Netflix tried to get in the deep, expensive end of the videogame business to compete with the big boys. It didn't go well variety.com/2024/digital/n… via @variety

Great interview with the brothers you either love or loathe

The venerable podcasters of Radiolab look at what the US electoral system can learn from the Irish voting format of proportional representation - and the answer is quite a lot, not to mention the drama and the fun of multiple counts overcast.fm/+AAE79iwFrx0

17 - Mikey Moore (17 years, 77 days) is the youngest player to start a Premier League match for Tottenham Hotspur since Stephen Carr against Ipswich Town in September 1993 (17 years, 28 days). Future.

What took so long?

I was tickled to learn Panti Bliss is a big fan of Tomb Raider irishtimes.com/your-money/202…

Excellent dispatch from MAGA-land

I'm 47 today. Do I have 47 pieces of wisdom to impart? Sure let's see.

Business leaders keen to show their support for the new dawn. First Amazon's Bezos and Open AI's Altman, now Apple's Tim Cook

In a refreshing change to the usual malarkey when companies mess with digital licences, Sega is stopping selling some of its downloadable classic games such as Golden Axe and Crazy Taxi - but titles you already own will continue to work support.sega.com/hc/en-us/artic…

This is a useful aid to finding the party or individual that aligns with your political views ahead of the imminent Irish election independent.ie/irish-news/ele…

Bit tasteless of game company to go ahead with this McGregor tie-in while he's up in court in Dublin in a very serious civil case

EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs go.theregister.com/feed/www.there…

Can be a struggle at times to make a living from freelance journalism, so it's not great to see a well-known newspaper plagiarise your copy from an inquest irishnews.com/news/northern-… Poor form from The Irish News and something perhaps for NUJ to keep an eye on

A heartbreaking but hope-filled interview

#OnThisDay 1966: Jeff Buckley was born. In 2007, Glen Hansard recalled encountering a young Buckley in New York, as part of Andrew Strong's backing band, while promoting the The Commitments movie.

🚨BREAKING: Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa, the owners of Elden Ring maker FromSoftware, Reuters reports reuters.com/markets/deals/…

Paul Mescals baffles his US interviewer by being totally blasé about meeting King Charles at Gladiator II screening

Ooof, The Verge’s editor-In-chief Nilay Patel doesn’t mince words about Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers status.news/p/nilay-patel-…

Man behind infamous Glasgow Wonka experience put on the sex offenders register bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…