Smilegate launches IfSunSets into early access on Steam

Mauritius suspends access to social media ahead of parliamentary elections

The government of Mauritius on Friday banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections later this month

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

Trumpcoin Launches With a Whimper

Investors scooped up only a small number of the Trump family's new World Liberty Financial crypto tokens after website reliability issues interfered with a launch event.

Tech - Wired - October 16

Armie Hammer returns to public life — with a new podcast

Armie Hammer is back — in your earbuds, anyway, for those who are interested in tuning in to his new project that will in part document him “putting my life back together.”

Japan Launches Wooden Satellite

World - Yahoo News - 7 hours ago

Early voting begins in Wisconsin

Early voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states in the 2024 presidential election. Nancy Cordes reports.

Biden votes early in Delaware

President Biden on Monday voted in the 2024 election while in his home state of Delaware, casting his ballot in a race that he was running in just a few months ago. “Joseph Biden, now voting,” ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Early voting tops 50M

More than 51 million voters have already cast their ballots, according to a tracker from the University of Florida, with just a week to go until Election Day. More than 24 million mail ballots ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before

Election Day is only the beginning.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Italy’s top bank fires clerk accused of accessing prime minister’s account info

Intesa Sanpaolo apologized for the breaches that allegedly saw a mid-level bank clerk access information linked to the accounts of thousands of high-profile figures including Italy’s prime minister

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Would you pay Disney $449 extra for front-of-line access? Why VIP upgrades are becoming the new norm.

Companies want to extract every dollar they can from customers, say experts. But many consumers welcome the opportunity to feel like big shots.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

SambaNova and Gradio are making high-speed AI accessible to everyone—here’s how it works

SambaNova and Gradio partner to simplify AI development, offering faster inference and improved energy efficiency, challenging Nvidia's dominance in the evolving AI chip market.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Why abortion access is a personal finance issue, says demographer who studies the effects of unwanted pregnancy

Diana Greene Foster, a professor at the University of California San Francisco, led a landmark study that tracked 1,000 women over a five-year period.

Business - CNBC - October 21

CoD: Black Ops 6 Adds New Accessibility Options, Including Arachnophobia Setting For Zombies

Ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 's official launch on October 25, Activision reveals more accessibility features added to the game. This includes HUD presets, customizable high-contrast ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 24

EU Commission chief urges North Macedonia's political parties to cooperate on accession push

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told North Macedonia it needs to make progress on constitutional changes if it's to advance its bid to join the European Union

World - ABC News - October 24

Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states. Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

Expert says any suggestion of Human Diversity Foundation accessing sensitive data could affect public trust in science. Concerns have been raised about access to a scientific trove containing the ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Samantha Bee sounds the alarm on abortion access with pre-Election Day release of short film: 'Now really is the time'

Comedian Samantha Bee says now "really is the time" to get the word out about the film she executive produced focused on reproductive rights, which is why the Academy Award-nominated project is ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Arizona voters to decide on expanding abortion access months after facing a potential near-total ban

Arizona voters are set to decide whether to guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution

Health - ABC News - 14 hours ago

Lyft launches voter transportation initiative

Ride-hailing service Lyft announced that it will offer discounted rideshare, bike-share and scooters on Election Day, an initiative designed to increase transportation access for voters, according ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Israel launches air strikes against Iran

Israeli military says the retaliatory attack targeted missile manufacturing plants and air defences

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Israel launches airstrikes inside Iran

Israel has launched deadly retaliatory airstrikes on Iran. The strikes mark the first time Israel has openly attacked inside Iran. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on what it means for the region.

Armie Hammer Launches HammerTime Podcast

Armie Hammer’s career sunk after he was accused of sexual assault and making shocking comments about cannibalism. He said he hopes to learn from his show’s guests.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago

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