dragthelake

Headlines hauled up every hour.

Sunday 20 September 2026

357 headlines from 32 sources still surfacing

Hacker News

  1. RSA-896
  2. Comparing reflection capabilities of C++, Zig and C3
  3. The Hugging Face Hack Wasn't What It Was Cracked Up to Be
  4. Largest wildlife overpass in North America reduced wildlife collision by 91%
  5. Exfiltrate Your Weights
  6. Authenticity's Triumph
  7. Can you tell which images are AI-generated?
  8. An open source roguelike adventure through dungeons
  9. HellGates, custom CPU gate-level challenge
  10. Mayday Mysteries

The Verge

  1. Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think
  2. Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans
  3. Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
  4. Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now
  5. The colorful, unique Hyte X50 PC case is $50 off
  6. Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????
  7. The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over
  8. It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you
  9. OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
  10. Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

Ars Technica

  1. Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
  2. Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
  3. AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
  4. FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
  5. FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
  6. Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
  7. US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
  8. Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
  9. Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI
  10. Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test

TechCrunch

  1. Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts
  2. Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force
  3. Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
  4. Even mid-sprint to a secret flight, the Navy’s tech chief has a pitch for investors
  5. AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
  6. Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes
  7. Prices go up in 7 days. Get your Disrupt ticket now.
  8. Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
  9. India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos
  10. Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI

Wired

  1. Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening
  2. Tired of Cluttered Productivity Apps? This One’s Just a Text Document
  3. Samsung Galaxy Watch9 Review: I Don’t Need Another Health Score
  4. An Editor’s Picks: The Best Gifts for Bird Lovers
  5. Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It
  6. The Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026)
  7. Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law
  8. 6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
  9. Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4
  10. Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear

Engadget

  1. How long can you expect your old cassette tapes to last?
  2. How to record audio on your iPhone
  3. What is the difference between Apple CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra?
  4. The pros and cons of using wired vs. wireless Xbox controllers
  5. Common problems with Google Wallet and how to fix them
  6. What are the downsides of robot vacuums?
  7. The Slate Truck is cheap, but its battery range can't compete
  8. SpaceX targets September 28 for Starship's first orbital flight
  9. Now Trump says he's creating an AI Force
  10. Anthropic picks Accenture for third-party AI safety evaluations

9to5Mac

  1. iOS 27 makes your iPhone faster in these 30+ ways
  2. Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 missing one health-focused feature
  3. Apple is taking a little bit of a gamble with iPhone Duo software: Will it pay off?
  4. Indie App Spotlight: ‘GasPulse’ lets you keep an eye on gas price trends around you
  5. Apple Watch Series 12 might finally convince me to switch away from WHOOP
  6. Our top iPhone 18 Pro accessories to upgrade your setup [Updated]
  7. Apple @ Work: Enterprise oassword management is still hard, and Dashlane’s new Vault Enforcement aims to fix it
  8. Apple weekend deals: AirPods up to $100 off, Apple Watch Series 12, MacBook Air, Mac mini, more
  9. iPhone 18 Pro Max still uses a Qualcomm modem in the US, teardown confirms
  10. iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery is so big Apple had to add this new feature to iOS 27

Guardian Australia

  1. Spamalot review – Monty Python’s elaborate musical piss-take has absurdity but not quite enough anarchy
  2. Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
  3. Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom
  4. Hawks coach wanted to ‘scream with rage’ after epic AFL final, as fans criticised for throwing bottles
  5. Man charged with stabbing murder of 90-year-old woman in Bondi Beach amid spate of alleged domestic violence killings
  6. Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil
  7. Portrait power: photojournalist Lorrie Graham’s five-decade career – in pictures
  8. Gavin Newsom signs election security bills to thwart federal interference by Trump
  9. Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital
  10. News live: Taylor pledges ‘one of the biggest immigration cuts in Australian history’; tributes for Victorian Greens MP Tim Read

ABC News

  1. Man fined for failing to tag 'flighty' pet deer with 'sharp antlers'
  2. Tips for tackling jetlag when travelling with kids
  3. Meet the gig workers helping train robots to do our dishes
  4. New centre offers hope in community with sky-high DV rates
  5. He's famous for 'Eliza', but this sculptor's heart belongs to boats
  6. Inquiry may pave the way for clean up at City of Perth
  7. Victorian Coalition pledges more select-entry high schools if elected
  8. Asking AI to do the hard work risks your brain health, neuroscientist warns
  9. Rare century-old Mildura housing scheme directs lease revenue to local schools
  10. Three women killed in suspected DV-related incidents in 24 hours

BBC News

  1. Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore controversy at Philadelphia show
  2. The Papers: 'Gaslit by the King' and 'McCann suspect's book plot'
  3. Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles
  4. 'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ community fears losing identity
  5. Sex and dating for the sandwich generation - Sharon Horgan on her latest comedy Youth
  6. Cultural treasures are being destroyed by war, and people want justice
  7. Maddy Cusack 'more than a number on a shirt' as anniversary falls during inquest delay
  8. Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
  9. Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married
  10. Nato welcomes Greenland deal as Trump says it will give US 'permanent security control'

The Guardian

  1. Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’
  2. Union Jack Classic fails to spark on the pitch but electric atmosphere fires up Wembley
  3. Strictly Come Dancing review – delighted new hosts helps show feel genuinely fresh
  4. Footballers and fans pay tribute to Noah Woods after toddler’s death in Suffolk
  5. Ed Davey takes aim at Reform and Elon Musk as Lib Dem conference begins
  6. Belmont Park is back: inside New York’s $555m bet on horse racing
  7. Camilla praises ‘life-enhancing power’ of books amid Earl Spencer memoir controversy
  8. Holmberg rescues point for Arsenal but Manchester United off the mark
  9. Coventry delight in Jay Dasilva winner but ruled-out goal riles Nottingham Forest
  10. California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger

Al Jazeera

  1. Australia seeks big tech support for internet safety, AI regulation
  2. How much of a challenge are recurrent bombings for Pakistan?
  3. DR Congo begins Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers
  4. Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support
  5. DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises
  6. Iran war live: Tehran sets terms for peace; Saudi forces foil Riyadh attack
  7. Turkiye backs Saudi Arabia’s security amid escalating Houthi attacks: FM
  8. Saudi-led coalition says defences intercept Houthi missile fired at Riyadh
  9. Fulham vs Manchester United: Premier League – prediction, teams, lineups
  10. Israel’s president pardons soldier who killed wounded Palestinian in 2016

NPR

  1. The new lines of southern Lebanon
  2. CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters denied access to White House following Trump ban
  3. Opinion: Remembering Annie Dillard, nature writer
  4. Life in Kabul 5 years after the Taliban's return
  5. Ancient teeth pose a mystery: What made those strange grooves?
  6. An Alaska storm scattered artifacts. Archaeologists are racing to save what's left
  7. Ever wonder how the Fed's interest rate actually works? We've got answers
  8. Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
  9. As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread
  10. US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland

Kottke

  1. New novel from Emily St. John Mandel (Station Eleven):...
  2. Wes Anderson’s Criterion Closet Picks
  3. “The clan of predators currently in charge of the...
  4. Walking Men Worldwide
  5. Instant click for me: how NYC street signs are made ....
  6. The History of Concrete , a new documentary film by John...
  7. Review of a new book on Stephen Hawking . “The...
  8. The Blind Birdwatcher
  9. From our own Edith Zimmerman for the New Yorker, some...
  10. “ Szilveszter Makó’s surreal portraits have become...

The Marginalian

  1. Edward Abbey on How to Live and How to Die
  2. Against the Cartesian Myth of Work/Life Balance: André Gregory’s Extraordinary Letter to Richard Avedon about the Nature of Creativity
  3. The Stoic Key to Living with Presence: Seneca on Time Spent vs. Saved vs. Wasted
  4. The Coziest Place on the Moon: Or, How to Bear Your Loneliness
  5. On Losing a Parent
  6. Actuality vs. Possibility and How to Hear the Signal of Your Life
  7. The Canon of Solitude: 200 Years of Great Writers, Artists, and Scientists on the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Fertile Aloneness
  8. The Measure of a Life Well Lived: Henry Miller on How to Grow Old and the Secret of Remaining Young at Heart
  9. How to Promise and How to Keep Promises from Breaking
  10. Virginia Woolf on Creativity

Pitchfork

  1. Tune-Yards Line Up U.S. Tour
  2. Duncan Sheik Dies at 56
  3. The National’s Matt Berninger Releases Type It Up EP and New Video
  4. 11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Carly Rae Jepsen, Miley Cyrus, and More
  5. Bill Callahan Joins Meshell Ndegeocello to Cover Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side”
  6. Read the Full Credits to Miley Cyrus’ Bass Persuades
  7. Miley Cyrus Hits the Chateau Marmont in New ”Let’s Get Married” Video
  8. Gandalf Narrates Troye Sivan’s New “Party” Video
  9. Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam to Tour I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
  10. Death Cab for Cutie Plot 2027 Tour

Stereogum

  1. Lizzy McAlpine Got Stella Lefty’d Over Nick Drake Soundalike On Her New Album
  2. The Weeknd Debuts New Song “Tokyo” With Yoko Takahashi At Asian Tour Kickoff
  3. Σtella – “Belinda”
  4. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  5. 2hollis – “Sex”
  6. Rosé – “new trick”
  7. Curly Castro – “Black Don’t Crack” (Feat. Fatboi Sharif, Blueprint, Brian Ennals, SKECH185, AJ Suede, & billy woods)
  8. Brew Ha Ha Details First Punk Festival Since Cancellations Over Owner’s Trump Support
  9. Animal Collective Announce Additional Feels Shows After Ticketing Issues
  10. Strange Pains – “Lucifer Disguised”

Longreads

  1. No, But
  2. Murder-in-Law
  3. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  4. Shetland’s Most Wanted
  5. Then They Came for the Ostriches
  6. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Roberto José Andrade Franco
  7. A True-Crime Producer Posed as an Heiress — Then Allegedly Stole $30 Million
  8. Paid Phones
  9. The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World
  10. Eating Alone

ScienceDaily

  1. Scientists discover cells that cheat death and rebuild damaged tissue
  2. Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash
  3. Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second
  4. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned
  5. Scientists are about to test Einstein’s gravity with exotic matter
  6. NASA’s Moon orbiter finds a 728-foot crater that wasn’t there before
  7. These blood thinners may have an unexpected benefit for Alzheimer’s patients
  8. Scientists restore a brain protein and reverse signs of aging in mice
  9. Ozempic can change your body. Can it change your life?
  10. Anak Krakatau blasts ash nearly 10 miles high

Quanta

  1. Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
  2. Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?
  3. Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders.
  4. Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 September 19 – A Zodiacal Night
  2. NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
  3. NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
  4. NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
  5. COSI Telescope Comes Together
  6. NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
  7. APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
  8. NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector
  9. NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station
  10. NASA Unveils Enterprise, the First Space Shuttle

Nature

  1. How research funding took me out of the lab and into leadership
  2. Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia
  3. Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
  4. AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
  5. How to make a brain: new experiments challenge existing picture
  6. First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
  7. Chinese companies doubled down on science after US tech restrictions
  8. Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb
  9. Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought
  10. How a team of AIs discovered a promising lung-cancer drug

Dezeen

  1. Victoria Yakusha crafts sculptural jewellery boutique in New York
  2. IF_DO transforms neglected building in Hastings into "genuinely welcoming" community centre
  3. Eight green-roofed homes that sprout from their surroundings
  4. This week we reported on London Design Festival
  5. Basura creates data centre toy that emits "ear piercing hum" when squeezed
  6. Housing project for victims of domestic violence among projects from Cardiff University
  7. This tote bag-life jacket combination is an "essential that shouldn't exist"
  8. Cluster of cylindrical volumes forms Spanish home by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
  9. Slancha presents Hanging Baskets referencing David Bowie, brutalism and the Romans
  10. Bin Wu's mirror-topped Pavilion of Time aims to "make time tangible"

Design Milk

  1. Elliot March Lets the Landscape Lead the Way
  2. Americans Aren’t Afraid of Dark Paint—They Just Want It Warmer
  3. The Best Advent Calendars of 2026 for Design Lovers
  4. The Kimchi Brings Seoul’s Visual Energy to Prague
  5. Veo’s Rover Electric Trike Makes Micromobility More Accessible
  6. A 1978 Vancouver Special Gets a “Sophisti-Quirk” Reinvention
  7. Laneige Turns Skincare Customization Into a Four-Story Experience
  8. Inside a New Venice Hotel With a Lighter Take on Venetian Grandeur
  9. 7 South African Designers to Know From Maison&Objet 2026
  10. Venus Williams Serves Up a New Collection With Crate & Barrel

BBC Sport

  1. How Newcastle unpicked Hull's back three - Shearer
  2. How Villa's Jackson left Spurs 'battered' - Shearer
  3. Brown maintains perfect record with brutal Hedges stoppage
  4. Arsenal score last-minute equaliser to deny Man Utd first WSL win
  5. 'Brave' Brighton put in 'complete' performance to beat Arsenal - Murphy
  6. Arsenal may move for Endrick in January - Sunday's gossip
  7. Gvardiol signals return to best at left-back for Man City
  8. Carrick has faith in VAR despite derby error
  9. Littler seals dramatic final-leg win over Aspinall
  10. Olid's Man Utd take big step forward after 'intense week'

ESPN

  1. Bama racks up 615 yards to flip script on FSU in comeback win
  2. 📈 Ranking all 32 backup quarterbacks in the NFL
  3. 'Gigged 'em': Kentucky's jab after Texas A&M upset leads top trolls of CFB Week 3
  4. Lights, camera, Brunson: Knicks star to appear on 'Law & Order: SVU' episode
  5. Kentucky's Stein earns first road win in upset of No. 9 Texas A&M
  6. UFC 331: Live results and analysis for Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2
  7. Beltran, inducted into team HOF, says no current interest in Mets job
  8. NC State fumbles away game in last-second Vandy stunner
  9. Orioles activate Bautista after 14-month absence; Mancini retires
  10. Fatal October flaws: Why each MLB contender's biggest weakness will -- or won't -- sink it

CNBC

  1. Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital
  2. Trump says he will appoint a new AI adviser, without providing details
  3. Higher interest rates and AI safety fears put the stock market to the test last week
  4. She pays $96 a month to live in Yellowstone National Park: 'Being here has changed my life'
  5. U.S. judge signals rejection of part of TikTok $400 million privacy settlement
  6. Flames reported near Saudi capital airport as Pakistan presses Iran over energy supplies
  7. MS NOW journalists blocked from White House after Trump bans three media outlets
  8. Student loan borrowers exiting SAVE may face sharply higher payments if they don't take action soon
  9. The S&P 500 just logged another losing week, yet these stocks could be due for a bounce
  10. Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames 'lower happiness'

IGN

  1. The Last of Us Director Apologizes to God of War Laufey Devs After Calling Recent AAA Games 'Boring'
  2. Insomniac Says Marvel's Wolverine Uses No Generative AI After Fans Spot Strange Signs in-Game
  3. We Ranked The 10 Best Eevee Pokémon Cards of All Time
  4. The Blood of Dawnwalker Modders Aren’t Missing the Point – They Just Love the Game
  5. As Fans Flood the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, Dev Says It's Putting Up 'The Craziest Numbers I've Seen in 17 Years Working at Blizzard'
  6. Marvel's Wolverine Developer Nerfs Scent Trails and Audio Sense Indicators After 'Fart Gas' Backlash
  7. Lollipop Chainsaw Live-Action Movie Revealed by Dragami Games
  8. We Ranked the 10 Best First Partner Pokémon TCG Cards of All Time
  9. EA Sports FC 27 Review So Far
  10. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Warns of 200GB Install Size for Remake Trilogy's Final Chapter

Kotaku

  1. Nintendo Gives Mario Those Little Coin Pockets In Newly Updated Renders
  2. Father Says Nine-Year-Old Spent Over $100K Plugging Minecraft YouTube Videos And Cost Him His Job
  3. YouTube Channel Accused Of Taking Advantage Of ‘Vulnerable, First-Time Indie Developers’ With Expensive Advertising Campaigns
  4. Typhoon Dujuan Forces Tokyo Game Show 2026 To Shut Down A Day Early
  5. Jared Kushner Reportedly Likes Playing Video Games With The Saudi Crown Prince
  6. Grand Theft Auto 6 T-Shirts And More Cause Scalper-Fueled Chaos at Tokyo Game Show
  7. AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches Out Mid-Interview And Starts Speaking Cantonese
  8. Bill Skarsgård Sounds Very Excited To Be Starring In Hideo Kojima’s Physint
  9. Wolverine Hotfix Nerfs ‘Fart Gas’ As Insomniac Explores An Option To Toggle It Off Completely
  10. Insomniac Confirms Wolverine Doesn’t Contain AI-Generated Assets After A Weird-Looking Sign Goes Viral

PC Gamer

  1. Evidence of canceled Grand Theft Auto 5 Liberty City and 'Agent Trevor' DLC, plus early version of GTA6's map surface online
  2. An ambitious fanmade expansion for Baldur's Gate 3 is out after almost two years in development
  3. Japanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert
  4. 'The largest theft of labor in human history:' Court docs reveal Microsoft exec predicted AI 'doom loops' could hollow out the internet
  5. I played the adventure game so scandalous that it was physically destroyed by UK customs
  6. World of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest design
  7. It rules that a 27-year-old RPG, one of the greatest of all time, is still getting patches
  8. This unofficial engine patch for Thief: The Dark Project adds a huge new feature that won't be in Nightdive's upcoming remaster
  9. CD Projekt says abandoning its in-house engine for The Witcher 4 had nothing to do with Cyberpunk 2077's technical woes: 'The dream of the company was actually never to make technology'
  10. Dune Awakening now has a solo mode for players put off by its MMO leanings, while Funcom has adjusted progression so 'you don't have to lose things anymore'

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. What are we all playing this weekend?
  2. In the absence of a new Deus Ex, indie imsim Tokyo Walled City may scratch that stealth 'n' stolen passwords itch
  3. Tractor-battling teenage road trip RPG Keep Driving is getting official mod support via Steam Workshop later this month
  4. Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser
  5. Roman Sands RE:Build review: A unique and obliterating blend of resort sim, engineering horror and alchemic ritual
  6. Denuvo are suing a prolific cracker for bypassing their DRM on 26 videogames, despite not knowing their real identity
  7. Control Resonant review: A superbly strange action-RPG that'll make you feel tiny and godly at once
  8. Baldur's Gate 3 Act Two Expansion mod, out now in beta, adds a whole new region to explore after dealing with the Shadow Curse
  9. "Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world": Saber Interactive's message to North American studios is to get their head out of their own geography
  10. "Nearly everyone" laid off at Hyper Light Drifter devs Heart Machine after publisher drops unannounced game

Eurogamer

  1. HoYoverse's Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there's a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise
  2. What we've been playing - "the rest of the party is, frankly, absolutely feral, so I've been trying to balance that out"
  3. Sony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game
  4. New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work
  5. Despite controversial reviews and online mockery, Marvel's Wolverine looks to have sold 1.9m on PS5 - and over 1 in 5 sales are physical
  6. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be "around 200GB" says game director, as he details Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine DLC plans
  7. Control Resonant review
  8. Bolstered by Switch 2 sales and Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's reveal, Nintendo of America COO promises: "This is just the beginning"
  9. Rockstar hasn't said anything about a GTA 6 Online multiplayer mode just yet, but Twitch's CEO reckons it'll land next year
  10. Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don't pay their execs $30m, says one expert