X is taking a tougher stance against people who try to abuse its creator revenue-sharing program by soliciting engagement and stealing content from others.
It’s common for viral content to be recirculated, especially on platforms like X, where that content can be rewarded with likes, follows, and, in some cases, cold, hard cash. Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit also deal with this problem, and have implemented some technical measures to discourage such behavior — for instance, tools that detect when a user has reposted someone else’s work without giving them credit.
Aston Martin's place in pop culture immortality has long been solidified through its established relationship with the James Bond franchise. The British automaker is aiming to amp up the action with its newest partnership, one you probably wouldn't have guessed. On Thursday Aston Martin revealed the Dreadnought, a V12-powered military-spec SUV. The new digital-only vehicle was exclusively designed for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4," the upcoming installment of the first-person shooter.
UapA-Apo-DDM. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2513585123
They are the cell's "gatekeepers": specialized proteins, known as transporters, selectively control which substances enter a cell and which do not. Researchers at the University of Münster and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens have investigated these transporters in a specific case: the UapA transporter of the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The findings are not only relevant to cell biology but could also offer new approaches to treating fungal infections.
NBC’s Today morning show had a security breach on Thursday morning just after 9 a.m. that led to the arrest of an unauthorized intruder, and no one was harmed.
The New York City Police in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter said “at approximately 9:19 hours, it was reported to officers that there was a disorderly person inside 30 Rockefeller Center, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct.”
I am attempting to blaze my way through Palworld with any and all free time I have. I’ve hit level 61, which is well past where I got in early access, though I believe progression has gotten a lot faster now.
President Donald Trump (L) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Thursday that the Trump administration's overhaul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans up to $26.5 billion so far, the latest Democratic critique of sweeping changes made to the agency.
The Israeli rapper and singer and her partner Ori Rousso grapple with war, social pressure, and the personal cost of staying visible in the new documentary, Noga
Right before the opening title card of Noga hits the screen, you see Israeli rapper Noga Erez at her Tel Aviv home. It’s December 2023, two months after October 7, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and took hostage some 251 others to neighboring Gaza. Erez has just come offstage from a performance in Jerusalem, where she gives everything she’s got rapping her 2021 hit “Fire Kites.” The song’s lyrics — “We don’t need bombs/We have fire kites” — take on an eerie resonance.
A man who was found liable for multiple high-profile hacks including a major leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 footage in 2022 has reportedly been released from the secure hospital where he'd been held since 2023, and is now in prison awaiting a retrial.
Our novel game dataset and suite of game tasks. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10722-1
Playing board games can be fun, challenging, infuriating and a great way to pass the time. They can also help scientists understand how we solve new problems.
