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Fresh Fallout role-playing game reportedly under way at Obsidian as Avowed sequel is scrapped
A new Bloomberg report claims that Obsidian Entertainment, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Fallout: New Vegas, has begun work on a fresh Fallout role-playing game as part of a wider restructuring. The shift comes at a cost, however, with a planned Avowed sequel and other unannounced projects reportedly cancelled and around a quarter of the studio’s…
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Automattic’s ‘Code for the People’ Documentary Is a Rallying Cry for Users to Fight for the Open Internet
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce, has funded a short documentary titled “Code for the People” that champions the open-source software movement and urges internet users to defend the open web. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Bao Nguyen, the roughly 20-minute film frames itself as both a human story and a manifesto, warning that…
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RUDY SARZO Defends His Use Of A.I. To Make Solo Music: ‘I’ve Been Jumping On New Technology Since The Electric Guitar Existed’
Veteran rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot, has defended his use of artificial intelligence in producing his two new solo singles, “Your Heart Is The Road” and “For The Love Of Love”. Speaking to Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of the Rock Interview Series, the 75-year-old argued that…
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Explosive report finds $230M in alleged K-12 education fraud amid Trump’s crackdown: ‘Especially hideous’
A coalition of state financial officers has published a report claiming to have identified roughly $225 million in alleged fraud across US schools over the past six years, spanning nearly 90 cases of embezzlement, fake invoices, inflated enrolment, bid-rigging and kickbacks. Obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, the report by the State Financial Officers Foundation…
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America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph
Fiat has confirmed that its tiny electric Topolino will go on sale in the United States for $13,995, making it the country’s cheapest new EV. Rather than a conventional car, it is effectively a micromobility vehicle: it tops out at just 19mph, offers only 46 miles of range and is barely longer than one and…
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HBO Max Scores Largest Emmy Nomination Haul as ‘Hacks’ and ‘The Pitt’ Lead Comedy and Drama
HBO Max topped all networks and streaming platforms in the 2026 Emmy Award nominations announced on Wednesday, securing 122 nods and continuing its dominance of the awards race. Its haul was led by the reigning best drama and comedy winners, The Pitt and Hacks, underlining the platform’s strength in prestige television even as its overall…
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Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
General Intuition, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup, has closed a $320 million funding round that values it at $2.3 billion, backed by investors including Jeff Bezos, Coatue, Eric Schmidt, and researchers from MIT and Google DeepMind. The company argues that large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude, while strong at text, struggle to…
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Emmy-Nominated Sarah Pidgeon Talks ‘Love Story’ Highlights, ‘Honeymoon With Harry’ & Lena Dunham Rumors
Actress Sarah Pidgeon has received her first Emmy nomination, for Lead Actress, for playing Carolyn Bessette in the FX limited series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”. Speaking to Deadline from Paris, where she is attending Couture Week as a Chanel Ambassador, she described feeling “buzzy”, grateful and “out of body”, and…
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Tyler Robinson’s lawyers fight DNA found on towel wrapping rifle in Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates
Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, are contesting DNA evidence at pre-trial hearings in Utah. The evidence — presented by prosecutors seeking to establish probable cause to send Robinson to trial — allegedly links him to a towel wrapped around the suspected murder weapon, making the hearings a…