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A union representing Stellantis autoworkers says it thinks the company has sold its idled assembly plant in southern Ontario.

Linguistic clues and ancient coins could suggest that Verica—a ruler who fled Britain and convinced Roman Emperor Claudius to launch an invasion across the English Channel—has been misgendered for centuries

Hey! Listen! “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” remake is out, and the initial response from critics is overwhelmingly positive. And while it’s still too early to tell exactly what gamers will make of the reimagined title, which released Thursday, musician Jon Batiste has offered up a teaser review as one of the lucky […]

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. "How does that make you feel?" I get asked this a lot in therapy. Plenty of life events, big and […]

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Self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury has shared some advice for how buying GTA 6 can actually save you $5,000. Just don't take this too seriously. Here's how he arrived at that number: If the game costs $100 (for the Ultimate Edition) and it takes 80 hours to complete, that works out to $1.25/hour of "fun." After adding on side missions and simply exploring GT

Give me blood, give me gore, give me Space Marines.

Get ready for Week 9 with takes on the Bucs' division chances, why RBs could dominate the trade deadline and which teams should at least ask about Justin Herbert.

Defence barrister says earlier allegations about comedian’s sexual conduct ‘poisoned the wells’ of justice as trial continues

The trial is now entering its closing stages, with the jury set to deliberate on three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault, all of which Brand denies.

Russell Brand’s lawyer has told the jury there is “no evidence” that the comedian is “some kind of psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal” in his closing argument. “The fact he behaved normally during and after all of those ‘rapes’ tells you what you need to know. He believed they were all consenting,” […]

The party's popularity is prompting debate over how to balance an anti-establishment identity with the need to appear as a credible partner to allies.

Podcast host Lisa Phillips says it is time the world focuses on how to stamp out widespread sexual abuse in society.

Something fishy is going on in Alaska ahead of the midterms, but it has nothing to do with the state's famous seafood and everything to do with two men with the same name.

The investment bank released a new report exploring how media rights and athlete fame will help drive the business higher.

The luxury carmaker is set to open its first factory in the United States — a move Trump credits to his tariffs. DW examines the German reaction amid a massive auto industry cull at home.

National suffered some of its own bruises this weekend.

Social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of Apple's foldable failing quickly and in spectacular fashion. Some users report having the phone for only a few hours before the hinge seems to catch on something, then audibly crack and break the screen. Tellingly, the cracks all seem to happen in the […]

Very few night skies seen from the south of France during the summer of 1889 would match the scene on van Gogh's canvas. A new study argues that it could have been July 22

Smart tariffs, solar panels and battery storage are turning the electric car into part of a wider home energy system

In her latest documentary, ‘Miss Representation: Rise Up,’ the filmmaker and First Partner of California argues that tech platforms and AI tools have been weaponized to silence women’s voices.

Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more efficient.

Get ready for Week 7 with takes on the Colts' decision-makers, Caleb Williams' MVP case and more.

Figma said it plans to support as many standards as possible without exposing all of its data.

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”

Shabana Azeez landed in Hollywood by accident. She's still figuring out what to make of it.