Emilia Clarke has admitted feeling "really pissed" at the expert who developed Game of Thrones' fictional languages, after reading that he thought her Dothraki pronounciation "sucked." David J. Peters...
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Hellboy star Ron Perlman has expressed his bemusement at the Fallout franchise and his legendary status within it as narrator of all the video games, joking he was paid "$40 and a sandwich" to record ...
As the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces trade accusations of breaking a troop withdrawal agreement in the country's north, FRANCE 24 Damascus correspondent Dana Alboz breaks down how the Syrian mili...
Small footprint. Speedy performance. | Image: The Verge Happy Saturday, folks! This week, Best Buy kicked off its so-called “ Winter Sale ,” introducing a whole host of price cuts that range from not-...
A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started. (Image credit: Tommy Trenc...
With the advent of PC gaming handhelds, the nearly limitless library of games on Steam and other PC clients are now at your fingertips anytime and anywhere. The best gaming handhelds have a hefty pric...
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Looks like LEGO isn’t done with The Legend of Zelda franchise yet. A new previously teased (and leaked ) set based on the Nintendo 64 classic Ocarina of Time is up for preorder . It costs a relatively...
Bowflex isn't the only option when it comes to adjustable dumbbell sets. PowerBlock is another trusted brand at a much lower price point. For a limited time, Woot is offering a pair of PowerBlock EXP ...
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk's children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the man...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more ...
The US expected resistance from dozens of Venezuelan air defense systems during the Maduro raid. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images The US expected "significant resistance" from...
Mel Kiper Jr. stacks the top 25 players for the NFL draft, starting with Fernando Mendoza....
Cast your mind back to the end of last year, and you may remember we reported that a group of volunteer modders had united to develop an online mode for Rockstar's Bully (also known as Canis Canem Edi...
Across tech, pressure on workers to perform comes as leaders wait for AI bets to pay off. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Big Tech firms like Amazon and Meta are doubling down on worker oversight and p...
It's been 25 years since the launch of Wikipedia on January 15th, 2001, and it's come a long way from housing just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge with more than 65 million articl...
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