Grand Theft Auto faces no threat from AI, Take-Two boss says

Generative AI can't make Grand Theft Auto 6, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says, praising the need for human creativity in making games.

Take-Two boss declines to offer advice to the new Microsoft Gaming chief, says she'll be fine on her own: 'She’s a highly accomplished executive who’s done just great without ever having met me'

Asha Sharma came into Microsoft's Xbox business without a background in gaming, but Zelnick did the same thing at Take-Two and that's worked out pretty well.

The New New Museum

The Manhattan institution reopens this week! Plus, the sari in NYC, Gainsborough, Carol Bove, and a tiny haven for experimental art in Brooklyn.

The Canonization of Frida Kahlo

An exhibition blasts apart any crystallized conception of the artist until no easily digestible singular figure emerges.

Iran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed, Iranian media reports

March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's security chief Ali Larijani has been killed, Iranian media confirmed on Tuesday. (Reporting by Yomna Ehab, Editing by Franklin Paul)

25 best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC right now (March 2026)

Xbox Game Pass is one of the best deals in video games. Here is a list of our favorite Game Pass games, including Clair Obscur, Kingdom Come, and Halo

Bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago across western North America, study finds

A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North America. The replacement of older weapons by bows and arrows occurred independently in several prehistoric cultures. Briggs Buchanan and colleagues explore

Of fish and fowl: Non-vegetarian food spices up political debate in India’s West Bengal state

The Bengali love for fish is legendary but its sale has been politicised ahead of April state elections.

The co-creators of Caves of Qud, our favorite roguelike fever dream, worked as narrative consultants on Marathon—which mostly meant they 'got to sit there in the room and throw completely absurd ideas at the wall'

I knew something about that Tick Milk felt familiar.

White House releases DHS funding offer

The Trump administration identified five policy points it is willing to codify.

What's in your lipstick and water? New test flags hidden mutagens

Substances capable of mutating human genetic material—altering and permanently damaging it—are present in many everyday products. Researchers at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) have, for the first time, detected mutagens and concurrently cytotoxic substances in food,

Biden swipes at Trump's immigration policy in surprise St. Patrick's Day remarks

Former President Biden reflected on his Irish ancestors’ migration journey to the U.S. and criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policies during a St. Patrick’s Day event in Boston on Tuesday morning. In a surprise appearance at the Irish American Partnership’s

Obama trash talks, faces off against Anthony Edwards to promote presidential center opening in Chicago

Former President Obama is going one-on-one with Anthony Edwards — challenging the NBA All-Star in everything from three-pointers to ping pong — in a playful matchup aimed at hyping his forthcoming presidential center. The 44th president also engaged in some serious trash

Ticket Holders For Canceled Byron Bay Bluesfest May Not Be Refunded

Many people are raising eyebrows at the developing news surrounding the last-minute cancellation of Australian music festival Byron Bay Bluesfest. Last Friday, Bluesfest officially announced that it was canceling this year's event. "Rising production, logistics, insurance and

Street Fighter 6’s Latest DLC Ending Is Upsetting Fans Because Alex Marries His Sister-Cousin

Alex's arrival saw the game break its all-time peak player count on Steam

Netanyahu, Huckabee laugh about ticking Iranian names off of 'punch card'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Tuesday are seen laughing in a video about scratching off the names of Iranian leaders on a "punch card," while also mocking online claims that the prime minister was dead and recreated

Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion

Islamic visual traditions have long made space for realities beyond direct perception, and these artists work in calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making to carry them forward.

Gabbard: Trump concluded Iran posed an imminent threat

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday said President Trump “concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action,” her first comments that come in the wake of a top aide of hers resigning in protest of the

'Conflict entrepreneurs': Examining divisive political rhetoric and the pursuit of celebrity by politicians

American politics is increasingly characterized by high levels of polarization and divisive rhetoric, despite stated preferences among voters for civility and substantive debate. Sean J. Westwood and colleagues sought to understand what might incentivize a politician to use

Elisabeth Moss and Producing Partner Lindsey McManus Talk Six-Year Journey to ‘Imperfect Women,’ Rebuilding Gilead for ‘The Testaments’ and Bucking That Vanity EP Narrative

This week, Elisabeth Moss and Lindsey McManus are celebrating the debut of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women,” the first project the pair picked up after launching their Love & Squalor production banner six years ago. “The first thing that we ever discussed together as a partnership,

When a Palestinian Artist Asserts Her Own Humanity

Basma al-Sharif’s screening at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf was met with threats and a smear campaign, proving the point of her films on separation and displacement.

Alan Wake 2 Studio Is Keeping Its Multiplayer Game Alive Even Though Only 38 People Are Playing It On Steam Right Now

Also: one game ditches AI while another game company invests in AI war machines

The Wait For Subnautica 2 Is Finally Over In May After Messy Legal Battle

The highly-anticipated underwater survival sequel will release via early access on Xbox and PC

Quantum-inspired laser system delivers distance measurements with sub-millimeter accuracy

A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bristol. The team has proved their hypothesis by testing out their new method on some of the

Tech Life

The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.

Lawsuit alleges breakup of federal climate lab was tied to Trump's feud with Colorado

A new lawsuit opposing the breakup of a federal climate and weather lab alleges that the move is part of a Trump administration retribution effort against the state of Colorado. The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of 129 schools

Vertical Societies

Am I a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images by Richard Nadler because I am a fan of Richard Scarry books and Wes Anderson movies or am I a fan of Scarry & Anderson because I’m a sucker for these kinds of ultra-detailed images? (Or is it because I’m aphantasic and

TSA official: 'Not hyperbole' to suggest airports may close if shutdown persists

A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Tuesday that some airports could be forced to close if lawmakers fail to quickly reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end the partial government shutdown. In an interview on Fox

EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’

Trump administration officials have claimed that they are saving Americans over $1.3 trillion by ending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. But the figure does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of the Environmental

Sununu on TSA workers, DHS shutdown: 'I don't think there's a breaking point'

Airlines for America CEO and former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Monday he does not believe the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown has hit a “breaking point,” even as security lines grow at airports nationwide. “I don't think there's a breaking point,”

Unofficial Animal Crossing Port Brings The OG Cozy Game To PC

You can play this PC port of the GameCube classic to hold you over until Nintendo releases a new Animal Crossing sequel for Switch 2

Democrats urge windfall tax as big oil set to make billions from Iran war

Progressive and green groups join call for tax on major fossil-fuel companies to help offset rising living costs With big oil companies poised to reap billions of dollars in profits from the war in Iran, Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups are calling for a windfall tax

Costco recalls popular meatloaf meal kit over Salmonella contamination fears across 26 states

The "Meatloaf with Mashed Yukon Potatoes and Glaze" was flagged for potential Salmonella contamination after an ingredient supplier raised concerns.

Senate bills survive

'Rock clock' refines time measurement of Earth's early complex animal life

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock clock" that allows major climate events from the dawn of complex animal life to be

Climate policies can reduce emissions from economic growth in wealthy nations

Scientists have debated for decades whether economies can continue to grow without increasing greenhouse gas emissions. A new study by a Penn State researcher has found that this may be possible, but only under strict conditions and mostly for the world's wealthiest nations.

John Roberts Sends Trump a Message After His Tirade on Supreme Court

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday called for an end to “personal hostility” toward judges, a not-so-subtle message that came just two days after President Trump went on a long diatribe about courts ruling against him. “It does come with the territory.… When

'We weren't consulted': Qatar warns Gulf will face Iran's retaliation if U.S. ends war

Qatari official says region will 'live with the consequences' of a war it didn't choose. He urges stronger deterrence, closer cooperation with Europe and warns that unchecked Israeli and Iranian "hegemony" risks repeated regional wars

Remedy is moving on from FBC: Firebreak, but it's going out with a bang: One final update adds 5 new maps, a lower price, friend's pass, and a promise the game will 'continue to be playable for years to come'

Remedy's first multiplayer shooter didn't go well, but the studio says it learned a lot from the experience and hopes new players will give it a chance.

Democrats Revolt Against Hakeem Jeffries Ahead of Midterms

Democrats are increasingly confident that if President Donald Trump allows an election, they will win the House of Representatives come November. But even a blue wave doesn’t mean Hakeem Jeffries would receive a natural promotion to House speaker. Jeffries, a Democrat

Arizona Becomes First State to Criminally Charge Kalshi

The state of Arizona has filed criminal charges against the online prediction market Kalshi for allowing people to bet on elections and “operating an illegal gambling business” in the state. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed 20 misdemeanor counts in Maricopa County

‘The Chi’ Releases First Look at Upcoming Eighth and Final Season (TV News Roundup)

Paramount+ has released the first look at the eighth and final season of “The Chi,” premiering later this year. Set in the South Side of Chicago, “The Chi” will enter “its coldest winter ever” in the upcoming season. The logline reads, “Life or death choices must be made. The

AI model improves flood forecasting with higher accuracy than current methods

New paired studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities show that machine learning can improve the prediction of floods. The studies, published in Water Resources Research and the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining, demonstrate how

The cost of cold: Economics research links frozen crops to domestic violence

In December 2023, the Peruvian Andes were hit by a severe drought followed by a wave of nighttime freezing temperatures. The "cold shock" didn't just wither crops and cause widespread hunger; it reached deep into the homes of the families who live there.

Kehlani Reveals Self-Titled Album Will Arrive This Spring

The Grammy Award winner's fifth studio LP will be released on their birthday, April 24

It’s Time for a Chalamet Break

The nine months until 'Dune 3' may help some of the terminally online to mentally separate themselves from the movie star and give audiences time to miss him.

Watch live: Trump participates in annual Shamrock Bowl presentation

President Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin will participate in the annual Shamrock Bowl presentation on Tuesday afternoon at the White House. The St. Patrick's Day tradition, which began during the Truman administration in 1952, is meant to symbolize the enduring

How to change the weather in Pokémon Pokopia

If you want to make it sunny or rainy in Pokopia, you can swap the weather using a specific habitat. We explain how to change the weather in our guide

Senate votes to begin marathon debate on SAVE America Act

The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a long and contentious debate over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require people to show documented proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot. President Trump has called the measure his No. 1

Senate launches debate on SAVE America Act with endgame uncertain

The bill is at the center of an intense GOP fight over the “talking filibuster.”