For Israeli Jews, a potential ceasefire brings both hope and fear for the future JERUSALEM (RNS) — Israel’s government has yet to approve the ceasefire deal, which would include exchanging hostages from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack for Palestinian prisoners. The post For Israeli Jews, a potential ceasefire brings both hope and fear for the future appeared first on RNS.

For Israelis, a potential ceasefire brings both hope and fear for the future JERUSALEM (RNS) — Israel’s government has yet to approve the ceasefire deal, which would include exchanging hostages from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack for Palestinian prisoners. The post For Israelis, a potential ceasefire brings both hope and fear for the future appeared first on RNS.

Cease-Fire Deal Brings Hope and Painful Reminder for Villages Overrun by Hamas

Google Messages brings back customizable contacts Illustration: The VergeGoogle is adjusting the “profile sharing” feature in its Google Messages app to allow users to set custom contact names and photos on their own devices for their stored contacts and others they send text messages. As reported by 9to5Google, a change rolled out late last year that overrode your custom names and photos with …

Apple TV+ Brings ‘Severance’ Season One to Roku Channel in Subscriber Push (Through January 19th) submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Meta scraps fact-checking, brings back political content in latest Trump-friendly move Meta announces intent to “restore free expression” on its platforms

Lenovo brings Windows on Arm to mini desktop PCs Image: LenovoQualcomm teased it was about to enter the mini desktop PC space yesterday, and now Lenovo is announcing two mini PCs that cater to consumers and businesses. Both the ThinkCentre neo 50q and IdeaCentre Mini x will include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips, enabling Copilot Plus PC features in a desktop form factor. The IdeaCentre …

Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow and Freezing Rain to the Mid-Atlantic A hazardous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will be unleashed on the Mid-Atlantic on Monday. It’s part of a storm system that moved across multiple states over the weekend.

New Zealand’s 1,500-HP Hypercar Brings F1 Speed To Anybody With The Money Low, light, minimalist and sinister as all hell, the Rodin FZero is an upcoming turbocharged V10 track-focused (though allegedly street-legal) hypercar that beats F1 around just about any track. Rodin does this by completely throwing out the F1 rulebook and starting from a clean sheet of paper. With a closed cockpit,… Read more…

The Three Kings Arrive, but One of Them Brings a Shaq-a-Roni Pizza Instead of Myrrh A brilliant star hangs above a stable in Bethlehem, like a giant Google Maps pin. The three kings arrive. “We have brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh, gifts befitting the King of the Jews,” declared Melchior, bowing to the Holy Family. “Actually…” said Balthazar. “Oh, no,” replied Gaspar. “You forgot the myrrh?” “Didn’t forget it,” answered B…

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s “H2SH” brings back Hush in Batman #158 Hush is back, as H2SH brings Tommy Elliott back to Gotham once again, to wreak some havoc beginning with 2025’s Batman #158. He’s baaaaack It has been awhile since DC Comics fans have seen Hush, the once friend of Bruce Wayne otherwise known as Tommy Elliot. When we last saw him, the villain was seemingly … The post Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s “H2SH…

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Death of a Unicorn’s first trailer brings a fairytale creature into a dark comedy Image: A24A24’s lineup of films for 2025 is starting to become stacked — with fantastical creatures, that is. While the fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi is slated to hit theaters next February, the dark comedy Death of a Unicorn is due out in the spring. And you can get a feel for it in the brand-new trailer above. The film follows a father …

Dying Light: The Beast brings a new terror to Techland’s zombie/action series in 2025 The zombie apocalypse isn’t done just yet, as Techland has revealed the next chapter in its action saga, with Dying Light: The Beast. Who the Beast is, is up to you We’re not too far off from the last entry in the zombie series that is Dying Light, but there’s another sequel on the way. … The post Dying Light: The Beast brings a new terror to Te…

macOS Sequoia 15.3 Brings Genmoji to Mac The macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta brings Genmoji to the Mac, allowing Mac users to use the custom made emoji characters for the first time. ‌Genmoji‌ were included in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, but the feature was not available in the macOS 15.2 update. With ‌Genmoji‌, Mac users can input a text prompt to create a custom character that behaves just li…

Britain brings tough online safety measures into force, gives tech giants three months to comply The U.K. brought its sweeping online safety law into force Monday, paving the way for stricter supervision and potentially massive fines for tech giants.

Strong Storm in San Francisco Brings a Tornado Warning Less than two weeks after a tsunami warning, residents were jolted awake before 6 a.m. to consider a new potential disaster scenario.

Trump Brings Hegseth to Watch Army-Navy Game President-elect Donald J. Trump made a public show of support for his choice to lead the Defense Department.

Canada’s Gas Brings Indigenous People New Money, and Old Worries New export terminals on Indigenous land have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship.

iOS 18.2 Brings Layered Voice Memo Recordings to iPhone 16 Pro The iOS 18.2 update that Apple introduced today brings layered Voice Memos recordings to the iPhone 16 Pro and ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max for the first time, making it easier for musicians to flesh out song ideas and experiment with new ideas. Apple teamed up with Canadian singer songwriter Michael Bublé, country star Carly Pearce, and record produce…