New Dispatch update tones down censorship on Switch
A new Dispatch update removes the hard censorship on Switch and lets you choose how more explicit scenes look
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1666: Amsterdam's terrible demo shows AI is only part of the problem
Generative AI assets have been the talking point of 1666: Amsterdam's demo, but unfortunately, there isn't even a decent game behind them.
Mangione lawyers to assert psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, plans to pursue a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial, a judge revealed Wednesday. New York Judge Gregory Carro said Mangione’s lawyers notified the court that they intend to argue that
GOP senator offers blistering take on Trump Iran deal: A 'tremendous foreign policy blunder'
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Wednesday slammed the deal between the Trump administration and Iran, two days before the two sides are set to sign it. “The details that I’ve seen so far look… awful. This will go down as a tremendous foreign policy blunder,” Cassidy told
‘Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It’ Movie in the Works at Netflix From ‘The Nightingale’ Producer, ‘Book Lovers’ Screenwriter (EXCLUSIVE)
“Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast” co-host Brooke Averick’s debut novel, “Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It,” is being adapted into a movie at Netflix. Following a highly competitive bidding war, the streamer landed the film rights to Averick’s “Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It,”
UTA Signs Powerhouse Christian Novelist Karen Kingsbury (EXCLUSIVE)
Karen Kingsbury, the bestselling author crowned the “Queen of Christian Fiction” by Time magazine, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Kingsbury has published nearly 100 novels and sold more than 30 million copies in the U.S. Her catalog includes the
Janelle James Comedy Series ‘Rock City’ in Development at Hulu
Janelle James is developing a new comedy series at Hulu with “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe. Titled “Rock City,” the show would follow a woman who returns to her hometown in the Virgin Islands after she inherits a local tourist trap from her estranged father. According to
How to Hack a Superyacht
"GPS is critical to everything from shipping to warfare. Tricking it is ridiculously easy."
Government for a new era: Where do we go after the trauma of Trump?
The American experiment has endured wars, depressions and constitutional crises, but the current moment has degraded the government and the services it provides, politicized the nonpartisan, merit-based civil service and undermined the rule of law, and it is important to look
BET Revives ‘ComicView’ With New ‘Rooftop Series’ Hosted by Chris ‘CP’ Powell (EXCLUSIVE)
BET is returning to its comedy roots by rebooting its beloved stand-up series “ComicView.” Titled “ComicView: Rooftop Series,” the 10-episode revival will premiere on the network on June 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET. It’s hosted by Chris “CP” Powell and will take place outside, from a
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic bosses' AI tips for students
Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang and Jack Clark share their advice with the BBC.
The New York Comedy Festival to Present Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch
For the first time, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) will present Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch, bringing the annual industry spotlight on emerging comedic talent into the festival’s official programming. The presentation and showcase will take place on Nov. 12 during the
Harry Styles Covers Simon & Garfunkel And Patrick Watson In Orchestral Meltdown Set
Harry Styles just returned with his new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally , and he's the curator of this year's Meltdown Festival , the series of shows that comes to London's Southbank Centre every year. Meltdown began last week, and it runs through June 21. As
Glow-in-the-dark plants warn of crop pests
A team of Spanish researchers has created plants that glow in the dark and change colour when infected, allowing early detection of crop pests and diseases with ordinary cameras.
Final Fantasy Tactics Finally Gets A New Game Plus Mode 29 Years Later And Fans Are Already Being Complete Sickos About It
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles just gave fans an unexpected bonus
Trump's FEMA nominee says disaster agency should 'strike a new balance' to save money
During his Wednesday confirmation hearing, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator nominee Cameron Hamilton sought to toe the line between restoring order after a turbulent year at the agency and President Trump’s desire to scale down federal disaster aid.
The young woman at the handball gymnasium
On June 16, outside Seoul’s Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, an extraordinary scene unfolded. For days, the venue had been at the center of controversy surrounding South Korea’s June 3 nationwide local election, with participants in the election transparency movement alleging
Semiconductor chip writes 64 DNA sequences in water, setting new enzymatic benchmark
Silicon chips have powered computing for half a century. Increasingly, they are also becoming platforms to read and manipulate biology at scale—recording from many neurons, reading many DNA sequences and now synthesizing DNA.
Inside Peter Thiel’s secretive, invite-only club: Sex, cult-building and World War III
Leaked records tied to invite-only group, known as "Dialog," exposed sensitive information about hundreds of members and attendees, Wired reported.
Africa: Africa Has the Right Policies for Agri-Food Systems Transformation - the Major Issue Is the Capacity to Implement Them
[New Times] I have spent much of my career sitting in rooms where Africa speaks with clarity about its ambition for agriculture. I have also spent much of my career watching that clarity dissipate before it reaches the farmer.
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first of the Atlantic season, targets Gulf Coast with heavy rain
The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday near the Gulf Coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash floods to states including Texas and Louisiana, meteorologists said.
How bacteria exploit human cell metabolism to sharpen infections and potentially evade treatment
A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance in infection and inflammation" has discovered a new mechanism by which bacterial pathogens adjust their activity to the metabolism of infected host
Dale Crover Shares “Harvest Moon” Cover Decades After Playing Young Neil Young In The Video
A couple years back we published a We've Got A File On You interview with Dale Crover from Melvins, occasioned by his solo album Glossolalia . This allowed us to ask Crover about the time he starred as a young Neil Young in the 1992 "Harvest Moon" video. Here's what he told
Driving test wait time target will not be met until autumn next year
The Transport Secretary was aiming to reduce the backlog to seven weeks by the autumn.
US quietly allows waiver on Russian oil to expire
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday did not publish an extension of its waiver of sanctions on Russian seaborne oil that ran out at midnight, but President Donald Trump and administration officials did not say whether that meant the
Israel approves settler building plans in Palestinian West Bank city
By Ali Sawafta and Dedi Hayun HEBRON, West Bank, June 17 (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday approved the expansion of a Jewish school for settlers living in the centre of the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, in a construction push that Palestinians say
Iranians see little chance of life improving as interim deal halts war with US
By Nilo Tabrizy June 17 (Reuters) - When Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced the interim deal this week to end the war with the United States, he declared his country the victor. To many Iranians it does not feel that way. More than three months of U.S. and Israeli
Report: Xbox was set on splitting with Ninja Theory when unveiling its new project
Microsoft reportedly had already planned to sunset or split with Ninja Theory while presenting Senua during the latest showcase.
SanDisk’s new PlayStation 5 SSD will cost you more than three PS5 Pros
SanDisk has announced an expensive way to boost the PlayStation 5's storage capacity. The company's new Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSD is an officially licensed PS5 accessory in capacities ranging from 1TB to 8TB. The largest option can store up to 200 PS5 games (based on average
A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that...
A searchable archive of the almost 5000 TV episodes that naturalist David Attenborough has worked on in his career (1954-present) . “Search by animal, habitat, location, natural phenomenon, or theme to find exactly the episode you’re looking for.”
GTA 5′s Older Versions Can Be Upgraded For Free Starting June 18
Rockstar has announced GTA Online players can jump forward a console generation for no cost
Trump-Netanyahu war aims clash – can Iran peace deal survive?
The clock is ticking on the Iran peace deal. A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US is due to be signed in Geneva on June 19, allowing for a 60-day ceasefire extension and the opening of the strategically vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. But key questions
3 important steps to reform hospital-based emergency care
Without reform, emergency practices will remain financially fragile and expose patients to preventable risk.
‘Prison Break’ Star Lukas Gage Teases ‘Dark’ and ‘Scary’ Reboot: ‘It’s on Hulu … So We Can Get Really Gritty’
Lukas Gage is getting into politics. Not really, but he’s playing on aspiring politician on TV. The actor is starring in Hulu’s upcoming “Prison Break” as a politician running for the first time for Congress. He tells me he prepared for the role by primarily studying former
Israel continues strikes on Lebanon ahead of anticipated US-Iran framework deal
While violence has declined in Lebanon since a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war was announced on Monday, Israeli strikes on the south have killed at least five people since the deal, according to Lebanese state media.
Rockstar makes GTA 5 upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC free
Grand Theft Auto 5 players on PS4 and Xbox One can upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions completely free of charge, Rockstar announced.
Ariel Pink Says He’s The “Most Banned Artist,” Still Supports Donald Trump
Ariel Pink is once again asking for your attention. Pink and John Maus attended the Jan. 6, 2021 Trump rally in Washington, DC that ended when his supporters stormed the Capitol, and Pink was dropped from Mexican Summer in the immediate aftermath. That same month, Pink's
New heat-regulating fabric feels fluffy like cotton—but doesn't get wet
Once cotton gets wet, it pulls heat from your body. This is helpful when you're exercising or outside on a hot day, but dangerous in the bitter cold. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have created an ultralight synthetic fiber material with cotton-like fluffiness
Bus with Belarus children's football team hit by a drone in Russia, Moscow claims
A bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in Russia's border Bryansk region was hit by a drone, according to Russian officials. Moscow claims it was attacked by Ukraine, but Kyiv denies it carried out any operations in the area.
Why Jeff Bezos predicts AI will create labor shortage amid his space rivalry with Elon Musk
Bezos about projects including his space venture Blue Origin and his new AI startup Prometheus, which is aimed at speeding up physical manufacturing.
