'Our presence on PC isn't strong enough,' Xbox bosses admit
At the same time, the "Microsoft Gaming" name adopted in 2022 has been dropped, and it's all back to Xbox again.
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Oscar Isaac Discusses Playing With Hot Chip In Beef, Juliana Madrid Explains Her Cameo
The second season of the Netflix comedy-drama series Beef is here, and it has some musician cameos: Finneas (who wrote, produced, and composed the original soundtrack), Benny Blanco, and Hot Chip, who perform "Over And Over" with Oscar Isaac. The post Oscar Isaac Discusses
As US soldier is charged for alleged Maduro bets, SEC conducts strikingly low-key probe of futures and prediction markets
The legal community believes the SEC is probing well-timed, high-dollar trades that have lately capitalized on surprise news developments, though the details remain murky.
From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal
Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India.
A rumour, a lynching in India and a long wait for justice
A court has convicted 20 people for the 2018 mob lynching of two men falsely accused of kidnapping children.
US says Iran players welcome at World Cup amid Italy uproar
Iran's footballers will be welcome at this year's World Cup, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, distancing the US government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in the tournament. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Rubio denied that Washington
Peter Molyneux has made a proper game again rather than a monetization experiment, and I really hope he finishes it
Masters of Albion is a promising god game, but it's very much in early access at the moment.
Rogan blasts Trump's Iran strategy after extending ceasefire: 'Doesn't make sense'
Podcaster Joe Rogan said Thursday that President Trump’s strategy in Iran “doesn’t make sense," renewing his criticism of the conflict days after appearing alongside the president for an executive order signing at the White House. The comment came as Rogan was discussing the
Nike chopping over 1,000 jobs as struggling sneaker giant tries to rebound from sales slump
Nike shares have lost more than half their value in the last three years, as nimbler competitors such as On, Hoka and Anta have won more shelf space.
Navy secretary's removal points to Trump’s anxiety over shipbuilding
The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive vision for U.S. shipbuilding. Phelan, a billionaire and Trump fundraiser, was
Haberman: Trump 'would like to just be done' with Iran war
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said her "sense" is President Trump would like to “just be done” with the Iran war as negotiations linger. “Look at his Truth Social feed now, or listen to the roughly 40 minutes that he spent on 'Squawk
Stock markets are too high and set to fall, says Bank of England deputy
It is unusual for a senior figure at the Bank to be so forthright on market movements.
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.
US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400K on Maduro Polymarket bets
We knew someone made over $400,000 on suspicious Polymarket bets around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, but now we have a name: Gannon Ken Van Dyke. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday that Van Dyke is in
Ringo Starr: 'I made all my mistakes on stage'
Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day's Night.
Trump faces conservative blowback over Spirit Airlines rescue
The Trump administration is facing growing opposition on the political right over its plan to bail out Spirit Airlines, with conservatives raising concerns about the precedent it sets for government involvement in business. President Trump first floated the idea of a bailout
Event Horizon's sequel comic just brought back a 232-year-old Lt. Starck
An original Event Horizon character returns to the franchise in a sequel set 200 years in the future.
Apex review: Charlize Theron gets her own Predator movie
Taron Egerton and Theron play ye olde Most Dangerous Game in an efficient but maybe too simple Netflix horror-thriller.
‘Apex’ Review: Man Is the Predator in a Rip-Roaring Outdoor Duel Between Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton
Intrepid outdoorswoman Sasha (Charlize Theron) has all the physical tools required to weather the Australian Outback, but if she’d spent a little more time indoors — at the movies, specifically — she might have exercised a little more caution in venturing out there. All the
Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?
They had the right genes for it The post Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us? appeared first on Nautilus .
'The exhaustion on screen is 100% real': The solo dev of this 'live-action' survival game spent 40 grueling days alone in the wilderness to create it
"I filmed alone on the edge of treacherous cliffs where a single misstep could have been fatal," says the maker of Wordless Forest.
Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending soars
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta's largest layoff since 2023.
The Invention of Empathy: Rilke, Rodin, and the Art of “Inseeing”
How a doctor, a philosopher, a poet, and a sculptor co-created the modern concept of empathy.
Oliver Sacks on Gratitude, the Measure of Living, and the Dignity of Dying
"I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure."
US military intercepts another Iranian ship
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story US military intercepts another Iranian ship The U.S. military said on Thursday that its forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as part of the naval
Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win
Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political
Man Arrested After Allegedly Making Plans for Mass Shooting at New Orleans Jazz Fest
Former North Carolina police officer charged with making "terroristic threats," arrested in Florida en route to music fest this weekend
Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming. Discord Previews has uncovered a new Xbox Game Pass "Starter Edition" that is bundled with Discord Nitro. The Starter Edition
Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey
A new poll released Thursday shows that respondents' desire to move to the U.S. has dropped to a new low despite still being the most preferred destination among foreign citizens to permanently move to. Global polling taken by Gallup in 2025 found that 15 percent of surveyed
Machine Gun Kelly Seemingly Disses Yungblud On New Fred Durst Collab “Fix Ur Face”
The two cringiest dudes in "rock" music are apparently feuding. Despite previous collaborations together, MGK and Yungblud may no longer be friends after the former rapper's new collab with Fred Durst seemed to diss the British star. The post Machine Gun Kelly Seemingly Disses
Singer D4vd had 'significant amount' of child sex abuse images when arrested, prosecutors say
The Tiktok star's attorneys have maintained his innocence and vowed to "vigorously defend" him.
Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and
Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House. Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high
Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael...
Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael biopic out in theaters right now : “How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?”
Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax
Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic's AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already supported connecting numerous work-related apps to Claude, like Microsoft apps, but this expansion focuses on personal apps like
Lutnick says Trump's 'Gold Card' visa approved for 1 person so far
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said only one person had been approved for President Trump’s $1 million “Gold Card” visa that offers an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship. “They have approved, recently, one person, and there are hundreds in the queue," the
‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ Is Out Now: Here’s Where to Buy the Game Online
Although it was released as an Xbox exclusive, “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” is now available for other gaming consoles. If you’re a gamer who likes action-adventure games with puzzle elements, then now is your chance to play one of the best Indiana Jones games. Priced
Spy drones are compromising America’s nuclear triad
On March 8 a single high altitude drone crossed the perimeter of Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana late at night, then disappeared. Some thought it was just another civilian operating a drone, but that theory became suspect when the drone carried out maneuvers over weapon
Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ
A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of using classified information about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the prediction market Polymarket, federal officials said Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort
With jaw-dropping $1 trillion valuation, Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in market cap race
Desperate buyers scooping up a dwindling supply of Anthropic shares have vaulted the AI giant’s valuation on some trading platforms to $1 trillion – eclipsing OpenAI’s market capitalization in a sea change in the AI race. The investor scramble has ratcheted up in recent weeks,
Clavicular Kicked Off YouTube Again
YouTube has pulled down two channels operated by Braden Peters, the “looskmaxxing” streamer who is known online as Clavicular. In November 2025, YouTube had terminated Clavicular’s original channel for facilitating access to websites that violate the platform’s Illegal or
Woman at Center of Rebel Wilson Defamation Trial Is Releasing an Album
Charlotte MacInnes debuted her single “Celestial” Thursday ahead of the release of her Atlantic debut, Highwater , on June 5
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Roasts Jeff and Lauren Bezos as Power Couple Bankrolls Met Gala
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”]“The Devil Wears Prada” was groundbreaking in numerous ways when it first hit movie theaters 20 years ago – namely for its razor-sharp satire of the world of high fashion and its supreme leader,
EFF to 9th Circuit (Again): App Stores Shouldn’t Be Liable for Processing Payments for User Content
EFF filed an amicus brief for the second time in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that allowing cases against the Apple, Google, and Facebook app stores to proceed could lead to greater censorship of users’ online speech. Our brief argues that the app
Trump pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination
President Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has withdrawn his nomination after waiting more than a year for Senate confirmation. An aide with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs told The Hill the
Trump says leaders of Lebanon and Israel could meet in next three weeks
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the leaders of Lebanon and Israel could meet at the White House during the next three weeks - the period for which a ceasefire between the two countries has been extended. Trump also told