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Rolling Stones Call Off 2026 Tour
The Rolling Stones have called off plans for a 2026 stadium tour of the United Kingdom and Europe, a source close to the band confirms to Variety, following reports that guitarist Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it. While never officially announced, the group’s touring
Amazon Clears Out a Ryzen 7 Mini PC at a Record Low as a Mac Mini Alternative and Windows Backup
Save as much as 32% on the ACEMAGIC W1 Mini PC (32GB RM, 1TB storage) over at Amazon for a limited time. The post Amazon Clears Out a Ryzen 7 Mini PC at a Record Low as a Mac Mini Alternative and Windows Backup appeared first on Kotaku .
Simu Liu Making Broadway Debut in ‘Oh, Mary!’
Simu Liu is moving from the MCU to a very wacky White House. The on-screen superhero, best known for his starring role in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” will make his Broadway debut in “Oh, Mary!” He will play Mary Todd Lincoln’s teacher in the historical
Rare brown dwarf discovered orbiting ancient star
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and elsewhere report the discovery of a new brown dwarf about 60 times more massive than Jupiter. The newfound substellar object, designated TOI-7019 b, is a brown dwarf known to orbit a star that is part of
Researchers develop new tool in forensic intelligence gathering
Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic investigations. Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. students Rebecca Tidy and Romy Keane, who are also chemists at Western Australia's premier chemical science
The Supreme Court’s opening wedge to end independent agencies
Donald Trump is about to get the green light from the Supreme Court to proceed with his MAGA plan to dismantle the administrative state.
How Hollywood Fell For Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’: “I’ve Never in 30 Years Had This Reaction”
Despite a sluggish start on the festival circuit, the Netflix film has emerged as one of the year’s stronger Oscar contenders, backed by audience enthusiasm — and unparalleled industry support.
People of Note's blend of turn-based combat and musical theatre is the exact kind of weird concoction my sicko brain has been yearning for
Clair Obscur: K-Pop Demon Hunters Edition.
Larian Boss Confirms Divinity Is A Turn-Based RPG, Thinks It’ll Be ‘Way Better’ Than Baldur’s Gate 3
Swen Vincke isn't shying away from big promises The post Larian Boss Confirms Divinity Is A Turn-Based RPG, Thinks It’ll Be ‘Way Better’ Than Baldur’s Gate 3 appeared first on Kotaku .
A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass
A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus. These symbols, once dismissed as decoration, appear to be workshop identifiers used by teams of skilled artisans. The findings challenge centuries of
Russia calls German broadcaster Deutsche Welle an 'undesirable organisation'
Dec 16 - Russia has labelled Deutsche Welle an \"undesirable organisation\", in what the German international broadcaster called an effort to suppress independent reporting.
The Year in Computer Science
Explore the year’s most surprising computational revelations, including a new fundamental relationship between time and space, an undergraduate who overthrew a 40-year-old conjecture, and the unexpectedly effortless triggers that can turn AI evil. The post The Year in Computer
Watch live: House Republicans give remarks amid pressure to extend ACA subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month. GOP lawmakers in the lower chamber of Congress unveiled their own version of a health care bill, which
The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2025
Every year, the bounty of pop music grows more and more (my apologies to the 2,637 songs in my inbox as of time of writing that I haven't gotten to yet, out of you don't want to know how many). Singling out the top 40 pop thrills of the year only gets harder; maybe that's why
PM Anwar reshuffles Cabinet in possible last rejig before GE16, after rout in Sabah state polls
Analysts view the reshuffle as a strategic move to appeal to PH's voter base and Sabahans.
Kiss goodbye to cheap VRAM, reports say supplies of Nvidia's RTX 3060 graphics cards are finally running out
Is the 12 GB RTX 3060's longevity proof positive of the importance of VRAM?
Netflix U.K., Ireland Documentary Talent Fund Returns for Fourth Year – Global Bulletin
FUNDING FILMMAKERS Netflix has unveiled the return of its Documentary Talent Fund for a fourth year, offering five U.K. and Ireland-based filmmakers £30,000 ($40,000) each to create short documentaries exploring the theme of “Change.” “We are looking to work with creatives who
Late Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s family calls mystery will a ‘scam’
“Scams come in all shapes and sizes,” attorneys for Hsieh’s family said in Monday’s filing with a court in Nevada.
When blue-collar workers lose union protection, they try self-employment
In U.S. states with anti-union labor environments, workers are up to 53% more likely to start their own businesses—and blue-collar workers are more likely to do it out of necessity.
Arc Raiders patch notes mean looting is a little more difficult now
Security lockers have been nerfed yet again, but this time in terms of how hard they are to find in Arc Raiders.
Washington state residents urged to ‘go now’ as flooding causes levee breach
Police in city of Pacific told residents to evacuate just hours after evacuation order had been lifted in nearby suburbs Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate early Tuesday, just hours after an evacuation alert was lifted for residents near
Wiles says Bondi 'whiffed' on Trump supporters' interest in Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi “whiffed” on understanding how much President Trump’s base of supporters cared about the release of the files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says in a newly-released interview. “I think she
Driver who ploughed into crowd at Liverpool football parade jailed for over 21 years
Paul Doyle, 54, used his vehicle "as a weapon" after losing his temper with crowds at a Liverpool FC victory parade on 26 May, prosecutors said.
Bondi Beach gunman originally from India, police say
Sajid Akram had "limited" contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia 27 years ago, a police official said.
Hayley Williams, Florence Welch, & Trey Anastasio Join Bleachers At The Ally Coalition Talent Show 2025
Just before Christmas once a year, mega-producer Jack Antonoff stages his big benefit concert, the Ally Coalition Talent Show, and tons of stars come out. Antonoff and his sister, the fashion designer Rachel, founded the Ally Coalition, which raises money for LGBTQ+ young
Samsung Adds the Galaxy Watch 8 (2025) to Its Smartwatch Clearance, Not Just the Galaxy Watch Ultra
You can now grab Samsung's latest Galaxy Watch without paying the full price. The post Samsung Adds the Galaxy Watch 8 (2025) to Its Smartwatch Clearance, Not Just the Galaxy Watch Ultra appeared first on Kotaku .
Susie Wiles talks Trump's score-settling and retribution
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a new interview said that she and President Trump had a "loose agreement" to move on from "score settling" after the first 90 days of his second term, but acknowledged that his attacks against his opponents may "look like retribution"
The dinosaurs that forgot how to fly
A new study led by a researcher from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University examined dinosaur fossils preserved with their feathers and found that these dinosaurs had lost the ability to fly. According to the researchers, this
'It's not a clone of D:OS2': 6 big takeaways from our interview with Larian after the reveal of Divinity
What is Divinity's combat like, what does "more ambitious" than Baldur's Gate 3 mean, how far into development is it, and more questions answered.
Interview: How to make sustainable seafood the easy choice?
Most European seafood is imported and wild fish stocks aren't recovering fast enough. So how can you make sure the fish you buy is sustainable?Projects like MrGoodFish3.0 are ready to show us how. Coordinator Daniel Hayes explains.
A world landmark reborn: the Imam al-Bukhari complex
Uzbekistan has completed a major restoration of the Imam al-Bukhari Memorial Complex near Samarkand, one of the Muslim world's most revered pilgrimage sites.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: The Story Is Fine, the Action Awesome, as the Third ‘Avatar’ Film Does New Variations on a No-Longer-New Vision
Cameron hasn’t lost his zesty storytelling brio, even if the story he tells is starting to feel like his version of the "Star Wars" prequels. As in: It’s fine, but do we actually care about it? Cameron himself has a sixth sense for when to break up the windy chronicle of
With Divinity, Larian developers are confident they can one-up Baldur's Gate 3
We spoke to Larian Studios about how its next RPG, Divinity, is chasing the holy grail of player agency.
Will Divinity release in early access like Baldur's Gate 3?
Larian Studios says that it is hoping to repeat Baldur's Gate 3's early access success story with Divinity.
Fallout season 2 review: The Jonathan Nolan-produced show repeats Westworld’s biggest mistake
After season 1's explosive finale, Fallout season 2 spins its wheels, without a clear direction for its many characters. Read our review.
Avatar: Fire and Ash review: James Cameron proves AI wrong
Disney may be all-in on AI, but James Cameron is proving human talent remains key to CG spectacle
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2026 updates: everything we learned from Nintendo
Nintendo sheds new light on the 3.0 update and Nintendo Switch 2 changes to Animal Crossing: New Horizons coming in January.
Scan before you buy: why two new apps aim to change seafood shopping
Buying fish shouldn't require a marine biology degree. Yet standing at the counter or browsing a restaurant menu, most of us have no idea whether our choices harm or help the ocean. Two new European apps aim to change that, by making sustainable seafood shopping easy.
Electricity generation costs would be a third lower with 82% renewable grid, CSIRO says
Modelling suggests by 2050 main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The cost of generating electricity in an Australian grid powered by 82% renewable energy
‘I Was Wrecked by the End of It’: Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley on the ‘Beautiful Difficulty’ of Acting Out Grief and Addiction on Screen
Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley don’t know one another well when they sit down together — but almost instantly they go deep. It stands to reason: The two Irish actors both play challenging, emotional leading roles in literary adaptations this year. In Farrell’s case, Edward
‘Fallout’ Ups Its Game Even Further in a Bloodier, More Expansive Season 2: TV Review
Prime Video’s post-apocalyptic drama “Fallout” has returned for Season 2, and it’s even bigger and more explosive than the first. Inspired by the beloved video game, in Season 1, creators Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner followed naive vault dweller Lucy MacLean (Ella
While Diversity in Streaming Television Slips, Underrepresented Stories Increase Share, Finds UCLA Hollywood Report
In 2024, there were fewer leading roles featuring women and women of color than the year before, despite households of color and female audiences continuing to drive top show rankings, according to UCLA’s newly released Hollywood Diversity Report. Published on Tuesday, the full
Jesse Malin Announces New Dates and Theater for ‘Silver Manhattan’ Stage Show
Part-play, part-concert, the production will run five nights a week at the Bowery Palace in New York beginning in February
Divinity is 'past pre-production' and already recording actors, but don't read too much into that: Swen Vincke says Larian will be 'recording non-stop'
"That gives you an idea of the ambition."
Billy Joel’s Carnegie Hall Tribute to Feature Rob Thomas, Pat Monahan, and Rufus Wainwright
The March 12 charity concert will also include appearances by Alexa Ray Joel, Gavin DeGraw, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tanya Tucker, The War and Treaty, Joy Oladokun, and Bettye LaVette
Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa
Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were wild cats.
