurie, Matthew McFayden and Riz Ahmed,
The Arizona sunshine hits like a blowtorch. The pavement radiates heat like a stove burner. To make hot-weather walking less of an ordeal, Arizona State University researchers have created a web-based app that finds the coolest, shadiest ways to reach destinations on foot.
For many dads, talking with their teenager about sex and relationships can feel like a minefield.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted to Congress Wednesday that he made a false social media post about the Iran war in March. While testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam asked Wright about a
This summer, Alexandra Drewchin unleashes the new Eartheater album Heavenly Body: If I'm The Bottle You're The Message . So far we've heard " Nova " and " Paradise Rains ," and now the experimental electronic star is back with the celestial single "Crown Jewel." The post
An attempt to negotiate a three-week extension on the nation’s warrantless spy powers is already facing objections from Democrats. Efforts to fast-track an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2 were largely rejected by
The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America . “America’s roads are now full of tactical-grade headlights, and no one is happy about it.”
President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that 100 million barrels of oil had been transported through the Strait of Hormuz after inflation hit a troubling new high. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that last month, he’d directed the military to conduct a “secret
Capcom's new Onimusha game for 2026 follows Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata as one of gaming's best, based on its new demo.
Ueda's next game, Gen Atlas, is the first on PC in a 25 year directorial career.
They hide in plain sight—and wield enormous power
A House committee hearing exploded into bluster and blunder Wednesday after Energy Secretary Chris Wright was called out for singularly defunding clean energy projects in blue states. Wright appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to discuss oil
No matter the time or vantage point, from a pre-Neolithic cave to a post-lockdown London high-rise, the predictability of the night sky has always been humanity's symbol of permanence and reassuring stability.
While scientists have studied how bacteria move toward food using a chemical radar known as chemotaxis, they have only watched single species swim in isolated environments over distances of only a few centimeters.
The company expects all retailers to be out of stock of Steam Gift Cards by the end of 2026.
This new five-step protocol could make surgery a lot less painful The post The Healing Power of Dreaming Under Anesthesia appeared first on Nautilus .
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday said he wants "complete transparency" if he testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The committee's chair, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), said earlier
If Donald Trump is the leader of the MAGA-verse, what happens after the credits roll on his presidency? At an intimate FYC event in New York on Tuesday, the hosts of “The Daily Show” got to comparing POTUS’ universe to the MCU. That makes Jordan Klepper, who often interviews
