HR software provider Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, an anti-tokenmaxxing product that helps a company track and contain its AI spending. One of the most interesting features is that it maps how much individual employees, teams, and roles are spending and if they are genuinely more productive, or generally producing more AI slop.
A paramedic moves a person to an ambulance in Spain during a 2022 heatwave that killed more than 300 people in five days. Credit: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg/Getty Extreme heat is killing hundreds of thousands of people every year — and the annual toll is growing. An estimated 210,000 more people died of heat-related causes each year
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A few months ago, crowds lined the 18th green at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, as 26-year-old American golfer Jacob Bridgeman secured his first PGA Tour victory at the 2026 Genesis
A bootleg of Spider-Man: Brand New Day was up on X for over seven hours before eventually being pulled. During that time, it reached over 5.9 million accounts and accumulated over 143,000 likes. Other accounts have reposted the leaked film, but none have lasted particularly long, as Disney now seems to be on top of
“The Odyssey” leaks have begun, as a high-quality pirated copy of the film reached millions of people on X thanks to a viral tweet on July 25. At 2:25 pm Pacific Time, a post appeared on amplified a message from a now-suspended account. The message included a high-quality version of the movie, he confirms Varietyand
Australia’s largest energy retailer has experienced a major cybersecurity incident today. In a statement issued via Origin’s website and the Australian Stock Exchange (at 12:42 pm), the company revealed that it is investigating a possible security incident that could involve unauthorized access to some customers’ data. Origin Energy serves approximately 4.7 million customer accounts nationwide,