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Sony fires Ghost of Yotei artist after posts joking about Charlie Kirk killing
Image via Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony Interactive Entertainment subsidiary Sucker Punch Productions appears to have fired senior texture artist Drew Harrison over posts made on Bluesky that joked about the September 17 killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In a statement to Kotaku , a Sony spokesperson confirmed that Harrison is no longer
VeryDarkman Fires Back At Northern Youth Leader Over Apology Demand
Nigerian activist Verydarkman reacted strongly to a 48-hour ultimatum from Abdul Danbature. Danbature, claiming to be the president of Northern Youths, demanded an apology from Verydarkman to the Sultan of Sokoto. The demand for an apology arose after Verydarkman’s response to a viral video. Nigerian activist Verydarkman has responded sharply to a 48-hour ultimatum issued
The LA Fires Are Taking a Toll on Mental Health
For days, uncontrollable wildfires have swept through Los Angeles, reducing people's homes, livelihoods, and sense of stability to rubble. On a physical level, the fires present an obvious threat, with an estimated 24 casualties to date and rising concerns about poor air quality. What hasn't been discussed as much, however, is the heavy mental toll
California fires live: LA issues new evacuation order as thickening smoke prompts ‘health emergency’
LA fire department issues new immediate evacuation The LA fire department issued a new immediate evacuation order at 7pm local time on Friday for the Palisades fire. It affects the following areas: It covers Sunset Boulevard north to Encino Reservoir and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon. The area was previously under an
Singapore Post fires CEO, executives after whistleblowing report
Singapore Post fired its chief executive officer and several other senior leaders following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business. The Temasek Holdings-backed firm said on Sunday it began investigations after receiving a whistleblowing report alleging several employees manually submitted information with the intent of avoiding contracted penalties with one of Singapore Post’s
How the Los Angeles Fires Are Impacting Awards Season
One of Hollywood’s busiest weeks is grinding to a halt in light of the horrific wildfires spreading rapidly around Los Angeles County. With Oscar voting kicking off Wednesday morning, studios and strategists had a slew of events planned for contenders going into the weekend—screenings, receptions with Q&As, and general opportunities to boost word of mouth
JUST IN: Atiku fires Tinubu, APC, over silence on ‘attacks’ on Igbos in Lagos
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday described “the criminal silence” of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the continuous intimidation and attacks on Igbo people in Lagos as disturbing. Atiku, who levelled the veiled attack against Tinubu in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA...
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Clay Matthews Gets a Makeover in Caesars App Touting New Campaign
Clay Matthews, a legendary NFL linebacker, has joined Caesars Entertainment for a special advertising campaign titled “We’ve Had Some Work Done,” in which he is humorously transformed into a clay person himself, and not least as a nod to his talent. His NFL moniker is “The Claymaker.” The Claymaker Returns for Cinema-Inspired Makeover Yet, there
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T-Pain Once Again Sues Akon-Founded Konvict Entertainment, Seeking Nearly $500,000 In Allegedly Missing Royalties
T-Pain performing live. Photo Credit: Daniel Benavides T-Pain is once again suing Akon’s Konvict Entertainment, this time for allegedly failing to cough up nearly $500,000 in due royalties. Tallahasse-born T-Pain (real name Faheem Najm) just recently submitted the in-depth complaint to the Fulton County Superior Court, naming Konvict Entertainment as the lone defendant. Clocking in
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‘Certainly a disappointment’: Omnicom CFO’s verdict on losing PepsiCo to Publicis
By Seb Joseph • September 10, 2026 • Ivy Liu Omnicom’s CFO is still trying to get his head around what went wrong. It’s been a little over a week since the holdco lost one of its longest running clients to Publicis. He called the loss “disappointing” and “unfortunate.” Now, he and the rest of
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Nationwide consolidates 19 data stores to one in the cloud
Building society creates a single company-wide data platform using Microsoft cloud technology By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 10 Sep 2026 16:00 Nationwide Building Society has completed a project to cut the number of data stores it uses from 19 to one, using Microsoft technology as part of its integration of
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This road map could help us decide whether to deploy solar geoengineering
A San Francisco nonprofit has published a detailed road map of the experiments, studies, and infrastructure that it says would be needed to make informed decisions about the use of solar geoengineering, MIT Technology Review can reveal. Scientists have now spent half a century exploring the possibility that we could counteract climate change by releasing