Death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand rises to over 80
Thailand reports more than 80 deaths after severe flooding in the south, with water levels starting to recede as authorities assess damage across several provinces.
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Oh great, the latest rumours suggest Nvidia might stop bundling VRAM with its GPUs, because who cares about cheap graphics cards
Those smaller GPU vendors will love this.
Africa: Beware Deepfake - Video of South Africa's Anti-Migrant Group Leader Saying Her Parents Are Zimbabwean
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video which appears to show Zandile Dabula, leader of South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula, saying her parents are from Zimbabwe, has been circulating online. However, the video is just a convincing fake.
Patagonia trekking deaths raise urgent questions over safety at Torres del Paine National Park
An absence of park rangers, and issues with weather forecasting, led a group of tourists to embark on the tricky O Circuit trek despite worsening weather conditions.
'My superhero': Girlfriend mourns loss of firefighter killed in Hong Kong blaze
Ho Wai-ho, 37, was found with burns to his face on the ground floor of a residential complex that was consumed by fire.
Africa: New Fossil Proves Lucy's Species Coexisted With Another Relative Species
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A new fossil discovered at Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia, has revealed that Lucy's species co-existed with another relative species, Arizona State University researcher Yohannes Haile-Selassie reveled today.
Apple Offloads New MacBook Pro M5, Now Selling Cheaper Than Older M4 Models
The MacBook Pro M5 is one of the most powerful laptops you can buy. The post Apple Offloads New MacBook Pro M5, Now Selling Cheaper Than Older M4 Models appeared first on Kotaku .
In Apple’s 2025 Holiday Ad, Adorable Forest Creatures Shoot a Music Video on a Hiker’s Lost iPhone 17 Pro
Apple is hoping its feel-good holiday ad campaign — featuring a chorus of woodland creatures singing about friendship — will inspire consumers to rush out and buy a brand-new iPhone 17. On Thursday, Apple released “A Critter Carol,” a 2-minute, 24-second film starring nine
Africa: Africa Urged to Swap Aid Dependence for Private Capital to Drive Development
[New Times] Relying solely on public funding or foreign aid is no longer sufficient to meet Africa's growing needs, African ministers and investors have said, calling for more private investment to close the continent's infrastructure gaps.
Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Atatürk on his first overseas visit to Turkey
Pope Leo XIV visits Atatürk's mausoleum in Ankara, laying a wreath and calling for peace before meeting Turkish President Erdogan.
Splitgate 2 to relaunch in December
After a controversial "unlaunching" following critical player feedback - and an unfortunate stunt at Summer Game Fest - the FPS is set to return
Astronomers capture an exceptional gamma-ray flare from a blazar
Astronomers have performed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of a gamma-ray loud blazar known as TXS 2013+370. The observations, posted November 19 on the arXiv preprint server, resulted in the detection of an exceptional gamma-ray flare from this object.
Physicist delineates limits on the precision of quantum thermal machines
Quantum thermal machines are devices that leverage quantum mechanical effects to convert energy into useful work or cooling, similarly to traditional heat engines or refrigerators. Thermodynamics theory suggests that increasing the reliability with which all thermal machines
Why modern megacity Hong Kong still uses bamboo scaffolding for building
Scrutiny of the material has been growing, especially after the recent tragedy at Wang Fuk Court.
Amazon Is Practically Dumping the 15.6″ Portable Monitor After Selling Thousands Last Month, Black Friday Makes the Price Even Wilder
Be productive on the go by adding a second screen to your setup. The post Amazon Is Practically Dumping the 15.6″ Portable Monitor After Selling Thousands Last Month, Black Friday Makes the Price Even Wilder appeared first on Kotaku .
Shu Qi on ‘Girl,’ Director’s Cut Plans and a Possible Trilogy at Singapore Film Festival Conversation
Shu Qi arrived at the Singapore International Film Festival with the clarity of someone closing a long, emotionally taxing cycle. Her directorial debut “Girl” opened the festival the previous night, marking what she described as “the final stop” of a journey that has stretched
Half of heart attacks strike people told they’re low risk
The study reveals that widely used heart-attack risk calculators fail to flag nearly half of those who will soon experience a cardiac event. Even the newer PREVENT model misclassifies many patients as low-risk. Since most people develop symptoms only within 48 hours of their
Nintendo to acquire Splatoon 3 co-developer Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
The studio will be rebranded as Nintendo Studios Singapore.
EU lawmakers face backlash over proposed new protections for air passengers
MEPs are under increasing pressure from consumer groups and industry representatives on proposed air passenger rights legislation, with the European aviation sector urging a six-month pause in negotiations in order to conduct an impact assessment.
Trump administration halts immigration from Afghanistan after DC shooting
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was placing an indefinite pause on immigration from Afghanistan in response to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. The suspected shooter, an Afghan national, immigrated to the U.S. in 2021, according to the
‘Nature feeds us more than it floods us’: Asheville after-school program teaches kids to forage
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, No Taste Like Home aims to rebuild trust between students and the land Juniper Stewart just turned 12. She wears a cropped orange sweater and her ginger curls in a bob. She used to like Taylor Swift, but now she’s more into the Cranberries and
The games we're most thankful for this Thanksgiving
From Dragon Age 2 to The Sims, these are the games we're grateful for this Thanksgiving.
Maduro’s ties to Turkey could smooth path to possible exile
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s close relationship with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could make Turkey a possible safe harbor if he decides to flee Caracas.
Secret behind Temple of Venus's resilient construction uncovered
The material used to build the Temple of Venus in Naples has remarkably endured even as Earth's surface around it sank from volcanic activity, and researchers were curious to know how.
The nuclear arms race is back, and it's testing US power
The geopolitical environment that once helped manage nuclear risks has eroded.
Obsidian says The Outer Worlds 2 isn't a deliberate critique of capitalism, which is even more ridiculous than the time Fallout's co-creator said that isn't either
What's better than a thoughtful analysis of history? How about a vague shrug of the shoulders?
Nuri Bilge Ceylan Responds to Backlash Over Attending Government-Run Iranian Film Festival: This ‘Should Not Be Interpreted as Support’ for Regime
Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan has responded to criticism regarding his participation in Iran’s government-run Fajr Film Festival, saying that it should not be considered a show of support for the Iranian regime. Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2014 for
Intel will reportedly take the fight to AMD's dominant X3D gaming CPUs with monstrous Nova Lake chip packing 288 MB of vertical cache and 52 cores
A battle royale of stacked cache CPUs beckons in 2026.
Amazon Posts “Hidden Price” on Mini 4K Drones for Black Friday, DJI Blocks Displaying Such Record Low
Want the bundle packs? You'll need Prime for those. The post Amazon Posts “Hidden Price” on Mini 4K Drones for Black Friday, DJI Blocks Displaying Such Record Low appeared first on Kotaku .
The Trump administration will no longer mark World AIDS Day
The US State Department has announced it will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day with public messaging. This ends a decades-long tradition of raising awareness on 1 December.
No changes to Scottish income tax plan, Robison says
The finance secretary says rates will not rise and no new bands will be introduced in January's Budget.
