Jennifer Lawrence encouraged her 8.7 million Instagram followers to vote on Election Day by channeling her iconic role of Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunter Games.” The Oscar winner posted a photo of herself on Instagram giving the franchise’s trademark three-finger salute along
SEOUL, Nov 4 - Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of Kim Jong Un, denied the US FBI's announcement that North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance and said she sees \"no need\" for dialogue with Washington.
Autumn walks in Britain are glorious, as the foliage changes color and cool, crisp air begins to bite. However, some of these European trees hide a much darker secret. For example, the yew tree's lovely red arils—the cup-shaped coverings around the seeds—carry toxins that may
Two recent review articles in the journals Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Fish and Fisheries, to which researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) contributed, focus on the influence of humans on the diversity of fish behavior and
One of the biggest owners of Outback Steakhouse restaurants in the country filed for bankruptcy this week, citing factors including rising food costs.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story How AI firms prepared for Election Day Taking a page out of social media firms' playbook, artificial intelligence firms are on high alert for Election Day amid the threat of misinformation. © AP Photo/Ryan Murphy The AI industry
The pop star clapped back at Republican supporters on social media who criticized her Election Day message
Two of the best RPGs on Nintendo's console are dirt cheap
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington would end its annual $3.8 billion in aid to Israel, on the day of midterm elections in which support for Israel has been a contentious issue. "We give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we're
Escape Academy 2 and Warhammer Survivors headline Microsoft's latest Xbox Game Pass additions arriving in November.
Ubisoft and other companies have reportedly made offers to buy Arkane from Xbox, which is looking to divest from the Marvel's Blade studio.
In a recent video , Kurzgesagt explores what we know about the first human civilizations that formed some 12,000 years ago and how they led to the first cities and the invention of writing. What we know about human history is only a fraction of the full story. Much of the rest
The Albuquerque-based artist explores contemporary Assyrian experience through pattern, fashion, and autobiography. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article
Co-recipient of the 2026 Kurosawa Akira Award together with Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, Korean-Japanese director O Mipo was in an understandably upbeat mood when she met with Variety just before the award ceremony on Tuesday at Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, under the aegis
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story How does inflation compare to past midterm cycles? Kitchen table issues typically drive voters' decisions at the ballot box, and this year will be no different.
Sonos is rolling out a big app update that includes new Presets and early access to its AI voice assistant. You can create a preset to play music at a specific volume in a certain room, which will appear directly on the homescreen so you can quickly start playback. If you're in
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Military University of Technology (Poland), IBM Research Zurich and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) have observed a new quantum state of matter known as a supersolid in an
The more than 100 bacterial species of the genus Vibrio are important in marine ecosystems because they contribute to the carbon cycle and other ecological processes, but they can also be significant pathogens for both humans (they can cause cholera) and animals (they can
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate state Rep. Josh Turek said he voted for three Republicans when he cast his ballot this Election Day. Asked whether he voted straight down the ballot for Democrats, Turek said he voted for Republicans Susan Miller for Pottawatamie County
There might be hope for Arkane after all: A new report says multiple companies have made offers for it.
Republicans in the House Education and Workforce Committee accused the American Psychological Association (APA) of antisemitism in a 22-page report Thursday. The report examines public Listservs and internal communications at the leading organization representing U.S.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) says Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) did Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a favor with her last-minute decision to endorse former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) over the Democrat. “I think that Haley did Abdul a favor,” Crockett said
The largest crypto theft to date was pulled off by combining some well-known hacking techniques over the course of a few months, according to Binance. A postmortem from the company says the process that started with one developer downloading a tampered installer in June
“He embraced people wholeheartedly, recognized what they needed, and connected them with opportunities and with one another,” said Calvillo’s colleague.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said he believed “2028 could very well be theoretical” if the Democratic party does not win Tuesday’s midterm election amid GOP attacks and potential legal battles regarding election results. “My focus is on winning the midterms,” Warnock told
The Midtown map has a new clue for fans to investigate
Researchers have recently developed a standardized workflow for analyzing DNA methylation in individual cells. The protocol combines an improved laboratory procedure with an automated data analysis tool, making it easier to study differences between cells. Published in Nature
For a comprehensive understanding of the content of millions of Arabic manuscripts held in libraries around the world, it is crucial for scholars to first examine what their marginalia reveal, according to a new study published in the Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization.
Thailand is expanding its space ambitions, with plans for a launch facility and efforts to build a domestic satellite industry. But attracting investment and developing commercial demand remain major challenges, experts say.
Billy Evans also addressed having power of attorney over the convicted Theranos fraudster, and his favorite pop divas, in spoiler-filled Q&A on X
He was dropped from his label, ended relationships, and survived a car crash — and came out with one of the most beautiful folk albums of the year
Countless sickos of a certain vintage just breathed sighs of relief.
The NTSB said because the parts were found far from the accident site, they fell off before the crash.
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, Curated by Nada Shabout, on view at the NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery through January 3, 2027
A Georgia man previously convicted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, who was pardoned by President Trump, has been charged with threatening federal judges. An FBI affidavit shows that a man named Cleveland Meredith threatened Washington, D.C., federal judges with
The U.S. Postal Service used social media surveillance to monitor and report on protests across the political spectrum, government records show. The records , disclosed to EFF and other requesters suing the postal service under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the
Binance said Tuesday that a $6.3 billion hack of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange was the result of a "multi-stage campaign," including a malicious software download and a fake job interview. Hackers, whom both the FBI and outside analysts have linked to North Korea,
In two new books, the artist weaves her archive of photos, ephemera, and flyers into the story of ’90s Chicanx youth culture, tracing both a personal and collective coming-of-age.
Mass Effect fans are asking players on every platform to boot up the games together on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m. ET, for N7 Day
To guard proprietary know-how, many firms separate their inventors into independent groups so that no single employee sees too much of the organization's knowledge. New research published in Strategic Management Journal finds that when U.S. states strengthened trade secret law,
Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC, the Politecnico di Milano and Université de Liège have adapted a direct laser writing technique that allows them to "draw" superconducting properties in a material. The result is a new way to locally program the behavior of a superconductor, tuning
OpenAI’s ChatGPT gave users Election Day and voting information more than 16 million times this midterm cycle through a partnership with the nonprofit Democracy Works. As of Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI reported that ChatGPT pulled more than 16.5 million times from Democracy
Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the campaign arm for Senate Republicans, have organized a “recount fund,” according to a Tuesday filing with the Federal Election Commission, the latest sign that Republicans are
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Tuesday it is sending Election Day monitors to all 50 states. In a press release, the department said it will go through with “its largest monitoring effort in history” Tuesday, featuring “approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers
Do you think you could write down the names of 3000 people? “As part of a competition with a few friends, I attempted the very dumb challenge of trying to write the names of 3,000 real people in one sitting. It took 7 hours, but I did it.”
Along with voting on their next members of Congress and amendments to their state constitution, Idaho residents will also decide the state’s first official gun when they vote this Election Day. In observance of America's 250th anniversary, Idaho legislators gave voters the
It's impossible to paint a full picture of what Audio Intelligence on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will be right now. The watchOS 27.3 developer beta just dropped earlier this afternoon, and these features are meant to be lived with in day-to-day life. We're definitely
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Northern California that left a pregnant woman dead and six other people injured.
Xbox is trying to cut the studio loose without closing it
Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as "forever chemicals" because of the impact they make on the environment and human bodies. Much of modern manufacturing relies on these substances for safe packaging, fire protection and waterproof coatings.
