Microsoft's latest livestream was full of new Game Pass reveals The post We Saw 12 Games During The Latest Xbox Showcase And Some Of Them Definitely Have My Attention Now appeared first on Kotaku .
From the disruptive nonsense of Santacon to Kwame Brathwaite’s “Black is Beautiful” movement, here’s what to see or stream.
The European Space Agency's Euclid mission—designed to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision—continues to deliver its first scientific insights. The Euclid Consortium has published a fresh set of seven scientific papers based on data from the Euclid
In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time.
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday voted to advance President Trump’s new pick to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a low-profile agency that is poised to take on a key role regulating cryptocurrency. The panel voted 12-11 along partisan lines to
Imagine trying to predict wind patterns as air flows across a landscape. It's a straightforward task over a flat plain—but becomes more complex when the terrain shifts to jagged mountain ranges. Here, wind does not simply sweep over peaks; it is deflected, slowed, and forced
Only two weeks after fertilization, the first sign of the formation of the three axes of the human body (head/tail, ventral/dorsal, and right/left) begins to appear. At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for
Two Iranian films have been crowned the main winners of the 38th edition of IDFA, with Mehrdad Oskouei’s “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” taking Best Film in the International Competition and Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani’s “Past Future Continuous” winning Best Film in the
Currency fluctuations are a double-edged sword, with some industries gaining while others losing, but analysts see the ringgit’s appreciation as a net positive for Malaysia.
'My Word Against Mine,' 'Paikar' and 'an open field' are also among the documentaries honored at the 38th edition of the Dutch festival.
Cambodia has come under international scrutiny, following allegations of Prince Group’s scam links and the gruesome death of a South Korean student, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
Despite laying off half its team, Pahto Labs has determined that it can no longer continue supporting Starlight Re:Volver.
Comedian Jon Stewart went after President Trump and tech leaders over a visit this week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “Jon, what do you think about all of the CEOs attending the White House dinner for MBS?” Brittany Mehmedovic, Stewart’s producer, asked on his
Democratic senators clashed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate floor Thursday when the GOP leader proposed a resolution to clarify that any damages won by Republican senators from lawsuits against the Department of Justice (DOJ) would go to the U.S.
The producer behind the studio's hit 'Sonic the Hedgehog' franchise will take a four-quadrant approach to the heroes in a half shell.
Fugees member Pras Michél has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was convicted on charges of conspiracy and illegal foreign lobbying. A judge sentenced Michél on Thursday after he was convicted in April 2023 on 10 counts including violating campaign finance laws
Personalized learning is a very effective teaching method, but its potential is limited due to resource constraints. In a small, in-person class, instructors can walk around, engage with students individually, adjust lessons and adapt their teaching to match each learner's
The song was part of the artist's Spotify-sponsored set at Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre, billed "An Evening With Robyn"
‘This industry is hard…there are many people who should be here who aren’t because they are laid off’ The post Expedition 33 Star Uses Award Speech To Say What Everyone’s Thinking appeared first on Kotaku .
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’s (CAIR) legal arm has filed a lawsuit challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) designation of their group as a “foreign terrorist organization” — a stance at odds with the U.S. government. CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the United States has assured his country's "qualitative advantage" in the Middle East despite President Trump's plan to sell F-35 advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The sale concerned Israeli and some U.S. officials
The Energy Department announced a reorganization on Thursday that it says will better reflect the Trump administration’s priorities. An organizational chart released to the public no longer lists the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. According to the department,
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution, not to President Trump. The comments—made by military and intelligence veterans Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and
A new study challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture, and involves multiple capacities, each with different evolutionary histories. The
Awkward Productions are bringing their viral shows, “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” and “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” to select U.S. cities in 2026. “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” which follows Princess Diana’s progressive stances on social and queer issues and allows her
It is no secret how, in recent years, IDFA has become a hotbed for Oscars campaigning for Best Documentary Feature and Best Short Documentary. Timing-wise, the Dutch festival is at the perfect place in the calendar, occurring every year around three weeks before preliminary
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
An international study, involving researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Chemistry, was recently published in Chemical Society Reviews. It provides the most comprehensive theoretical description to date of electrocatalysis and how its current limitations can be
It was a shocking moment last week at Portland International Airport when a person passed through security with a meat cleaver in their carry-on bag.
Bioelectronics, such as implantable health monitors or devices that stimulate brain cells, are not as soft as the surrounding tissues due to their metal electronic circuits. A team of scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, led by associate professor
The 43rd annual Golden Joysticks were held on Nov. 20. Here's the full list of winners, a preview of The Game Awards to come.
ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse. 404 Media reports that after ICE’s Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees, the agency said that two weeks of video footage that could have
Fess up: Which one of you was it?
The Last of the Druids update is dropping next month.
After fertilization, embryos race through rapid cell divisions before slowing down to build specialized cells that will carry out distinct functions in the developing body—but the signals that trigger this shift have remained a mystery.
A senior adviser to former President Biden slammed the Democratic Party for its “betrayal” of the leader during the 2024 campaign. “There have been three people who ran against Donald Trump, Joe Biden was the only one who ever beat him. I thought what happened in the party was
A former aide to President Trump during his first term said Thursday the White House needs to fix its economic messaging or risk significant Republican losses next November. “The White House needs to course correct its messaging asap or they will lose the midterms,” Caroline
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly “President Trump is the biggest con job in American history,” said Nancy Pelosi, the US speaker emerita, to reporters on Thursday while criticizing his anti-climate agenda.
Wicked: For Good is set to hit theaters tonight, following a weekslong press and premiere run across the globe
Investors have worried about lofty technology valuations amid concerns over steep artificial intelligence spending.
Vinyl has staged one of pop culture’s most delightful comebacks. LPs are now a billion-dollar business, with U.S. vinyl revenue topping $1.2 billion and sales growing for 17 straight years. Nearly 50 million records were sold last year alone, a staggering jump from the 13
Milo Productions Inc. and Fathom Entertainment will bring animated feature “Time Hoppers: The Silk Road” to theaters on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8. “Our partnership with Fathom marks a momentous milestone for Muslim storytellers,” Milo Productions CEO, Michael Milo, said in a
True skill is about more than learning how to win, and true challenge is about more than an insurmountable obstacle.
A recent study led by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-level ammonia plumes can be generated with airborne sensors, highlighting a way to better track the gas.
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ecosystems, the details of their behavior have mostly been studied in
An environmental chemistry laboratory at Duke University has solved a longstanding mystery of the origin of high levels of PFAS—so-called "forever chemicals"—contaminating water sources in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Thursday some Democrats' names are likely to appear in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) documents on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but brushed off the impending implication for when the documents are released. "So what?" Murphy told
For decades, pharmaceutical companies have been using bacteria found in soil and water to chemically convert steroids into effective treatments for human diseases. One example is cortisol, which is used to treat asthma and skin rashes. But how bacteria convert steroids is not
Cornell researchers have discovered a previously unknown way plants regulate water that is so fundamental it may change plant biology textbooks—and open the door to breeding more drought-tolerant crops.
