Starting mid-May, Chinese companies trading in Hong Kong will have more options when picking auditors. The country’s finance and stock market watchdogs just greenlit RSM and Baker Tilly, two accounting firms based in China, to handle these audits. This move follows a 2025 decision to expand the list
Streaming services usually fight over shows and movies, but Amazon’s Prime Video is playing a different game—one where live sports and ads score big points. The platform recently revealed it made over $17 billion from ads in just three months, beating traditional media giants like Warner Bros. and P
Stranger Than Heaven steps away from the usual big‑action style of Yakuza games. It focuses on two young men, Makoto and Yu, who arrive in Japan in the early 1900s. Their lives are tied to crime and music, and the game follows them for fifty years. The story is tight. Instead of spanning m
Starting next month, Holyoke will stop using poison to control rats on city property. The City Council voted unanimously to ban a group of strong rodenticides called second-generation anticoagulants. The move follows concerns about how these chemicals affect more than just rats—they can harm pets, b
Starting in 2027, people who want to become citizens of New Zealand will have to pass a new test. The exam will be held face‑to‑face and will contain 20 multiple‑choice questions written in English. Applicants must answer at least 15 correctly to qualify. The questions will cover a range of topics.
Radial Entertainment just added the entire 10-season archive of a popular true crime series to its collection, giving viewers far more than just a few extra episodes to binge. The two newest seasons—each packed with 20 hour-long documentaries—bring the total past 200 individual cases and 150 hours o
Rated Media, formerly known as EntertainmentVC, has announced a fresh identity and an ambitious plan to serve creators across music, film, and media. The company says it will offer a full range of services from early idea to final sale, aiming to help artists and producers grow worldwide. Since i
Rare diseases touch only a few people, often in far‑off places. Researchers gather data from many sites to study these conditions, but the way they collect personal details can leave out key groups. The study looked at how often researchers ask about factors like where people live, their race or c
Steve Eisman, once known for predicting the housing crash, says he’s happy with the overall market but sees a chance to short a specific tech‑related name. He argues that today’s economy feels like last year: credit remains strong, artificial intelligence drives big spending, and growth is uneven ac
Stephen Colbert has just finished the last episode of his long‑running show on CBS, a decision that sparked many guesses about why the network ended it. In an interview with The New York Times, Colbert explained that early on he wanted to step away from politics after moving from “The Colbert Rep
