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Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. 'It is a peculiar event'

Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the second time a tidal disruption event has been seen in interacting galaxies.

Left-leaning influencers embrace Bluesky without abandoning X, Pew says

It’s no surprise that many big, left-leaning social media accounts have recently joined Bluesky — but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center attempts to quantify that shift. This comes as an update to Pew’s news influencer report released in November 2024, which did not include Bluesky in its numbers. The report focused on […]

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds

Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methodsWhat is the most common mental health misinformation on TikTok?More than half of all the top trending videos offering mental health advice on TikTok contain misinformation, a Guardian investigation has found.People are increasingly turning to social media for mental health support, yet research has revealed that many influencers are peddling misinformation, including misused therapeutic language, “quick fix” solutions and false claims. Continue reading...

Dotemu’s CEO on how it makes new games that feel retro

A screenshot from Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Dotemu is on a pretty good run. The video game studio and publisher has been around since 2007, and much of its history is largely working on remakes and remasters of older games. But it's also been involved with major hits in the form of sequels and new games that are in the spirit of older classics, including Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. All of that work is culminating in what looks to be a promising 2025, with three new but classics-inspired games: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a new side-scroller for the series; Marvel Cosmic Invasion, an arcade-y beat-'em-up; and Absolum, an original beat-'em-up with roguelike elements. "We're open to everything," CEO Cyrille Imbert tells The Verge. Despite his title, Imbert says his job involves acting like an executive producer to bring together concepts that answer specific needs for franchises. Before Shredder's Revenge's 2022 release, for example, there hadn't been a good side-scrolling TMNT game for "a while," he says. (Turtles in Time, which helped inspire the game, came out in 1991.) "We were convinced that there was a need for that." There was: the game sold 1 million copies in its first week … Read the full story at The Verge.

Gov. Tim Walz Suggests It’s Time for Democrats to ‘Be a Little Meaner,’ Calls Trump a ‘Cruel Man’

"Maybe it’s time for us to be a little meaner, maybe it’s time for us to be a little more fierce," said Walz.

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.

At least 31 killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, health ministry says

At least 31 people were killed and more than 200 injured after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid distribution site to the west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

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