By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NANTERRE, France (AP) — Dominique Pélicot, the convicted rapist who horrified France by drugging his then wife so other men could rape her, was questioned Thursday about other cases of rape and murder that he’s suspected in. Pélicot is serving a
A show performer dressed as a mermaid learned the hard way recently that sharing an aquarium tank with enormous sturgeon is not safe. The accompanying footage, captured in China, shows the mermaid performing gracefully in front of an audience that included children when the sturgeon briefly sucked her head into its mouth. The woman, clearly
Keeping track of the planned features for upcoming life sim Inzoi is nearly a full-time job—for me and probably for several project managers at Krafton—because its game director just won’t stop promising more player-requested additions. Every week I nervously look at the calendar as Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim makes new lists of features coming in time
In the game known as the streaming wars, Disney+ came out swinging, bringing with it a massive library of movies and TV shows—with new ones being added all the time. Watched everything on Netflix? Disney+ has a seemingly endless selection of Marvel movies and plenty of Star Wars and Pixar fare too. Problem is, there’s
If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED it wasn’t that long ago that one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent and influential venture capitalists, Marc Andreessen, was a major supporter of the Democratic Party. So how
In Brief Posted: 12:21 PM PST · January 30, 2025 Image Credits:Getty Images Despite news that Andreessen Horowitz closed its London crypto-focused office, the VC giant has dozens of scouts across Europe looking for early-stage startups, reports Sifted. Some scouts are said to work at companies like Poolside and 11x, the latter of which just
Google SVP Rick Osterloh issued an internal memo to the Pixel/Android/Chrome team Thursday, announcing a “voluntary exit program.” TechCrunch has confirmed the letter’s existence with the company, after it was first reported by 9 to 5 Google. In a statement to TechCrunch, a spokesperson notes, The Platforms & Devices team is offering a voluntary exit
If you’re planning to use your 2025 tax refund to buy paper Series I savings bonds, you’ll need a new strategy. As of 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has eliminated the option to buy paper I bonds through your tax refund. This marks the end of a program that, since 2010, has helped
Life events can bring excitement along with financial uncertainty. If you’re expanding your immediate family, whether by adding a child or becoming a caregiver for a family member, it can be overwhelming figuring out how these changes will impact your bank accounts. Here are my recommendations for navigating the financial side of expanding your family.
Health Published: Jan. 30, 2025, 1:37 p.m. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced Thursday that hospitals part of Hackensack Meridian Health, the state’s largest hospital system, will no longer be considered in-network providers. For the past year, the insurer and hospital system have been working to reach a new agreement to stay