It’s going to be tough to ignore the Nov. 19 release of Grand Theft Auto 6. A PCMag survey reports that roughly 12.5 million US workers are likely to take time off when the game comes out, resulting in over $1 billion in lost productivity. Technology company Logitech is deciding not to fight this, giving
Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, delivering a shock victory for the party in a deeply conservative state that has elected Republicans for decades. Colom’s victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years. Only a few thousand
Jessica Chastain is returning to Broadway in “Lost Lear,” a play that puts a meta spin on “King Lear.” Chastain was last on Broadway in “A Doll’s House,” an acclaimed 2023 revival of the Henrik Ibsen drama; this is her first time appearing in a new show. In “Lost Lear,” she will portray Joy, a
Skydance has removed James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, ending a four-year run that began with a hit Superman and was expected to survive the company’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Their replacement is Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive who helped launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Skydance
Nabu Casa — the commercial side of the Open Home Foundation, which runs Home Assistant — just launched the Home Assistant Connect Aux-2, a multi-function box designed to help you bring more devices into your smart home. It’s part of Home Assistant’s ongoing efforts to become more user-friendly. And it’s working. I’ve been testing the
The conservative People’s Party (PP), by contrast, has accused the government of attempting to weaponise the strike for electoral gain. PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called the general strike “nonsense”, calling the unions “mafia” and “trash”. Feijoo’s party is leading in the polls and party spokesman Miguel Tellado accused the government of exploiting the strike
