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The 2024 edition of the Tokyo Game Show took place over the weekend, and one of the highlights was a presentation from Death Stranding 2 studio Kojima Productions. It included a few interesting details about the weird-as-hell sequel, which the developer has helpfully split up into a series of clips in lieu of a traditional trailer. They feature some of the new characters joining the cast, some dialogue that makes little sense out of context, and what looks...
Oasis announced the North America leg of its 2025 reunion tour this morning, and the band’s management also shared a decision that will be welcome news to fans: they won’t have to worry about inflated “dynamic pricing” rates when ticket sales kick off on October 4th. Dynamic pricing allows for ticket costs to fluctuate based on demand, but all too often the end result is that prices surge far beyond face value for high-profile performances. This has led many people to bemoan...
The Commerce Department is considering new tariffs on Southeast Asian nations in order to level the playing field for domestic producers.
U.S. trade officials this week may impose new tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations that American manufacturers have complained employ unfair subsidies that make U.S. products uncompetitive.
Apple’s been piling on new features that don’t work on older phones.
My iPhone 13 Pro Max was working just fine when I decided to upgrade to the latest model.
The shutdown makes Britain the first country from the Group of Seven to phase out coal.
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is finishing its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power. The U.K. government hailed the closure as a milestone in efforts to generate all of Britain’s...
On Friday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and two counts of soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
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Game times for the Wild Card Series are set
Major League Baseball’s postseason will get underway on Tuesday, October 1 with the start of the Wild Card Series. The field for the American League is set, but the National League will need one additional day to round things out with three teams vying for two remaining spots.
The Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks enter Monday technically alive. Atlanta and New York...
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Vikings QB Sam Darnold’s growth, viewed through Bill Walsh’s evaluation mindset
The most surprising team in football through four weeks of the 2024 NFL season, Monday Night Football aside?
That is likely the Minnesota Vikings.
With Kirk Cousins moving to the Atlanta Falcons, and first-round selection J.J. McCarthy sidelined for the season with a knee injury, Minnesota turned to Sam Darnold to begin their season. Now, thanks to an imposing defense and...
If successful, the merger would create a combined satellite streaming business with around 20 million US subscribers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
DirecTV has reached an agreement to acquire Dish, alongside its parent company EchoStar’s wider satellite TV business, for a single dollar — and assume $9.75 billion of Dish’s debt. Private equity firm TPG has arranged a two-step agreement to buy the remaining 70 percent of DirecTV that it didn’t already own from AT&T...
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AMD is releasing new BIOS updates that will boost performance for its Ryzen 9600X / 9700X processors and address some latency issues. The performance improvements and latency reductions arrive around a month after disappointing Zen 5 desktop CPU reviews and appear alongside updates to Windows 11 that include optimized AMD-specific branch prediction for both Zen 4 and Zen 5 chips.
CPU reviewers have been reporting a higher-than-expected core-to-core latency across the Ryzen...
The fourth-quarter promo is part of Ford’s effort to get more customers to choose an EV.
If you buy a Ford EV after October 1, the automaker will throw in a home charger and its installation—for free.
Childcare costs more than college tuition in most states, so when kids age out or free programs are introduced it can have a big impact.
If there’s one thing all parents can agree on, it’s that kids aren’t cheap. One study puts the average cost of raising a child at $21,000 a year, and that price tag often begins with daycare.
Newsom said federal law already dictates vehicle safety standards.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they exceed the speed limit.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030. The bill, aimed at reducing traffic deaths, would have mandated that vehicles beep at drivers when they exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph (16kph).
The European...
U.S.-listed China stocks continue to see their fortunes rise after wide-reaching economic measures were introduced last week by Beijing.
Chinese stock markets are having their best week in over a decade. Indeces of major stock markets in the country have seen their values soar over the past five days, with the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index up over 21%, the CSI 300 Index up over 25%, and the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index up over 15%.
"My brother and I are lucky that our eyes don’t water when slicing onions."
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If you're *still* working without an ergonomic footrest, a ring light, or a second screen, you're missing out.
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Yes, Sausagegate will be covered.
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A single leaf has fallen. Time to burrow under a blanket with this fall tea sampler and adorable colorblock quarter-zip until spring.
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It has some flaws, but this Asus detachable 2-in-1 laptop is a much cheaper version of Microsoft’s Surface Pro.
Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.
We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...