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Drone captures devastating aftermath of Spokane wildfires
A BBC drone video shows the extensive damage caused by wildfires that swept through Spokane, Washington, and surrounding areas, burning around 10,000 acres and destroying more than 900 homes. Strong winds fanned the flames rapidly, forcing more than 64,000 residents to evacuate as the blaze became the highest firefighting priority in the United States. The…
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Donie O’Sullivan Says He’s Not Worried About Humanizing Extremists: “They’re Human”
CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan discussed his work covering extremists and political fringes with The Hollywood Reporter, ahead of key 2026 US midterm primary races in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Ireland-born journalist, known for engaging earnestly with hardline figures across the political spectrum, defended his approach of humanising extremists, arguing that understanding rather than dismissing them…
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Star Wars Zero Company Is a Turn-Based Tactics Adventure That’s Not Just For XCOM Experts | IGN Preview
Hands-on with the campaign’s first 10 hours reveals that this strategy-heavy slice of Star Wars is shaping up nicely, in spite of a few scruffy-looking edges.
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Star Wars Zero Company brings tactical combat to Clone Wars
Polygon’s hands-on preview of Star Wars Zero Company confirms the tactical RPG, developed by Bit Reactor (a studio of EA staffed by former Firaxis developers behind XCOM), successfully marries squad-based combat with a Star Wars setting during the Clone Wars era. Having played roughly 10 hours of a preview build, the reviewer rates it as…
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Axe stamp duty? How Andy Burnham could change property tax
Sir Andy Burnham, as the new prime minister, is considering an overhaul of property taxation in the UK to help fund social care reform and increased defence spending. Options being explored include scrapping stamp duty and replacing council tax with a single annual property or land levy, an idea that has long appealed to economists…
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Dark Pictures Dev Forced into Layoffs to Ensure the Future of the Company
Up to 75 workers to depart Supermassive. Supermassive Games, the studio behind The Dark Pictures series and Until Dawn, has announced it will have to lay off up to 75 employees to “ensure the sustainability of the company”. The developer has begun a redundancy consultation process, with as many as 75 workers losing their jobs…
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After 10 years, Terraria’s biggest mod shuts down due to an ‘irrecoverably tainted reputation’ and grooming allegations
A prominent Terraria mod has shut down after a decade of development, with its creators citing an “irrecoverably tainted reputation” following grooming allegations levelled against someone associated with the project. The closure marks the end of one of the game’s most significant community-made add-ons, underscoring how allegations of misconduct can rapidly unravel long-running, community-trusted creative…
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Song People Announce New Album Tho I Seem Tame: Hear “Silver Flag”
Philadelphia band Song People have announced their second album, Tho I Seem Tame, due out on 9 October via Strange Mono. It follows their 2024 debut, Like Somebody Calling Your Name, and arrives alongside the release of lead single “Silver Flag”, a minor-key pop track with a driving tempo and prominent hook. The album’s title…
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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work as an IT staffer for a US federal government agency, in what is thought to be a rare confirmed case of a sanctioned North Korean gaining employment within government. The disclosure, first reported by Federal News Network, highlights how North Korea’s long-running…
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Residents voice outrage at plans for solar farm on South Yorkshire green belt
Residents from Rotherham and Doncaster raised objections at a 6 August meeting in Ravensfield Parish Hall over the proposed Whitestone Solar Farm, a large green-belt development planned across land between the two areas. Campaigners said they were concerned about the scheme’s scale, effects on countryside, farming and local businesses, and whether communities had been adequately…