Capcom Throws Resident Evil Party Featuring Geoff Keighley, as Requiem Clears 7 Million Sales
Capcom marked Resident Evil Requiem’s 7 million‑copy milestone with a staff celebration that featured Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley. The title sold 5 million units in its first week and 6 million within weeks, making it the fastest‑selling entry in the franchise. Capcom hinted at further announcements for June’s Summer Game Fest while pledging ongoing content updates. The sales surge reinforces the series’ long‑tail revenue model and positions Requiem as a key growth driver for the company’s current fiscal year.
Google AI Tests Auto Catalog & Site Builder for SMBs
Wix and Squarespace should take note -> Google tests Catalog (for ecommerce) and Website generation for Pomelli Experiment Catalog: "Two further capabilities now appear to be taking shape. The first, referred to as Catalog, would let merchants point Pomelli at a...
The Reinvention of the Breakfast-First Restaurant Category – Placer.ai Blog
First Watch is outpacing legacy breakfast chains as the U.S. breakfast‑first category splits between premium, experience‑driven concepts and traditional diners. In Q1 2026 the brand posted the strongest visit growth while keeping per‑location traffic steady, unlike IHOP, Denny’s and Huddle House, which saw...
Letter to the Editor: Long Term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Stomach Cancer: Population Based Case-Control Study...
A recent BMJ case‑control study across five Nordic countries reported no link between long‑term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and gastric non‑cardia adenocarcinoma. In a Letter to the Editor, Dr. Liping Kang challenges this conclusion, arguing that the study’s exposure...
Ashleigh Sears to Lead Lockton Alternative Risk Solutions Practice
Lockton has named Ashleigh Sears to head its alternative risk solutions practice, which includes captive consulting, structured risk solutions, and fronting arrangements. Sears joins from Everest, where she served as head of alternative risk, and brings prior senior experience at...
Drilling Into LandBridge's Value with Chadd Garcia $LB
In a recent episode of the Yet Another Value Podcast, Chadd Garcia breaks down LandBridge’s (ticker $LB) land‑based royalty model, emphasizing surface rights, produced‑water handling, and infrastructure as core revenue drivers. He details the company’s expansion through pore‑space growth, strategic...
The Attention Economy Is Over. The Signal Economy Has Begun.
The author declares that the attention‑driven era of digital media has ended, giving way to a "signal economy" where AI‑generated, highly specific insights replace mass‑viral content. He describes how Substack’s single‑feed design and platforms like X struggle to accommodate this...
5 YouTube TV Pro Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Subscription in 2026
A veteran YouTube TV subscriber outlines five advanced tips to maximize the service in 2026. Reducing broadcast delay trims latency to 8‑12 seconds, giving sports fans a near‑live experience. Users can pause their membership for up to six months, add...
From Warning to Funding: Russia’s Expanding Media Machine and the Risk Signals Ahead
Russia’s draft 2026 federal budget earmarks roughly $1.78 billion for state‑run media, a 28% rise from the 2021 baseline. The allocation fuels RT, VGTRK, and a youth‑propaganda vehicle, while new programs target African and Asian audiences. Recent DOJ indictments and EU...
The Best of the Way Day Sale—All Under $100
Wayfair’s three‑day Way Day Sale showcases more than 20 home‑goods items priced under $100, ranging from dinnerware sets and premium knives to bedding, pillows, and decorative accents. The promotion bundles full four‑person dinnerware sets for $57, high‑quality Zwilling and Henckels...
How Amex Cardholders Can Access Lufthansa Lounges — While This Benefit Still Lasts
American Express Platinum, Business Platinum, and Centurion cards grant access to select Lufthansa lounges, a perk that has been repeatedly extended but now has a firm end date of October 1, 2026. Eligible cardmembers can enter Business lounges in economy and Senator lounges...
How the Iran War Is Impacting the Airline Industry
The ongoing U.S.–Iran war has choked jet‑fuel supplies, forcing airlines to raise fees and fares as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. While the four legacy carriers post record profits, smaller low‑cost airlines are hemorrhaging cash and courting bankruptcy. Industry...
U.S. Looks Into Regulating Prediction Market Sites Like Kalshi and Polymarket
U.S. regulators are probing prediction‑market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket after the first criminal indictment involving a Special Forces soldier who allegedly earned $400,000 by trading on classified military information. The case shows that anonymous crypto‑based accounts can be...
Your Funnel, Not Traffic, Is the Real Problem
Harsh truth: You don’t have a traffic problem. You have a conversion problem. More visitors won’t fix what a weak funnel created.
Tamil Nadu Deploys 900+ Special Buses to Ease Post-Poll Travel Rush
Tamil Nadu’s transport department deployed over 900 special buses after the April 23 assembly election to help voters return home. Seventy buses were assigned to Chennai while 898 served other districts. Officials inspected routes in Coimbatore, adding night services on key corridors...
Airlines Secretly Sold Your Travel And Payment Data To The IRS And FBI — Now They’re Being Sued
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), which processes about $100 billion in travel bookings annually, sold access to its real‑time travel database to federal agencies including the IRS, FBI and DHS. The database contained more than 1 billion records with passenger names, itineraries, fare...
China Is Poised to Reap Rewards as Energy Shock Heats up the Race for Renewables
China’s renewable‑energy footprint is expanding as the global oil crisis accelerates demand for clean power. In Cuba, Chinese‑made solar panels lifted solar’s share of generation from 6% to over 20% within a year, and the country expects 2 GW of Chinese‑financed...
The Fully Non-Human Web: No One Builds The Page, No One Visits It via @Sejournal, @Slobodanmanic
In January 2026 Google secured patent US12536233B1, enabling it to score landing pages on conversion, bounce and design quality and automatically replace under‑performing pages with AI‑generated, hyper‑personalized versions. Simultaneously, AI agents are now handling the majority of web interactions, with...
Discovery of a Novel Vulnerability in Aggressive Lymphoma Could Change Future Therapy
Researchers at the University of Cologne’s Center for Molecular Medicine have identified the protein cFLIP as a critical driver of resistance in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL), especially the ABC subtype. By overexpressing cFLIP, lymphoma cells block both intrinsic and...
It’s Time to Bring Back Xbox Avatars While the Going Is Good
Microsoft’s Xbox division, under Asha Sharma, has recently overhauled achievements, cut Game Pass prices and refreshed its branding. Despite these moves, the platform discontinued its customizable Avatar system in 2025 after low engagement. The opinion piece argues that reinstating Avatars—especially...
Spend Your Tax Return on a Backhoe-Engined Land Rover Defender
Diesel Pump UK is selling a Land Rover Defender that has been fitted with a 4.4‑liter JCB backhoe diesel engine. The swap boosts output to 145 horsepower and 413 pound‑feet of torque while promising a 10,000‑hour service life, far exceeding...
Sunday Edition: Mindy Brashears
Mindy Brashears has been reconfirmed by the Senate as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, marking her second tenure in the role. She emphasizes a data‑driven, science‑based agenda that expands Salmonella oversight from poultry to beef...
MKBHD and Mrwhosetheboss Say Tech Companies Are “Basically Lying” To Consumers in New Video
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and Arun Maini (Mrwhosetheboss) released a joint video titled “How Tech Companies Lie to You,” exposing common marketing tricks that inflate product specs. They highlight the “up to” disclaimer, the “imaginary spec” that pairs premium performance with base‑model pricing,...
Syria Begins Long-Awaited First Trial of Assad-Era Officials
Syria opened its first public trial of officials tied to the Assad regime in Damascus, featuring former army brigadier general Atef Najib, a cousin of the ousted president. Najib faces charges of crimes against the Syrian people for his role...
The $11 Trillion Engine Beneath the $110 Trillion Economy
The article argues that the $110 trillion global economy rests on a far smaller $11 trillion physical foundation of energy, raw materials, and chemicals. It breaks down this base into hydrocarbons ($1.6‑2 trillion), chemicals ($6.5‑6.8 trillion), metals ($1.2‑1.3 trillion) and food commodities ($1.7‑2.2 trillion). Chemicals, at...
Fuel Shortage Triggers Panic Buying in Andhra, CM Reviews Situation
Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister reviewed a sudden fuel crunch after 421 of the state’s 4,510 outlets were temporarily shut amid panic buying. Daily sales of petrol and diesel surged over 50% above normal, reaching 10,345 kilolitres and 14,156 kilolitres respectively on Saturday....
British Researcher Exposes Fake Autism diagnosis...and Nobody Realizes It
British researcher Dame Uta Frith warned that autism diagnosis relies on behavioral criteria because no objective biomarker exists, making the process partly social. A blog post amplified her comments, suggesting the lack of a test applies to all mental disorders...
LinkedIn Articles Power 60% of AI Search Visibility
Some research shows LinkedIn is the most cited domain for professional queries in AI search. 📊 According to LinkedIn, long-form articles drive that—accounting for 60% of its AI visibility, with posts making up the remaining 40%. It also published a guide on...
Lineage Piece Codes April 2026
Roblox’s action‑RPG Lineage Piece has released a fresh batch of promotional codes, including TYFOR1KLIKES, TYFOR300CCU, TYFOR100LIKES, Release and LineageIsHere. The codes provide both rerolls and in‑game currency, but they disappear rapidly, urging players to redeem them promptly. The game also...
SCP Architect X Codes April 2026
SCP Architect X is the newest Roblox‑based tycoon game built on the SCP franchise, where players construct containment facilities and earn in‑game cash. The game relies on promotional codes to grant extra resources, but as of April 2026 no active codes...
Israel Issues Evacuation Warning for Seven Lebanese Towns Beyond ‘Buffer Zone’
Israel’s military announced evacuation orders for seven Lebanese towns north of the Litani River, citing Hezbollah’s breach of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire that began on April 16. The directive follows reports that Hezbollah attacked Israeli troops and a rescue convoy, prompting Israel...
‘Science Fiction’: How Life-Saving Organs Are Being Kept Alive Outside the Body
Organ shortages have driven a shift from static cold storage to active preservation methods. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) keeps kidneys and livers metabolically active in a nutrient‑rich, oxygenated circuit, extending viable time outside the body. An Australian first double transplant...
News Publishers Are Trying To Prevent AI Scraping, But They’re Killing A Valuable History Service
Major U.S. news outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian and USA Today have begun blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to prevent AI companies from scraping their articles for training data. The move sparked a backlash from journalists...
Inside the Renovated Delano Hotel in Miami Beach
The historic Delano hotel in Miami Beach has reopened after a comprehensive renovation timed for the 2026 World Cup. Designed by Elastic Architects with Ennismore, the property blends minimalist, organic furnishings with restored Art Deco elements such as octagonal columns...
ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Saw Their Viewership Jump At the Same Time Cable TV Dropped to Just 20% of...
Nielsen data shows cable TV viewership fell 3.2% in 2026, leaving the platform with just 20% of total TV consumption. Streaming services grew 4.5% to capture 48% of the audience, while broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC added 0.5%...
RBI Revokes Paytm Payments Bank Licence Effective April 24
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officially cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) effective from the close of business on April 24, 2026.
Oil Won’t Hit $150–200; US Iran Blockade Proving Effective
Here's my discussion with @paulkrugman from March 19 where I argued oil prices won't go to $150 or $200 and recommended the US blockade Iran. It's as relevant to global oil markets today as it was back then. The blockade...
Calcutta HC Cuts Poll Panel’s 48-Hour Ban on Bike Movement to 12 Hours
The Calcutta High Court trimmed the Election Commission’s 48‑hour bike ban for the April 29 phase‑2 poll, allowing pillion riding for only 12 hours on poll day. Exemptions cover school trips, medical emergencies, family functions, and service‑provider riders such as Ola,...
Hexapod Robot Converts Into Mobile Robotics Laboratory
Six-Legged Innovation: A Hexapod That Transforms Into a Mobile #Robotics Lab by @IlirAliu_ #Robots #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/xQduE5GPSi
Brent Surges 60%, Fuel Shortages Hit Global Markets
This week will bring a drumbeat of physical shortage stories. Here's the deal. Brent is up 60% from before the war. That's more than 3x the rise after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The SoH is 3x Russia's oil exports to...
Scoop: Israel Sent "Iron Dome" System and Troops to UAE During Iran War
Israel dispatched an Iron Dome air‑defense battery, complete with interceptors and several dozen IDF operators, to the United Arab Emirates early in the Iran‑UAE war. The system, used for the first time outside Israel and the United States, intercepted dozens...
Nesprin‑2 Protein Blocks Heart Cancer, May Aid Other Tumors
Wondered why we don’t hear about heart cancer? Contraction-sensing Nesprin-2 protein is discovered to prevent heart cancer By causing cells to pulse (or adding in Nespirin) we might be able to treat cancer in other organs 👏 @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/A8fOuw31N2
Soyuz‑5 Launch Delayed Again Amid Technical Glitches
According to utterly unofficial rumors, there were plans to launch Soyuz-5 today, but the inaugural flight had to be postponed again due to technical issues... Context: https://t.co/w5Hd8ypNxo https://t.co/1MAzdqXQJL
China’s Li Auto Targets BMW and Mercedes with Premium SUVs in Middle East, Asia-Pacific
Li Auto, the Chinese EV maker known for its extended‑range premium SUVs, announced distribution deals in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as part of a broader push into the Middle East and Asia‑Pacific. President Ma Donghui said the...
NYC Housing Crisis Narrative Turns Any Dip Into New Panic
You can bet, though, that after 40 years of the “crisis” of rising house prices and rents in NYC, the minute they even hint at falling, that will also be a “crisis.”
Germany Seeks White‑knight Bidders to Block UniCredit Takeover
Germany sounded out potential white knights for Commerzbank earlier this year, underlining its efforts to fend off UniCredit https://t.co/SFoDdMQcTL via @KowalczeKamil https://t.co/jmbx69DPzh
Re: Matt Morgan: The Sticky Floor Test—Why I’m Returning to Face-to-Face Communication and M,ore on the Medium of Communication
In a letter to the BMJ, retired geriatrician Oscar Jolobe stresses that medical practice hinges on the messenger and the medium—particularly the hands‑on clinical exam. He decries headlines about medical students lacking stethoscope skills and warns that NHS hospitals are...
Officially Open Strait, Yet Tankers Remain Stuck?
🔷If both Iran and the US officially announce the Strait of Hormuz is open, will the stranded tankers actually cross? 🔷Exactly. 🔷I rest my case.
Bundling Dial‑up Lines for Higher Bandwidth, Nostalgic Tech
I’m old enough to have filled around with bonding multiple 56kbps dial-up lines into one for higher bandwidth. True dark ark back then. @aadetugbo did you do this?
AI Drives Hyper-Realistic Robot Revolution
The Rise of Hyper-Realistic #Robots Powered by #AI by @Khulood_Almani #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/11JXS8DYpC