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Roku Posts Strong Q2 In Wake Of Fox Deal As Platform Revenue Jump Pushes It Past Wall Street Forecasts
Roku posted a strong second quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts as platform revenue surged, marking its first earnings report since agreeing in June to be acquired by Fox Corp in a proposed $22 billion deal. The result underscores Roku’s improving core business just as it heads towards new ownership, with executives crediting a major redesign…
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Led Billboard’s Top Soundtracks Chart for 54 Weeks: Only One Soundtrack Has Led Longer (Full List)
The animated film soundtrack “KPop Demon Hunters” has spent 54 weeks at number one on Billboard’s Top Soundtracks chart, putting it just eight weeks behind the all-time record. The chart, launched on 30 June 2001, tracks soundtrack albums’ commercial performance, and a run this long underlines the unusual staying power of the film’s music with…
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Inaccurate data included in DOGE ‘Wall of Receipts’ report, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office found that some savings claimed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on its online “Wall of Receipts” were inaccurate or unsupported. The findings matter because unreliable official data can mislead policymakers and weaken public confidence in government reporting. The GAO found that 108 of 264 leases listed as cancelled were…
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‘Godfather of AI’: Humans may not be able to outsmart next generation of models
The article’s full text was unavailable, so its claims cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline, it appears to report warnings from a prominent AI researcher that humans may struggle to control or outsmart increasingly capable future AI models. The headline suggests the concern relates to the safety and governance of advanced AI systems.…
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Repair sick robots and contemplate the role of healthcare providers in the deeply textured, pixel art, cyberpunk visual novel All Our Broken Parts
Rock Paper Shotgun previews All Our Broken Parts, a cyberpunk visual novel demo in which players act as a robot doctor treating fellow robots in a world where humans have vanished and the ocean no longer exists. The preview highlights the game’s striking pixel art and its use of a robot-repair premise to explore weighty…
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Foreign drunk drivers could face swift boot out of country under Trump’s ‘America first’ crackdown
The Trump administration is stripping visas from foreign nationals arrested for driving under the influence, presenting the move as part of a wider “America first” national security drive. State Department officials argue that removing visa holders who commit offences such as drink-driving helps protect the American public, with spokesperson Tommy Pigott stating that “every visa…
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My mother died days after being fed heated dog food by a care worker… I couldn’t grieve her because I was fighting for justice in her name
A bereaved family member has spoken out after their mother died shortly after allegedly being fed dog food that had been heated by a care worker. The individual says they were unable to properly grieve their mother’s death because they were immediately consumed by a campaign to seek justice on her behalf, highlighting concerns about…
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Trump launches ferocious crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ targeting foreign diplomats
Donald Trump has announced a sweeping crackdown targeting “birth tourism”, the practice of pregnant foreign nationals travelling to the United States specifically to give birth so their child gains automatic US citizenship. The measures also take aim at children born on US soil to foreign diplomats, marking a further push by the administration to narrow…
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‘Michael’ Helps Lionsgate Post Sharply Higher Quarterly Revenue
Lionsgate reported a sharp rise in first-quarter revenue and a narrowed net loss, driven largely by the global box office success of Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael. The results, released on Thursday, beat Wall Street forecasts and mark a strong start for the studio since it became a standalone company following its split from…
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Iowa Democratic Senate nominee slams Democrats on Agriculture panel over farm bill failure
Iowa’s Democratic Senate nominee criticised Democratic members of the Senate Agriculture Committee over the failure to pass a farm bill, arguing that the party had not adequately delivered for rural and agricultural communities. The dispute matters because farm policy is central to Iowa’s economy and could affect how candidates appeal to farmers and rural voters.…