Boguie NYC arcade for ‘kidadults’ offers luxury prizes like Hèrmes bags, Chanel wallets — and don’t bother bringing just quarters to play

There's no need to take a few blocks to a Queens arcade popular with adults looking for luxury goods like Hermès bags and Chanel wallets. At Gatcha, a 9,000-square-foot gamer's paradise in Flushing, a single pull of a crane machine costs $50 and you can buy a $3,600 Hermes Picotin bag, a $600 Chanel purse, […]
Guardian wins features and sports prizes at British journalism ceremony | Guardian Media Group
The Guardian won features writing and sports journalism at the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards on Thursday night. Shirin Kale won the Journalism Feature Award for her work on life and death in British maternity wards and the questions surrounding convicted murderer Michael Stone. The judges said: “Shirin's work is a masterclass in how to […]
Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize | Nobel prizes
Two Google DeepMind scientists and an American biochemist have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work in predicting and designing protein structures. Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's UK founder, and John Jumper, who led the development of the company's AI model AlphaFold, which predicts the structure of proteins based on their chemical […]
Florida suspect beaten by truck owner after attempted carjacking: ‘Play stupid games…win stupid prizes’
A Florida man was assaulted after trying to break into a truck and was taken to the hospital with injuries he sustained after being “slapped in the buttocks” by a 66-year-old man, police said. According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, a 66-year-old man called 911 early Thursday morning to report noises coming from outside […]
Trump Biopic ‘The Apprentice’ Leaves Cannes Empty-Handed: No Distribution, No Prizes
apprentice No US distribution deal was announced and the film left the Cannes Film Festival empty-handed after former President Donald Trump threatened lawsuits and injunctions against the filmmakers. Additionally, the film failed to win any awards at Saturday’s closing ceremony, despite some film critics predicting actor Sebastian Stan would win for his role as Trump. […]
The New York Times, Reuters Win Pulitzer Prizes For Coverage Of Gaza War
Reuters won the Breaking News Photo Award for its coverage of the October 7 attack on Gaza and the war. new york: The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday’s Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special award for journalists covering the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The New York Times cited “extensive and revealing coverage of the deadly […]
Can You Believe Your Ears? FTC Awards Prizes for Tech to Detect AI-Generated Deepfake Voices
Amid growing concerns about the impact of deepfakes on elections and consumer fraud, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has named four organizations that have developed technology that can distinguish between real human voices and voices generated by AI. Awarded. NPR report The winners of the FTC contest are said to be showcasing different approaches to […]
Rangers seeking bigger prizes after checking off first playoff goal
First off, here’s what Mika Zibanejad said after the Rangers became the first team in the NHL to qualify for the playoffs thanks to Tuesday’s wild and crazy overtime 6-5 victory over the Flyers at the Garden. Said. Same as #1. “Carolina won the division. What, three years in a row?” No. 93 asked rhetorically. […]
The Best Fifa Football Awards: Haaland and Bonmatí shortlisted for top prizes – live | The Best Fifa Football Awards
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The award ceremony has begun. Tonight's hosts are former French national footballer Thierry Henry and British sports broadcaster and presenter Reshmin Chaudhry. Duda Pavao will be conducting interviews in the audience throughout the night. Host of tonight's FIFA. Photo: Sebastian Frej/MB […]
World’s richest lottery ‘El Gordo’ dishes out $2.8B in prizes
Christmas has come early for hundreds of lucky ticket holders in Spain who are set to share in the spoils of the world's biggest lottery, totaling $2.86 billion. The chance player with jersey number 88008, known as “El Gordo,'' meaning “the fat one,'' has won the top prize of 400,000 euros (approximately 44 million yen) […]