Xbox Will Reportedly Undergo Major Layoffs Next Month

The division has apparently seen its revenue drop nearly half a billion dollars in five years

Soccer-FIFA chief Infantino defends visa handling, ticket prices on eve of World Cup

By Janina Nuno Rios and Angelica Medina MEXICO CITY, June 10 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the way soccer's governing body had handled visa issues ahead of the World Cup, saying on Wednesday that it was working to find solutions but could not override

Hegseth: U.S. to bomb 'key facilities' in Iran on Wednesday

LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States will hit Iran hard on on Wednesday and bomb "key facilities." (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Writing by Christian Martinez; editing by Michelle Nichols )

‘007 First Light’ Studio Chief on Future Bond Games With Amazon, Adding New Free Missions and Isola’s Backstory

While the overall future of the James Bond video game franchise is up in the air, the next 12 months have been laid out for the IO Interactive-published “007 First Light.” With more than 2.7 million copies sold in the first week after its May 27 launch, the popularity of “007

Listen to the Sound of the Most Massive Organism on Earth

Pando’s voice comes from the wind The post Listen to the Sound of the Most Massive Organism on Earth appeared first on Nautilus .

JB is spending millions on buses ahead of the RTS – so why are so few people riding them?

Long wait times and limited coverage still makes driving more practical than taking a bus in JB.

Indonesia to scale back commodity export centralisation, tighten monitoring: Sources

The move follows concerns over export centralisation and potential market disruption.

How ‘Bridgerton’ Star Yerin Ha Raised the Show’s Acting Bar in Season 4

The fourth season of “Bridgerton” could have easily been a filler season if it weren’t for Yerin Ha. The “Cinderella”-themed season focused on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the spare to heir Anthony (Jonathan Bailey). His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a

How to get around JB by public bus: routes, fares and apps explained

No bus stop sign? Google Maps and two apps can tell you exactly when to ring the bell.

Feel-Good Digital Publisher Upworthy Gets New CEO: Amanda Farrand, Alum of Imagine Entertainment and Hello Sunshine

Entertainment veteran Amanda Farrand has a new gig — where she’s in charge of sparking joy on the internet, and, ideally, making some money from it. Upworthy, a digital aggregator and producer of viral uplifting stories, has hired Farrand as its new CEO. She officially joined

Don’t Nerf One Of Dragon Dogma 2‘s Best (Worst) Features, You Cowards

Dragonsplague just ain't what it used to be

Cracker Barrel shares surge 23% on upbeat sales forecast as logo controversy fades

Visits to Cracker Barrel stores had taken a hit right after the company drew criticism from conservatives, including President Trump, for its decision to change its decades-old logo of "Uncle Herschel."

Antiviral soil compound disrupts phage infection cycle before viruses can reproduce

Bacteria also produce molecules that have an antiviral effect. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Jülich Research Center (FZJ) have examined the antiviral molecule daunorubicin and decoded its mode of operation against viruses in collaboration with

Somali World Cup referee denied U.S. entry, hailed as hero at home

A World Cup dream denied — Somali referee Omar Artan receives a hero's welcome at home after being blocked from entering the United States and taking part in the World Cup.

A new guideline links care for heart, kidney and metabolic diseases

A guideline treats heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity as connected conditions under one umbrella: CKM syndrome.

‘I Negotiate With Hugging’: Nick Offerman Sounds Off on Toxic Masculinity, Turning Down Ron Swanson Roles and ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’

Nick Offerman has a strong work ethic. When he signed up to play former pro wrestler James “Jinx” Millet in “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” he worried he’d have to train as hard as other Hollywood gym rats. “I’ve seen Mark Wahlberg’s social media,” he says. He thought, “I guess I

Justice Department opens sweeping ‘debanking’ probe into JPMorgan, Bank of America and more

The demands from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal, order the banks to cough up lists of customers they cut off and explain why their accounts were closed.

Australia adds 33 spiny crayfish species to threatened list after megafires

To the scientists and ecologists working to save them, Australia's Euastacus crayfish species are fascinating, living relics from a time long ago.

Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old evidence of siege warfare in ancient Mesopotamia

At Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient site in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, archaeologists have uncovered the first substantial group of cuneiform administrative tablets found in the Erbil region, along with evidence of large-scale destruction, mass graves and citywide fortifications.

The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car

Oof, what a beauty. In the 1960s, four Porsche 912s were customized for use as police cars in Japan. This one , which was used in Kanagawa until 1973, is the only one left standing (and even it needed restoration). This Japanese police 912 served in Kanagawa Prefecture from

Morgan Noise Announce Debut Album Something Built, Something Remembered: Hear “Silly Me”

In April we heard " Geneva ," the debut single from Morgan Noise, and we learned that Morgan Noise is the band led by Fat Dog's Morgan Wallace. Now, according to the sacred customs of the record business, she's followed up that song by sharing another one and announcing her

Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4

Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5 Google, the latest spec has arrived on compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer through a software update. This lays

Open-source FLIM Playground could speed reproducible analysis of complex cell images

Modern fluorescence microscopy can generate images of living cells as stunning to look at as they are informative to study. For techniques like fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), those images provide a window into cell metabolism, helping scientists study cancer

US seizes 13 website domains tied to alleged Chinese intelligence collection

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

Transcript: Platner Is Testing A New Strategy to Defeat Susan Collins

This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 10 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon . You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: This is The New Republic show Right Now . I’m the host, Perry Bacon. I’m here Wednesday

'I don’t think Jews have a place neither in France nor in Belgium’, says Israeli deputy foreign minister

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks in Jerusalem to a group of European and American journalists on a press trip to Israel. Picture from EIPA/AMEPA. "I already told the Jewish community in France to pack up and come to Israel. I don’t think they have a place

The lost West Bank

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

Algorithm visualizes how cells 'talk' to one another across tissue and time

People communicate with each other, sometimes face to face, sometimes with a text message or phone call. Cells also communicate with each other, sometimes by touching and sometimes by sending signals across space and time. But while texts and phone calls can be traced to figure

Gorillas can learn to trust humans even after years of poaching pressure, research shows

A new study led by Concordia researchers suggests that carefully habituating wild gorillas to nonthreatening humans can help the animals overcome long-term aversions to people in areas with a history of human-led disturbances such as poaching.

Model Suing Kanye West Alleges Rapper’s Behavior on Music Video Set ‘Just Felt Wrong’

Jennifer An alleges West assaulted her during the filming of La Roux's "In for the Kill" video in 2010

Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets

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

Justice Department Indicts Eight Pro-Palestinian Activists

The FBI arrested eight “college-aged adults” who connected to pro-Palestinian advocacy on the University of Michigan’s campus on Wednesday morning. FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that the group of arrestees, aged 21-28, “engaged in a coordinated campaign of violent, criminal

California Republican James Gallagher sworn in to Congress, fills LaMalfa seat

Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, slightly broadening the GOP’s slim majority in the House. Gallagher won the special election on June 2 for the seat for California’s 1st Congressional District, following Rep. Doug

Trump on World Cup visa disputes: 'We're working ... to make sure the right people' come in

President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure "the right people" enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some "people are afraid

'An evolved game of cat and mouse:' Alien: Isolation 2 leads on taking the alien outside, the good kind of AI, and why a sequel took so long

The horror sequel's creative director and lead designer on what it's like to face the Alien outdoors.

The U.S. is getting hit with severe stormy weather—here’s what’s stewing in the atmosphere

Cold fronts colliding with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico could cause dangerous weather conditions, forecasters say

ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth in House hearing on alleged foreign donations

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 express alarm, push for ‘hard’ Social Security votes

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

Somalia's World Cup referee returns home to hero's welcome after US entry denial

Somali referee Omar Artan was welcomed by hundreds of supporters in Mogadishu after being denied entry to the United States and removed from the 2026 World Cup officials list. Artan vowed to return for the next tournament.

How Street Fighter 6 Landed Tifa And Why She’s Not The Start Of A Flood Of New Guest Characters

She's here, and she's cool, but she's not a sign of things to come

How anti-CRISPR proteins promote the spread of hospital-acquired infections

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,

Report: ICE surges have triggered massive job losses—including among Americans

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.

Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots

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...

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).

Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices, says fans 'should chill' about ref denied US entry

The 2026 men's World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams and is the biggest and most ambitious in the event's history, with matches taking place in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

AI model 'hears' Bryde's whale calls in seismic data from South China Sea

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

Rush Night Two: The Fifty-Something Tour Is a Rock Miracle

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

Introducing Rep. James Gallagher

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