Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Tibet, hundreds of miles north of Himalayan flood
Aug 27 - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet region late on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
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Manor Lords celebrates 4 million copies sold with a new major update which gives players the chance to become 'a cow-herding mogul'
It's a great time to be a cow farmer.
What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow
There is nothing routine about John Ratcliffe making a secret, 10,000-mile return dash to Moscow, writes Frank Gardner.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.
Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Is A Fun Co-op Shooter, But The Chatty NPCs And Bad Dialogue Get In The Way
I'm just here to kill aliens with cool guns, not make dialogue choices and hear the same conversations over and over
40 Years Later, Hollywood Still Hasn't Learned the Right Lesson from 'Highlander'
A look back at the self-serious slog that is 1986's Highlander
Parasitic plants act like genetic engineers by stealing and remodeling useful genes
Many plant species parasitize other plants by latching on and taking the nutrients their hosts need to survive. But sometimes, plants steal more than nutrients; they take genes.
ATLAS and CMS narrow in on twin Higgs production
Finding one Higgs boson was hard enough, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are hunting for something even more elusive: pairs of Higgs bosons. At the recent International Conference on High Energy Physics 2026, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations presented new
‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Season 2 Trailer: Scottish Uprising Threatens ‘Outlander’ Prequel
Starz has released the trailer for “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2. Claire and Jamie’s parents are once again separated in the trailer for Season 2 of the “Outlander” prequel, as the Jacobite Uprising splits the Scottish Highlands in two. As the two couples fight to
‘I Love L.A.’ Season 2 Casts Katy O’Brian, Lindsay Sloane, Michael Rispoli, Nelson Franklin, Rajat Suresh (EXCLUSIVE)
“I Love L.A.” has added five guest stars for its upcoming second season. Variety has learned that the following actors will appear in Season 2 of the HBO comedy: Katy O’Brian (“Love Lies Bleeding,” “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning”), Lindsay Sloane (“Playing House,”
Tariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump
Former President Trump's proposal to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef aims to lower prices before the midterm elections, despite economic analysis suggesting the 25 percent price reduction claim is unrealistic and potentially harmful to domestic producers.
I have solved the male loneliness epidemic in Grand Theft Auto 5
Reach out to your fellow human beings. And give them piggybacks.
Woefully underqualified: Darline Graham gives confusing victory speech
President Trump helped propel Darline Graham from relative political obscurity into one of the most consequential Senate races in the country after the death of her brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham. After winning the Republican primary on Tuesday, Graham is asking South
Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists
Former officials with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s attempts to ignore a long-standing presidential records retention requirement. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of
Nearly 25K pounds of frozen buffalo chicken recalled over inspection lapse
Nearly 25,000 pounds of frozen buffalo chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection are being recalled, the FSIS announced on Wednesday.
Where to find every boss in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4
Bosses provide powerful weapons to players who can defeat them in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4. Here's where to find every boss' spawn location.
Incidents of piracy off Somalia surged in 2026, new analysis of IMO data shows
The region, which hosts some of the world's busiest shipping routes, has seen traffic heavily disrupted since the Iran war began on 28 February, affecting shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
How Pearl Jam Made ‘Ten’: ‘Eddie Was in Search of Perfection’
On the 35th anniversary of Pearl Jam's generation-shaking debut, here's how the band's members and collaborators remember its creation
Meta settles lawsuit, pays $17.1 billion over absurd claims
Busybodies in both parties long ago decided that Zuck was Public Enemy Number 1. And they are perfectly willing to erect a regime of mass censorship in order to get their man.
‘Tsunami from the sky:’ floods leave trail of devastation in Nepal and Tibet - The Latest
Hundreds of people are missing or have been killed after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Entire villages have been destroyed, many of which are popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists. Lucy Hough talks to global editor Devika Bhat
Chuck Edwards defends himself ahead of censure vote: ‘Context matters’
“An affectionate friendship is not a sexual proposition,” the North Carolina Republican wrote in a six-page letter.
CD Projekt Red has The Witcher 4 running on all target platforms after Cyberpunk 2077 lesson
Game Developer spoke to CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michal Nowakowski.
'Like uprooting tree stumps'—pulling nanoscale anchors creates tiny pores that could speed biosensor manufacturing
A new manufacturing method could help move the production of nanoscale sensors from specialized fabrication facilities to conventional semiconductor manufacturing plants.Publishing in Science Advances, researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology liken their technique to
How rising air plumes help spike moist heat
As climate change has led to more frequent extreme-heat events around the world, moist heat metrics such as wet-bulb temperature, which combines temperature and humidity, have become increasingly relevant. Days with both high heat and high humidity are dangerous to human
AI giant Nvidia's stock jumps after strong second quarter earnings
Nvidia’s stock leaped on Thursday, after the company reported strong earnings in the second quarter of this year. The company’s stock is up by roughly 8.5 percent as of just after 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, surpassing $227 per share. At the start of this year, Nvidia was trading at
PS Plus Monthly Games for September 2026 Include One Of The Best Pixel Art Turn-Based RPGs In Years And ‘GTA For Kids’
More colorful friendslop is coming to PlayStaton's subscription service
Piracy attacks off Somalia surge in 2026: AFP analysis of IMO data
Piracy off the Horn of Africa has reached its highest levels since 2013, according to an AFP analysis based on data from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Surprising ingredients suggest ancient Egyptian paint was far more complex than previously assumed
Ancient Egypt has left us a wealth of artistic treasures, including wall paintings, wooden coffins and limestone reliefs. Many retain their vibrant colors despite the passage of time, a testament to the ingredients used to make the paint mixtures. A new study published in the
Trump's Kennedy Center changes are back in court
Plus: 🗣️️ Plus: Leavitt’s last day {beacon} It’s Thursday. The Guiness Book of World Records was first published on this day in 1955. Is there a record for the oldest book of world records? In today's issue: Kennedy Center hearing at 2 p.m. Trump’s stance on data
Remembering the 2006 Emmys, When the Clock Ran Out for Network TV
Let’s flashback 20 years to Aug. 27, 2006, and the 58th Primetime Emmys, held back then at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. NBC aired the ceremony that year, which is why it was so early — so as not to conflict with “Sunday Night Football.” (This year, NBC once
For global AI governance, the US and China must cooperate while competing
The need for bilateral collaboration on artificial intelligence between Washington and Beijing is urgent. When Anthropic rolled out Fable and Mythos in a limited capacity due to concerns related to hacking incidents, it became clear that leaving AI governance to the private