Think about how many games release every single month. And then consider that more than 60% of US players purchase fewer than two new releases per year. It doesn’t really make economical sense, does it? And it’s why we often frown at the idea of publishers making shorter, cheaper software so we can fill out the release schedule even more. …
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After Monster: The Ed Gein Story debuted on Netflix on Friday, it soon earned the No. 2 spot on the streamer’s platform charts with 12.2 million views in its first week. The true-crime series is the third season in the Monster anthology co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Like every season, it follows a serial killer (or two). But …
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The kick off of the Supreme Court 2025-2026 term could be among the most consequential for transgender Americans yet. Several cases on Monday and Tuesday progressed before the court, ones that cumulatively touch upon every aspect of the rights and lives of trans Americans. Here’s a breakdown of what those cases really mean. (You can listen to Tuesday’s oral arguments …
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Sora, OpenAI’s new social media platform for its Sora 2 image generation model, launched eight days ago. In the first days of the app, users did what they always do with a new tool in their hands: generate endless chaos, in this case images of Spongebob Squarepants in a Nazi uniform and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting or throwing Pikachus …
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State and local leaders — but only a few protesters — greeted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday as she visited Portland and the ICE office that has been the site of recurring protests since June. As Noem made the case for increased security near the facility, where the Trump administration has sought to deploy National Guard troops …
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A Covid vaccine rollout unlike any other has given rise to confusion over who’s eligible and concerns that the shots might be harder to obtain this fall — especially for young children. Unlike in past years, when the vaccines were approved and recommended for everyone 6 months and older, the Food and Drug Administration this summer approved updated Covid shots …
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More games are coming out than ever before. Over 18,000 separate store listings were added to Steam in 2024 alone. Our list of notable October releases hit 55, and there were dozens more games we could have included. It’s a good thing that with the market so flooded, the average gamer is also buying tons of games. Oh wait, they …
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Game-changing weight loss jabs relied on by millions of slimmers and diabetics could cause certain cancer scans to be less effective, experts have suggested. The drugs, which include Mounjaro and Wegovy, have ushered in a new era in the battle against obesity, helping dieters shed up to a fifth of their bodyweight. But, British researchers who assessed PET-CT scans—which help …
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Emma Saunders and Helen BushbyCulture reporters Getty Images Robin and Zelda Williams, pictured in 2011 Zelda Williams, the daughter of Robin Williams, has asked people to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her father, the celebrated US actor and comic who died in 2014. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda Williams posted on her Instagram stories. …
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Forcing everyone to be morning people. I am a morning person. I love getting up early and getting a lot done. I do not like non-morning people being forced to be up and doing stuff during that time. It’s not fair to them and it’s annoying to me and my fellow morning people. It is absurd to assume people are …
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