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Science🇺🇸 US
NASAEN

NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security

NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning

World🇬🇧 GB
The GuardianEN

US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran

<p>Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis</p><p>Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher.</p><p>The

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

FilmQuest 2026 Launches With Explosive Motorcycle Drama ‘Whiskey Throttle’ as Rowdy Crowd Celebrates Utah-Made Film

“Motherfucking Utah, let’s go!” That was the spirit inside the energetic Oct. 22 opening night screening at FilmQuest. The 10-day festival in Provo launched its 10th installment with a screening of the Utah-made motorcycle action feature, “Whiskey Throttle.” Upon entering the festival’s screening home at the Velour Live Music Gallery, the audience was greete

Gaming🇺🇸 US
Xbox WireEN

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Kill Block is Must-Play Multiplayer at Launch

Hidden inside the West Bridge Advanced Military Training Facility is a complex combat environment where shifting, modular battlegrounds challenge even the most elite Operators, with hundreds of unique configurations. This is Kill Block, and if you’re picking up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 today, you must play it – it’s one of the most […] The post Call of

World🇦🇪 AE
The NationalEN

Terror investigation launched after deadly drive-by shooting near Paris

A gunman opened fire from a car outside Paris on Friday, killing one person ⁠and wounding five others, including a 12-year-old girl, ⁠French authorities said. “We ‌would like to thank our law enforcement agencies, ​which have already taken the suspect into custody. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has taken over the case,” President Emmanuel M

World🇦🇪 AE
The NationalEN

Oil tops $117 as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia

Oil prices jumped by 3.5 per cent on Friday, with Brent topping $117 a barrel, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia, stoking concerns about further disruption to supplies from the Middle East. Brent , the benchmark for two thirds of the world's oil, leapt 3.59 per cent at $117.20 a barrel at 7.58pm UAE time. West Texas In

Technology🇵🇰 PK
DawnEN

Apple launches into foldable market as iPhone Duo sales begin

<p>Sales of Apple’s first folding phone, the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2028667">iPhone Duo</a>, began on Friday, with market watchers betting on whether the device can reinvent the small foldables market in the same way the iPhone did for smartphones.</p> <p>The Duo’s reception could prove an early test for new <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/202

Entertainment🇺🇸 US
DeadlineEN

Al Munteanu Launches BriskPace Unlimited Label With Orangutan True-Crime Comedy Series Showrun By ‘Cunk On Earth’ Writer

EXCLUSIVE: German outfit BriskPace Studios, launched in 2025 by Al Munteanu with the team behind his SquareOne Productions, has launched BriskPace Unlimited, a new-formats label. The label’s first original series is set with The Light and Hard Times of Lucky Briscoe, a true-crime comedy about an imprisoned orangutan with political ambitions, co-produced with

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Sony Pictures TV Signs Content Creator Thea Von Engelbrechten to First-Look Deal, Launches Animated Microdrama ‘Hazelwood’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Television has sealed a multiyear, first-look deal with content creator Thea Von Engelbrechten, who’s behind the popular “Moletown Drama” social platforms — which boast 2.5 million TikTok followers and 1 million Instagram followers. As part of the deal, Sony has the first-look rights to develop and produce original series from Von Engelbrechten

World🇦🇪 AE
The NationalEN

Turkey and Canada launch strategic partnership

Turkey and Canada launched a strategic partnership on Thursday, pledging to forge closer ties in energy and defence as global instability prompts nations around the world to reinforce their militaries and energy supply chains. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara as part of a two-day trip to Turkey, the fir

Technology🇺🇸 US
DeadlineEN

Stage 32 Launches Marketplace To Combat AI Slop

EXCLUSIVE: Script platform Stage 32 has launched an official marketplace to partly help combat an influx of AI-written projects. The Stage 32 Marketplace, which launched yesterday, allows executives to discover film and TV projects that have been fully vetted via an “evaluation process” conducted by humans. Only scripts submitted across Stage 32’s 15-year ex

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Comic Book Series Launching in January (EXCLUSIVE)

New achievement! “Dungeon Crawler Carl” is getting a comic series! The popular fantasy, LitRPG books by author Matt Dinniman will receive an ongoing comic book series from Vault Comics. The double-sized, 48-page first issue will launch in comic book stores beginning in January 2027. The following issues will be released monthly. The new comic will […]

World🇦🇪 AE
The NationalEN

Robinhood picks DIFC for Middle East debut and targets 2027 launch

US financial services platform Robinhood is expanding to the Middle East, with the Dubai International Financial Centre becoming its regional headquarters. The company said on Thursday it had been approved by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to offer trading and custody services across all 10 asset classes approved by the regulator, including equities,

World🇦🇪 AE
The NationalEN

Abu Dhabi's M42 launches AI platform to give doctors more time with patients

Abu Dhabi tech-enabled healthcare company M42 has launched Ossi, an AI platform designed to help with administration and give doctors more time with patients. The platform, announced at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, will be available at seven M42 centres in the UAE and Bahrain, and is estimated to help doctors spend up to 60 per cent more time with pat

Gaming🇺🇸 US
PlayStation BlogEN

Once Human’s Isles of Abyss expansion launches on PS5 tomorrow

Hey everyone, we have huge news to share with you today. Once Human’s largest free expansion yet, Isles of Abyss, is officially launching tomorrow, October 22 (October 21) on PlayStation 5. We’ve taken the strange worlds survival you know and love, and plunged it into uncharted waters. Starting tomorrow, you can leave the safety of […]

Entertainment🇺🇸 US
DeadlineEN

Image Nation Studios, Spooky Pictures And Made By Us Studios Partner To Launch Creator-First Horror Label Made By Spooky

EXCLUSIVE: Made By Us, the studio arm of creator management firm Made By All, has partnered with frequent horror collaborators Image Nation Studios and Spooky Pictures to launch Made By Spooky, a new creator-first horror label. Made By Spooky will house and produce original short form, vertical serialized and longform IP revolving around digital native […]

Entertainment🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Empire Founder Ghazi Launches Supply Chain, New Rights Management/ Distribution Company for Independent Music

Ghazi, founder of the indie label and distribution giant Empire, has announced the launch of his newest company, Supply Chain, an independent B2B cloud-based distribution company for the global music industry, which encapsulates technology, distribution, operations, and commercial connectivity. Alongside the launch, the company announced two senior leadershi

Entertainment🇺🇸 US
DeadlineEN

Tokyo Film Festival Chiefs Talk Balancing Blockbusters & Arthouse; Launching International Films In Japan

It’s an exciting time for Japanese cinema, with franchise hits from Demon Slayer to Godzilla stomping around the world, and Japanese arthouse titles taking the spotlight at major film festivals including Venice, Toronto and Cannes. This year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, taking place in the Hibiya-Ginza district of the city from October 26 to November

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