After an afternoon playing Bandai Namco’s upcoming fighting game Dragon Ball Sparking Zero in sunny San Diego, California, and chatting with the game’s producer, I came away with a better understanding of who the game was designed for. Producer on the game Jun Furutani explained to me that if certain …

Katherine Rundell said children can handle hefty themes, but finds it “bad manners to offer a child a story and give them just a moral.” Source link

US stocks soared on Thursday amid growing optimism that the Federal Reserve’s jumbo interest-rate cut will deliver a “soft landing” for the US economy. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed roughly 1.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^IXIC) rose more than 500 points, with both trading around closing record highs. …

Much of the public discourse about arming Ukraine has revolved around whether the United States will send “long range” weapons. But that can mean different things. Source link

Most of the weighted blankets we’ve tested are worth recommending—and there are a lot of them. However, these didn’t stand out as much as the picks above. Quince’s Knit Weighted Blanket for $150: This open-knit blanket costs less than Bearaby’s but is as high-quality and uses a recycled polyester fill. …

I had surgery this summer, and throughout the recovery, I routinely used two gadgets: Meta’s Ray-Bans for easy calls and music listening, and Apple’s Vision Pro to escape into movies. For the latter, I used a developer version of VisionOS 2 with features now available for anyone to use on …

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries. Source link

In this biopic, a documentary crew follows the boxer Willie Pep during his 1960s comeback. Source link

One of the biggest opportunities among artificial intelligence (AI) investments is semiconductor stocks. Of course, some obvious opportunities include such powerhouses as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. Both companies make chipsets called graphics processing units (GPUs), which play a critical role in developing generative AI applications. Below, I’ll explain why …

Multiple former employees told the BBC they had been raped or sexually assaulted by the billionaire businessman, who died last year. Source link