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From cooling fans to the best teabags: 12 things you loved in May

Our on-again, off-again relationship with summer finally went official in May, with temperatures soaring across much of the UK. Many of us sweltered in the heat, ordering fans to try to get a good night’s sleep during the unprecedented heatwave, and shade shelters to keep us out of the

Business

PlayerUnknown Productions halts Prologue: Go Wayback! six months after launch

Just over six months after its early access debut, PlayerUnknown Productions is halting work on Prologue: Go Wayback! and laying off staff. The studio said it hopes to return to the game "at a future point in time," but for now "we will be unable to complete

Tech

On a budget? These are the best deals under $25 ahead of Amazon Prime Day

We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you

Culture

Serial Experiments Lain still feels like falling down an internet rabbit hole

Serial Experiments Lain is a 13-episode psychological anime that folds mystery, horror, and pre-2000s internet culture into a compact, bingeable whole. Its descent into an uncanny digital realm echoes Lewis Carroll’s rabbit hole, but the show’s tone is colder and far less whimsical. The story follows introverted fourteen-year-old

Culture

Marvel's Wolverine will let players turn off blood and gore

Marvel's Wolverine developers say violence is an integral part of the game, except you will be able to turn it off anyway if you fancy. Game director Mike Daly explains: "From the inception of the project, we knew that the number one most important thing was to

Culture

When audience members and fellow musicians step in to save a concert

In Sydney a 21-year-old university student, Sterling Nasa, stepped in when the band’s keyboardist fell ill during a live screening of La La Land with orchestra. Conductor Justin Hurwitz asked the audience if there was “a pianist in the house”; Nasa performed the entire second half, improvised a solo

Culture

18 standout cosplayers at Switzerland’s Fantasy Basel

Cosplay—people dressing as characters from video games and cartoons—was on display at Fantasy Basel, the annual comic con in Switzerland. Photographers Mineralblu captured the looks in a new gallery from the event. The collection mixes familiar faces like Final Fantasy 7’s Cloud and Sephiroth and The Witcher’

Culture

Javier Bardem Responds to 'F1' Sequel Rumors

While promoting his new TV series Cape Fear, Javier Bardem weighed in on speculation about returning for an F1 sequel. He joked, "Oh yeah. And not only that, I'm driving the car. But before that, I have to get my driving license, so it's gonna

Culture

Which Force User Are You? The Force is not a binary

The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. What is the Force to you? When you feel strong emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you

Culture

Keke Palmer Hopes Son Leo Will One Day Host Password

During a January 2025 appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Keke Palmer gushed about her 3-year-old son Leo, born in February 2023, saying he’s obsessed with cartoons and “loves to sing.” She even joked that he already has “absolutely perfect pitch.” Looking ahead, Palmer said she would love

Science

Inner Solar System Likely Supplied Earth's Nitrogen and Phosphorus

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become habitable. The study, published today in Science Advances, traces that history by examining the ratio of phosphorus to nitrogen in iron meteorites and in younger objects known as

Culture

Andy Cohen holds hands with Kevin Sobieski in NYC

Andy Cohen was photographed holding hands with businessman Kevin Sobieski while heading to dinner at Via Carota in New York City during his 58th birthday celebration. Cohen wore a tan suit and a pink T-shirt; Sobieski chose a black suit and a gray button-up. It was unclear whether others joined

Culture

They did motion capture on a cube

Sony revealed God of War: Laufey during last night’s State of Play, sending Faye into a divine afterlife that turns out to be mostly a place where you get punched. The reveal also introduced Phranque, a sentient cube who will accompany Faye on her journey. A Meet the Cast

Crypto

Agentic payments surpass 100M transactions on Coinbase's Base

Agentic payment activity on Coinbase’s Base network has topped 100 million transactions, a sign that machine-to-machine payments are moving beyond proof-of-concept. Chainalysis data shows wallets using the x402 protocol generated that volume on Base within roughly nine months of launch. The x402 protocol lets software agents make onchain payments

Culture

Netflix reveals Dealies, an animated workplace comedy from Green Street

Netflix has announced Dealies, a new adult animated workplace comedy from Joe Bennet and Green Street Pictures centered on the staff of a big box superstore. The show’s logline reads: “A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who

Tech

Silent Hill: Townfall leans heavily on stealth, launches Sept 24, 2026

During yesterday's PlayStation State of Play showcase — the first big event to come out of this year's Summer Game Fest — we got a new glimpse at Silent Hill: Townfall and the game's precise release date of September 24, 2026. The developer is leaning into

Tech

Pixel 10 Pro 256GB now $849 after 23% Amazon discount

Amazon has slashed prices across the Pixel 10 lineup and dropped the 256GB Google Pixel 10 Pro by 23%. This $1,099 phone is now $849, which is even below the retail price of its 128GB variant. All colors are discounted, including Obsidian, Jade, Moonstone, and Porcelain. Trading in your

Culture

Witch Hat Atelier Tops Crunchyroll with Clever Magic System

Witch Hat Atelier has quickly become the most popular series on streaming, claiming the top spot on Crunchyroll's weekly chart. The fantasy TV landscape had been in a strange rut after a late-2010s surge of high-profile adaptations, and the show’s arrival as part of Crunchyroll’s Spring

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks: Which Sci‑Fi world would you survive? It lays out five universes — The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, and Star Wars — and offers eight questions designed to match your instincts to a setting. Questions probe how you react when things go wrong, which

Sports

Diego Kochen set to leave Barcelona on loan with Lyngby Boldklub favored

Diego Kochen is set to leave Barcelona on loan this summer, with Danish side Lyngby Boldklub viewed as the favorites to sign the 20-year-old goalkeeper. The move would aim to provide him with the regular playing time needed for the next stage of his development. Highly rated at Barcelona, Kochen

Culture

Jennifer Aniston recalls Brad Pitt's 'Friends' cameo

Jennifer Aniston made a rare comment about her ex-husband Brad Pitt’s "Friends" cameo during a Variety "Actors on Actors" appearance with Lisa Kudrow. Kudrow said, "When Brad was on, that was hilarious," and Aniston replied, "I know. How funny." She then

Health

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may have begun as early as January, giving the virus "a big head start". Since the outbreak was identified in mid-May, the Bundibugyo virus has caused 344 confirmed Ebola cases, including 60 deaths

Culture

After 26 years, Josh Sawyer still wants a better armor system

Josh Sawyer, Obsidian's design director and an RPG developer since the early augs, has spent more than 25 years making games. A longtime Darklands enthusiast, he has cited that 1992 RPG as a major influence on his 2022 game Pentiment and has discussed it often on his reinvigorated

Culture

From castles to wonderfully weird Portmeirion on Wales’s north-west coast

From the graveyard of St Michael’s in Ynys the view was striking: the Italianate oddity of Portmeirion across the estuary, the rippling peaks of Eryri (Snowdonia) beyond, and the tidal island of Ynys Gifftan sitting in the River Dwyryd. I’d come to explore this part of Gwynedd by

Culture

Faye awakens in the Everywhen in God of War Laufey’s 20‑minute trailer

The new God of War spin-off opened with more than 20 minutes of footage showing Faye waking after her cremation into an unfamiliar realm. She recognizes her burned clothes and laments not saying goodbye to Kratos and Atreus, implying her death was sudden; Deborah Ann Woll reprises the role. Early