Microsoft did the unthinkable last month when it reduced the price of a media subscription, reversing 2025’s controversial Game Pass Ultimate hike (even if the new, CoD-less plan still costs more than it used to). If you’re one of the people who ditched the subscription service after the price increases, Xbox is hoping to tempt…
Six weeks after his team lost to South Carolina in the Final Four, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said on Monday that he felt “dumb” for how his postgame exchange with Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley played out in front of a national audience. “When I walked into the locker room afterward with the coaches,…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals feature two clubs for a chance to hoist the UEFA Cup. There are two matches to determine which teams will make it to the final on Saturday, May…
Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Jan. 22, 2026. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel shares climbed 14% Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high as the chipmaker continued its historic run from April. The jump comes on a Bloomberg report that Apple is in talks with both Intel and Samsung to produce the main…
A catalogue of police failures in handling the suspected murder of a young woman in Northern Ireland reflected institutional misogyny, a report has found. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) missed clear warning signs that Katie Simpson’s death in August 2020 was not suicide but the result of abuse and control, an independent review…
Agreement with the tech groups follows concerns about Anthropic’s latest Mythos model
Chad’s army says the attack by the Nigeria-based armed group came on the island of Barka Tolorom. Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026 At least 23 Chadian soldiers have been killed and 26 injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military post in Chad’s Lake Chad region, according to the country’s armed forces….
The Telepathic Instruments Orchid has been unavailable for a few months now. But a new batch is ready to drop on May 5th for $649, and the company is celebrating with a limited edition clear Orchid: Arctic, which will cost slightly more: $699. The Orchid was designed in part with Kevin Parker of Tame Impala,…
American Electric Power Co. is reviewing its memberships in two of the biggest US power networks after the utility’s top boss accused the grid operators of being too slow to connect data-center customers.
A two-month-old kitten whose life was saved when he was rescued from a bucket of glue has bonded with the foster parent who helped him to recover – and is sticking with her permanently. Staff at the Humane Society of North Texas say they were swamped with applications to adopt tiny Elmer after the non-profit…
