Obsidian’s former writer, Chris Avellone, claims that Bethesda disliked Fallout: New Vegas so much it stopped the partnership after a PowerPoint meeting. He says the studio was unhappy with the game’s direction, especially its survival‑horror style in the Dead Money DLC. Avellone notes that re
Officials keep giving different answers about when gas prices might drop. First they said weeks, then months, then maybe never before the election. Energy Secretary Chris Wright started with a confident \"weeks\" timeline in early March. By April, he called summer a \"very aggressive\" guess. Just d
Ohio Republicans are betting big on Jon Husted to keep a key Senate seat, but a years-long corruption mess threatens to sink their campaign. At the heart of the mess? A $1 billion bailout for two nuclear plants that somehow turned into a bribery scheme worth $60 million. The scandal has dragged on f
On this day, several well‑known figures celebrate new birthdays. Actress Ashley Judd marks her 58th year and had directed a segment of the 2013 TV movie “Call Me Crazy. ” Actor James Franco, now 48, released two films last year, titled “Bunny‑Man” and “Squali. ” Kate Hudson turns 47; she earned an O
One recent release dives deep while another zooms ahead. In one book, the author collects years of memories like a gardener gathering apples; in the other, the author skips from idea to idea so fast the pages almost flip themselves. No grand speeches, no heavy conclusions—just two honest looks at ho
OpenAI is pulling back from its video‑making experiment and trimming staff, as a senior project head steps down. The company said last month it was abandoning Sora, its video generation tool, and this week the team’s chief announced his departure. This move fits a larger pattern of trimming “side qu
Officials from Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark spoke up after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open for ships. The statement followed a truce worked out in Lebanon, which paused a long-running dispute in the area. The Nordic leaders didn’t just cheer Iran’s words—they stressed that real peace
OpenAI’s newest AI model, named after DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin, isn’t built to write poems or plan dinner menus. Instead, it’s trained to dig through mountains of scientific data to help researchers find new medicines faster. Drug development usually takes over a decade, but this tool could cut
OpenAI’s latest shake-up shows the company is doubling down on money-making AI rather than flashy research projects. Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles, key figures behind some of OpenAI’s most ambitious but costly ventures, have recently stepped away. Weil previously led efforts to push science forward us
Over the past week, a heated exchange between Pope Leo XIV and former President Donald Trump grabbed headlines, revealing deep divides over war, religion, and leadership. The argument started when Trump called the Pope "weak on crime, " a comment the pontiff dismissed by saying he had "no fear" of T
