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Seth Meyers Launches ‘A Closer Look’ Podcast During Long Hiatus
Seth Meyers, currently on an extended summer break from “Late Night”, has launched a spin-off video podcast called “A Closer Look Out of Office” with writer Sal Gentile to cover news stories they have missed during the hiatus. The show is an offshoot of the programme’s popular “A Closer Look” segment, allowing the pair to…
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Frankie Rose – “Return To Dust”
Frankie Rose, formerly of Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts, has shared “Return To Dust”, a new single from her forthcoming solo album Hila. The gauzy, ’80s-influenced synthpop track continues her run as a solo artist known for gothy, atmospheric sounds, and arrives ahead of a support tour and album release that will…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Gives Logan Serrated Claws That Must Hurt Like Hell To Pop Out
With just a few weeks to go before it launches, a new trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine has dropped, showing off several of the preorder bonus costumes players can equip to the reluctant hero when they head out into the field. Not only can you change how Logan looks cosmetically, but you can even swap out…
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‘Skyrim’ Mod Makers Wage War Over Competing Ambitious Graphics Mods
A newly upgraded Skyrim graphics mod called Community Shaders has thrown the game’s modding community into turmoil after Boris Vorontsov, creator of the long-dominant rival mod ENB, filed a DMCA takedown notice against it. The dispute matters because ENB has been the benchmark for high-end Skyrim visual overhauls for years, but its demanding hardware requirements…
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RAM shortage shoves PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo’s US sales “to a July low not seen since 2020” as price concerns linger, analyst says
US hardware sales for the PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch fell to their lowest July level since 2020, according to analyst tracking, as an ongoing shortage of RAM chips continues to squeeze the games industry. The shortage has been driving up component costs, feeding fears that console and hardware prices could rise further, which…
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Why is US bond market turmoil hitting governments worldwide? | Richard Partington
Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to their highest levels in decades, driven by turmoil in the US bond market. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, combined with fears that his conflict with Iran is fuelling inflation, has triggered a sell-off in US Treasury bonds, and because they underpin global financial…
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles composer Kumi Tanioka says that she didn’t make the new, very likely AI-generated album on her Spotify page
Kumi Tanioka, the composer behind Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and other game soundtracks, has said an album appearing on her Spotify profile is not her work and appears to be AI-generated. The record, titled “A Village Built on Wind”, was listed under her name on streaming services, leaving her uncertain whether it was created using…
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US claims 15 of the world’s top 20 hyperscale datacenter locations
The United States now hosts 15 of the world’s 20 largest hyperscale datacentre markets, with Northern Virginia alone accounting for nearly 12 percent of global capacity, according to Synergy Research. American dominance has grown over the past year as cloud providers continue to expand infrastructure, driven by the concentration of major operators’ headquarters in the…