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Audible’s ‘Harry Potter’ Full-Cast Audiobooks Conjure Over 5M Sales
Audible has revealed that its Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions have sold more than 5 million copies since the series launched last November, with all seven books now released. The Amazon-owned platform’s star-studded reimagining of J.K. Rowling’s novels, featuring cutting-edge spatial audio, has proved a significant commercial success, achieving in nine months what other…
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Tony Romo Pleads No Contest to DWI Charge, Says He’s Seeking Help for Alcohol Use
Tony Romo has entered a no-contest plea to an operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) charge in Wisconsin and revealed he is seeking medical help for what he called an “over-reliance” on alcohol. In a social media statement, the CBS Sports commentator and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback said his drinking stemmed from chronic pain following multiple back surgeries that…
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Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Says Capcom Has Grown ‘Numb’ to How Scary New RE Games Are
Hideki Kamiya, the original director of Resident Evil 2, has reiterated his call for Capcom to introduce a “non-scary” mode in future Resident Evil games, insisting he is entirely serious about the idea. He argues that the studio’s horror teams have become desensitised to how frightening their games have become due to increasingly photorealistic visuals,…
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Tokyo Film Festival To Open & Close With ‘Sukiyaki’ & ‘Colony’; ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Set As Centerpiece Film
The Tokyo Film Festival has revealed its opening and closing selections for 2026, with Zeze Takahisa’s music drama “Sukiyaki” set to open the event and Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller “Colony” chosen to close it, while “Godzilla Minus Zero” has been named the Centerpiece film. The announcement marks the festival’s first major programming reveal ahead of…
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Pro-Paramount Group Uses AI to Pressure Rob Bonta to Drop Antitrust Case
A group calling itself Neighbors for Strong Communities is using artificial intelligence to generate personalised letters urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to drop his antitrust lawsuit against the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger. The campaign matters because it highlights growing concerns over AI-assisted lobbying and so-called “astroturfing,” where corporate interests fund seemingly grassroots movements;…
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Red Bull hire Aston Martin engineer McCullough as head of racing
Red Bull have appointed former Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough as their new head of racing, starting in 2027. The 50-year-old Briton replaces Gianpiero Lambiase, who is departing for McLaren to take up the role of chief racing officer at some point before 2028, in a move that reshapes the leadership of two of…
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Miedema to miss start of season with knee injury
Manchester City striker Vivianne Miedema will miss the start of the Women’s Super League season because of a knee injury. The club has confirmed the issue is not an anterior cruciate ligament injury and is separate from the knee problems the 30-year-old Netherlands international has previously experienced, though it comes as a blow after she…
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CDC reported then deleted two measles deaths that were questioned by RFK Jr.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed two measles deaths, reported by Pennsylvania health officials, from its national measles data, in an unusual move that breaks with the normal practice of leaving case and death determinations to individual states. Reporting by the New York Times attributes the decision to new CDC…