Trump’s first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company
Senior Vitol trader met US president at White House last week and gave millions to his re-election campaign...
2hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
17 college basketball players charged in point-shaving scheme: Indictment
Basketball players are charged in a point shaving scheme to fix games in the NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association and rig bets....
13hABC NewsSports
'Keep protesting, help is on the way,' Trump tells Iranians as death toll surpasses 2,000
Trump's remarks came as the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said over 2,000 people had been killed in anti-government protests....
2dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
AU Deals: Deep Cuts on Modern Blockbusters to Timeless Classics
I have spent enough years covering games to know when a sale actually matters, and this one does. It's looking like a proper cross platform clearance out there, the kind where great games quietly slip...
3dIGNEntertainment
Games Workshop Addresses Long Wait for Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe, Confirms Standalone Warhammer Age of Sigmar Animation for Prime Video
Games Workshop has addressed the long wait for Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe, insisting that Amazon is in control of the delivery of the adaptation. Former Superman actor and Warh...
2dIGNEntertainment
Brands that skimp on social media marketing do so at their own peril
Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity. Isa Foltin/TikTok via Getty Images Social media is more important than ever for US retail sit...
1dBusiness Insidereconomics
European troops arrive in Greenland as US and Denmark talks fail to resolve dispute
The deployment was announced the same day the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington....
17hEuronewsPoliticsImpact
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple premieres in theaters on January 16. There was a guy sitting behind me at my screening of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple who, when the credits began to roll, stood up ...
2dIGNEntertainment
Bilt unveils credit cards with 10% interest rate for first year after Trump calls for cap
Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain Taylor Hill/Getty Images Trump has called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Bilt is rolling out a new suite of 3 credit cards offering 10% interest for the first...
1dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact
Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently Excited About the Tech
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. Deliver...
2dIGNTechnologyImpact
Mazzulla calls out refs, repeats 'illegal screen'
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was asked six questions after his team's 98-96 loss to the Pacers on Monday night, and to each one, his answer was the same: "Illegal screen."...
2dESPNSports
Germany: Gelsenkirchen bank thieves used 'manipulated' door
Police say a manipulated emergency exit, that shouldn't open from the outside, gave thieves access in last month's major bank heist in Gelsenkirchen. They warned customers that investigations would li...
2dDeutsche Wellecrime
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era Will Get a One-Day-Only North American Theater Release
Umamusume: Pretty Derby's anime film spinoff, Beginning of a New Era, released in theaters in Japan way back in May 2024. And now, it's coming to the U.S. for a one-night-only theatrical release on Fe...
1dIGNEntertainmentImpact
AI concerns and slow growth put brakes on EU job market
The pandemic gave workers increased options as home offices became the norm in some fields. Now, with the EU experiencing industrial slowdown and AI automation, workers are growing increasingly wary o...
3dDeutsche Welleeconomics
DHS: ICE officers in Minneapolis shoot Venezuelan man in the leg
The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin...
21hNPR NewscrimeImpact
Ukraine: Anti-corruption agencies target former PM
Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said it notified a party leader of its suspicion of offering bribes to politicians. It did not name them, but the blurred images it published clearly showed former PM ...
1dDeutsche WellePolitics
Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...
15hBusiness Insiderworld_newsImpact
'One Person Can Perform the Work of 100 People' — Boss of Stellar Blade Developer Says It Needs to Use AI to Compete With Overwhelming Manpower of China and U.S. Studios
Stellar Blade director and CEO of Shift Up Hyung-tae Kim has stated that without the use of AI, developers in smaller nations will struggle to keep up with studios in places like the U.S. and China. A...
2dIGNTechnologyImpact
Iran closes airspace to commercial flights for hours as tensions with US remain high over protests
The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate, including the embassy in Kuwait, which also ordered its personnel to “temporarily halt” going t...
22hEuronewsPolitics
UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
The chief constable of one of Britain's largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. The report, which led to Isr...
1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact