Ukraine-linked strikes shut third Yandex data centre, Vladimir hub down

Drone strikes damaged Yandex infrastructure; the Vladimir data centre was shut, disrupting cloud and online services

Biddy Blas breakout from Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Players and creators are meme-ing Biddy Blas voice lines, spawning cosplay ideas, audio edits and fan content around the character.

Shane Gillis bombs SNL monologue, slips F-bomb in Green Eggs & Ham sketch

Host Shane Gillis drew criticism for a meandering monologue and accidentally dropped an F-bomb during the live Dr. Seuss sketch.

Iran war squeezes global energy supply, diesel prices surge

The Iran war has disrupted Middle East energy flows and shipping chokepoints, contributing to higher fuel and shipping costs, not necessarily 'removed' output.

Singapore Grand Prix, Verstappen on pole for Marina Bay grid

Max Verstappen took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton

Report: Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom attend church

Research finds much of Britain's visible Christian nationalist activism is led by people who rarely practise religion

Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for early-stage lung nodule

The 71-year-old pontiff announced he will have surgery soon to remove a localized lung nodule detected at an early stage

Lancet commission warns nuclear war and malicious AI could end humanity by 2100

The Lancet-backed assessment lists 17 catastrophic threats and says nuclear war and malicious AI pose existential risk by 2100.

NYT: Threats of political violence leave U.S. officials living in fear

Bluesky Halloween party, community costume invites

Bluesky users invite the community to a platform Halloween party and to show off costumes on the network