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Fox Business reveals replacement for Maria Bartiromo's morning show
Fox Business Network revealed the new lineup replacing "Mornings with Maria" after Maria Bartiromo's sudden exit.
Health insurance rates could increase 21%+ for Minnesotans in 2027
Minnesotans who buy their own health insurance or are covered through a small business could see significant rate increases in 2027.
Country star Luke Combs says he’s 'down 30 lbs' during elk hunting trip
Luke Combs revealed his 30-lb weight loss during an elk hunting trip, saying getting healthy has been his main goal as a father of three sons.
Ms. Rachel mixes politics with preschool fame as toy expert weighs whether controversy could impact sales
James Zahn, editor-in-chief of "The Toy Book," weighs in on Ms. Rachel’s political statements and explains why controversy may not have much impact on her booming children’s brand.
Politics doesn't always 'reward what it should': Brian Brenberg
'The Big Money Show' panelists analyze economic data, GDP growth and President Donald Trump's manufacturing push in Texas.
Expert reveals US business owners set to bear brunt of Canadian tariff fallout as trade war uncertainty looms
Karan Ramchandani says Trump's import bans on Canadian dairy, alcohol and automobiles could trigger inflation as production costs hit consumers.
'Bleed The Night': Fox Entertainment Studios Buys Vampire Spec
'Bleed the Night,' a vampire spec by Keith & Zoe Cooper, is being developed at Fox Entertainment Studios.
GA Sec. State Nominee, NJ-7 & Aviation Politics
GA Sec. State GOP nominee Tim Fleming, the battle for NJ-7 and how aviation is shaping politics—and could be impacted by the midterms.
Oklahoma Senate study examines barriers for guardians in mental health care decisions
When a person is in the middle of a serious mental health crisis and can’t make medical decisions for themselves, families say Oklahoma’s system can leave legal
Think Pink partnership focuses on women’s health in El Paso
Learn how a planned $3,500 gift to Desert Imaging would support screening mammograms and the Women’s Wellness Fund’s broader goals in El Paso.
GA Sec. State Nominee, NJ-7 & Aviation Politics
GA Sec. State GOP nominee Tim Fleming, the battle for NJ-7 and how aviation is shaping politics—and could be impacted by the midterms.
GA Sec. State Nominee, NJ-7 & Aviation Politics
GA Sec. State GOP nominee Tim Fleming, the battle for NJ-7 and how aviation is shaping politics—and could be impacted by the midterms.
Fox Business Lines Up New Weekday Programming Slate After Maria Bartiromo Exit
Fox Business has set a new weekday programming lineup starting Monday, Oct. 12, just a month after Maria Bartiromo's abrupt departure.
Apple's Smart Home Camera Will Apparently Have 'No Video Recording'
On his new Power On podcast, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple's smart home camera will have "no video recording". Instead, he described the rumored product as a sensor that will be capable of "analyzing your environment in your home" using AI. Instead, he described the rumored product as a sensor that will be capable of "analyzing your environment in your home" using AI.
Fox Business To Debut 'Big Money' In Bartiromo's Morning Timeslot
The show will debut on Oct. 12 after Bartiromo was pulled from the network.
10 Democrat-held House seats Republicans could flip to save their majority
President Donald Trump's margins in redrawn districts fuel Republican hopes of flipping 10 Democratic House seats in the battle for Congress.
FOX BUSINESS NETWORK ANNOUNCES NEW WEEKDAY PROGRAMMING LINEUP DEBUTING MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
/PRNewswire/ -- FOX Business Network (FBN) will unveil a new weekday programming lineup beginning on Monday, October 12th, announced FOX News Media President...
New Fox Business Network FBN Lineup Replacing Maria Bartiromo
FBN will replace Bartiromo's old timeslot with 'Big Money in the Morning,' with new co-hosts for the lunchtime program and Li Claman adding a Friday evening program.
Fox Business Replaces Maria Bartiromo With 'Big Money' Roundtable
Fox Business Replaces Maria Bartiromo With 'Big Money' Roundtable
Mauricio Umansky reacts to California gubernatorial debate, local politics
Stuart Varney hosts The Agency Founder and CEO Mauricio Umansky to discuss the California gubernatorial debate between Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra. They analyze housing issues, red tape and the Los Angeles mayoral race.
How Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Kneeling Propelled Michele Tafoya Into Politics
In an exclusive OutKick interview with Bobby Burack, former NBC Sunday Night Football reporter and Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya opens up about her transition from sports broadcasting into politics.
Tanner Thomason dives into entertainment hot topics
Should you pay for your bestie to fly first class with you? Tom Cruise is still dancing, and Pete Davidson had something to say about influencers.
NFL pregame shows face growing criticism from fans in 2026
rafapress/Depositphotos Fans react to changing NFL pregame shows NFL pregame coverage is drawing fresh attention during the 2026 season. Familiar formats and longtime personalities are facing criticism from some viewers. FOX, ESPN, CBS, and Prime Video have also made lineup changes across their NFL coverage. Major programs continue to attract large audiences, adding another layer…
Announcers set for Bears vs. Jets Week 4 game
The Chicago Bears will battle the New York Jets in Week 4. See who will be calling the game on FOX this Sunday.
‘BUSINESS EXODUS’: What’s driving businesses out of Seattle?
FOX Business' Gerri Willis reports on Seattle's $22.14 minimum wage hike as restaurant closures rise and new businesses emerge outside the city.
Man killed in shooting at southeast Atlanta business
A 26-year-old man died after a shooting at a food services business on Zip Industrial Boulevard.
FOX16 Sports previews Arkansas vs Texas A&M
After a 34-6 win on Saturday night in Fayetteville, now it’s off to College Station for a tilt under the lights against a teetering Texas A&M team that just fell out of the top 25.
Taxpayers in Cairo welcome idea of downtown "entertainment district"
CAIRO, Ga. -- Downtown Cairo could soon get a taste of big-city nightlife.City leaders in the small South Georgia town are discussing ways to create a downtown
Prosecutors now reviewing case involving two Mobile businesses
FOX10 Investigates has learned the Mobile Police Department has handed over the All Weather Roofing & Construction/ Window Depot USA of Mobile case to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
Bodies
your look inside the human body starts here. Bodies – the science within brings real human specimens, carefully and respectfully preserved, to Sacramento memorial auditorium, giving visitors …
The final verdict is in for the Fed's troubled renovation and Jerome Powell
The Federal Reserve's inspector general released its findings from an investigation into the cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, finding no administrative misconduct.
Rapid weight loss on popular drugs could ‘starve’ the brain, expert warns
Dr. Tommy Wood warns GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can shrink brain tissue when caloric restriction cuts off vital energy the brain needs.
Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpoint
Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at making AI data centers bear rising electricity costs that Jon Husted championed.
NYC business leader says Mamdani rhetoric risks driving companies, jobs out of city
Partnership for New York City CEO Steven Fulop says Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office denied reports of a planned campaign targeting CEOs but warns anti-business rhetoric, taxes and public safety concerns could push employers to leave New York.
FOX Sports’ Kevin Burkhardt joins A-list group of winners with prestigious award
Kevin Burkhardt has won a major broadcasting award
Pasha Pashkov gives update after that ‘DWTS’ injury that left Amber Glenn in tears
‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Pasha Pashkov gives an update after that brutal injury he sustained while rehearsing the foxtrot with Amber Glenn for Yacht Rock Night.
Secret phone-record seizure sparks personal lawsuit from GOP senator
Marsha Blackburn's lawsuit targets Jack Smith personally, arguing the special counsel was never lawfully appointed and violated her constitutional rights.
Charley Steiner will call Dodgers postseason home games on radio
LOS ANGELES — Every game of the Dodgers postseason, from the National League Division series to — should they advance — the National League Championship Series and World Series, will be televised by Fox Sports. But on radio, Charley Steiner will call Dodgers home playoff games at Dodger Stadium for AM 570 and the team’s […]
Trump’s nominee to be nation’s top doctor clears key hurdle in Senate committee
Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
Sylvester Stallone saw Francis Ford Coppola break down crying after failed movie screening years before ‘The Godfather’
Sylvester Stallone writes in his new book, ‘The Steps,’ about his encounter with Francis Ford Coppola just before ‘The Godfather.’
Firefox 157: Could bold new look be just what Mozilla needs?*
Yet another new version of Firefox, with a significant reskin
Nintendo Reminds Everyone About The Other N64 Classic It Just Remade With A Free Update
The Star Fox remake is getting some new content
Oklahoma officials cite early milestones in first year of Rural Health Transformation Prog
State and health leaders say they are making progress as they work to improve rural health in Oklahoma.In the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Prog
US economy grew at a faster pace than expected in second quarter
The Commerce Department released its final reading of second quarter GDP, finding that the economy grew at a rate of 2.2% in the three-month period covering April, May and June.
Fed's favored inflation gauge cooled in August but remained elevated
The Commerce Department reported that PCE inflation remained elevated in August at a level well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
Private sector added 90,000 jobs in September, above expectations, ADP says
The figure reported on Wednesday is above economists’ estimates of an increase of 90,000 jobs. The prior month's reading was revised lower to 36,000.
Car crashes into wall of Hopkinsville business
Hopkinsville Fire Department crews were on the scene after a car crashed into a building.Fire crews and EMS personnel responded around 9:31 p.m. Tuesday night t
Beloved Carleton burger joint Fat Stax abruptly closes amid business dispute
A beloved small-town burger joint is expected to close its doors and the owner as well as the community is devastated. Fat Stax, on Telegraph Road in Carleton recently shut down and the owner, Barb Little, was spending the day cleaning it out.
Trump signs executive order rebranding AI as 'Super Intelligence' as tech titans ink separate SI accord
The order follows a White House summit with top tech executives and directs federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official communications.
Star Fox Version 1.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The free update takes to the skies today
Star Fox version 1.2.0 update now available
Publisher Nintendo and developer Velan Studios have released the version 1.2.0 update for Star Fox, which adds new stages to Battle Mode, split-screen support for up to four players on a single Swi…
How the 'Money Out of Politics' ballot initiative would work if passed
The senate and gubernatorial races are getting most of the attention, but there's a ballot initiative voters will decide on in November. Eric Lupher with the Citizens Research Council of Michigan discusses how the initiative aiming to get money out of politics would work if passed. Plus, AI Expert John Patterson discusses the technology's role in the 2026 vote.
Star Fox 1.2.0 update out now, patch notes
Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 just received a major version 1.2.0 update, and the full patch notes can be found here.
AI Has Already Impacted How Creatives Are Pitching Films, According to FoxNXT Head
Jon Flynn, EVP and head of FoxNXT, took the stage during TheWrap's first-ever AI Creator Day ahead of TheGrill.
Ex-NFL player Jack Brewer leads charge to end fines for players using religous, political eyeblack messaging
Jack Brewer met with EEOC officials over the NFL's $6,651 fine on a Cardinals cornerback for wearing "Glory Be 2 God" on his eye black strip.
Disney cuts hundreds of jobs across multiple departments: report
Disney is laying off hundreds of employees across HR and tech in its latest workforce reduction under new CEO Josh D'Amaro amidst company restructuring.
MLB On FOX Delivers Dramatic Viewership Increases For 2026
MLB on FOX saw significant viewership gains for the 2026 regular season, All-Star Game, and World Baseball Classic. Here's the details.
Fox News agrees to host Texas Senate debate; no word from Paxton yet
The last Senate race in Texas not to have a debate was in 2000.
Supreme Court takes up fight over Trump’s third-country illegal alien deportation policy
The Supreme Court cleared Trump's third-country deportation policy to proceed while justices prepare to hear the full legal challenge in December.
Mozilla Deploys A New-Look Firefox Across Desktop And Mobile
The redesigned browser brings back compact mode and adds a theme picker.
Cairo eyes downtown entertainment district as city pushes nightlife
Cairo is moving toward creating a downtown entertainment district that could allow customers to carry alcoholic drinks outside participating businesses. The cit
Immigration hawk warns Trump enforcement ‘missteps’ could come with political price
Mark Krikorian says mixed signals risk frustrating the very voters Republicans need to turn out in the midterms as the administration navigates tensions between its base and business interests.
RFK Jr hosts MAHA Summit: Business leaders RALLY
FOX Business' Jackie DeAngelis reports on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hosting the MAHA Summit to make America healthy again. A Steak 'n Shake executive praises the initiative,
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RFK Jr hosts MAHA Summit as business leaders rally to make America healthy again
Jackie DeAngelis reports on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hosting the MAHA Summit. A Steak 'n Shake executive praises the initiative, while Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed outlines his proposals.
Lady A's Charles Kelley diagnosed with rare blood cancer after painful health scare
Lady A's Charles Kelley shared a video revealing that unexplained rib fractures led doctors to discover multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs
The Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management uncovered $510 million in fraud and waste across federal employee health benefits programs.
Dr. David Persse, former Houston Health Authority, retired HFD EMS Physician Director has died
Dr. David Persse, who recently retired after 30 years with the Houston Health Department, has died, according to city leaders.
ICE confusion ignites MAGA backlash: ‘I would have called for impeachment’
Verbal guidance telling some ICE offices to stop arresting illegal immigrants without criminal histories was rescinded within hours amid fierce backlash.
Prisma Health Performance Center on track for 2027 opening
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
Prisma Health Performance Center on track for 2027 opening
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
Prisma Health Performance Center on track for 2027 opening
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
Entertainment headlines with Brenda Alexander
Nick Cannon has a new reality show coming, and Hayden Panettiere's ex, files for temporary guardianship of their daughter.
iPhone Duo Reportedly Facing Production Problems Ahead of Launch
The iPhone Duo is reportedly facing production difficulties ahead of its October launch, with early output expected to be limited. A person said to be close to Foxconn's supply chain told China's Jiemian News that final assembly yields for Apple's first foldable iPhone were only slightly above 60% as of September 17. The source said that, under Apple's current quality standards, it could take another six months to a year for the assembly line to reach a mature yield.
Mozilla's head of Firefox talks product priorities, AI skepticism, and browser choice
Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
Firefox just got a redesign with round tabs, new themes, and Compact Mode
Will you be using Firefox after the redesign?
Family businesses power the US economy, but succession poses a major challenge
Goldman Sachs discusses why conflict resolution and capital structure decisions are vital for family business succession planning long-term.
Victoria Coates discusses US foreign policy on Iran, Taiwan
Heritage Foundation VP of National Security Victoria Coates and panelist Mike Lee discuss the latest U.S. foreign policy updates, focusing on indirect peace talks with Iran, military funding for Taiwan and ongoing economic pressure on Cuba.
The Beclowning of Scott Bessent
One iron law of current politics is that nobody who associates themselves with Donald Trump emerges with a shred of credibility. For some, that’s not a big loss — it’s not as if anyone respected Pete Hegseth even before he decided that the key to military success in an age of drones and AI was more testosterone. For others, however, the costs are real. I’m old enough to remember when Marco Rubio was widely considered a reasonable, thoughtful politician. Right now, however, my candidate for the biggest loser is Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury. Bessent started out with significant reputation to lose: When Trump selected him, this was the headline in the Financial Times: Jason Furman, Barack Obama’s chief economist, described him as a “credible Treasury secretary who has a real understanding of the global economy”. But Bessent has now transformed himself into the Baghdad Bob of bonds. Three weeks ago, after intervening (for reasons that remain somewhat unclear) to support the Japanese yen, Bessent boasted about his ability to move markets and dared investors to bet against his, declaring “I am the house now.” He then tried to push long-term interest rates down, buying 30-year U.S. Treasuries in a move some have compared to paying down part of your mortgage by running up your credit card balance. Here’s how that’s going so far: To get some perspective on how high interest rates have gone, here’s a longer-term perspective: We haven’t seen interest rates this high since the fading days of the dotcom bubble. Why are interest rates hitting new records? The backdrop, as I argued in last Sunday’s primer, is the huge AI-driven investment boom; more on that next week. But the immediate cause of the latest interest rate spike was Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to end the war. This rejection sent crude oil prices, which for a while had fallen considerably, shooting back up: It’s notable, by the way, that oil prices remain high even though a significant amount of oil is now being shuttled through the Strait of Hormuz by night, on smaller vessels. That’s an interesting story, which has a lot to do with the fact that oil from the Hormuz shuttle runs must be transferred to larger vessels before being shipped to markets in Europe and Asia; around 15 percent of the world’s large crude carriers are now parked off the coast of Oman, waiting to be tanked up. This is creating a shipping crunch: But that’s a topic for another day. For now, the point is that with oil still high and refined products, especially diesel, still close to record levels, inflation will remain elevated. And this in turn means that the Federal Reserve will keep short-term interest rates high, an expectation that is feeding into longer-term rates. Hence Bessent’s bond-market humiliation. The truth is that Bessent might not have been able to get interest rates down even in the best of circumstances. But he certainly won’t get anywhere as long as Trump keeps believing that he can somehow convert his Iran debacle into a triumphant victory. And Trump will keep believing that as long as he is surrounded by sycophants who tell him what he wants to hear. Sycophants like, for example, Scott Bessent, who is predicting the imminent collapse of the Iranian economy, possibly within two weeks. Bessent is right to say that the embargo on Iranian oil exports is placing the country under great economic strain. But his implicit prediction that this will quickly produce a deal that Trump can call victory looks no more plausible than his boasts about the bond market. The big question now is, why would anyone with a reputation to lose work for Donald Trump? As the beclowning of Bessent shows, joining the Trump team won’t just damage your reputation; it will utterly destroy it.
Darby Fox warns of smartphone, AI dangers to youth mental health
Child and adolescent family therapist Darby Fox warns of youth mental health risks linked to early smartphone ownership and AI companionship. Fox explains studies connecting technology to higher eating disorder risks and loneliness.
Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with decisive vote
The Protect College Sports Act, which would set national rules for NIL deals, the transfer portal and more, was passed by the Senate on Monday night.
WA business owners speak on losses caused by copper wire theft
Small business owners in Seattle report significant financial losses from repeated copper thefts. At Ballard’s Lockspot Cafe, owner Alison Soike dealt with three destructive break-ins that wrecked the restaurant's refrigeration, requiring $10,000 in repairs.
WA business owners speak on losses caused by copper wire theft
Small business owners in Seattle report significant financial losses from repeated copper thefts. At Ballard’s Lockspot Cafe, owner Alison Soike dealt with three destructive break-ins that required $10,000 in repairs.
Are politicians using influencers to bolster their campaigns?
FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers dives into the story to find the answers.
Texas awards $51 million in first round of Rural Texas Strong funding
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that Texas is awarding $51 million in federal funding to rural hospital districts and authorities as part of the state’s Rural Texas Strong initiative.
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)
The message I had received was unsettling—for a moment. Then it was just really confusing. Back on January 20 of this year, at 5:15pm ET, I received an email with the subject line “Legal Correspondence re Bobby Kotick.” It was from the law firm Clare Locke, a firm I’d heard had been emailing reporters in recent years about their coverage of Kotick, the former, longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard. The letter was threatening. A lawyer from the firm introduced themselves as “defamation counsel to Bobby Kotick.” They issued a “demand” that I “correct” a Game File article I’d published a week prior. The article that had irked them had been a scoop of sorts. I’d written about a a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Swedish pension fund, AP7, over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit wasn’t news, but I was first to review and report about Kotick’s extensive pushback to the fund’s claims. The pension fund’s core contention was that the sale had been rushed by Kotick to avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company in 2021. (He’d not been accused of misconduct himself in those suits, to be clear.) As I wrote at the time, Kotick had denied the allegations of the rushed sale. Beyond that, Kotick used a December 2025 reply to the Swedish fund’s lawsuit to assign blame for those workplace scandals, the bad press and even for the AP7 lawsuit. I’d found Kotick’s arguments novel and newsworthy. Across nearly 3,000 words, I explained Kotick’s take: that a Swedish gaming company was behind the Swedish fund’s lawsuit (the Embracer group; they denied it); that the Microsoft-Activision deal was not rushed and was secured at what Kotick felt history had proven to be an optimal price for shareholders; that he believed a conspiracy of people at unions government agencies, PR firms and the media had spun up claims of widespread workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard in 2021. The article gave context for all of this, letting readers assess the claims and weigh their credibility. As I’d later write to Kotick’s lawyers: I would be surprised if you could point to any news article about Bobby Kotick in the last five years that has spent more of its wordcount articulating his point of view. He is welcome to do an interview with Game File any time. Nonetheless, there they were in my inbox that Tuesday evening: Clare Locke, the law firm that secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over false statements about voting machines. They were emailing me, threatening that failure to comply with their demand could support a claim of “actual malice,” a legal standard for libel. Unless… Unless, they said, I added a key paragraph to my article. This was a paragraph that I already knew Kotick’s lawyers had been emailing reporters about for at least a year, and it was a paragraph that was already in my article. The paragraph they wanted is from a 2023 settlement that California’s Civil Rights Department struck with Activision Blizzard. The settlement had closed a two-year-old lawsuit over alleged sexual discrimination at the game maker. The paragraph basically said that claims of systemic or widespread sexual harassment—or of execs like Kotick tolerating such behavior—had never been proven. I’d already seen proof that Kotick’s lawyers had pushed for the settlement’s language to be added to reports about 2021 sexual discrimination and misconduct lawsuits brought against Activision Blizzard by California and, separately, by the U.S. federal government (both suits were since settled). I knew that Kotick and his lawyers felt that the California settlement language should be mentioned in the same breath as references to an article he hated and denied, a November 2021 Wall Street Journal article claiming Kotick knew “for years” of sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard. So, in the Game File article that Clare Locke emailed me about, in the interest of ensuring I was being fair and balanced regarding the person I was covering, I had already included the following excerpt from the California settlement [emphasis added in bold]: (Kotick has repeatedly pushed back against that November article in the Wall Street Journal, citing among other things, language from a court-approved consent decree as part of Activision’s 2023 $54 million settlement over the California suit. It states: “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations that: there has been systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard [or] that Activision Blizzard senior executives ignored, condoned, or tolerated a culture of systemic harassment, retaliation, or discrimination.”) On the evening of January 20, I was incredulous. How do you write a four page legal threat about a week-old article and miss this? While scrambling to also make my kids dinner, I wrote a lengthy reply to Clare Locke’s lawyers, basically asking them to cool it with the threats and to start making sense. In part, I wrote: I hope you can understand why I am having trouble understanding what you’re asking for, when the statement you’re demanding to see in Game File’s article already appears in Game File’s article. Actual malice, as you know, refers to a reckless disregard for the truth. I’m not sure what your argument is when my article already states your client’s position. Here is where I should remind you, the reader, that I am an independent journalist. I publish on Substack, and have availed myself of the Substack Defender program that provides writers on the platform with legal support. But I’m no Wall Street Journal or New York Times, nor even IGN or GameSpot when it comes to such things as, well, having a legal department. There are more fun things for me to do as an independent journalist than writing back to a powerful law firm representing a very rich person. On the evening of January 20th, I was just trying to cook some pasta, broccoli and chicken nuggets for hungry twins. Nevertheless, I wrote back to them. Two hours later, I got a reply. Summarizing: A lawyer for Clare Locke said they’d “reviewed an incomplete version” of my article and they “apologize for the confusion.” (My guess: Someone didn’t read past the piece’s paywall, even though they’d had a full week to scrounge up the funds to do so. What I’d published above the paywall was balanced, as was what came after.)1 That was almost that, but something about the situation bothered me. The letter had been marked “confidential.” I hadn’t agreed to that, and I disliked the idea that powerful people on the beat that I cover would act like they could unilaterally control what I might tell my readers about. On the morning of the 21st, having already gotten the powerful law firm to back off, I oh-so-wisely re-approached them with just one more thing. I thanked them for clearing things up the night before but noted that I’d never agreed to keep their letter confidential. I’m all for agreeing with a source to keep things off the record, but that’s the thing. We have to agree. You can’t just declare it. I’m not bound by that. I wrote to Clare Locke’s lawyer and said, in part: I trust the matter is resolved. It was disappointing to have to spend less time with my kids last night in order to address your legal letter. Family time’s precious. I will add, for clarity’s sake, that, while your letter stipulated that it was confidential, I did not agree to those terms. In the future, should you wish to communicate with me confidentially, I am happy to agree to classifying our communication as “off the record” prior to the actual communication—as is standard with any professional journalist. The firm’s lawyer replied, not directly addressing the confidentiality issue but asserting that the matter was resolved. Why I didn’t write about this until now In May, I told this story on an episode of Simon Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console, but I held off on sharing it directly with Game File readers. I held off to avoid stepping on the toes of another reporter, the journalist Mikhail Klimentov. He’d interviewed me in the spring of 2025 about an investigation he was working on regarding Bobby Kotick lawyers pressing the media to add the California settlement language to stories referencing the 2021 lawsuits. And about how some outlets had changed their stories and how some simply deleted them. Initially, I was a third-party source for Klimentov’s reporting, providing on-the-record context about the state of the games media. I’d heard about the letters but hadn’t put the time into pursuing the story. I thought it was interesting, and I was glad he was covering it. When the outlet that Klimentov was going to run his reporting in dropped the story, I began talking to him about potentially publishing his reporting on Game File. This was tentative. Then, in January, when I got my own Clare Locke letter, I told Klimentov that I didn’t think it would make sense for me to publish him, not with me now being part of the story. I had my own version of this situation to tell. But I wished him well and said I’d refrain from telling my tale until he could get his reporting out there. Last Friday, Klimentov finally ran his investigation, in a nearly 48-minute video report for People Make Games. It covers various Clare Locke letters, how media outlets reacted to them and what to make of all this. His video weighs the merits of Kotick’s request and looks at some of the articles that were changed (one of which had a glaring error). I highly recommend watching it: (Note, I did some editorial consulting for a People Make Games video last year but nothing to do with this report.) While many outlets haven’t left any public evidence that they updated their Kotick coverage at Kotick’s counsel’s request, at least one has. Back in October 2025, the mainstream outlet Reuters applied the most transparent article update I’ve seen. On the 3rd of the month, they published an article about the state of the Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit. Days later, they added this: In an October 7 letter sent after publication of this article, Kotick’s defamation counsel disputed claims of widespread harassment at Activision. “Not a single investigation, court finding, verdict, or ruling ever concluded that there was any merit” to the allegations of widespread harassment at Activision, Tom Clare and Nick Brechbill of Clare Locke wrote. I’ve never added a statement to my article on Game File, because none was needed. Not for fairness’ sake, nor to meet any demands of Kotick’s lawyers. I’ve nevertheless wanted to be transparent with Game File readers. If someone powerful is questioning my reporting, is threatening a lawsuit over it… if that threat is part of a pattern involving other games media outlets and if, in my case, the whole thing ran into a ridiculous ditch, I want you to know about it. I also share this as a real example of how I handle threats to Game File. I stand up for my own reporting, even when it’s not comfortable to do so. (In that same category of standing up for the work I do, I’ll point to an incident in late August. Asocial media post I published to X/Twitter regarding reporting I did about Take Two and GTA VI was hit by bogus copyright claim by a firm working for the publisher. I pushed back and got it reversed; even while a bigger games media outlet let themselves be censored. This is the other reason I’m sharing this story: To emphasize that dealing with threats from powerful people is one of the costs of covering the video game industry independently and as fearlessly as possible. This is where you come in. Your support, through free and paid subscriptions (sign up here!), can help me keep doing that. It can ensure that I’ve got the back-up I need. And it can help make fiascoes like this even less of a worry, so I can spend my evenings dealing with more important things, such as making sure I steam the kids’ broccoli just right. 1 That pension fund lawsuit I wrote about in January has all but gone away. In May, the fund and Activision Blizzard owner Microsoft agreed to settle. Lawyers for the fund brokered a $250 million settlement for former Activision Blizzard shareholders. In the settlement, the fund’s lawyers changed their rhetoric. Where once they’d questioned the meaning of the California settlement language, they adopted a version of it for themselves. Several weeks ago, while seeking to get a court to sign off on the terms of the settlement, they proposed their fee for their work in the case: $60 million.
Eberly, Fox Graduate School to celebrate 100 years of the Penn State Ph.D. on Oct. 2
Join the Eberly College of Science, Department of Physics, and the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School from 3 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, in 117 Osmond Building or via webinar to celebrate 100 years of doctoral degrees at Penn State.
Ms. Rachel faces criticism for talking politics and the situation in Gaza
Author, journalist and homeschooling mom of six Bethany Mandel claims popular children's entertainer Ms. Rachel "cares more about activism than education."
Vance unloads on tech titans using foreign visa holders to displace American workers
JD Vance targets H-1B visa abuse, saying large companies lay off thousands of American workers then claim they desperately need foreign labor.
Father cites mental health in Smyrna dismemberment murder
New details have emerged in the Smyrna homicide investigation involving 18-year-old Kingston Bradley, who is charged with malice murder and concealing the death of another in the death of 26-year-old Shanteria "KT" Mosley.
20-year-old arrested, accused in multiple Fort Bend County business burglaries
Fort Bend County authorities have taken a 20-year-old suspect into custody after an investigation into a string of late-night break-ins at local businesses.
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns after year in role
Andrew Bailey cited family reasons for his FBI resignation, expressing confidence that Kash Patel will continue reform efforts and restore public trust.
Extreme sports exhibit at the Orlando Science Center
A new exhibit at the Orlando Science Center explores the psychology and science behind extreme sports. At Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits visitors can test their mental and physical skills through different activities. FOX 35's David Martin has all the details.
Rod Stewart confirms final tour after heart procedure and health scares
Rod Stewart announced his "Final Encore Tour," revealing next year's dates will be his last-ever tour after a coronary stent procedure and health setbacks.
Kierra M with the latest in entertainment headlines
Family members of Chadwick Boseman are said to be at odds over a documentary.
Wireless tech takes on mental health, jobs and chronic disease with Catalyst 2026 winners
Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump-Xi agreements, AI regulation
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joins FOX Business to discuss President Donald Trump's agreements with Xi Jinping. He also outlines his upcoming meeting with tech CEOs on AI oversight and analyzes a new Fox News Poll on the cost of living.
SpaceX launches Starship on 10-hour test flight, aiming to orbit Earth 6 times
SpaceX's massive Starship rocket lifted off from Texas Sunday morning on its most ambitious mission yet, marking its first attempt at orbit.