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Bob Iger Buys L.A. Lakers In Big Bucks Post-Disney Slam Dunk
Former Disney chief executive Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner have bought a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion, according to Deadline. The deal would set a record valuation for a sports team and places two prominent investors in charge of one of the NBA’s best-known franchises. They acquire…
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Rhaenyra’s House of the Dragon season 3 finale scene mirrors Daenerys’ downfall because “it’s important that the show has echoes of the original series in it”
House of the Dragon’s season three finale reportedly includes a Rhaenyra scene deliberately designed to recall Daenerys Targaryen’s downfall in Game of Thrones. The creative team says the parallel is intended to connect the prequel with the original series and underline recurring themes of power, legacy and the Targaryen family’s destructive history. The comparison does…
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Sarah Beeny’s £3m mini-Downton Abbey home is surrounded an arid desert amid record drought (even though she DOESN’T have a hosepipe ban)
Property Ladder presenter Sarah Beeny is drawing attention after aerial photos showed the grounds of her £3million Somerset estate largely brown and dry, despite no hosepipe ban being in place for her local water supplier. The images highlight the contrast between the parched 220-acre grounds, which include a boating lake and thatched boathouse, and Beeny’s…
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New York City Council investigating prediction markets’ marketing practices
The New York City Council announced Wednesday that it is investigating four prediction markets for alleged “predatory marketing practices” targeting young people. Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini Titan on Monday, requesting more information about their advertising in New York City. In a statement shared by her office on…
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Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action
WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a sexual-harassment class action brought by female flight attendants who alleged the airline failed to provide a safe workplace. The settlement, approved by a British Columbia judge, ends a case that drew national attention and raises questions about employer accountability for handling harassment and assault allegations.…
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Luigi Mangione requests SURPRISE court hearing, sparking speculation he’ll request plea deal for murder of CEO
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in December 2024, has requested an unexpected court hearing, fuelling speculation that he may be preparing to accept a plea deal. His lawyers and federal prosecutors jointly asked for the hearing to take place at 11am on Friday in Manhattan Federal Court, and…
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Josh Kushner and Bob Iger reportedly buying Los Angeles Lakers for $12bn
Josh Kushner and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger are reportedly set to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12.5bn, in what would be a record valuation for a US sports franchise. The sale would place one of the NBA’s most prominent teams under new stewardship only a year after billionaire Mark Walter…
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Mormon podcaster, 27, killed in horrific car crash, as it’s revealed he made mistake that may have saved his life
A Mormon podcaster from Utah has died after crashing his car while not wearing a seatbelt, hours after posting a video discussing the afterlife. Chandler David Hendry, 27, ran a red light while driving westbound on Timpanogos Highway in Lehi and collided with two other vehicles at an intersection; he was taken to hospital, where…
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Amazon gives up on MMOs, hands Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty to the original devs instead of shutting them down like New World
Amazon Games will transfer Western operation of Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty back to their original developers, Smilegate RPG and NCSoft, rather than close the games. The move follows Amazon’s decision to end New World, and suggests it is further reducing its direct role in MMO publishing while allowing the two existing live-service games…
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Elder Scrolls 6 setting theory backed by ex-Bethesda dev as fans try to decipher Xbox CEO’s teaser
Fans are interpreting a teaser from Xbox chief executive Phil Spencer as a possible clue that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be set in Hammerfell, a province long associated with the Redguard people. A former Bethesda developer has said the theory is plausible, adding weight to a location fans have speculated about since the game’s…