It makes perfect sense that Mythic Quest, Apple TV's comedy series about an MMORPG, is getting an expansion next year

Season 4 of Mythic Quest begins in January, and a spinoff series called Side Quest begins (and ends) in March.

Fortnite's Default Texture Looks Like 'Mold' Because Of A Choice Tim Sweeney Made In The '90s

A confused Fortnite player noticed something while playing the popular free-to-play battle royale shooter and posted a screenshot on Twitter. In the shared image, it looked as if a weird picture of mold had popped up in the game. Why was there mold in Fortnite ? Turns out, you

East Bay Punk Music Drama ‘Out Come the Wolves,’ Based on Rancid Album, Finds Cast (Exclusive)

The indie marks the directorial debut of producer Danny Peykoff.

How the Women’s Studio Workshop Shakes Up the Art of Bookmaking

What started as a small feminist arts collective has grown to host hundreds of residents and publish countless books under its own imprint.

Why UFO sightings are on the rise

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon UFO office gets more than 700 reports The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received 757 reports of Unidentified Anomalous

Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament are now free on the Internet Archive, and Epic says that's A-okay

Finally, a win for game preservation.

Kanye West Told Staffer Kim Kardashian ‘Has Jewish Masters’: Lawsuit

The musician now known as Ye allegedly subjected a staffer to antisemitic tirades and hotel meetings where the employee was forced to listen to loud sex in an adjoining bedroom, new lawsuit claims

GOP looks to shake up US-China trade

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Republican bill threatens Chinese trade relations The top Republican focused on U.S. competition with China introduced a bill Thursday to end normal trade

Dasha Celebrates Austin with PATRÓN Tequila and Rolling Stone’s The Green Room

After two weekends of non-stop fun at Austin’s largest annual music festival, Dasha took The Green Room’s stage for her second performance of the festival week, this time on behalf of PATRÓN Tequila and Rolling Stone. The epic performance, which closed out the artist’s Austin

“Subway Therapy” Displays New Yorkers’ Post-Election Thoughts

Matthew Chavez launched his participatory art project in 2016, creating a space for the city’s private sentiments in the wake of Trump’s first win.

Trump selects Jay Clayton, a business-friendly former regulator, as top federal prosecutor in Manhattan

Cruz calls Gaetz pick 'very surprising,' will assess on 'merits'

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said that President-elect Trump choosing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as attorney general was "very surprising," though he has "trust" in the confirmation hearing process. "As for that particular nomination, look, we have a process under the

Europeans Spend 575M Hours Clicking Cookie Banners Every Year

Article URL: https://legiscope.com/blog/hidden-productivity-drain-cookie-banners Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42141843 Points: 19 # Comments: 2

Buffett’s Berkshire Buys Stakes in Domino’s and Pool Corp.

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Domino's Pizza, Ulta, Applied Materials, Palantir and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

Daniel Craig on Reactions to His ‘Queer’ Sex Scenes: ‘It’s Pretty Prudish to Me’

Since the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” at the Venice Film Festival in September, there has been an intense response from fans and media alike surrounding the revealing love scenes between star Daniel Craig and his on-screen paramour Drew Starkey. When asked about the

Mosswood Meltdown Announces Initial 2025 Lineup With Devo, Osees, & Kreayshawn’s First Show In Over A Decade

Mosswood Meltdown is returning to Oakland next July, and today, they’ve teased the lineup for their 2025 iteration. It’ll include Devo, Osees, and Oakland’s own Kreayshawn — of viral “Gucci Gucci” fame — doing her first proper show in over a decade.

Warren Buffett reveals craving for Domino’s, while cutting back on Apple — on Berkshire’s investment portfolio

Berkshire Hathaway also owned 404,000 shares of Pool, a distributor of swimming pool supplies.

Israel-France football match kicks off amid heavy security

Israel's game against France kicked off in Paris, with a heavy police presence and a show of 'solidarity' by President Macron

Pressure mounts on Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report

Pressure is building on the House Ethics Committee to release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect Trump said he will nominate to be attorney general. Such a move would be highly unusual, since the committee has no jurisdiction to investigate a

What went wrong with Spain's flood response?

Two weeks after the devastating floods in Spain, scientists have visited the affected area to investigate the causes and prevent future disasters, while the political parties blame each other for mishandling the crisis.

Martha Stewart Wants a Part Two of Her ‘Martha’ Doc Because She Feels “It Left Out a Lot”

The celebrity chef's criticism of the Netflix doc doesn't come as a shock to director R.J. Cutler. He says, "It wasn't surprising to me that she would've made a different film that I made."

House Republicans probe allegations of FEMA discrimination in Florida

House Republicans are probing allegations of discrimination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Florida following the termination of an agency employee who advised a survivor assistance team to skip homes with President-elect Trump campaign signs. The House

This Cozy Open-World Sim Could Still Become One Of 2024's Biggest Games

Infinity Nikki was cutting it close, but it turns out the cozy open-world game will sneak out right in time to close out 2024. The game looks like Just Cause inside an anime cottagecore feed and it’s coming out on December 5. Read more...

Happy Pictures From the Apocalypse

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice at the Hammer Museum is guilty of a concerning lack of urgency.

18 states sue SEC, Gensler for 'regulatory overreach' on crypto

Eighteen Republican attorneys general sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler on Thursday for allegedly overstepping the agency’s authority in its enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry. The states, led by Kentucky Attorney

Fortnite player wonders why there's a picture of 'mold' in their game: turns out it's a texture Tim Sweeney added to Unreal Engine in 1995

"It's still there and shows up when a programmer forgets to specify a texture."

Democratic governor 'excited' by RFK Jr. pick for HHS

Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he was “excited” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the Secretary of Health and Human Services. “I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in

Lebanon economic losses top $5 billion in year of clashes: World Bank

More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in economic losses, with actual structural damage amounting to billions more, the World Bank said on Thursday. Since September 23, Israel has ramped up its air campaign in

Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation.

North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones: KCNA

Mr Kim said the competition for using drones for military purposes is accelerating around the world.

Microsoft Gaming head honcho Phil Spencer says 'I don't like expansions that are manipulative... like, the third level you cut before you launched'

"Not every [Microsoft] game will do expansions."

Netflix Developing ‘Six Minutes to Freedom,’ ‘Flight Risk’ Writer Jared Rosenberg Adapting Hostage Rescue Story (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix is in early development on the adaptation of John Gilstrap and Kurt Muse’s “Six Minutes To Freedom,” the incredible true story of a daring hostage rescue. Jared Rosenberg has been hired to adapt the non-fiction book, which draws on Muse’s harrowing experiences, into a

NATO jets scrambled after Russian planes seen off Norway and over Baltic Sea 'not adhering to international norms'

Italian and Norwegian jets responded under NATO authority on Tuesday to multiple Russian aircraft “not adhering to international norms.” NATO Allied Air Command said on Thursday that Italy’s air force intercepted a Russian Coot-A over the Baltic Sea, and Norway’s air force

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of contamination on Perequê Beach in Guarujá, a city on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil, with plastic litter and cigarette butts predominating. The detailed survey, one of

“Crimes Against Humanity”: MTG Names First Targets for AG Matt Gaetz

It looks like there is at least one person who is happy about Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be the next attorney general: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said she was hopeful Gaetz would prosecute vaccine “crimes against humanity,” whatever that means. The Georgia

The biggest Pathfinder bundle we’ve ever seen is just $30

One year ago, Paizo remastered its core rulebooks for Pathfinder, which updated the second edition ruleset with a collection of changes to terminology and aesthetics to improve the overall experience. Similar to what we’re currently seeing with the 2024 editions of the D&D

Two Of Mortal Kombat 1's Three Ghostfaces Are Existing MK Characters (But They Won't Say Who)

Ghostface arrives in Mortal Kombat 1 later this month. The iconic killer from the Scream films is a bit of a horror movie oddball as each one has been a different person, often working with others. And that’s true in Mortal Kombat 1, too. Plus two of the killers are actually

Researchers use nanotechnology to boost benefits of anthocyanin

An article published in the journal Food Research International describes a study in which nanoencapsulated anthocyanins passed through the digestive system without being degraded, were absorbed efficiently, and reached more organs and tissues than unencapsulated anthocyanins,