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China's Population Fell Again Despite a Surprise Rise in Births
The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17 -
Mel Gibson ‘just as surprised’ as anyone to be named Trump ‘special envoy’ to Hollywood
Actor and film producer Mel Gibson said he was stunned to be appointed as a special envoy to Hollywood under the upcoming Trump administration. “I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Gen Z’s surprising 2025 strategy aims to rewrite the playbook for young investors
A survey found that Gen Z intends to invest in cash assets and bonds more than older generations.MarketWatch - Jan. 17 -
Pence urges Trump to stay committed to Taiwan during surprise visit to Taipei
The incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself, former Vice President Mike Pence said.NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned
It comes after customers complained of not being able to plan for price rises.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Game developers expect to get back to growth in 2025 | Metaplay
Throughout the games industry’s rather disastrous 2024, the notion that seemed to bolster everyone along was that it was going to get back to growth in the subsequent year. Gaming backend provider ...VentureBeat - Jan. 16 -
The path forward for gen AI-powered code development in 2025
AI-powered code development has come a long way in recent years. Here's where it's headed as 2025 gets underway.VentureBeat - Jan. 16 -
Fantasy Basketball Midseason Report: Biggest surprises — and will they keep it up?
Dan Titus reveals his six biggest pleasant surprises and if they have staying power for fantasy basketball managers.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16 -
A Three-Year Prison Sentence Will Pause Development On Fortune's Run
Popular indie FPS Fortune's Run won't be seeing any updates for a while--about three years, to be precise, as that's how long its sole developer, known only as Dizzie, will be spending behind ...GameSpot - Jan. 16 -
The cold reality of developing Greenland
The potential for business seems huge but so are the challengesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
How Biden Surprised Progressives
To the departing president, F.D.R. seemed a guiding, if often elusive, star.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Vivek Ramaswamy emerges as a surprise prospect for Vance's old Senate seat
Vivek Ramaswamy is in discussions about filling Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat in Ohio, two people briefed on the process told NBC News.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Surprise fall in inflation boosts interest rate cut hopes
Inflation falls for the first time in three months, sparking expectations rates may be cut to 4.5% in February.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Hallucinations in AI: How GSK is addressing a critical problem in drug development
Hallucinations are a persistent problem in healthcare. Here's how GSK is using test-time compute scaling to improve its gen AI systems.VentureBeat - Jan. 14 -
J. Fraser Stoddart, Who Developed Microscopic Machines, Dies at 82
He grew up playing with model construction sets. As an adult, he tinkered with molecules instead, creating nanomachines and winning a Nobel Prize.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Beloved 80-year-old Louisiana teacher gets surprise of a lifetime
When her beloved high school faced a teaching shortage, Frances Shaw came out of retirement. To honor her 52 years of service, she got a surprise that brought her to tears.CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Predicting the 5 N.F.L. Head Coach Openings, Including a Surprise
Pete Carroll is 73, but he’s the candidate best suited to turn Chicago into a winner, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
The Surprising Grief of Having Your Home Survive a Wildfire
For people whose homes are spared in a wildfire while their neighbors lose everything, the road ahead can be isolating, plagued by feelings of guilt and shame.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
Why young Asian Americans are 40% more likely to develop allergies
A recent Stanford University study of nearly half a million California pediatric records is one of the first to look at subgroups of Asians in the U.S. to try to understand why Asian Americans are ...NBC News - Jan. 11 -
Blue Origin to launch New Glenn rocket after 10 years of development
Space company Blue Orbit will be launching its New Glenn rocket on Sunday after more than 10 years of development. CBS News space consultant William Harwood has more.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Chinese developer Sunac’s shares tumble 26% after liquidation petition
Real estate company reveals winding-up request filed in Hong KongFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Nvidia's tiny $3,000 computer for AI developers steals the show at CES
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was greeted as a rock star this week at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Why Draymond was not surprised by Butler's fallout with Heat
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green shared why he wasn't surprised by Jimmy Butler's fallout with the Miami Heat.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Ed Sheeran stuns pupils with surprise appearance
Pop superstar gives pupils "goose bumps" with surprise performance at a school assembly in Cardiff.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Xbox Developer Direct to feature DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, more
iD Software is planning a full reveal for DOOM: The Dark Ages.ESPN - Jan. 9 -
Palworld Developer Launches New Game On Switch In Middle Of Nintendo Lawsuit
Palworld developer Pocketpair has launched a new game on Nintendo Switch despite the fact that it's currently being sued by The Pokemon Company and Nintendo.. The game is called Overdungeon , ...GameSpot - Jan. 9 -
Xbox Developer Direct Announced For This Month, Includes "Brand-New Game"
The next Xbox Developer Direct event is coming up soon. Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Developer Direct broadcast for January 23, and it will feature a number of games like South of Midnight ...GameSpot - Jan. 9 -
Hyundai pours $16.7bn into EV development at home as it braces for Trump tariffs
World’s third-largest carmaker is grappling with tougher competition abroad and sluggish demand in South KoreaFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’
Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platformsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Revealing 2024's biggest fantasy football surprises
In fantasy football, we've learned to expect the unexpected. Our staff lists their biggest surprises, good or bad, from the season.ESPN - Jan. 8 -
Mother 'not surprised' son killed on London bus
Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Alaska sues Biden administration over restrictions on arctic oil, gas development
The state of Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases in the Arctic set for auction this week. The ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
SAG Awards nominations: What the biggest snubs and surprises mean for the Oscar race
The SAG Awards usually are a reliable forecast for Oscar glory. Will motion picture academy voters once again follow the script?Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8 -
GSK nears $1bn deal for biotech developing drug for rare tumour
IDRx tests treatment for digestive system cancer that affects 4,000 to 6,000 people a year in USFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Europe's biggest battery farm to be built on coal mine, developers say
Developers confirms £800m investment across two sites in Scotland to support the growth in renewablesBBC News - Jan. 8 -
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Suicide Squad Developer Let Go Of More Employees At The End Of 2024 - Report
Rocksteady, the studio behind Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, reportedly laid off six more workers at the end of 2024.. According to a report from Eurogamer , those who were impacted were ...GameSpot - Jan. 7 -
Developed economies across the globe are abandoning progressive policies
In developed economies, progressive-liberal policy agendas such as open borders, the green energy transition and transgender youth are being rejected by voters, leading to political shifts towards ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Horizon Zero Dawn And Helldivers Movies Are Officially In Development
At CES 2025, Sony officially announced that feature film adaptations of Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers are currently in development. For the Horizon film, Sony's Columbia Pictures company will ...GameSpot - Jan. 7 -
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body. A company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, ...The Guardian - Jan. 7
