Xsolla today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Busan in South Korea and the Busan Digital Asset Nexus Co. (BDAN) with plans to help build the city’s game development talent and workforce. Xsolla will establish its APAC headquarters in Busan, and work with BDAN to open a talent … Read more
Shannon Beador and John Janssen Reach Settlement in $75K Lawsuit After months of public back-and-forth, Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador and her ex-boyfriend John Janssen have reached a settlement in their $75,000 legal dispute. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a “Notice of Settlement of Entire Case” was filed on Nov. … Read more
The anticipation surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction has reached a fever pitch as the event draws closer. Scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, this year’s auction promises to be one of the most exciting yet, with several star players expected to go under the hammer. As … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size You’ve heard of snakes on a plane, but how about hamsters? A Portuguese airline was forced to ground one of its passenger planes last week after 132 hamsters broke free from their cages in the cargo hold and began running freely all over the aircraft, according to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. FT Alphaville has written, like, a lot now about quantitative easing (and its somewhat-opposite quantitative tightening) in the UK. Behind almost all the coverage of the Bank of England’s massive-scale bond buying, there has existed … Read more
A Minecraft Movie has dropped its first full-length trailer today, expanding on the blocky world hinted at by the released in September. While the game Minecraft gives players only the barest sense of direction, there will be a traditional story driving A Minecraft Movie. Jack Black provides a voiceover about how his character, Minecraft mascot … Read more
Disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ kids have sent a cease and desist letter to a man who claims to be the author of their late mother, Kim Porter’s memoir. The music mogul’s sons, Christian and Quincy, sent the warning letter to Courtney Burgess over the sales of the memoir under the pseudonym “Jamal Millwood.” Burgess … Read more
David Benavidez was talking tough during his time at the podium in their first press conference, vowing to break the mouth of David Morrell for questioning his courage in the last several years. The two fighters met up today to begin promoting their February 1st fight on PBC on Prime Video PPV in Las Vegas. … Read more
Repeatedly imprisoned in his country, Kianoosh Sanjari refused to be silenced by the government. But in the end, despairing of change, he silenced himself.
As the tech industry grows optimistic over thawing prospects for startup exits, one venture firm appears to be building a war chest of dry powder. San Francisco-based Quiet Capital has raised $377 million toward a third fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week. Quiet Capital’s founder, Lee Linden, did … Read more