Thundercats TTRPG Kickstarter turns the ’80s cartoon into a full D&D world
Now in its final days on Kickstarter, Lynnvander Studios Thundercats campaign unifies the Thundercats comics and TV shows. The lead designer explains.
These are the best ways to automate lighting in your smart home
The future of lighting is fully automated.
Cory in the House is in the Top 3 Highest-Rated Games of All Time on Metacritic
Disney's Cory in the House for the Nintendo DS shoots up the all-time rankings on Metacritic, making it one of the top-rated games of all time.
Black Bear Dates Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wife & Dog,’ Matthew McConaughey’s ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ for 2026
Indie studio sets four films including Daniel Roher's "Tuner" and Leslie Mann comedy "Spa Weekend" The post Black Bear Dates Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wife & Dog,’ Matthew McConaughey’s ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ for 2026 appeared first on TheWrap.
Tracy Morgan Football Comedy ‘Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Sets Early NBC Premiere After Rams-Bears Game
Tracy Morgan’s football comedy “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” will hit the field earlier than expected. The new NBC series will air its first episode on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. PT or immediately following the NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears. The series...
Don Reo to Receive Writers Guild West’s TV Laurel Award (Exclusive)
The ‘Blossom’ creator and ‘The Ranch’ co-creator will receive the prize at the union’s annual awards ceremony on March 8.
Black Bear Sets 2026 Releases for Matthew McConaughey’s ‘The Rivals Of Amziah King,’ Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wife & Dog’
The studio’s new U.S. theatrical distribution arm is filling out its release slate after Ric Roman Waugh’s ‘Shelter’ goes wide on Jan. 30.
See Jimmy Buffett’s Band Reminisce About Drinking More Than Led Zep, the Stones
A new doc, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, pays tribute to Margaritaville's first citizens
Black Bear Sets Release Dates For ‘Tuner’, ‘Rivals Of Amziah King’, ‘Spa Weekend’ and ‘Wife & Dog’
In its continuing new business as a theatrical distributor, Black Bear has announced release dates for a slew of pics this year. Their Dustin Hoffman-Leo Woodall TIFF premiere title Tuner from director/co-writer Daniel Roher will go limited on May 22 before a May 29 expansion. Woodall plays a talent...
Ryan Hurst Cast As Kratos In Prime Video’s ‘God of War’
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, The Abandons) has been cast as Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Based on PlayStation’s ancient mythology-themed video game, the series received a two-season order, with pre-production underway in Vanc...
‘Hijack’ Review: Idris Elba Hijacks with a Vengeance, but Season 2 Is a Train Drain
It's a nerd, on a plane — no, it's a train full of passengers only Idris Elba can save in Apple TV's flagging follow-up to its smooth-brained hostage-thriller.
HBO Max Renews A24 Streaming Deal; ‘Marty Supreme,’ Charli xcx’s ‘The Moment’ Among Upcoming Movies
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max and A24 inked a renewal of their licensing pact that will continue to bring the indie studio’s films exclusively to HBO and HBO Max in the Pay-1 TV window in the U.S. Under the multiyear agreement, HBO Max subscribers will have to A24 movies as they enter the str...
A24 Movies Will Keep Streaming on HBO Max
The studio and the streamer renewed their output deal for library titles and new releases The post A24 Movies Will Keep Streaming on HBO Max appeared first on TheWrap.
How This Founder Turned Hustle and Live Events Into a Celebrity Matchmaking Engine
From early hustles to multimillion-dollar deals, Bettie Levy built a company linking global brands with cultural icons.
Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole
"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries."
Who is Apple’s new Creator Studio actually for?
Apple was the last champion of the “pay once, own forever” crowd, a safe harbor for some of the creatives fleeing Adobe’s monthly ransom. Now it has introduced Creator Studio, its own subscription-based offering that bundles together tools including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Mo...
Why “becoming Chinese” is taking over social media
“I see a bunch of Americans drinking hot water with lemon and honey, eating congee, drinking hot pot, drinking more soup, eating Chinese vegetables,” one Chinese creator, Emma Peng, recently shared in a TikTok, currently with over 3 million views. “I just want to say that my culture can be you...
Is This the Smartest Growth Stock to Buy Heading Into 2026?
The biggest tech stock is still one of the smartest picks of 2026.
Battlefield 6's Season 2 Delay Adds More Challenges, Cosmetics, And Double XP To Season 1
As previously announced, Battlefield 6's Season 2 update has been delayed. The developer has now revealed a new update will arrive to extend the current season with added battle pass content, new weekly challenges, and some double XP to tide players over until the new season begins.The Season 1 exte...
The Brilliantly Easy Coffee Upgrade I Learned While Traveling in Italy
Stanley Tucci would approve. READ MORE...
Bilt unveils credit cards with 10% interest rate for first year after Trump calls for cap
Trump recently called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, saying he won't let the public be "ripped off" by higher rates.
Several Major Internet Providers Are Having Problems
Some of the largest Internet service providers in the United States are having major issues, as users report getting no signals on their devices.
Stability and star power keep the Dodgers atop MLB projections
Despite a quiet offseason, the Dodgers still got better this winter.
What Ranger Suarez's $130 million Red Sox contract means for the Yankees
The rest of the AL East continues to improve while the Yankees spectate.
Why Critical Metals Stock Is Rocketing Higher Today
This rare-earth stock is flying higher thanks to an encouraging announcement.
What did West Midlands police chief get wrong in decision to ban Maccabi fans?
Craig Guildford’s job is on the line after a damning police inspectorate report laid bare the force’s intelligence failuresFor all her rhetoric after the “devastating” police inspectorate report on the West Midlands force, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, lacks the power to sack the chie...
Carlyle CEO Says Powell Probe Reinforces Fed Independence
Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz says that an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscores the importance of the US central bank’s independence during an Economic Club of New York event. (Source: Bloomberg)
Ja Morant addresses ongoing trade speculation with three words
Memphis is entertaining offers for the star guard.
House Homeland Democrats launch investigation into Noem with eyes on impeachment
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee said they will begin their own investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a process they say could well lead to her impeachment. Gathered next to a photo of Renee Good, the Democrats said her death at the hands of an immigration o...
Denmark says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland
The two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as President Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of Denmark's Arctic territory of Greenland.
ABC Is Making A Major Change To The Rookie For The First Time In 3 Years
ABC is about to make a major change to The Rookie for the first time in three years, altering the police procedural drama for good.
Wells Fargo was hot into earnings and paid the price. Why we still hiked our price target
We think that Wednesday's drop in shares of Wells Fargo is more reflective of profit-taking than concerns about the year ahead.
Bilt’s new credit cards to feature 10% interest rate, answering lawmakers’ pleas
Silicon Valley fintech giant Bilt announced an overhaul of its credit cards on Wednesday, which notably will include an introductory rate on all card users’ interest rates at 10% for one year. The promotion comes at a time of heightened political rhetoric around the cost of credit cards, with Pres...
Trump hails ‘booming investment’ in Detroit while auto manufacturing jobs have fallen every month since Liberation Day
The industrial heartland faces a grim arithmetic: Billions in new investment are pouring in, but the workers are being left behind.
RTO Mandates Are No Longer Leading to ‘Rage Quitting’
Employees are on the back foot in today’s labor market and will do just about anything to keep their jobs. That includes going back to the office and putting up with surveillance at work.
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025
Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
Businesses across the U.S. are beginning to pass tariff costs to consumers, Fed’s ‘beige book’ finds
Only two of a dozen Fed districts reported slight price growth. The rest saw higher costs.
Why Red Sox's decision to sign Ranger Suarez might lead to blockbuster trade
Ranger Suarez coming to Boston might lead to a major trade.
Meet the Man Who Wants to Raise a Family With His AI Girlfriend
A man in Atlanta is planning a family that sounds like something straight out of a dystopian science fiction movie. But we are living in dystopian times, so it is unfortunately fitting. His plan? He’s going to raise adopted children with a mother figure in their lives, but the mother will not be a...
Jafar Panahi Says Iran Massacres Will Leave Lasting Legacy Of Violence & Reiterates Desire To Go Home: “You Can Be Sure I Will Return”
Currently on the awards circuit with It Was Just An Accident, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been monitoring the bloody events in Iran this past week from afar. Deadline caught up with the filmmaker over Zoom on Wednesday, the day after his attendance of the National Board of Review gala in New Y...
Jafar Panahi Says Iran Massacres Will Leave Lasting Legacy Of Violence & Reiterates Desire To Go Home: “You Can Be Sure I Will Return”
Currently on the awards circuit with It Was Just An Accident, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been monitoring the bloody events in Iran this past week from afar. Deadline caught up with the filmmaker over Zoom on Wednesday, the day after his attendance of the National Board of Review gala in New Y...
McConnell: Trump’s seizure of Greenland would ‘incinerate’ NATO alliances
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) warned in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday that President Trump’s talk of seizing Greenland by force threatens to “incinerate” the nation’s longstanding ties with NATO allies. McConnell declared that burning the North Atlantic Treat...
Rebel Wilson Dealt Major Loss in ‘The Deb’ Lawsuit Against the Movie’s Producers
The actress lost a bid to keep the majority of her lawsuit against producers for 'The Deb,' which she directed, alive. The court will now turn to discovery over a series of anonymous websites, allegedly created at the direction of Wilson.
Steelers coaching rumors tracker: Latest news on Chris Shula, Nate Scheelhaase, other potential Mike Tomlin replacements
Who will the Steelers bring in to replace Mike Tomlin? Here's the latest on Pittsburgh's first coaching search in 19 years.
I replaced my AirTags with a Bluetooth tracker that's functional, long-lasting, and Android-friendly
The Rolling Square AirNotch Pro Dual finder tags are water- and dust-resistant, lasting up to 20 months, and attach securely to almost any surface.
Verizon cell phone outages reported across U.S.
More than 150,000 Verizon users across the country are experiencing outages. Verizon said, in part, "Our Engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly."
Why Every Country Should Set 16 as the Minimum Age for Social Media Accounts
Article URL: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/why-every-country-should-set-16 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46621945 Points: 16 # Comments: 1
Is UnitedHealth Group Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2026?
The healthcare stock trades at a significantly reduced valuation after an abysmal performance last year.
Structure Therapeutics CEO Stevens on Pipeline Strategy
Structure Therapeutics CEO Ray Stevens joins Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld at the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco to talk about Structure’s pipeline and strategy in 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)
Sadio Mane sends Senegal through to Afcon final as Mohamed Salah’s Egypt bow out
Senegal 1-0 Egypt: Mane was once again the hero for the Teranga Lions and they will now face either hosts Morocco or Nigeria in the final
John Harbaugh Predicted to Be Next Head Coach of Disappointing NFC Team
After parting ways with the Baltimore Ravens, John Harbaugh is predicted by ESPN's Dan Graziano to get another head coaching job.
E. Jean Carroll's Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Deny Donald Trump’s Request
Opposition filing urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s appeal in the Carroll case, arguing his immunity claims lack legal basis.
How to Tell If It’s Time for a Career Pivot
Science-based lessons for a successful professional reinvention.
Hello Kitty’s Next McDonald’s Meal Is the Cutest Thing You’ll Buy All Year
Sanrio is getting another McDonald's Happy Meal collaboration, but this one promises to have the cutest collectors items and blind boxes yet.
Why I put away my Bose QuietComfort headphones shortly after testing this alternative
On paper, the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 may look eerily similar to the midrange Px7 S3. But the price bump is easily justified.
All Workbench Crafting Recipes In Hytale
Hytale revolves around your ability to discover new resources and craft items using those resources. You can craft blocks for building a base, gear to fend off mobs, and weapons and tools to progress into more advanced biomes on the map. However, most of the items you're able to make in Hytale are c...
Adams’ NYC Memecoin Crashes After Debut
Less than two weeks after leaving office, former New York City mayor Eric Adams appeared publicly to promote a new digital token called NYC token. The token quickly surged in value, before plunging just as fast, raising fresh questions about memecoins. Bloomberg's Crypto & DeFi Reporter Muyao Shen d...
Vance and Rubio meet with officials from Greenland and Denmark
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted foreign ministers from Greenland and Denmark on Wednesday as President Trump continues to insist on a U.S. takeover of Greenland. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
India shows how urban forests can help cool cities, as long as planners understand what nature and people need
For many years, I lived in the Indian city of Chennai, where the summer temperatures can reach up to 44° C. With a population of 4.5 million, this coastal city is humid and hot.
Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good's family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother's killing by a federal immigration agent
Raiders predicted to hire award-winning head coach to replace Pete Carroll
An NFL analyst has predicted the Las Vegas Raiders will hire a two-time Coach of the Year winner to replace Pete Carroll, who was fired at the end of the season.
Scott Speedman Series ‘RJ Decker’ Sets ABC Premiere Date, ‘The Rookie’ Shifts to Mondays (TV News Roundup)
“RJ Decker,” a new series starring Scott Speedman, will premiere March 3 at 10 p.m. on ABC. The show joins the network’s Tuesday night lineup, which includes “Will Trent” and “High Potential.” All shows will be available to stream the next day on Hulu. With the premiere of this ser...
France fines Free Mobile €42 million over 2024 data breach incident
The French data protection authority (CNIL) has imposed cumulative fines of €42 million on Free Mobile and its parent company, Free, for inadequate protection of customer data against cyber threats. [...]
Two New Exoplanets And The Need For New Habitable Zone Definitions
How solid is our understanding of exoplanet habitability? Are the ideas of an Optimistic Habitable Zone and a Conservative Habitable Zone sufficient to advance our understanding? New research introduces an expanded exoplanet 'temperate zone,' highlighting planets that are amenable to atmospheric stu...
Warner Calls Paramount’s Motion To Expedite “An Exercise In Urgency Theatre” As Court Hearing Set
Warner Bros. Discovery responded today to Paramount’s motion for an expedited proceeding in Delaware Chancery Court, calling it “an exercise in urgency theatre—ringing a fire alarm in the absence of any flames or even smoke.” The David Ellison company wants WBD to defend its chosen deal with...
Ubisoft Is Sending Out Compensation To Rainbow Six Siege Players Over Hack
It was anything but a wonderful holiday season for Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege players. Following a massive hack that dumped billions of credits into the community, Ubisoft had to shut down the marketplace and roll back accounts. The fixes aren't entirely in place, but Ubisoft is now offering compen...
Mane beats Salah as Senegal reach AFCON final
Sadio Mane got the better of ex-Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah after his winner fired Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 1-0 victory over Egypt.
Chelsea v Arsenal live: Carabao Cup semi-final latest score as Blues deal with injury crisis
Liam Rosenior takes charge of his first match at Stamford Bridge but will be without several key players for the visit of the Premier League leaders
Expect Market Gains From EV New Entries: McNeill
Data suggest Tesla's share of the US electric vehicle market is increasing. The automaker is boasting a 59% stronghold in EVs as of Q4. GM board member and DVX Ventures Co-Founder and CEO Jon McNeill says he continues to look for market share gains from newer EV entrants like GM, Hyundai, and Toyota...
Denmark and US to Form Working Group on Greenland
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said a “fundamental disagreement” remained after a meeting of top diplomats in Washington, while announcing an agreement to form a high-level working group on Greenland. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rocks and rolls: The computational infrastructure of earthquakes and physics of planetary science
Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in Earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view, studying the planet's surface from the air and space, using the data to make discoveries and dee...
Neil Gorsuch Warns Supreme Court Speaks 'Confusingly'
The Supreme Court will eventually need to resolve a "tension" in the way it has handled past cases, Gorsuch wrote in a new ruling.
New York Jets Fans React to Dante Moore Passing on NFL Draft for Oregon
New York Jets fans thought Dante Moore could be their next franchise QB. Dante Moore had other ideas on Wednesday.
Scientists say another hot year is a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate
Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023.
Good Business Still There For Saks: Singer
Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy, in an effort to restructure its debt and stabilize the business after mounting losses. Mortimer Singer, managing partner at Traub Capital Partners, believes Saks still has valuable assets, including a loyal high-net-worth customer base, strong flagship New York ...
Save Big on One of Our Favorite Desk Lamps from Lume Cube
Lume Cube has a variety of marked down lighting products to help revamp your home office.
Google Wants to Give Gemini Users a More Personalized Experience
Personal Intelligence launches on January 14, 2026 for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the United States. The post Google Wants to Give Gemini Users a More Personalized Experience appeared first on Phandroid.
AI sheds light on hard-to-study ocean currents
The Indonesian Throughflow carries both warm water and fresh water from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean. As the only low-latitude current that connects the two bodies of water, it plays a key role in ocean circulation and sea surface temperature worldwide.
Half say ICE making cities less safe: Survey
Roughly half of the respondents in a new survey said they believe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations are making cities “less safe” amid President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The CNN poll, released Wednesday, found that 51 percent believe the presence of ICE offic...
Parents can now set limits on YouTube Shorts for teen accounts
YouTube launches new safety features for teen accounts, including screen time controls for Shorts and age-appropriate algorithm for recommendations.
Worker dies in horror accident after becoming trapped in chemical mixer at Arizona manufacturing plant
Jose Fernando Partida was trapped for five hours while rescuers worked to free him
Xbox Game Pass Publisher Officially Bans "Cancerous" AI Art
An Xbox Game Pass publisher and CEO has spoken out against generative-AI art used in video games, banning it almost outright in related projects.
Why people believe misinformation even when they're told the facts
When you spot false or misleading information online, or in a family group chat, how do you respond? For many people, their first impulse is to fact-check—reply with statistics, make a debunking post on social media or point people toward trustworthy sources.
Study finds EV batteries are surprisingly durable, but DC fast charging is bad news
According to data published by GeoTab, the average annual battery degradation rate for EVs is only around 2.3 percent – much lower than most car owners expect. Degradation depends on several factors, with the most important being how frequently the vehicle is charged using high-power DC fast cha...
Show HN: A fast CLI and MCP server for managing Lambda cloud GPU instances
I built an unofficial CLI and MCP server for Lambda cloud GPU instances.The main idea: your AI agents can now spin up and manage Lambda GPUs for you.The MCP server exposes tools to find, launch, and terminate instances. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent with one command and you can say thi...
Fallout Season 2 Episode 5: Did Lucy Really Kill The Ghoul?
The ending of Fallout season 2's latest episode certainly makes it look like Lucy killed the Ghoul, but I don't think we've seen the last of him.
Researchers uncover hundreds of emojis in patient records
Analysis of 218.1 million notes from 1.6 million patients' electronic health records revealed growing use of emojis.
‘F1′ Cinematographer Claudio Miranda on Creating Tension Through Framing and Why Las Vegas’ Neon Signs Were Challenging
While Joseph Kosinski was working on “Top Gun: Maverick,” he was already thinking about his next movie, “F1,” a high-adrenaline action film set in the world of Formula 1 racing. So, he called on his go-to cinematographer Claudio Miranda, who was also working on “Top Gun: Maverick.” Kosin...
Nutritional monitoring eases celiac symptoms in children, yet social challenges persist
According to a recent study by researchers at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), raising social awareness is essential to improving the well-being of celiac individuals.
'Extremely Solid' Gains for US Economy: Swonk
The US saw a boost to existing homes sales and a pickup in retail sales in November. However, KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk says weaker employment growth can be traced to companies absorbing the impact of tariffs. She speaks with Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)