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Pro wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart calls being MLW women’s champion ‘the greatest thing ever’
Pro wrestler Shotzi Blackheart has spoken to Fox News Digital about her first Major League Wrestling (MLW) Women’s World Championship reign, describing being champion as “the greatest thing ever”. Having only officially joined MLW in March, she won the title by defeating Shoko Nakajima on the promotion’s “Fusion” programme, and said no company had ever…
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Arc Raiders has targeted yet another duplication exploit just a couple of days after celebrating a drop in suspicious player accounts
Arc Raiders has moved to shut down another item-duplication exploit only days after its developers publicly welcomed a fall in the number of suspicious player accounts. The renewed action highlights the ongoing challenge of policing cheating and economy-breaking glitches in the online shooter, where duplication bugs can flood the in-game economy and undermine fair play…
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Microsoft cuts 136 of id Software’s 185 staff as Carmack voices regret
Microsoft has reportedly cut a large share of the workforce at id Software, the storied studio behind franchises such as Doom and Quake, eliminating 136 of its 185 staff. The scale of the reduction — roughly three-quarters of the team — marks a dramatic contraction for one of the most influential names in video game…
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Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?
Record-breaking heat waves that pushed temperatures above 40°C across Europe in late June have intensified the debate over whether the continent should embrace air-conditioning, with shoppers in France reportedly forcing their way into stores to grab fans and portable units. The issue matters because Europe is warming faster than any other continent, cooling is increasingly…
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Arsenal sign Spain defender Batlle on free transfer
Arsenal have signed Spain international full-back Ona Batlle on a free transfer following her departure from Barcelona, agreeing a four-year contract with the option of a further year. The 27-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, and her arrival strengthens a squad that won the Champions League in 2025…
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California education leaders sound alarm over Newsom’s ‘brazen power grab’ stripping superintendent position
Education figures in California are protesting against a change, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, that shifts day-to-day managerial authority away from the independently elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. Contained in Assembly Bill 181 — a budget trailer bill for the 2026–27 fiscal year — the measure creates a new post, the education commissioner,…
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Rocket Report: “Panic” over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
This edition of Ars Technica’s Rocket Report (Edition 9.02) rounds up recent developments across the global launch industry, with attention turning to Asia for the debuts of China’s reusable Long March 10B and India’s privately built Skyroot Vikram-1. The headline items include Germany’s Isar Aerospace striking a deal to launch from Canada and the retirement…
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Coffee may have powerful effect on liver health, major study suggests
A large new study has found that regular coffee drinking is associated with a significantly lower risk of severe liver disease, liver cancer and liver-related death. Published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the research drew on data from 354,957 participants in the UK Biobank who had no history of cirrhosis or liver cancer…
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WATCH: California parents sue luxury daycare after toddler allegedly tossed into air, dropped on head
A California couple, Matthew and Elena Kittle, are suing The Bay Clubs Company after they say a staff member at its luxury El Segundo childcare centre caused their 23-month-old son to suffer a traumatic brain injury. According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, an employee swung the toddler between her legs,…
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Corporate America’s China addiction has become a national security threat
An opinion piece published by Fox News argues that corporate America’s heavy reliance on Communist China for manufacturing and materials has become a serious national security vulnerability. The article highlights a recently filed petition with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that urges the regulator to require publicly traded companies to disclose to shareholders the…