He created Grand Theft Auto. Dan Houser was one of the masterminds behind revolutionary video game series Grand Theft Auto. Now, after leaving Rockstar Games and launching his own company, he's released a debut novel about a very different type of game. A Better Paradise is a dystopian vision of the near future in which an AI-led computer game goes rogue. Set in a polarised world, it finds Mark Tyburn attempting to create a virtual haven for people to find sanctuary and reconnect within themselves against an all-consuming social media hellscape.

'Tis the season to slob out on the sofa and demolish a packet of mince pies in front of a good movie, or a bad movie - or a movie that's so bad it's good. This year, as ever, a crop of new Christmas films are hoping to be part of our festive viewing - and perhaps even join the ranks of enduring classics alongside the likes of Home Alone, Elf, Love Actually and Die Hard (don't start). So, in an effort to bring you a vital public service by sorting the crackers from the turkeys, and in an attempt to get myself into the Christmas spirit, I binged as many new Christmas films as possible in a day. This is the only 2025 release on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the greatest 100 Christmas movies of all time. The Jonas Brothers find themselves stuck in the UK after wrapping up their world tour and must get home for Christmas.

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit Data centers for AI could nearly triple San José's energy use. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is "the West Coast's premier destination for data center development."

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Nine former DOJ attorneys investigating UC antisemitism told The Times they felt pressured to conclude that campuses had violated the civil rights of Jewish students and staff. The attorneys resigned during the course of their UC assignments, some concerned that they were being asked to violate ethical standards. UC says it is open to talks with the Trump administration to protect $17.5 billion in federal funding.

According to a report from Insider Gaming, it could release in 2028 on all platforms. If reawakened your appetite for the iconic sci-fi franchise, the good news is that a promising video game could be on the way. According to an report, a new game for the Alien franchise is back in development. The report's sources mentioned that the single-player game will be set in a decaying space station as an arcade survival horror that can be compared to Shadow of [the] Tomb Raider with Xenomorphs. It's not the first time we heard about this Alien game, which was first reported on in 2022 under the codename Marathon.

The team found the deceased with scallop shelves partly covering the mouth. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It's been a good year for metal detectorists. And now there's yet another discovery to add to the list. Archaeologists in Norway have excavated a Viking Age grave of an individual bedecked in costume and jewelry, as reported by, an outlet that publishes research news from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the Scandinavian research group SINTEF.

Cybercriminals use fake Windows update screens in the ClickFix campaign to trick users into running malicious mshta commands that install infostealers like LummaC2.

When Britain became the first country to reach a trade agreement with President Trump in May, critics warned that the terms were loose and the commitments vague. Now, the risks of that ambiguity are becoming apparent. The United States informed the British government this month that it would pause fulfilling a technology-related agreement between the two countries, which included more collaboration on artificial intelligence and nuclear energy, according to two people familiar with the decision who were not authorized to speak publicly. The move came because American officials felt that Britain wasn't making sufficient progress in lowering trade barriers, as promised in the May trade agreement, the people said. Earlier this year, when Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain was courting Mr. Trump to avoid punitive trade tariffs, he delivered an invitation from King Charles for a state visit.

President Donald Trump's AI executive order blocks state regulations to compete with China, but creates regulatory vacuum that could harm Americans without federal guardrails.

A unique mating call led biologists to this newly discovered pint-sized amphibian. 'Brachycephalus lulai' is a tiny pumpkin toadlet measuring less than 14 millimeters in length. It is sitting on a pencil tip for scale. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A new pumpkin toadlet species was recently discovered in the mountains of southern Brazil. is just over one centimeter (only 0.39 inches) long and the size of a pencil tip.