A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was ‘overruled’

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a WB Games-published 2011 action RPG about a different fellowship that went the other way, recently reappeared on Steam in a…

More than 800 people remain displaced by wildfires in northwestern Ontario

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review…

‘A Dying Community’: An Energy Crisis Worsened by the War Strains Alaska

One hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle, at the end of the Elliott Highway in the center of Alaska, Sabie Jervsjo has done everything she can to lower her…

Friday assorted links

1. What sort of maths are LLMs good at? 2. “People think the superrich are unhappy,” she said. “They’re not.” (NYT) 3. Trailer for a Celibadache biopic. 4. Good Joshua…

Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze

Marco Arment, the indie developer who created popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, and who previously served as Tumblr’s chief technology officer, is out today with his latest creation —…

The 25 Best Nordstrom Fall 2026 Items, Per a Shopping Director

For a shopping director, sorting through new arrivals comes with the job. Nordstrom is always a top spot for standout finds, so here is my first fall 2026 edit featuring…

Liverpool to sell minority stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos | Football News

The consortium, named ​1892 Holdings, is led by former QPR chairman Amit Bhatia and also includes the Mittal Family Trusts, EE Capital and the K5 Sports ‌fund, where Bezos ​is…

Canada Gazette – Part I, March 25, 2023, volume 157, number 12

The Canada Gazette, Part I, consists of a weekly issue, published every Saturday; a quarterly index, published every three months; and extra editions, published only when required under special circumstances…

U.S. trade rep says Canada must lift retaliatory measures to avoid new tariffs

DES MOINES — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described talks with his Canadian colleagues as “constructive” on Friday but said Canada would have to lift its retaliatory measures in…

Ask a Librarian: What high school books left an impression on you?

Who built your city? The history of a city is made up of millions of individual stories; Michael Ondaatje imagines what some of them may have been. This book is…