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MOTELX ends 20th edition with awards for Nordic cinema
Portugal's scariest festival wrapped up with the Méliès d'Argent for best European feature going to a Danish film set in 19th-century Faroe Islands, and tributes to Solveig Nordlund and Julie Corman.
Jeffries says Congress should 'act urgently' on AI safeguards
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) said Sunday he supports immediate congressional action on regulating the development of AI. “We certainly need to begin to act urgently to address the challenges that exist,” Jeffries told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This
Johnson on AI regulation: ‘We don't need everybody to panic right now’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday expressed restraint around the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the wake of tech leaders pushing for a slowdown in the development. “If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to
Ex-Far Cry Boss Has Big Ambitions For New StarCraft Shooter: ‘If We Were To Make Something That Felt Like A Deadwood In Space I Think That’s Got Something’
Dan Hay has stayed mostly tight-lipped about the newly revealed spin-off
Netflix’s Biggest Cyberpunk Series Is Doing Something Completely Different in Season 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 director Kai Ikarashi explains how light, music, and a fallen legend give the Netflix series a striking new identity.
Blankets of colour: Western Australia’s wildflower season bursts to life – in pictures
On Wajarri Yamaji country in WA’s remote mid-west sits Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory. This year, early winter rains have left the telescopes surrounded by a carpet of splendid native blooms Continue reading...
There are no more sunsets after 7 p.m. for these cities starting this week
Permanent daylight saving time is still possible, but it wouldn't prevent the end of sunsets after 7 p.m.
The fallout from the US-Canada trade clash transcends economic impact
Even more concerning is the prospect that the North America alliance could weaken while NATO also faces increasing strains.
Ashly Burch, voice of Horizon's Aloy and star of Mythic Quest, is currently obsessed with Slay the Spire 2 and thinks videogames have too many stoic characters: 'I want more sh*tty little b*tches'
The actress behind Tiny Tina and Life is Strange's Chloe guides us through the games on her Steam Deck.
Ali Asgari Doesn’t Believe in a Bright Future After Iran’s January Massacre – Just ‘A Bit of Light’
Iranian director Ali Asgari has no desire to repeat clichés about great expectations for things to come. “In Iran, we don’t have high hopes for the future anymore,” he states. “We’ve been waiting for good news for so many years, and it never came. But I do believe in these
On Second Thought, Never Mind: Here’s Why ORCL’s Larry Ellison Just Canceled $7.5 Billion Stock Sale
Former AI researcher: 'Not enough time' for employees to consider safety of models
Days after he resigned from Anthropic, former AI researcher Jacob Coxon said Sunday there is “not enough time” for employees to consider the risks of the technology they are working on. During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Coxon said safety risks are “definitely not top of
Turkey arrests 162 people in nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ community
Dubbed the 'My Family is Safe' operation, the raids followed an investigation into LGBTQ groups over allegations of 'prostitution and obscenity.' Prosecutors said they intended to prevent such activities from being 'regarded as normal in society'
Tigres Del Norte, Mon Laferte, More to Perform on NPR’s El Tiny
The Tiny Desk series celebrates Hispanic Heritage each September and will include Draco Rosa, Yendry, and much more
Gravitational-wave analysis narrows the search for black hole impostors
Black holes are regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. When two black holes orbit each other and merge, they produce gravitational waves (i.e., ripples in spacetime) that can resemble those emitted by mergers involving other
Austria's new headscarf ban for under-14s sparks debate over religious freedom
Since 1 September, Austria has banned headscarves for female pupils under 14 at state and private schools. Repeated breaches of the rule could lead to fines of €150 to €800 for parents.
Fish may be highly sensitive to antidepressants found in water
Many of the drugs that target human brain chemistry, such as antidepressants, are still biologically active when they leave the body. These substances and their metabolites can persist in wastewater and eventually end up in the sea, rivers or other aquatic environments.
Kaelen Ohm Talks Bringing Inner Extreme Skier to Film Roles: “I Want to Find the Steeper Hill to Go Down”
Star turns in 'Hit & Run,' 'From' and 'The Betrayers' thriller this year at the Toronto Film Festival have got Ohm onto everyone's call sheets in Canada.
TIFF 2026: 20 International Titles to Track, From Feng-I Fiona Roan’s Shuhua Starrer to a Taxidermy Musical and a John Madden Parkinson’s Rom-Com
Helen Mirren, Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans, Erin Doherty and James McAvoy star in three of the biggest U.K. titles world premiering at Toronto and making Variety’s 2026 selection of 20 International Titles to Track at this year’s Toronto.Jodie Comer sings (very creditably Variety
Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun
Two people were arrested in San Fransico while riding around in a Waymo robotaxi after the cab pulled over and called the cops on them. The riders were juveniles in possession of a loaded AR-style ghost gun and were taken to a juvenile hall. While the police report did not
Turkish police detain dozens in raids on gay bars and homes of LGBTQ+ activists
Human rights groups in Turkey have accused the government of using a family- values campaign to target the LGBTQ+ community.
Debate, confusion explodes over AI 'doomsday’ warnings
A former Anthropic researcher’s warning that AI could soon destroy humanity broke past the typical tech circles last week, setting off a new firestorm of debate over the technology’s rapid development. Researchers have warned of AI’s potential danger for years, but nothing
Upcoming vampire RPG Nighthawks has been removed from Steam search and delisted in certain countries as Valve classifies it Adults Only: 'It's very bad news for us'
The label "immediately makes the game persona non grata in several important countries like Germany".
Diablo 4 Annual Expansions Are Done As Blizzard Focuses On Seasonal Stories Leading Up To Diablo 5
Three years in, a new sequel lies on the horizon
Sony is the Bad Guy of 2026, but it’s Going to Win Anyway
Polygon previews an exciting but lopsided fall, dominated by GTA 6 and Zelda, with PlayStation playing the role of villain
Nepal tunnel survivor finds solace in village homecoming
Sanjay Sah was one of just three pulled from debris-buried tunnels.
The Fascinating Science of How We Think Not with the Brain But with the World
"By reaching beyond the brain... we are able to focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively — to entertain ideas that would be literally unthinkable by the brain alone."
