French government activates new 'extreme heat' Orsec plan as temperatures rise
The Orsec plan is an emergency response and relief mechanism for exceptional events, and has generally been activated in the case of natural disasters such as floods.
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The Trump phone is not a serious phone
The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mobile admitted - just two weeks later - that it wouldn't be made in the US. Not even when the company revealed the final phone,
Music bans and fines for peeing: Europe’s surprising beach rules travellers should know this summer
To avoid having possessions confiscated or paying fines, here are all the rules you might not know about when spending time on Europe’s beaches this summer.
Dinner Party Announce New Album Watchu Bringing?: Hear “If It Ain’t Broke (Love Wins)”
In the pandemic summer of 2020, four brilliant likeminded musicians on the borderline of jazz and hip-hop announced they'd formed a new supergroup. Dinner Party brought together saxophonist Kamasi Washington, pianist Robert Glasper, and the super-producers Terrace Martin and
Literary world gets 'privileged' stage at one of Portugal's biggest music festivals
In this 18th edition of NOS Alive, a key innovation is the Literary Stage, a space for books, writing and the power of stories, showing how a music festival can also embrace other arts.
Richard Gere-Produced Dalai Lama Documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ Lands at Music Box Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Music Box Films has acquired North American home entertainment rights to “Wisdom of Happiness,” the Richard Gere executive-produced documentary in which the Dalai Lama reflects on compassion, inner peace and navigating the challenges of the modern world. The docu will debut on
Adventures of Elliot's new update finally lets you silence Faie
The HD-2D RPG from Square Enix stars a companion character that is a little too chatty, but a new patch finally fixed it.
RIAA, Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Other Groups Launch New Labeling Program for AI Music
A collection of groups representing musicians and the music industry at large — including the RIAA, IFPI, the Grammys and SAG-AFTRA — have banded together for a new labeling program that aims to provide a unified front on indicating whether a song has been produced with AI. The
Legendary dad fixes their kid's dead RTX 3070 by ripping the capacitor out of an old radio and slapping it on the side, saving over $100 in the process
Is he looking for customers? I have a friend looking for some repairs.
Former Trump national security adviser: More Iran talks 'probably a waste of time'
Victoria Coates, a former deputy national security adviser to President Trump, agreed with the president’s pessimism around negotiating with Tehran officials to end the Iran war. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he did not “want to deal with [Iran] anymore” and called
A. G. Cook & Danny L Harle Share Previously Unreleased Dux Content Songs From New Reissue
You gon' jump if A. G. and Danny made it. Long ago, the experimental pop producers A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle co-founded the PC Music collective together. Since then, the two of them have gone on to do big things with collaborators like Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek. Cook
Ukraine's commander-in-chief says turning point in war with Russia 'still a long way off'
"The aggressor has not abandoned its plans for the complete occupation of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions," Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote in a post on Telegram.
PlayStation ‘No Disc, No Buy’ Boycott Immediately Splinters In The Face Of Black Ops Ports
Sony finally posted something without getting ratio'd
Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House is still Netflix's best horror binge
This genre masterpiece has made audiences cry since its 2018 release.
Why bees are struggling to survive this summer
You may be spotting dead bumblebees lying on pavements near you during the summer months. There are several reasons for this, some related to the weather and some very much due to humans.
Lost in Curiosity reveals the messy reality of doing science
In her new book, science journalist Roberta Kwok takes readers behind the scenes to understand how researchers get nature to give up its secrets.
'We're going to need a bigger boat' — our budget process is causing our fiscal problems
There is no longer any pretense of a connection between reconciliation and deficit reduction or spending restraint.
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’
Though Instagram head Adam Mosseri doesn't want to filter out AI content on the platform, he argues that you "shouldn't have it in your feed" if you don't like it. "I don't think we should filter out AI content," Mosseri said during an interview on Lenny Rachitsky's podcast. "I
The Oasis and Glastonbury effect: How 2025 was a record year for UK music tourism
New data from UK Music has revealed that sell-out concerts, tours and festivals in the UK in 2025 attracted a record 24.7 million music tourists while spending hit a new high of £11.2 billion (€13.1 billion).
