Gaza war’s ‘darkest moment’ unfolding in north, UN says from the BBC
Volker Türk has called on world leaders to act, saying states had a duty to ensure respect for international humanitarian law.Read More
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Georgia’s pro-EU opposition says election ‘stolen’ as ruling party leads from the BBC
The opposition disputes initial results giving the ruling party 53%, after exit polls tell a different story.Read More
Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran says from the BBC
The IDF says it struck military sites in “precise and targeted” strikes early on Saturday.Read More
The Lake House is a welcome return to Alan Wake 2 — and a bridge to the future from the Verge Tauriq Moosa
Image: Remedy Entertainment Remedy’s latest release is connective tissue for its growing video game universe. Continue reading… Read More
A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: Loops The fediverse answer to TikTok is on its way. Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch. Users who’ve signed up can post up to 60 seconds of video, according to details shared by developer Daniel Supernault on Mastodon. He added…
Classic survival horror is still alive and scaring from the Verge Andrew Webster
Fear the Spotlight. | Image: Blumhouse Games More than most genres, survival horror feels rooted in time. It started with the methodical Resident Evil on the original PlayStation and is defined in part by limitation — a slow pace, grimy visuals, and scant resources to help amplify the scares. Many of those elements stemmed from…
Android 16 could get iPhone-like ‘ongoing’ notifications from the Verge Wes Davis
Google may be working on persistent notifications similar to its phone call status pictured here. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge Android 16 may come with a new “Rich Ongoing Notifications” feature that lets developers keep persistent notifications in the Android status bar, according to Android 15 beta code discovered by Android Authority’s Mishaal…
Tim Walz and AOC are going to play Madden together on Twitch from the Verge Jay Peters
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Governor Tim Walz is returning to Twitch and this time, he’ll actually be playing a game. Earlier this month, Kamala Harris’ campaign teamed up with a Twitch streamer to live-stream a Walz rally as part of a World of Warcraft stream. But on Sunday afternoon, Walz will be playing Madden…
Lyft fined $2.1 million for misleading ads about how much drivers could make from the Verge Wes Davis
A Lyft sign taken in January 2023 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. | Photo: Mat Hayward / Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that rideshare company Lyft has agreed to pay $2.1 million as part of a proposed settlement that requires it to change how it advertises driver…
Alex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction from ABC
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootingRead More