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Embattled department store giant David Jones will be closing the doors to half its stores before the end of the year after entering voluntary administration.

Sony is retiring the PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10th. Sony says it will notify users directly about the shutdown. The app allowed PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers to stream certain games on PC, but according to Sony, not many people are using that perk: With a very small number of eligible PlayStation Plus […]

Jacaranda trees typically flower for six weeks every spring, drawing visitors to Australia from across the globe.

A Toronto non-profit day program for adults with special needs is at risk of shutting down after what organizers says is a decline in private donations and a lack of funding from public sources. Bryan’s Place was founded four years ago by single mom Loreno Sinato — who also works a full-time job — after […]

Sequoia pioneered the scouts model and many VC firms followed suit, but a consensus now seems to be forming that the model has reached limits in its current form.

Salon said there were no immediate plans to take down its online archives, which include three decades of stories from across the world and across topics and genres.

LIV Golf is dissolving after five years marred by controversy. The Athletic's Gabby Herzig joins CBS News with more.

Sony Interactive Entertainment and French developer Oh BiBi have announced Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, a phone and tablet game, is coming to a close before it was even released fully. In a statement , the developers said the game's final update is coming today, November 6, and the game itself will be removed from digital stores on November 21, 2026. No i

Salon launched 31 years ago as one of the first online-only news magazine outlets, and it announced today in an unsigned post that it's ceasing publication. The company said that the "business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years," and it decided that its publishing model is "no longer sustainable." It […]

Bankrupt LIV Golf, which sought to disrupt professional golf, will wind down its operations after failing to secure funding.

Five years after it began its quest to upend a genteel sport with billions in Saudi Arabian money and brash style, LIV Golf is liquidating its operations. The would-be rival to the PGA Tour, which was championed by major winner Phil Mickelson and run until 2025 by another former player of note, Greg Norman, was […]

LIV Golf, the pro-golfing startup venture whose biggest investor had been the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, is shutting down after it couldn’t reach an agreement with a new investor on a bankruptcy reorganization. The league was founded in 2021 by a group of pro golfers, led by Phil Mickleson and Greg Norman, who […]

The UN has begun shutting down its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, bringing 35 years of operations in the Moroccan territory to an end. November ⁠1 marked the ‌start of the “liquidation phase” of Minurso, with assets being transported back ​to troop-contributing countries, UN Secretary General An

As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.

Its journey ends in March 2027.

Nintendo has announced that Pokemon Unite , its Pokemon-themed MOBA for mobile devices and Switch consoles, will be shutting down on March 23, 2027. The game will go offline just days after the Aeos Crown 2027 tournament, and Nintendo has stopped selling the game's premium in-game currency, Aeos Gems. "We offer our sincerest gratitude to the many Trainers wh

“It’s quite a pity, it’s like I failed. But I gave it my best shot,” said the hawker, who opened Kokoyo to honour his Peranakan grandmother’s recipes.

The Browser Company plans to "sunset" its Arc browser on December 22nd, according to a post on the Arc website. The company moved on to developing its AI-focused Dia browser last year, but it had continued to maintain Arc. Now, the innovative browser will be going away for good. The shutdown is happening in a […]

Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused, smaller team," while a Sims project has been paused.

BioWare, the legendary studio behind RPGs like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, is shutting down, the company confirmed in a statement. Alongside the closure, Electronic Arts has chosen not to continue development on the next Mass Effect game that was in the works, according to an announcement sent […]

Videogame giant Electronic Arts, in its first major move since going private this summer, is restructuring its studios business — which will result in layoffs of about 3% of global workforce. The updates to EA’s studios operations were outlined in a memo to EA employees Wednesday from Cam Weber, president and chief studios officer, and […]

The cost of attending live sports has shot up 123% since 2000 — a staggering increase that cannot solely be blamed on inflation​.