Africa: Afcon 2025 - Who Have an Edge in the Quarterfinals?
[New Times] After a thrilling Round of 16, filled with intensity, drama, and high-quality football, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 is getting more interesting in Morocco.
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Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds
When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery online, attracting scientists' attention. Working together, they linked the black residue-coated debris to a 2019 oil slick along Brazil's coastline. Using
Shape of Dreams has topped 1 million sales
The indie roguelite reached the milestone in around four months.
Joe Pernice Announces New Album Sunny, I Was Wrong Feat. Aimee Mann, Norman Blake, Rodney Crowell, & Jimmy Webb
The veteran singer-songwriter Joe Pernice used to lead Scud Mountain Boys, and he’s fronted the Pernice Brothers for a very long time. Their most recent LP Who Will You Believe came out in 2024. Pernice occasionally makes solo music, too. Pernice released his solo debut Big
How a parasite 'gave up sex' to find more hosts—and why its victory won't last
Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal species, offering new insights into how parasitic infections emerge and spread to people.
JPMorgan's asset management will no longer use controversial proxy advisors for shareholder votes
JPMorgan said it is instead using artificial intelligence to aggregate and analyze proxy data.
January Kicks Off 2026 With Some Big Free Games
Total War: Three Kingdoms and more will fill up your backlog this month The post January Kicks Off 2026 With Some Big Free Games appeared first on Kotaku .
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Announces New Album The Mirror: Hear “Gasoline”
Here’s something weird: Big Thief’s album Double Infinity came out about four months ago. Maybe it’s just me, but that album already feels like it’s 52 years old. In any case, Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek just announced his new solo LP The Mirror, and if you’re not into that,
These $200 audiophile earbuds mix planar and dynamic drivers and they look like they might actually be decent for gaming
Low-latency mode and some planar drivers in there, too.
Ryan Cohen could be in for a big payday, but he has to grow meme darling GameStop to $100 billion
The board of GameStop granted Cohen performance-based stock options tied to a $100 billion market-capitalization target.
Iron & Wine Announces New Album Hen’s Teeth: Hear “In Your Ocean”
Last year, Iron & Wine teamed up with I’m With Her for the single “Robin’s Egg” and with Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell for the covers EP Making Good Time. Now, Sam Beam is announcing a new record called Hen’s Teeth, the follow-up to 2024’s Grammy-nominated Light Verse. It
Google Pixel Watch 4 Gets a Bigger Discount Than the Apple Watch, LTE Model Is Nearly as Cheap as the Wi-Fi Version
We're not expecting this $100 discount to last long. The post Google Pixel Watch 4 Gets a Bigger Discount Than the Apple Watch, LTE Model Is Nearly as Cheap as the Wi-Fi Version appeared first on Kotaku .
Resonator Awards to Honor Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, Haim, Amy Allen and Others During Grammy Week at Chaplin Studios
The Resonator Awards will return in late January in what is being billed as a “kick-off” to Grammy week, with Chaka Khan, St. Vincent and Haim among the figures being honored in a program being put on Jan. 27 at Chaplin Studios by We Are Moving the Needle, an organization
Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests
In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among those thought to have perished at this K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene) boundary were
Deadly clashes resume in Syria's Aleppo between government, Kurdish forces
ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 7 - Fierce fighting resumed in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters for a second day on Wednesday, sending thousands of civilians fleeing and leaving at least four people dead. The violence, and statements trading
María Zardoya’s Not For Radio Covers Radiohead At First-Ever Show
LA dream-poppers The Marías have been around for a long time, but they blew the fuck up last year, largely on the strength of their viral hit " No One Noticed ." They're currently nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy even though they've been putting out music since 2017. In
How Greece’s local health units are expanding access to healthcare for vulnerable citizens
A new model of community-level care in Greece is helping bridge long-standing gaps in healthcare access.
Kazakhstan aims to train one million people in AI skills by 2030
Kazakhstan plans to train one million citizens in AI over the next five years. To achieve this goal, the country is opening Central Asia’s first International AI Centre, ALEM AI, launching new educational programmes, and expanding online public services.
What is the Monroe Doctrine that Trump invoked to justify the Maduro raid?
First articulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was largely meant to stave off European colonial influence in the western hemisphere, but modern president have used it to justify military intervention in Latin America.
Buttigieg pushes back on Miller’s 'iron laws of the world' remarks: ‘Ideological bulls—'
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for suggesting that the U.S. can influence other countries by force. On Monday, Miller said in an interview that the U.S. is running Venezuela, backing President Trump’s
The Switch 2 2026 lineup could be bigger than expected
Nintendo's list of upcoming Switch 2 games in 2026 is a little niche right now, but the big guns may be coming soon.
‘Enola Holmes 3’ First Look Drops as Netflix Touts 2026 Film Slate: ‘Heartstopper’ Finale, ‘Peaky Blinders,’ Tyler Perry and More
Here come the 2026 Netflix movies, starting with an anticipated look at “Stranger Things” alum Millie Bobby Brown’s first post-upside-down project. The streamer dropped a slew of release dates for feature projects including a new batch of Tyler Perry films, Matt Damon and Ben
‘Beef’ Season 2 Gets Netflix Release Date
A new season of “Beef” is almost ready to be served. Netflix revealed an April 16 release date for the Emmy-winning anthology series as part of a wider 2026 slate announcement, which also included new images of “Bridgerton” Season 4, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 2 and
Variety Scores GLAAD Media Award Nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Magazine Overall Coverage
GLAAD has unveiled the nominees for its 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards, with Variety securing two noms for outstanding print article (awards editor Clayton Davis’ emotional interview with “Severance” star Tramell Tillman) and outstanding magazine overall coverage. This year’s
Trump’s raid on Venezuela marks the end of American greatness
Far from strengthening America’s hand in the Western Hemisphere or globally, Trump’s brash act only accelerates the decline of U.S. influence abroad.
Netflix Reveals ‘Enola Holmes 3’ First Look, Lewis Pullman’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Release Date
The streamer also unveiled sneak peeks for the John Cena-Eric Andre comedy 'Little Brother' and the Michael B. Jordan-led animated feature 'Swapped.'
L.A. Fires One Year Later: Music Community Reckons With Loss and Uncertainty
Members of Foo Fighters, Dawes, DIIV, and more reflect on a horrific past and tenuous, optimistic future
Galaxies with ‘hoop skirts’ are more common than we thought
The discovery of thousands more galaxies with stars ringing their main disks could help astronomers study galactic evolution more generally.
Between bots calling themselves 'Mecha-Hitler' and 95% of businesses realising they don't know the point of AI, 2025 was the year the tech lost its shine even for the most blinkered execs
It's gonna change the world. Once we figure out what to do with it and it stops being a Nazi. But after that for sure.
U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker that fled Venezuela blockade
The tanker Marinera had been pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard for weeks.
Emraan Hashmi Leads Netflix India Customs Enforcement Thriller ‘Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web,’ Trailer Unveiled
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for “Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web,” a customs enforcement thriller starring Emraan Hashmi as the leader of an honest task force battling a global smuggling empire. Created by Neeraj Pandey, the series centers on a specialized customs unit at
