49ers debut laser show at Levi's Stadium with help from San Jose tech company

The 49ers partnered with San Jose-based Cisco to present the laser-based production, only the second time an NFL team has ...

Melbourne Ashes pitch rated 'unsatisfactory' by ICC

The pitch from the two-day Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne is rated as "unsatisfactory" by the International Cricket ...
Parade on MSN

What is Project 1356? Mysterious social media countdown nears the end

A man named Armin Mehdizadeh has been counting down every day since 2022. What happens when he reaches zero on Jan. 1?

TUC leader: Sir Keir Starmer must tackle cost of living crisis to counter 'real danger' of Reform

The TUC boss has warned the government must put money in workers' pockets to avoid them backing Reform, which he called a ...
The Caledonian-Record

National Champagne Day brings festive toasts and nationwide celebrations

On Dec. 31, National Champagne Day blends into the New Year’s Eve rush as people gather with friends or book seats at their ...
Ars Technica

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...
NPR

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to grace periods for mail ballot returns

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something that about 20 states and ...
Jurist

US Supreme Court to decide if states can count mail-in ballots received after election day

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that could dramatically impact mail-in voting practices in over two dozen states. The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, challenges a ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Butterfly’ and ‘Countdown’ Canceled After Single Seasons at Prime Video

Both shows debuted in the summer. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The Amazon MGM Studios series had summer debuts and each spent a short time on Nielsen’s top 10 U.S. streaming charts, but ...
GamesRadar+

Valve marches over to its desk to remove a Counter-Strike 2 map after just 2 days, seemingly over a "gamer word" hidden in a file

Quick-fingered Counter-Strike 2 players got to have an unexpectedly exclusive experience last Thursday, when a new map was added only to be yoinked away shortly after. In an update on October 6, the ...
PC Gamer

Valve yoinked a new Counter-Strike 2 map out of the game after just 2 days, either for potential Disney copyright infringement, a 'gamer word' hidden in its data, or both

"Valve added a bunch of new community maps to Counter-Strike 2 on October 2nd," SteamDB wrote in an October 4 BlueSky post, "and now one of the maps, Transit, has been removed due to potential ...
NBC News

How to get the most out of Amazon’s October Prime Day by spending the least, according to shopping experts

I know what you’re thinking: It’s Prime Day again? Well, yes… sort of. Amazon’s second mega sale of the year, Prime Big Deal Days, is live now through Oct. 8, giving Prime members another chance to ...