Thousands in Philippine capital hold second day of anti-graft protests

Australia’s TPG Telecom says customer died after failed emergency call due to outdated software

The incident comes just two months after two back-to-back emergency call outages at Optus.

Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died

Heineman's cancer fundraiser is now collecting for her funeral.

The Egyptian green tech firm looking to cut energy bills

Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.

A Night in the Writers’ Room: Drama Writers Mix It Up on Writing Process, Time Spent in the Room and to Outline or Not to Outline

From the first question, Variety’s A Night in the Writers’ Room gathering of five drama showrunners was a lively affair as the scribes compared notes and reflected on how much television has changed in a short time. But nothing sparked up the session, moderated by Emily

OK, for real though, what's the chance of a Half-Life 3 announcement happening soon? Here's what we know

Plus, let us know how likely you think a new Half-Life is in our reader polls.

The '80s and '90s PC games unbelievably still being updated today

They may have arrived decades ago, but the work (and play) continues.

Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author criticizes DHS using book name in Charlotte operation

Martha White, the granddaughter of “Charlotte’s Web” author E.B. White, slammed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for using the novel’s name to refer to its Charlotte immigration enforcement operation. The Trump administration has called the endeavor “Operation

HMRC's suspension of child benefit payments 'cavalier' - MPs

HM Revenue & Customs Tax office apologised after an error in its checks led to payments being stopped.

UK bank customer protection rises to £120,000

Customers will see a significant increase in the amount of money protected if their bank collapses.

'City of seven ravines': Bronze age metropolis unearthed in the Eurasian steppe

An international team of archaeologists from UCL, Durham University, and Toraighyrov University (Kazakhstan) has uncovered the remains of a vast Bronze Age settlement, Semiyarka, in the Kazakh steppe—a discovery that is transforming our understanding of urban life and metal

Early Triassic sediments reveal Earth's hidden wildfire past

An international team of scientists, including a senior researcher at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, has uncovered new evidence of ancient wildfires that reshapes our understanding of Earth's turbulent Early Triassic epoch, about 250 million years ago.

Danny Masterson Blames Trial Lawyer and Anti-Scientology Bias for Rape Convictions

The former That '70s Show star is seeking to overturn his convictions with a new habeas petition

My favorite horror game of 2025 sounds like a literal nightmare because its composer sampled the creaking of an old house and a metal saw scraping 'an instrument that sounded horrifying yet could have been made in feudal Japan'

That explains it.

Trump on economy: 'You're so damn lucky I won'

President Trump told attendees at the McDonald’s Impact Summit on Monday that they are “so damn lucky” he won the 2024 presidential election, arguing the economy would have been a "catastrophe" under former Vice President Kamala Harris. “Welfare was going up. Everything was

Paul McCartney Protests AI with Silent Track

Updated version of anti-AI album includes new Macca song with no melody, voice, or instruments.

Box Office: Daisy Edgar-Jones’ ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Lands September 2026 Release Date

Focus Features and Working Title's latest adaptation of a Jane Austen novel will arrive in cinemas as awards season kicks off following the fall film festivals.

Krafton CEO allegedly asked ChatGPT to help him find a way out of paying Subnautica 2 devs their bonuses because he wanted to avoid the 'professional embarrassment' of being seen as a 'pushover'

A pre-trial brief filed by former Unknown Worlds bosses says Krafton CEO Changham Kim was worried about losing his job for overpaying for the studio.

The Memo: MAGA tensions are backdrop for Trump’s surprise Epstein U-turn

President Trump’s abrupt U-turn on the Epstein files looks like an effort to take the sting out of an imminent defeat on Capitol Hill. But the Epstein matter is just one of several issues that have caused discontent among Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) base in recent

Portable Gaming 15-Inch Display Is Going for Mere Pennies, Amazon Already Sold 10K Units at This Record Low

This is the best portable monitor you can get. The post Portable Gaming 15-Inch Display Is Going for Mere Pennies, Amazon Already Sold 10K Units at This Record Low appeared first on Kotaku .

Trump DOJ’s James Comey case faces widening judicial backlash

The Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey is facing death by a thousand procedural errors. Federal judges overseeing the criminal case have increasingly raised concerns about the department's efforts to investigate and indict the adversary of

Trump proposes to narrow water regulations

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump proposes to narrow Clean Water Act protections The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. © Adobe Stock The administration proposed a

Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize

Staffers at the New York City institution have filed a petition for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.

Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs.

Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research — People are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs. Americans are going to be

Blizzard hit the $90 dinosaur mount emergency button to fill the gap before the next WoW expansion and players are already dumping millions of gold into the ether to buy it

Things were getting too quiet in Azeroth.

Samsung Kicked Off Black Friday Early, Now Quietly Offloading Its Galaxy Tab S11 at a New Low

iPad Pro's biggest rival. The post Samsung Kicked Off Black Friday Early, Now Quietly Offloading Its Galaxy Tab S11 at a New Low appeared first on Kotaku .

GOP clashes over phone records

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Republicans clash over phone records provision Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue if they aren’t notified when federal law

Trump would back Russia sanctions bill if he retains final authority, White House official says

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is willing to sign legislation to impose sanctions on Russia as long as he retains ultimate decision-making authority over any such measures, a senior White House official said on Monday.

Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council

Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise the territory.

A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree

When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.

The Medieval Friar Who Foretold Carl Sagan’s “Star-Stuff”

Before science could prove it, this philosopher saw our place in the stars The post The Medieval Friar Who Foretold Carl Sagan’s “Star-Stuff” appeared first on Nautilus .

Will Trump's tariff rollback lower food prices?

The White House's move to lower tariffs on food items sent a big political signal. But will shoppers see relief?

Bill Maher Refuses to Do Stand-Up Comedy Again Because ‘I Could Get Shot by the Left or the Right’: ‘I Don’t Won’t to Be Out There in This Country, in This Political Atmosphere’

Bill Maher told guest Patton Oswalt on the latest episode of the “Club Random” podcast that he is no longer interested in hitting the road for stand-up comedy shows given the country’s intense political divide. The often-outspoken Maher regularly stirs up backlash from both

Evening Auctions to Watch During Fall’s Marquee Week

From Rothko and Klimt to Maurizio Cattelan's solid gold toilet, these NYC sales could rake in over $1 billion over the course of five days.

How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran has...

How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani . “Zohran has been marinated in love, not just from us, his parents, but from intergenerational family life. He’s so secure in knowing who he is.”

Arc Raiders physics don't get better than this one-in-a-million shot of a Queen getting suplexed by a probe

It just works.

NIH funding cuts have impacted more than 74,000 people enrolled in trials: Report

More than 74,000 people have had their lives disrupted by Trump administration cuts to clinical trials supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to a report released Monday. From the end of February to August, the administration’s unprecedented broadside

Will Jeff Bezos Ruin The Met’s Costume Institute?

Sponsored by the billionaire, its upcoming fashion show will “reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.” Groundbreaking!

Hamas rejects UN Gaza resolution, says international force would become party to conflict

(Reuters) -Hamas rejected the United Nations Security Council passing a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, saying it fails to meet Palestinians' rights and demands and seeks to impose an international trusteeship on the enclave that

Bose Revolve+ Bluetooth Speaker Drops to Peanuts, Amazon Pushes Last Stock at 40% Off to Liquidate Fast

360-degree Bose sound with 17-hour battery life. The post Bose Revolve+ Bluetooth Speaker Drops to Peanuts, Amazon Pushes Last Stock at 40% Off to Liquidate Fast appeared first on Kotaku .

North Korea says US-South Korea fact sheet shows confrontational stance

The US and South Korea released details of an agreement spanning trade and security on Nov 14.

Art Problems: Do I Need a Studio?

Worried your kitchen studio might hurt your career? Dread not, Paddy Johnson is back.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers

The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.

5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity

It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.

Christopher Nolan Shot ‘The Odyssey’ Entirely With Imax Cameras by Creating New Equipment So ‘You Can Shoot a Foot’ Away From an Actor’s Face and ‘Get Usable Sound’

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is making film history as the first narrative feature shot entirely with Imax cameras, and it’s all thanks in part to a child and a David Bowie song. The film’s cinematographer, Hoyte van Hoytema, revealed to Empire magazine that he shot Imax

John Bolton: Trump 'put the gun on the table' with Maduro

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that President Trump “put the gun on the table” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid tensions between the two countries. “I mean, do you think these boat strikes are stopping the flow of drugs to the United