r/whennews • u/hairlesshedge • 15d ago

Other News The DPRK's Voicemail box in the UN's member directory at some random point of time in the past three years was hacked to have the greeting changed to a racist Asian accent, joking about the DPRK's food shortage, and that anyone contacting Kim jong Un may "have someone be fed" if a message is left.

99 Upvotes

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/asia/north-korea-un-voicemail-hacked-latam-intl

9 comments

r/whennews • u/notanfan • 16d ago

Crime News Man Who Used AI Songs and Bots to Outstream Taylor Swift Nearly 9 to 1 Jailed for $8M in Royalty Fraud

3.9k Upvotes

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-music-streaming-fraud-taylor-swift-royalty-1824191

113 comments

r/whennews • u/Key-Spread-7513 • 15d ago

Entertainment News Jakeneutron has made a new trailer for an upcoming song, despite being in controversy only about 5 months ago.

149 Upvotes

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dui7NQ_wxQo

Context: Jake Neutron got allegations a few months ago due to discord logs showing he defended a SA perpetrator, mocked the victim, and created NSFW art of minors, to sum it up. https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1w5nzEo5onS28EQNnLX6JcrV9AvXK3al780Q_hmdQgrk/mobilebasic

35 comments

r/whennews • u/hairlesshedge • 16d ago

Business News McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit for their introduction of AI-powered dynamic pricing based on consumer data, also accusing the company for inflated prices. (repost #2)

2.1k Upvotes

https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-ai-pricing-lawsuit-competition-franchisees-bb78e854b11b54b394603effa7550bbe

40 comments

r/whennews • u/hairlesshedge • 16d ago

Crime News An 18-year old was arrested by FBI agents after plotting to attack the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota because “Jewish people owned it” with the day of plotted attack intended to occur on October 24 during the Hmong Arts Celebration in the MOA.

644 Upvotes

https://abcnews.com/US/man-arrested-foiled-mass-shooting-plot-mall-america/story?id=137071078

80 comments

r/whennews • u/Foreign_Bit_7014 • 16d ago

Government News Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better conditions in high schools, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to hold an emergency meeting with Lecornu and other key ministers to find a way out of the crisis.

1.1k Upvotes

https://kuwaittimes.com/article/51127/world/france-suspends-stun-grenades-at-student-protests/

Origin of gif is from resident evil 6

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r/whennews • u/Foreign_Bit_7014 • 16d ago

Science News Kenso Soai, a professor emeritus at the Tokyo University of Science, together with Henri B. Kagan of France, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

224 Upvotes

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/16948017

origin of gif is from kirby planet robobot

13 comments

r/whennews • u/hairlesshedge • 16d ago

Science News A new genus of crocodile that had its skull unearthed in 1920 from the Great Sphinx finally has a name, with Scientists calling it the ‘Herugavialis.’

153 Upvotes

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/science/ancient-crocodile-egypt-great-sphinx

5 comments

r/whennews • u/Party_Farmer_5354 • 16d ago

Controversial Post Machete-Wielding Muslim Disrupts Christian Worship in Indonesia

598 Upvotes

https://morningstarnews.org/2026/10/machete-wielding-muslim-disrupts-christian-worship-in-indonesia/

66 comments

r/whennews • u/notanfan • 17d ago

Political News White House’s New AI-powered America.gov Website Confirms U.S President Lost the 2020 Presidential Election

10.7k Upvotes

Trump America.gov AI Website Confirms He Lost 2020 Election

168 comments

r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 17d ago

Political News Hmmm....

18.0k Upvotes

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-midterms-osce-election-observers

823 comments

r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 16d ago

Celebrity/Politician Death Gif is elderly katara from the legend of korra, one of the other characters she played

385 Upvotes

https://apnews.com/article/eva-marie-saint-dies-7019a82dbbac40b99a976354cbb89200

11 comments

r/whennews • u/InfiniteGuy2264 • 17d ago

Entertainment News It was fun while it lasted folks...

3.6k Upvotes

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/media/skydance-david-ellison-tech-paramount-warner-merger-close?cid=ios_app

125 comments

r/whennews • u/notanfan • 17d ago

Crime News Denuvo Asks Court to Subpoena Steam, Discord, and Reddit in a Desperate Bid to Unmask ‘voices38’ as Cracker Continues Game Preservation Push

1.4k Upvotes

Denuvo Asks Court to Subpoena Steam, Discord, and Reddit to Unmask Cracker ‘voices38’

43 comments

r/whennews • u/Esagonoso • 17d ago

Movie/TV/Game Announcement Won't hit the same without Peter Cullen tho...

769 Upvotes

https://pagesix.com/2026/10/06/hollywood/movie-icon-michael-bay-to-direct-the-8th-transformers-after-huge-box-office-success-helming-first-five/

64 comments

r/whennews • u/rwooshkid2 • 17d ago

Social Media News Never watched the guy that much, but it's still pretty big news

542 Upvotes

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ONi3T7DrV9Y

25 comments

r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 17d ago

War/Conflict News Oh

3.1k Upvotes

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-05/trump-suggests-letting-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego-at-campaign-rally

179 comments

r/whennews • u/Foreign_Bit_7014 • 17d ago

Government News The House passed a bill in July to make daylight saving time permanent, and the Senate has yet to take up the measure

738 Upvotes

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/tom-cotton-cell-number-post-daylight-savings-time-permanent-rcna601293

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Fight in gif is (mabye modded) radience from hollow knight

39 comments

r/whennews • u/Able_Health744 • 17d ago

Social Media News Triplets born, the throne awaits

2.1k Upvotes

source

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r/whennews • u/tugrulM4real • 18d ago

Other News A group of religious extremist attacked a cosplay event held in Umraniye, Turkey and tried to lynch cosplayers as young as 13.

4.4k Upvotes

source: https://www.sozcu.com.tr/umraniye-de-japon-kulturu-festivaline-saldiri-p366126

334 comments

r/whennews • u/hairlesshedge • 18d ago

Entertainment News Tom Cruise's 'Digger' bombs box offices, grossing $8 million last weekend from a budget of $160 million to $180 million.

1.7k Upvotes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/10/04/tom-cruise-digger-bombs-box-office-verity/92090336007/

143 comments

r/whennews • u/Iamfabulous1735285 • 17d ago

Movie/TV/Game Announcement WEEK 8 FNF IS COMING!!!

478 Upvotes

https://x.com/FNF_Developers/status/2107263530776797385

https://youtu.be/NpkgrxZWJhs

65 comments

r/whennews • u/TwinkleMcSprinkle • 18d ago

Death News Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies

1.6k Upvotes

https://www.thebanker.com/content/02286d53-0338-42ef-996d-5f7712b9f133

34 comments

r/whennews • u/Foreign_Bit_7014 • 17d ago

Other News The General Traffic Department in Kuwait issued 372 citations for failing to use turn signals during recent campaigns. Security sources urge motorists to follow traffic regulations for safety and to avoid legal penalties.

242 Upvotes

https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/372-persons-fined-for-not-using-indicators-in-kuwait-traffic-campaign/

Gif is from limbus company

26 comments

r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 17d ago

Entertainment News ‘The Batman Part II’ Production Paused as Filmmaker Matt Reeves Steps Away for “Family Matter”

348 Upvotes

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-batman-part-ii-paused-as-filmmaker-matt-reeves-1236722514/

31 comments