Worldviews

Israel to remain in Eurovision Song Contest - BBC

There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.

Putin 'morally responsible for Dawn Sturgess Novichok death' - BBC

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in 2018 after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok.

Trump’s name on government building blasted by critics as ‘truly Orwellian’ - AL.com

"Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come," the State Department announced.

Can you survive the apocalypse? The Lords of the End Times are coming to Total War: Warhammer III - Warhammer Community

New Legendary Lords inbound!

Total War: Medieval 3 Announced as the 'Rebirth of Historical Total War,' New Total War Game to Be Revealed at The Game Awards - IGN

Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3, the next mainline game in its strategy series.

Kill Baby Kill: Trump rolls back US fuel economy standards calling it 'green new scam' - Times of India

US News: US President Donald Trump announced a significant rollback of fuel-economy standards, lowering targets from 50.4 mpg to 34.5 mpg. This decision effect

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks offers another $70 bundle for a free Xbox game - TrueAchievements

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now claim another fantastic bundle for Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms worth $70 via Perks.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits he works 7 days a week, including holidays, in a constant 'state of anxiety' out of fear of going bankrupt - Fortune

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says fear of failure is still what drives him—so he runs the business like it's going to go bankrupt in 33 days

Gizmodo Consumer Tech Editor Raymond Wong’s 8 Most Underrated Tech Gifts - Gizmodo

Nothing too crazy, just some humble and reasonable items that I've gotten a lot of value from.

Horror game Horses removed from multiple storefronts as censorship scare continues - AV Club

The horror game Horses has been banned from multiple digital storefronts, like Steam, for vague, ill-defined reasons.

Nintendo Today! datamining leads to speculation concerning Mario Kart World DLC and a certain Donkey Kong character - GoNintendo

Wild speculation, or keen insight?

Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague - BBC

A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.

Acting Chairman Pham Announces First-Ever Listed Spot Crypto Trading on U.S. Regulated Exchanges - Commodity Futures Trading Commission | CFTC (.gov)

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced that listed spot cryptocurrency products will begin trading for the first time in U.S. federally regulated markets on CFTC registered futures exchanges.

Paramount Skydance Says Warner Bros. Discovery Sales Process 'Tainted,' Favors Netflix Bid - Variety

Lawyers for Paramount Skydance sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, expressing "grave concerns" about the alleged unfairness of WBD sales process. The attorneys suggested the Warner Bros. Discovery board has "embarked on a myopic process …

Critical React, Next.js flaw lets hackers execute code on servers - BleepingComputer

A maximum severity vulnerability, dubbed 'React2Shell', in the React Server Components (RSC) 'Flight' protocol allows remote code execution without authentication in React and Next.js applications.

C3.ai Stock (AI) Jumps on Securing NIH-CMS Data Foundation Work and Q2 Beat - TipRanks

Shares of C3.ai ($AI) are up 3% following news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected the company to build a data foundation spanning th...

Analyst Updates Bolster Salesforce Stock (CRM) Post Q3 - TipRanks

Salesforce stock was on the rise Thursday as analysts updated their coverage following the company’s latest earnings report.

US filings for jobless benefits fall to 191,000, lowest since September of 2022 - AP News

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years last week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates. The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits for the week e…

Baby seal waddles into New Zealand bar and heads to the bathroom: "Everyone was in shock" - CBS News

Officials confirmed they received numerous reports from the public about a seal spotted in Richmond on Sunday before the fugitive turned up at the pub.

PRC State-Sponsored Actors Use BRICKSTORM Malware Across Public Sector and Information Technology Systems - CISA (.gov)