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Expedition 33 art book gets confused for ancient relic, is confiscated

A collector's edition of Clair Obscur was confiscated by Iraqi customs, which feared that the game tome might belong in a museum

Sources: KPMG negotiated a 14% lower fee for its 2025 audit by threatening to find a new accountant if Grant Thornton didn't pass on its cost savings from AI (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)

Stephen Foley / Financial Times:
Sources: KPMG negotiated a 14% lower fee for its 2025 audit by threatening to find a new accountant if Grant Thornton didn't pass on its cost savings from AI  —  Big Four accounting firm's move to cut fees for its own audit comes amid debate over pricing model

An Ark showed me augmented reality’s true artistic potential

A few weeks ago, I locked eyes with Sir Ian McKellen as he told me a story about how I was born, where I grew up, and when I would eventually die. Some of the details were a little off, but others were so unsettlingly on the money that it felt like he really did […]

Gary Shapiro plans to step down as CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the owner and producer of the annual CES conference in Las Vegas, after 35+ years (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Gary Shapiro plans to step down as CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the owner and producer of the annual CES conference in Las Vegas, after 35+ years  —  President Kinsey Fabrizio to succeed Shapiro as CEO effective May 1  —  Gary Shapiro is exiting as CEO of the Consumer Technology Association …

Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Movie streaming release window announced by Crunchyroll

Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc hits Crunchyroll in spring 2026 following its successful box office and digital release.