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“Cities of the world take note”: EA esports heads discuss ALGS’ return to Sapporo

Image credit: Joe Brady, EA For the second consecutive year, the Apex Legends world champion will be crowned in Sapporo, Japan. In fact, the game’s most important event will be held in the city for three years in a row, a typically unusual choice in the world of esports...Read More

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

VR

Louvre heist investigators vow to recover stolen imperial jewels

French prosecutors say recovering $102 million in stolen imperial jewellery from the Louvre remains the top priority, three months after the brazen robbery. PARIS: French investigators remain determined to find the imperial jewels stolen from the Louvre in October. Top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told AFP this week that the…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

VR

Russell recalé par Mercedes F1 : sa demande extravagante refusée

George Russell a levé le voile sur une demande pour le moins originale formulée lors de ses dernières négociations contractuelles avec Mercedes en Formule 1. Prolongé par l’écurie de Brackley vers la fin de la saison 2025, le Britannique poursuivra l’aventure avec les Flèches d’Argent en 2026, aux côtés d’Andrea…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Putin

‘Greenland fiasco: Vladimir Putin happiest person in the world’

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. © France 24 21:06 Read More

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Google

Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack

Hundreds of millions of wireless earbuds, headphones, and speakers are vulnerable to silent hijacking due to a flaw in Google's Fast Pair system that allows attackers to seize control without the owner ever touching the pairing button. The issue, dubbed "WhisperPair," was uncovered by researchers at KU Leuven, who found…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Star Wars

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)

How about some Star Wars Outlaws on XGP?Welcome to another weekend! With our gaming-related Christmas gifts still kicking around and Xbox Game Pass now getting into full swing for 2026, we've got plenty to be getting stuck into over the next few days.Here's what we're playing this weekend:Read the full…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Google

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all have new AI healthcare tools

Viorika/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare both debuted last week. Google's MedGemma 1.5 model was introduced shortly thereafter. They all signal the growing presence of AI within healthcare. Three of the…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Star Wars

‘Lol Zero Spooked, Sorry’ – Rian Johnson Responds to Kathleen Kennedy’s Suggestions That ‘Online Negativity’ Put The Last Jedi Director Off Making More Star Wars

Updated : Jan 17, 2026 11:37am UTC Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has responded to outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy's claim that he was put off making more Star Wars as he "got spooked by the online negativity" . The Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Wake Up…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Palantir

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its “Operation Metro Surge” infiltration of Minnesota, more than 2,000 ICE operatives and about 1,000 other federal agents have made more than 2,400 arrests since the operation began in late 2025, and tear gassed protesters. Last week, an ICE agent shot and killed local…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Namibia

Bassarath, Butler get U-19 World Cup gigs | Local Sports | trinidadexpress.com

West Indians Deighton Butler and Zahid Bassarath are among 21 match officials named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to officiate at the upcoming Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The 51-year-old Vincentian Butler and Trinidadian Bassarath, 42, are two of 17 umpires who will participate at the event in Namibia and…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

“Cities of the world take note”: EA esports heads discuss ALGS’ return to Sapporo

Louvre heist investigators vow to recover stolen imperial jewels

Russell recalé par Mercedes F1 : sa demande extravagante refusée

‘Greenland fiasco: Vladimir Putin happiest person in the world’

Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all have new AI healthcare tools

‘Lol Zero Spooked, Sorry’ – Rian Johnson Responds to Kathleen Kennedy’s Suggestions That ‘Online Negativity’ Put The Last Jedi Director Off Making More Star Wars

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

Bassarath, Butler get U-19 World Cup gigs | Local Sports | trinidadexpress.com

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