Then its sales blew up. But fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas. Shortly before the December 2 release of horror game, developer Santa Ragione shared some news: the game would not be available on Valve's mega platform, Steam . Valve had already banned an early, incomplete version of the game two years ago and offered, according to Santa Ragione, little clarification about why at the time. Then, hours before the game's release, the Epic Games Store banned as well.

Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It's Always Needed: An Identity The $83 billion deal gives the streamer a century's worth of prestige television and movies, from Batman movies to . It also ends the streaming wars. In a deal to acquire Warner Bros. announced Friday, Netflix will be scooping up HBO's many titles, including Courtesy of HBO Close your eyes, think for a minute, and tell me: What is a Netflix Movie? OK, try again: What is a Netflix Show? Sure, it's easy to rattle off some killer titles--, --but Netflix has never really had a brand identity.

One of the first studies of its kind also showed mining's stark effects on the abyssal plain. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Researchers completing one of the largest impact studies on the potential environmental impacts of deep-sea mining found a bit more than they bargained for on the ocean floor: 4,350 animals, each at least larger than 0.3 millimeters. From these, they ultimately identified 788 separate species of unique crustaceans, mollusks, marine bristle worms, and other creatures living in this sought after mining zone. While the team found that harvesting rare earth metals from over 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface may not be as destructive as initially theorized, the disruptions are still cause for serious concerns.

Curacao, Cape Verde and Haiti have more going on behind the scenes than your average national team and still made it to the 2026 World Cup. Samantha Johnson looks at their journey and what lies ahead for them in football's biggest showpiece tournament. Why does Israel play in European Football? What's behind bans on away fans? Afghan Women's Team: The Fight to Play

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman scrambles to boost ChatGPT's quality and first lady Melania Trump rolls out an AI-powered Spanish translation of her memoir.

The home appliance can easily generate as much as 500 grams of microplastics each year. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Fish gills may inspire an unexpected solution to one of our biggest sources of microplastics . According to researchers at Germany's University of Bonn, taking a cue from the animals' filtration systems might help remove the vast majority of harmful plastic particulates from washing machine wastewater. Microplastics are a huge problem.

An investigation found that real video of medical professionals is being manipulated using AI. An investigation found that real video of medical professionals is being manipulated using AI. TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation. The factchecking organisation Full Fact has uncovered hundreds of such videos featuring impersonated versions of doctors and influencers directing viewers to Wellness Nest, a US-based supplements firm. All the deepfakes involve real footage of a health expert taken from the internet.

The FBI warns holiday shoppers about cybercriminals targeting Gmail and Outlook inboxes with scams that cost Americans over $785 million annually.

The Netflix and Warner Bros. deal might be great for shareholders, but not for anyone else Hollywood does not need more consolidation. Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. is, in many ways, the last thing a weakened Hollywood needs right now. The industry is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, where theaters were forced to close and audiences became even more comfortable with streaming films at home . The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, which were driven by legitimate concerns around studio interest in generative AI, delayed production and promotion of many film and TV projects. And the rise of streaming content pushed many media companies towards taking on debt and unwise mergers (see: Warner Bros. Discovery), which led to higher subscription costs, layoffs and production belt-tightening.

A facial recognition system deployed by the Metropolitan police at Oxford Circus on 13 May in London. A facial recognition system deployed by the Metropolitan police at Oxford Circus on 13 May in London. 'Urgent clarity' sought over racial bias in UK police facial recognition technology The UK's data protection watchdog has asked the Home Office for "urgent clarity" over racial bias in police facial recognition technology before considering its next steps. The Home Office has admitted that the technology was "more likely to incorrectly include some demographic groups in its search results", after testing by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of its application within the police national database. The report revealed that the technology, which is intended to be used to catch serious offenders, is more likely to incorrectly match black and Asian people than their white counterparts.