Last week, we noted Kickstarter's new content guidelines which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on "sexual wellness products that are not designed for insertion or penetration and are not marketed primarily for sexual gratification." Those rules have
The key to a great artistic collaboration? Saying yes to every wild idea.
Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, Olivia Dean, Doechii, Teyana Taylor, and A$AP Rocky are among the top nominees
The mortifying ordeal of being biblically known.
Nicole Lapin, a financial journalist, author and podcaster, has signed with WME, which will represent her and her Money News Network podcast operation. Lapin launched Money News Network in 2023. In addition to her show “Money Rehab,” which launched in 2020, the network is home
The actor who starred in a 1987 live-action adaptation stopped by the L.A. premiere of the new movie.
Cucumbers used to be called “cowcumbers” . I’m sorry, what?!
For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the price of widening inequality. A small group of leaders, kings and priests, would inevitably seize control of the wealth and the gap between rich and poor
The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- African countries must stop exporting raw minerals and focus on local processing and manufacturing, if the continent is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and build inclusive, long-term prosperity, Tanzania Minerals Deputy Minister Steven
Google's I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. If you weren't able to tune into the event's livestream today or
A Tuesday evening press screening in Cannes of Pedro Almodovar’s “Bitter Christmas” was temporarily evacuated after a medical emergency, Variety has confirmed. The screening in the Bazin theater in the Palais was paused so emergency services could assist the person, according
The car pass in Forza Horizon 6 offers you 30 cars throughout the rest of the year. Here's all of the cars you'll receive and how to get them.
Scientists at VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps a widely used biological pesticide become more effective. The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals how bacteria produce ultra-strong protein fibers that form
Economists have identified—and resolved—a seeming paradox regarding how competition from China affects the price and volume of products that are exported from other countries into the United States. The findings shed new light on the complex dynamics of international trade and
‘Dragonite and the Special Delivery’ was original released in 2025 in other languages
The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may improve treatments for lung and heart ailments.
Burry, who rose to prominence after his bet against the subprime mortgage market was featured in “The Big Short,” pointed to evidence that an increasingly large amount of junk-bond debt and venture capital money is pouring into the AI sector.
The market known for its eye-watering smoothie prices and viral wellness concoctions is moving ahead with plans for a new store.
Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult digs into the story of Frederick von Mierers, founder of the youth- and beauty-obsessed group Eternal Values in the 1980s
Google is launching its own take on OpenClaw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark is an always-on AI agent that can write emails for you, create continually updated study guides,
Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it easier to flow between AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of search results, and AI Mode, Google's
They tell me no one outside Google has seen what we're about to see. No journalist has ever been in this building. Here in Google's Mountain View labs, the company's creating lifesize AI agents that can see you, and talk to you. This one's name is Sophie. It can speak any
Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an "AI agent for code security" it debuted last October. The difference is that Google is now making the tool more widely
Cartoon Network Studio’s “Adventure Time: Side Quests” will premiere on June 29, Disney+ and Hulu announced. The show will stream on the platforms. The new “Adventure Time” companion series will follow “young hero Finn and his magical dog best friend Jake as they embark on
'Issuing arrest warrants against Israel's prime minister, defense minister and finance minister is a declaration of war,' far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a press conference, accusing the Palestinian Authority of being behind the international legal measure
Sony is going back to PS5 exclusives for its single-player games, and Microsoft is considering it. But there are complications
Jean Shin's 'Celadon Landscape' presents large-scale vessels made of the lustrous green-blue material. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article From Two
Disney continues to add more features hitching Hulu and Disney+ together as it takes steps toward the goal of “fully integrating” Hulu into the Disney+ service. The Mouse House has outlined plans to deliver a “unified” app experience for bundle subscribers of Disney+ and Hulu
The loan of this work, listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, had sparked numerous protests in France, chiefly due to its fragility.
In an interview on Fox News, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed Democrats’ refusal to fund ICE for the mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday and said places of worship should “hire their own security.” “President Trump has assemblied [sic]
Over 30,000 estates could not be accessed due to an error identifying all of a late customer's NS&I products.
A new European-led telescope could map the dusty, hidden half of the universe, all without using fossil fuels. If you have ever seen the Milky Way in the night sky, you probably noticed that it looks cloudy. That is because towards the center of our galaxy, and of most
When I first became co-director of an archaeological project at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan in 2018, I was amazed by the site's pyramids, temples and palaces. It had been an urban center in the ancient empire of Kush, which dominated the Nile Valley off and on for more than
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the European Order of Merit on Tuesday. Merkel warned that Europe could no longer take peace and security for granted following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She also said changes in US security policy showed old certainties
Google is expanding AI detection capabilities to Chrome and Search, with the aim of making it easier for people to identify deepfakes. The updates, announced at Google I/O today, cover not only SynthID - the invisible watermarking technology developed by Google DeepMind - but
No reparations for Black Americans. No student loan forgiveness. No UBI for average Americans. But reparations, treason forgiveness, and UBI for the Jan 6th insurrectionists & criminals who attacked Congress. Got it, got it, got it.
[Daily Maverick] As global health leaders gather this month for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the question is no longer whether climate change threatens health. Africa needs climate action that saves lives now.
'We thought we'd return after two days': Five elderly Palestinian citizens of Israel share their testimonies from 1948
A top commander of US forces in the Middle East avoided taking responsibility Tuesday for an attack on a school in Iran that left 155 people dead on day one of the war, insisting a "complex" probe continues. Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM),
Finance ministers from G7 economies gathered in Paris for a second day of talks focused on global economic pressures, including the Iran conflict, US tariffs and disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz.
A jury ruled that Live Nation-Ticketmaster is a monopoly in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, and the states that brought the case should use their leverage to press for a settlement that locks in real consumer protections and opens up the marketplace to more
Fertiliser producers argue that the EU's carbon pricing rules at the border protect the European industry from cheaper imports produced under weaker environmental rules. But farmers fear they are indirectly paying the bill through higher fertiliser costs.
"We need to rejig the vernacular."
Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn’s hopes of
22V Research sees levels for bond yields and oil prices that could throw cold water on the bull market.
Subnautica 2's Alien Ruins Angel Comb requires different handling. Here's how to clear the second Angel Comb
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the most energy-intensive and logistically complex sports on the planet. The events involve cars, of course, but also long-haul freight, international travel, temporary event infrastructure, and a global calendar that keeps people and equipment
A large-scale analysis of Grokipedia, the world's first AI-written encyclopedia, has found that while many Grokipedia articles closely resemble their Wikipedia counterparts, a substantial subset diverged markedly in style, sourcing and political leaning.
Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access external cameras in the upcoming EX60 SUV to help explain and interpret its surroundings to vehicle owners. The