Newest Steelers receiver Michael Pittman Jr talks possible Aaron Rodgers return: 'I'm hoping he's close'

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting on Aaron Rodgers’ 2026 NFL season decision will he play, or is retirement finally calling for the four-time MVP?The Steelers and head coach Mike McCarthy, his old leader from their time with the Green Bay Packers, continue to wait patiently, and so is one of the newest in the building: wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr."I’m hoping he’s close," Pittman told Fox News Digital during a recent interview ahead of his time at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh wit...

'The View' co-host claims Caitlyn Jenner has 'special place in hell' over Trump support

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro sounded off on Caitlyn Jenner during the show on Monday after the former Olympic athlete said she was having a problem changing her gender on her passport, to which Navarro responded with, that there is a "special place in hell" for people like her."Caitlyn Jenner? Girl, cry me a river. Let me play my little violin for you," Navarro said. "Changing the marker on the passports is an executive order that he signed on day one, so if you think he didn't know what he wa...

Harvard reportedly investigating Republican Club over social media post about Muslim group's campus event

Harvard University is investigating the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) after the student group's social media post targeting a Muslim campus event triggered backlash and accusations of harassment.The Dean of Students Office is reviewing whether the club violated Harvard's harassment and photography policies with the post after receiving a complaint, according to a report by The Harvard Crimson.On April 4, the HRC shared a post criticizing the Harvard Islamic Society's Eid al-Fitr event on campus ...

Deadly shooting at historic tourist site leaves one dead, several injured as motive unclear

A Canadian woman was shot and killed Monday, and several others were injured, before a gunman took his own life at Mexico’s popular Teotihuacan pyramids. Mexican officials said that four people were wounded by gunfire and two others sustained injuries from falls. Among the injured were tourists from Colombia, Russia, and Canada, according to local government reports via The Associated Press.A firearm, a bladed weapon, and live cartridges were found at the scene, Mexico’s Security Cabinet confirm...

What is China's endgame for the war in Iran? | About That

The U.S. war on Iran indirectly opens the door for China to help reshape the world order as the ceasefire deadline looms. Andrew Chang explains how China, Iran's largest oil customer, takes a unique position in this war to become the new 'global grown-up' in the room. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Adobe Stock, Reuters and Getty Images

Repeat offender released early from jail now charged with capital murder of pregnant woman

A repeat offender in Texas released early has been arrested after allegedly murdering a pregnant woman, police confirmed to Fox News Digital Monday.Kevin Faux, 24, had been wanted on a capital murder charge in the death of 23-year-old Ashanti Allen, who was eight months pregnant when she was reported missing on April 10.He was arrested without incident by the U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Office, police said.REPEAT OFFENDER WITH LONG RAP SHEET ALLEGEDLY GUNS DOWN MAN WHILE FREE ON PROBATION,...

Falwell: 'If you hold Biblical values' you will vote 'no' on Virginia redistricting

Opponents of Virginia’s redistricting referendum hitting ballot boxes on Tuesday got an assist from on high after the son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell spoke out on the "Biblical values" behind opposing the controversial measure.Falwell, chancellor of Liberty University in Lynchburg and pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church (founded by his father), has been a prominent conservative religious voice for decades.In remarks shared by Virginia Del. Wendell Walker, R-Lynchburg, Falwell told congregant...

‘Euphoria’ slammed as ‘fetish slop’ as backlash explodes and fans call for cancellation

"Euphoria" fans have called for the highly anticipated show to be scrapped altogether as the first two episodes left viewers stunned.The hit HBO show ignited a wave of backlash as fans labeled the first two episodes of season three as shocking and "disturbing" content."euphoria should've just been cancelled and over with tbh it's tiring seeing sam levinson turn the girls into worthless prostitutes for every single episode just say you hate women and pack this s----y doomed show up," a user wrote...

Deaths from one type of cancer are surging among younger adults without college degrees

Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease of older age, is becoming a crisis for younger adults. New research shows one group getting hit the hardest – those without a college degree.A recent study from the American Cancer Society analyzed data from over 101,000 adults aged 25 to 49 who died from colorectal cancer between 1994 and 2023.While death rates remained stable for college graduates, they climbed significantly for those without a bachelor’s degree, the findings showed.WIDESPREAD HABIT...

Outspent but not outgunned, Republicans aim to sink Democrats' 'power grab' redistricting push

LEESBURG, Va. Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and former state Attorney General Jason Miyares are campaigning across their home state Monday on the eve of a referendum on congressional redistricting that, if passed, could give Democrats a significant boost in this year's midterm elections.Youngkin and Miyares are taking a lead in the Republican effort to defeat the ballot measure, which, if successful, would give the Democrat-controlled legislature rather than the current nonpartisan commiss...

Christina Applegate addresses health concerns after reported hospitalization

Christina Applegate returned to social media Monday with gratitude for her loved ones.Applegate, 54, spoke out on Instagram after dodging speculation she was hospitalized. The "Married… With Children" actress was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021."Thank you for the outpouring of love and well wishes," Applegate shared online. "Health issues are a constant for me, but I’m a strong chick and I’m getting stronger and better every day."CHRISTINA APPLEGATE SAYS MS HAS LEFT HER MOSTLY CONFINED...

Reporter's Notebook: House chaos sparks emergency FISA extension

"Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today," said Ben Franklin.If sloganeering was left to Congress, the motto might read, "Never do today what you can leave till tomorrow."That is emblematic of the recent scramble on Capitol Hill to renew the key terrorism prevention program known as FISA Section 702. Congress faced a deadline to re-up the program before 11:59:59 p.m. ET on April 20. Lawmakers fretted that it was risky to let the program expire. They worried that the U.S. may be vul...

Bishop Barron slams ‘absurd’ Trump-Pope ‘war’ narrative

Bishop Robert Barron took to X on Monday to call out the media for exacerbating what he described as an "absurd" narrative of a "war" between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over disagreements related to Iran."There is a way past the absurd and deeply divisive ‘war’ between the President and the Pope, which has been enthusiastically ginned up by the press," Barron said in a Monday post on X. "And it is indicated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2309 to be precise. After...

Deezer Says 44% of Songs Uploaded To Its Platform Daily Are AI-Generated

Deezer says AI-generated songs now make up 44% of all new uploads to its platform, with nearly 75,000 arriving each day and more than two million per month. The company notes that consumption of these tracks is still very low, "between 1-3% of the total streams," and 85% are flagged as fraudulent. TechCrunch reports: The latest figure from Deezer highlights a continuous surge in AI-generated music uploads to the platform. Deezer reported receiving around 60,000 AI tracks per day in January, up f...

Bill Maher admits he respects Trump for seeing him as rival, trying to block his award

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher said on Monday that he was somewhat honored by President Donald Trump taking his rivalry with him so seriously that he made an attempt to prevent him from getting an award.Maher was selected to receive the 2026 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Trump-Kennedy Center one of the top honors in comedy. The Trump-Kennedy Center, formerly the Kennedy Center, has generated controversy over the president's influence over the institution.Maher noted on his "...

Sony will require age checks in the UK and Ireland to access PlayStation communication features

Sony is adopting new age verification policies for PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland. The company isn't making this a blanket requirement, but steps to confirm age will be needed to access "communication, broadcasting, and certain in-game features" beginning in June 2026. That includes essentials for online and social gamers, such as joining a party, voice chatting, text messaging or using third-party chat programs such as Discord. Some in-game communication tools, like chats or sharing us...

Mob of teens chases college student into campus dorm, unleashes violent attack as police hunt suspects

Pennsylvania authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a violent mob of teens accused of chasing a college student into a campus residence hall and attacking them over the weekend. The incident unfolded around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, when a group of juveniles allegedly chased a Temple University student into the lobby of Morgan Hall South, according to the Temple University Police Department.Once inside, the group allegedly began attacking the student, striking them while also damagi...

Canadian woman shot dead in Mexico, authorities say

A ‌man shot a Canadian woman dead and ​injured several others ​before killing himself on Monday at Mexico's ​Teotihuacan pyramids, a popular tourist ‌and archaeological site outside of Mexico City, according to authorities.

Spanberger faces ‘bait-and-switch’ backlash in final hours before redistricting referendum

Opponents of Virginia Democrats’ redistricting referendum are accusing Gov. Abigail Spanberger of a "bait and switch," pointing to her campaign-trail pledge of "no plans" to redraw the state's congressional map ahead of Tuesday’s vote.Former Virginia Govs. George Allen and Glenn Youngkin, along with a slew of top conservatives, have opposed the effort, which would redraw the commonwealth’s 6-5 Democratic map to a 10-1 map crafted by Senate President L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and backed by S...

Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities Weigh Entering Prediction Markets

Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities Weigh Entering Prediction Markets Authored by Jesse Coghlan via CoinTelegraph.com, Traditional finance giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are both considering entering prediction markets, with each separately weighing up how they wish to get involved in the fast-growing sector. “I think at some point we likely will have prediction markets,” Rick Wurster, the CEO of the banking and investing titan Schwab, told investors during a call on ...

Why Harvey Weinstein is headed to New York court for the third time

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to go back to court Tuesday, in his third New York trial regarding various allegations of rape and sexual assault.

DC police lieutenant celebrated as first gay union boss accused of soliciting underage boy

A veteran Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and former head of a D.C. police union has been arrested in what authorities described as a "disturbing" child exploitation case, MPD told Fox News Digital. Lt. Matthew Mahl, 47, who previously made history as the first openly gay chairman of the police union, allegedly exchanged text messages with an undercover Maryland detective posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to charging documents. The allegations mark a stunning fall for the longt...

Gunman Kills Canadian Tourist At Popular Mexican Pyramid Site

Gunman Kills Canadian Tourist At Popular Mexican Pyramid Site Local Mexican outlet Milenio reports an "armed attack" at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, located in central Mexico about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Mexico City, in the State of Mexico. Details are scant, but preliminary reports say the attacker climbed the Pyramid of the Moon and fired at tourists. "Confirmed that the fatality from the armed attack at the Teotihuacan Archaeological Zone is of Canadian n...

Mass shooting in Shreveport, La., a case of domestic violence, local authorities confirm

Just 10 days after local authorities in Caddo Parish, La., announced a new domestic violence unit, a father killed eight children, including seven of his own, and injured two women in Shreveport, officials said during a news conference on Monday the worst mass shooting in the United States in more than two years.

Stabbing in Burbank leaves one woman dead, another hospitalized. No arrests made

One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.

China-linked route exposed after US seizes Iran-bound ship with suspected dual-use cargo

An Iranian-flagged cargo ship recently seized by U.S. forces had recently traveled through Chinese ports, spotlighting a supply route now under scrutiny as officials probe suspected dual-use cargo aboard the vessel.The vessel, Touska, remains in U.S. custody as American forces continue inspecting what maritime security sources told Reuters is likely "dual-use" cargo materials that can serve both civilian and military purposes following a voyage from Asia.Shipping data shows the Touska made multi...

On ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’, the Old Ways Aren’t as Over as They Seem

The Empire has arrived in 'Shadow Lord'—and while there's big changes for Janix, for the show itself it feels like a retreat to the familiar.

Hormuz Traffic At Standstill After US Ship Seizure

Hormuz Traffic At Standstill After US Ship Seizure Confirming the Schrodinger nature of the notorious waterway, the Strait of Hormuz is now just closed even more than before Iran and the US said the vital oil channel had been reopened. Traffic through the strait on Sunday and Monday was reduced to a trickle following a Saturday surge, after Tehran rejected a continuing US naval blockade and moved to seal the waterway again. The reduced movement underscores just how quickly hopes u...

Plane crashes upside down in SoCal auto store parking lot, pilot hospitalized

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a plane crash in Pacoima that downed some nearby power lines.

PGA Tour CEO addresses LIV Golf's uncertain future, players potentially returning

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has addressed the reports and rumors involving LIV Golf's future, or potential lack thereof, with a straightforward message about where the Tour's priorities lie amid uncertain times.Last week, it was widely reported that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) was preparing to cut off its funding of LIV Golf after announcing a five-year investment strategy focused on reprioritizing spending. With the Saudis being the sole funders of the breakaway golf circuit, a stoppag...

Rivian’s R2 Plant Was Struck by a Tornado Weeks Before Crucial Launch

The building where the company is producing its new R2 mid-size SUV sustained some damage this weekend.

Louisiana gunman had sought mental health treatment, relatives say

Relatives say Shamar Elkins was recently hospitalised for mental health care.

How the PWHL is trying to discourage teams from tanking

The Gold Plan, adopted by the PWHL when it launched in 2024, forces teams to try to win after being eliminated from playoff contention. Each win earns the team draft order points toward securing the top pick at the entry draft.

Knicks coach Mike Brown turns reporter's ringing phone into a funny moment during press conference

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown was talking about center Mitchell Robinson’s free-throw shooting issues when another one arose: a reporter’s phone went off.Brown, 56, playfully picked up the phone and spoke into it, while giving a lecture on reporters' need to keep their phones muted."Whosever phone this is, you need to do a better job of muting when you get a text," Brown said, into the phone. "Because when you get a text, it interrupts the press conference. And people here don’t like whe...

Aaron Rodgers is training but Steelers voluntary minicamp without certainty about QB

Aaron Rodgers, still deciding whether he’ll play in the 2026 season, has been working out to stay in shape likely in preparation for the season, per a source, and that seems like good news for the Pittsburgh Steelers because the NFL team is holding a spot for him as their starting quarterback.But here’s the sobering news for the club: Rodgers, who has been speaking regularly with Steelers coach Mike McCarthy, has not yet definitively committed to playing in 2026 for the Steelers.Or anyone else.C...

Tesla Technically Launched Robotaxis in Dallas and Houston (Just in Time for Quarterly Earnings)

It's less for riders and more for shareholders.

Minnesota Senate candidate convicted for throwing tarantula at tenant

When a basement tenant in Edina, Minnesota, suggested calling pest control for the "large spiders" in the house, her host Marisa Simonetti, who is currently running for U.S. Senate did not call pest control. She bought a tarantula. The tenant, cramming for her bar exam, called 911 twice on June 21, 2024. Read the rest The post Minnesota Senate candidate convicted for throwing tarantula at tenant appeared first on Boing Boing.

Fog Has Always Been Shrouded in Mystery. Our Window to Figure It Out May Be Closing

A new $3.65 million initiative is looking into why fog has declined 33% across California’s redwood forests.

Trump Administration Begins Refunding $166 Billion In Tariffs

"After a Supreme Court of the United States ruling in Feb. 2026, many tariffs imposed by the Trump administration were declared illegal because the president overstepped his authority," writes Slashdot reader hcs_$reboot. "As a result, the U.S. government now has to refund a massive amount of money, around $160-170+ billion, paid mainly by importers." According to the New York Times, the administration has now begun accepting refund requests, "surrendering its prized source of revenue -- plus in...

Killer undone by decades-old threads glove, towel and shirt stitch together cold case justice

A man who got away with rape and murder for nearly four decades will now spend the rest of his life behind bars after investigators used a covert DNA sample, collected with help from the FBI, to finally identify him.A Santa Barbara County judge sentenced Aloysius Winthrop James, 59, to life without the possibility of parole, the maximum sentence allowed by law. A jury had already convicted him in February of first-degree murder in the killing of 30-year-old Ofelia Sandoval, with the special circ...

A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event

Denni Barrett, CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, says the weekend backyard mishap is a “very rare” occurrence.

Texas woman soaked Bibles in drugs and mailed them to inmates

Staff at the Allred Unit, a state prison outside Wichita Falls, Texas, flagged something odd: leather-bound Bibles arriving with pages that felt damp and heavy. The pages tested positive for synthetic cannabinoids. Henna Havila Martinez, also from Wichita Falls, had been soaking the pages in drugs before mailing them to inmates. Read the rest The post Texas woman soaked Bibles in drugs and mailed them to inmates appeared first on Boing Boing.

Ubisoft will officially reveal the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake on April 23

It's happening. Ubisoft has scheduled a livestream for April 23 at 12PM ET to discuss the long-awaited Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The showcase will be available to watch on the company's YouTube and Twitch pages. It's officially called Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and has been rumored to be in development for years. Ubisoft ended speculation by announcing the game last month. We don't know anything about how the game will play or look, as Ubisoft has only dropped some promotion...

This weird bowed instrument sounds disturbingly like a person

This rare instrument, called a daxophone, sounds eerily similar to a human voice when played. There's something haunting about it great soundtrack to a horror movie, or for scaring away unwanted neighbors. According to Good Music (@top.music.songs), the daxophone is an electric wooden instrument invented by Hans Reichel in the 1980s. Read the rest The post This weird bowed instrument sounds disturbingly like a person appeared first on Boing Boing.

Texas Tech to recognize only two sexes, freezes gender programs

Texas Tech University has announced it will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and freeze all gender programming related to sexual orientation and gender identity(SOGI). An April 9 memo from Texas Tech said the Lubbock university would recognize "only two human sexes" and, following a program review, "initiate the closure of all academic credentials centered on SOGI."The announcement came after the Texas Tech University System implemented a formal review process for course content in Dec...

Texas AG Paxton sues Dem fundraising platform ActBlue, alleging 'fraudulent and foreign donations'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue, accusing them of misleading donors about safeguards meant to block fraudulent and foreign political contributions."BREAKING: I just filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations," Paxton wrote Monday on X.The state’s lawsuit, filed in Tarrant County district court, seeks injunctions barring Act...

War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content

The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.

Dog's new talking button means unlimited belly rubs

This adorable dog uses buttons to communicate his needs to his human. Each button is programmed with a different word "walk," "outside," that kind of thing and the dog presses whichever one matches what he wants. The approach, popularized by speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger with her dog Stella, has spread to thousands of pet owners who want to know what's actually going on in their animal's head. Read the rest The post Dog's new talking button means unlimited belly rubs appeared fir...

OpenAI's Codex now watches your screen to remember what you're working on

OpenAI is giving Codex a memory of what's on screen. The new Chronicle feature tracks what users are working on and remembers it for future tasks, but it also amplifies familiar security risks. The ar

'Wright Is Wrong': Trump Rejects Energy Secretary's Comment That Gas Prices May Not Drop Under $3 Until 2027

'Wright Is Wrong': Trump Rejects Energy Secretary's Comment That Gas Prices May Not Drop Under $3 Until 2027 Pain at the pump might not ease up for American consumers until 2027, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who said on April 19 that the price of a regular gallon of gas could stay above $3 for the rest of the year. Wright said a price of $3 per gallon of gas “could happen later this ​year, [but] that might not happen until next year” in an interview that aired on CNN...

LinkedIn's new Crosscheck feature lets premium subscribers test competing AI models for free

You can now use LinkedIn to test out some of the latest AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and other companies without having to worry about token limits or paying for an extra subscription. The professional network is experimenting with a new feature that allows people to test AI platforms' latest offerings within LinkedIn. It’s called Crosscheck, and it's rolling out now to anyone with a LinkedIn Premium subscription in the United States. The feature is meant to be a kind of "...

Ford says no one in Canada is scrutinized like he is after backtracking on $28.9M private jet purchase

480 ducks find homes after an emergency rescue operation in Riverside County

While the ducks now have new homes, officials said the investigation into overcrowding conditions at the original property is ongoing.

Parody news site The Onion says it has a new plan to acquire Infowars.com

The parody news site The Onion says it has a new plan to acquire the conspiracy website Infowars.com, something it has been trying to do since the site first came up for sale two years ago.

What thousands of years of foot traffic does to marble stairs

These stairs don't look quite up to code, but they all look well loved. This photo collection features steps that have been indented and sculpted over time by the feet of people who walk them slowly, imperceptibly, one footfall at a time, until the stone dips in the center like a hammock. Read the rest The post What thousands of years of foot traffic does to marble stairs appeared first on Boing Boing.

US$71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza, says UN report

Gaza's economy has shrunk 84%, pushing human development back an estimated 77 years.

Former state Controller Betty Yee drops out of the governor's race

Yee, lacking financial resources and voter recognition despite being elected to statewide office twice, dropped out of the 2026 governor's race.

Reese's family member escalates battle with Hershey over chocolate ingredients, blasts 'PR stunt'

The grandson of the Reese's candy founder continues to blast Hershey after the company said it will return some products to classic recipes by 2027 as he argues the fix isn't coming fast enough.Brad Reese, grandson of founder H.B. Reese, has criticized The Hershey Company in recent months for allegedly switching real milk chocolate for cheaper ingredients.In a recent interview with NewsNation this month, Reese accused the Pennsylvania-based candy giant of swapping out "milk chocolate for compoun...

Neuroscientist explains why Harry Mack's freestyle brain is different

Freestyle rapper, producer, and drummer Harry Mack is still going strong, and millions of viewers continue to be utterly amazed at his mind-blowing talent. If you don't already know him, he's the guy who solicits random words from audience members and creates some of the best spontaneous rap lyrics of all time. Read the rest The post Neuroscientist explains why Harry Mack's freestyle brain is different appeared first on Boing Boing.

Disney’s Recent Layoffs Might Thin Out Your Physical Media Collection

Cuts to the home entertainment department shouldn't impact releases themselves, just you knowing about them.

Europe could run out of jet fuel in six weeks

Jet fuel across Europe may be depleted within six weeks, the IEA is warning, according to the Associated Press. Around 75% of Europe's net oil imports come from the Middle East, and the war in Iran has squeezed supply through the Strait of Hormuz hard enough that smaller European airlines can't afford to fill their tanks. Read the rest The post Europe could run out of jet fuel in six weeks appeared first on Boing Boing.

Orange Crush beach blowout nets 26 arrests, cops seize makeshift machine gun as massive crowd tests crackdown

Tybee Island’s controversial Orange Crush weekend ended with 26 arrests and five firearms seized, including one weapon police say had been converted into a makeshift machine gun capable of fully automatic fire.Between Friday, April 17, and Sunday, April 19, the Tybee Island Police Department and Georgia State Patrol made a total of 26 arrests during the annual beach bash, according to preliminary figures provided to Fox News Digital by Tybee Island Police Capt. Emory Randolph.Of those arrests, 1...

Exoplanets Without Lots of Water Can't Maintain Their Carbon Cycles

Water is critical to life because cells need liquid to function. That's why scientists focus on finding and studying exoplanets in habitable zones. But even if they're in habitable zones, exoplanets need lots of water to support their carbon cycles. So without water, exoplanets become inhospitable greenhouse planets, regardless if they're in habitable zones or not.

Market Lesson: Why Panic Is A Costly Mistake

Market Lesson: Why Panic Is A Costly Mistake Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The Iran shock erased 18% from valuations and fully recovered in two weeks. Investors who panicked missed it all. Here’s what the market lesson is about: risk management, behavior, and what to do with your portfolio right now. The stock market selloff between February 28 and April 14 produced one of the more instructive market lessons in recent memory. It isn’t because of what th...

Can you find any location in Zelda's Hyrule from a single screenshot?

You've probably seen the Geoguessr trend of recent years, wherein geography-minded masochists challenge themselves to pinpoint world locations based on nothing but a single image. It's as scary as it is impressive, and it's absolutely highlighted how uncultured I am given that I've crashed and burned essentially every time I've ever tried to get into it. Read the rest The post Can you find any location in Zelda's Hyrule from a single screenshot? appeared first on Boing Boing.

Black Flag Resynced is skipping the RPG format

It feels kind of weird for there to be only one big Ubisoft game on the horizon, doesn't it? They've got Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and a million other franchises kicking about, and yet the biggest thing they have teed up this year is a remake of a game from 2013. Read the rest The post Black Flag Resynced is skipping the RPG format appeared first on Boing Boing.

Can eggs really unclog a sink? HowToBasic investigates

Surprise, it's HowToBasic again! The anonymous Australian YouTuber has built a channel of over 17 million subscribers on a single premise: tutorials that start straight and end in absolute egg-smashing, sink-clogging chaos. Every so often, the best culinary tutorial maker on the planet as long as you don't mind all the broken eggs and wanton destruction steps outside of that niche to provide more general advice, and the world is a better place for it. Read the rest The post Can eggs really uncl...

JetBlue Responds to Accusations of Using Surveillance Pricing After Viral Tweet

Surveillance pricing or not, the airline is probably offering good advice.

Phasmophobia just got a lot darker with Alan Wake crossover

You remember Phasmophobia, right? The co-op ghost hunting game all your friends were really into right before they moved onto Lethal Company, the next designated co-op obsession? I was just as surprised as you likely are right now to hear it's still going strong: apparently stronger than ever, given that it just announced a collaboration with iconic horror game Alan Wake, which is the half of this crossover that I'm entering from. Read the rest The post Phasmophobia just got a lot darker with A...

U.S. singer D4vd charged with murder of teen girl found dead in his Tesla

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said the 21-year-old D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was reported missing by her family in 2024, when she was 13. Authorities say she was 14 when she died.

Someone turned the hardest game ever into a skating game

From Software's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is one of the most difficult mainstream games in recent history, demanding the twitchy reflexes of their previous Dark Souls games but turned up to 11 (thousand). I have personally bounced off of it twice. Read the rest The post Someone turned the hardest game ever into a skating game appeared first on Boing Boing.

Common ear conditions tied to rising dementia risk in new study: 'Strong association'

Common and treatable ear conditions may be associated with a higher risk of dementia, according to new research.A study from Columbia University investigated how middle-ear problems that may cause conductive hearing loss are linked to the brain disorder.The research, published in the Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, analyzed a large dataset from the National Institutes of Health, including more than 300,000 U.S. adults.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESThe study focused on thre...

Filing in California's antitrust lawsuit: CA accuses Amazon of price-fixing by pressuring brands to ask competing retailers to increase prices on some products

David McCabe / New York Times: Filing in California's antitrust lawsuit: CA accuses Amazon of price-fixing by pressuring brands to ask competing retailers to increase prices on some products The sta

L.A. Mayor Bass offers a hold-the-line budget, with no layoffs and few big increases

The $14.9-billion budget comes as Bass faces four major challengers in the June 2 primary election, several of whom have criticized her over the quality of city services.

Supply Chain What? The NSA Is Using Anthropic's Mythos According To Report

Supply Chain What? The NSA Is Using Anthropic's Mythos According To Report Two months after the Department of War declared Anthropic a "supply chain risk" and moved to several all ties with the AI wunderkind, the National Security Agency (NSA), which falls under DoW, is using it according to Axios.  According to the report, the nation's top surveillance agency is using Mythos Preview - Anthropic's most powerful model to date. It is unclear how the NSA is currently using Mythos, h...

Palantir Posts Bond Villain Manifesto On X

DeanonymizedCoward writes: Engadget reports that Palantir has posted to X a summary of CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, which reads like a utopian idealist doodled on a Bond villain's whiteboard. While the post makes some decent points, it also highlights the Big-AI attitude that the AI surveillance state is in fact a good thing, and strongly implies that the Good Guys need to do war crimes before the Bad Guys get around to it. "The ability of free a...

Democratic candidate apologizes for past pro-police, pro-gun posts in key battleground race

A Pennsylvania Democrat is apologizing for Facebook posts defending police officers during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and supporting gun rights as he runs for his party's nomination in a key battleground race.Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter and former union leader, is seeking to unseat Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Penn., who was first elected in 2024 after beating Democratic incumbent Susan Wild by roughly 4,000 votes. Brooks has centered his campaign around appealing to blue-collar Ame...

Middle East conflict live updates: Russia calls for US-Iran to continue ceasefire

The Kremlin wants a long-term diplomatic solution to be found in the ongoing crisis.

2 killed in North Carolina when 'planned' fight escalates into shooting near middle school

A "planned" fight involving several young people that escalated into a shooting near a North Carolina middle school left two dead Monday and several others wounded, authorities said. Shots rang out just after 9:50 a.m. amid a planned fight between two juveniles in Leinbach Park, near Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem. STUDENT CHARGED, WEAPON RECOVERED AFTER 3 TEENS TARGETED IN INCIDENT LINKED TO HIGH SCHOOL TRADITION: POLICE"When the individuals met at the park, the situation escalated si...

Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that mostly focuses on cosmetic upgrades

Meta is testing out a premium version of its messaging app, called WhatsApp Plus, that will include several paywalled features. As first spotted by WABetaInfo, Meta is currently rolling out a paid version of WhatsApp, which features mostly cosmetic upgrades. According to the Help Center page, WhatsApp Plus subscribers will get access to premium stickers that can have special effects and the ability to personalize the app's themes and icons. Beyond the decorative elements, WhatsApp Plus users can...

DNA from chewing gum nails longtime sexual predator decades after reign of terror: report

A Washington man has pleaded guilty in connection with two decades-old cold cases after investigators reportedly linked him to both crimes using a clever ruse and just a piece of gum.  Mitchell Gaff, 68, entered the pleas Thursday in Snohomish County Superior Court, where he admitted to the rapes and murders of Judith "Judy" Weaver and Susan Vesey, according to the Everett Police Department. Gaff – a diagnosed "sexual sadist" and self-proclaimed rapist – was linked to the two killings after inve...

CBP To Begin First Phase Of Tariff Refunds Following Supreme Court Ruling

CBP To Begin First Phase Of Tariff Refunds Following Supreme Court Ruling Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is set to begin the first phase of its refund process for certain tariffs on April 20, following a ruling by the Supreme Court in February. CBP will deploy the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) through its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, which would allow businesses to seek refu...

Who is Ahmad Vahidi? Iran’s new IRGC chief tied to global attacks and ‘Death to America’ ideology

As President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to decide whether to extend a two-week ceasefire between the countries approaches, attention is increasingly turning not to Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, but to a shadowy Revolutionary Guard commander with a long record of terror, repression and hardline ideology.Ahmad Vahidi, recently elevated to the top of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the elite paramilitary force within Iran’s military, is emerging as one of the most powerful men i...

Sabres win first playoff game in 15 years in dramatic fashion, stun Bruins with epic third period comeback

The Buffalo Sabres made their first playoff game in 14 years one they would never forget.The Sabres scored four goals in the last eight minutes of the game to come back and beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in electrifying fashion to take a 1-0 series lead on Sunday night at KeyBank Center.The Bruins quieted the raucous Buffalo crowd when star center Morgan Geekie buried a slap shot into the back of the net from the high slot to give them a 1-0 lead about 11 minutes into the first period.CLICK HERE FOR...

GOP strategists called to DC as Trump team confronts rising midterm headwinds

With the six-month mark until Election Day 2026 closing fast, President Donald Trump’s top political advisers are meeting behind closed doors Monday with dozens of leading Republican political consultants from across the country for a strategy session as the party defends its razor-thin House and slim Senate majorities in the midterms.The meeting, organized by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who was co-chair of Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, and Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, co...

Joe Rogan reveals text to Trump that helped expedite federal review of psychedelics

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Saturday directing federal agencies to fast-track research into psychedelic drugs after a direct text message exchange with podcast host Joe Rogan, marking a rapid policy shift inside the White House."We all respect Joe and he's a little bit more liberal than I am. That's OK. I have a lot of friends that are liberal," Trump said during the Oval Office event. "Joe is an amazing guy. He wrote me a little note about this, and I had it chec...

Our Visit to the Set of ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Was Pure ‘Star Wars’ Magic

Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, and Sigourney Weaver star in the film, which opens May 22.

The FAA grounds Blue Origin New Glenn rocket after failure to put payload in orbit

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket following an incident during Sunday's launch from Cape Canaveral, according to reporting by Orlando Sentinel and others. The rocket looked good on the way up but was ultimately unable to put its payload into the correct orbit. The FAA is calling the incident a "mishap" and is beginning an investigation to "enhance public safety, determine the root cause of the event and identify corrective actions to avoid it f...

Nick Shirley confronts California Democrats over 'Stop Nick Shirley Act,' pressing on First Amendment rights

California lawmakers were confronted at the state Capitol in Sacramento as independent journalist Nick Shirley filmed a video published this week questioning Assembly Bill 2624, a proposal California Republicans have dubbed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act," during interviews with Democratic and Republican legislators about the bill's scope and intent."If this bill were to get passed, instead of going after the fraudsters, they’re trying to make it criminal to go after the people that are committing t...

This Steam Machine Alternative Is Our First Glimpse of Console Gaming’s Future

The next console you buy may be far more PC-like, but you don't have to get it from Microsoft or Valve.

Giant Data Center Developer Fermi Crashes 22% After CEO, CFO Abruptly Quit

Giant Data Center Developer Fermi Crashes 22% After CEO, CFO Abruptly Quit Last November, we warned that storms clouds were gathering over the torrid, and in some cases chaotic, rollout of US data centers, after Fermi's massive 11 GW energy and data center project in Texas, called Project Matador, which the company has envisioned to be the world's largest AI data center and energy campus in the Texas Panhandle, near Amarillo, was struggling to close the deal with its first major dat...

Jackson scolds colleagues in solo dissent after court jumps into routine police-stop case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court majority on Monday of overstepping its role to "wordsmith" a lower court in Washington, D.C., in a pointed break from her colleagues in a Fourth Amendment case about whether a police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop a man.Jackson, a Biden appointee, was the lone justice to defend the D.C. appeals court, which had found last year that the officer improperly stopped the man while he was in a vehicle. The Supreme Court reversed the low...

Open-weight Kimi K2.6 takes on GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 with agent swarms

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2.6 as an open-weight model. It's built to match GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on coding benchmarks, and it can run up to 300 agents in parallel. The article Open-weight K

Singer D4vd charged with murder in slaying of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old musician known by the stage name D4vd, was charged with murder on Monday morning in the 2025 killing of a teen girl found dead in the trunk of a rental car in Hollywood last September.

Dragonberry Weed Could Help Scientists Extract Rare-Earth Metals From Polluted Soil

A new method for testing how well certain plants pull metal contaminants out of the ground could finally make the process practical.

Ball x Pit's next update adds 11 more balls to the fray on April 27

It's been a whole month since I've played some Ball x Pit after the mobile versions went live in March, but I'll surely be jumping back in again next week. The latest update will arrive on April 27, bringing a host of goodies to the wonderful brick-busting roguelite, which was one of Engadget's favorite games of 2025.Designer Kenny Sun spilled most of the beans about the update on the PlayStation Blog, revealing that it will add two new characters, 11 more balls with special powers, four passive...

ToolSimulator: scalable tool testing for AI agents

You can use ToolSimulator, an LLM-powered tool simulation framework within Strands Evals, to thoroughly and safely test AI agents that rely on external tools, at scale. Instead of risking live API cal

Carnival Cruise passenger, 67, found dead while snorkeling off the coast of Australia during excursion

A 67-year-old Carnival Cruise passenger died last week while snorkeling off the coast of mainland Australia during an excursion.The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was a passenger aboard the Carnival Splendor, which offers snorkeling excursions to the Tangalooma Wrecks. She reportedly drowned near Moreton Island on April 17, Cruise Hive reported."Carnival Cruise Line is deeply saddened by the death of a guest on Moreton Island on Friday," the cruise line told local media. "Our Care ...

Amazon pressured Levi's, other retailers to hike prices, California A.G. says

California AG Rob Bonta, in a court filing Monday, offered evidence to support allegations that Amazon pressured Levi Strauss and other vendors to raise prices at rivals like Walmart to stifle online competition.

Exploring conversational AI and poetry but not as we know it

What do the large language models behind human-like conversational AI really know and what does it mean to live alongside them?