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Guardian Saturday quiz links Billie Eilish and George Gershwin — I.guim.co.uk

Guardian Saturday quiz links Billie Eilish and George Gershwin

The Guardian's Saturday quiz posed 15 questions that linked figures such as Billie Eilish and George Gershwin, asking readers to find common themes across a range of topics. Questions included which identically named comic strips debuted in the US and UK in March 1951, which pharaoh was known

Meghan Trainor says she’s not involved in alleged 'toxic' mom group drama — People.com

Meghan Trainor says she’s not involved in alleged 'toxic' mom group drama

People reports Meghan Trainor shared another TikTok on Monday, Jan. 12, insisting she is not involved in the "toxic" mom group drama connected to Ashley Tisdale French's viral essay for The Cut. In the clip Trainor lip-synced to a scene from season 5 of Stranger Things

US used aircraft disguised as civilian in first Caribbean strike, report says — Static.independent.co.uk

US used aircraft disguised as civilian in first Caribbean strike, report says

Independent.co reports the U.S. military used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane to carry out its first strike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean last September. Officials told The New York Times the craft did not carry visible munitions under its wings

Amanda Clayton serves as Projects Manager for NASA DEVELOP Program — Nasa.gov

Amanda Clayton serves as Projects Manager for NASA DEVELOP Program

Amanda Clayton has been the Projects Manager for the NASA DEVELOP Program since October 2018. Prior to that she was a DEVELOP Project Coordination Fellow and Senior Fellow at NASA LaRC and a DEVELOP participant at NASA GSFC. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of

Most rewatchable films from each year of the 1980s — Static0.colliderimages.com

Most rewatchable films from each year of the 1980s

Collider has compiled a list naming the most rewatchable movie from each year of the 1980s. The feature notes the decade normalized the blockbuster and produced a large number of classics, and says the era has been memorialized in popular culture as many of today’s leading directors grew up

Meta reportedly to cut about 10% of Reality Labs staff as it shifts focus to AI — Images.cointelegraph.com

Meta reportedly to cut about 10% of Reality Labs staff as it shifts focus to AI

Meta is reportedly set to lay off around 10% of staff from its metaverse arm, Reality Labs, this week, the New York Times reported, citing sources close to the matter. Reality Labs has around 15,000 staff, and the cuts are expected to hit about 10% of the division — roughly

Lindsey Heaps to join NWSL expansion Denver Summit FC — Assets.goal.com

Lindsey Heaps to join NWSL expansion Denver Summit FC

Goal reports U.S. Women’s National Team captain Lindsey Heaps is returning to her home state of Colorado to join NWSL expansion side Denver Summit FC, with the midfielder set to link up with the club after her season with OL Lyonnes concludes, expected in June 2026. Heaps, 31,

One Battle After Another and Adolescence Win Four Golden Globes Each — Static01.nyt.com

One Battle After Another and Adolescence Win Four Golden Globes Each

The action thriller "One Battle After Another" and the Netflix miniseries "Adolescence" each won four awards at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, including top prizes in their respective film and television categories. "One Battle After Another" was the most awarded film, taking the

Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery over Netflix deal disclosures — Static0.moviewebimages.com

Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery over Netflix deal disclosures

Movieweb reports that, according to Variety, Paramount has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery after WBD rejected Paramount Skydance's eighth attempt to acquire the company; the suit, filed January 12, 2026 in Delaware Chancery Court, seeks to force WBD to disclose financial details of its $83 billion

Kendall Jenner says she keeps a baby-name list, will not use family K naming tradition — People.com

Kendall Jenner says she keeps a baby-name list, will not use family K naming tradition

According to People, Kendall Jenner said on a recent episode of the In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele podcast that she already has a "list" of potential baby names and that she will not continue her parents' tradition of giving daughters names that begin with K. The

Samsung phones hide a Connectivity Labs menu with advanced Wi‑Fi tools — Zdnet.com

Samsung phones hide a Connectivity Labs menu with advanced Wi‑Fi tools

Samsung buries a hidden Connectivity Labs menu in its One UI interface that unlocks advanced Wi‑Fi tools on Galaxy S20 series phones and newer models. The menu is intended for users who want deeper network diagnostics and control. To access it you need a Samsung phone running One UI

Trump says military options remain on table as diplomacy touted over Iran — Static.independent.co.uk

Trump says military options remain on table as diplomacy touted over Iran

According to Independent.co, President Donald Trump is "unafraid" to use military options against Iran amid a brutal crackdown in which monitoring human rights groups say at least 648 protesters have been killed. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that airstrikes are among the "many,

Sudoku 7,173 — medium puzzle — I.guim.co.uk

Sudoku 7,173 — medium puzzle

Sudoku 7,173 (medium) is presented as a puzzle that asks solvers to complete a grid under the usual constraints. Solvers are instructed to "fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9." The page includes the note:

The X-Files’ practical effects keep its monsters grounded on screen — Static0.colliderimages.com

The X-Files’ practical effects keep its monsters grounded on screen

Collider reports that The X-Files relied heavily on practical effects to bring monsters, mutants and aliens to life, a choice the article says helps the show hold up visually decades later. The piece highlights specific examples — the Flukeman in "The Host," the alien in The X-Files: Fight the

Damaged U.S. Chinook threatened Caracas raid that captured Venezuela’s Maduro — Static01.nyt.com

Damaged U.S. Chinook threatened Caracas raid that captured Venezuela’s Maduro

During an early-hours raid on President Nicolás Maduro’s fortified compound in Caracas, a damaged U.S. MH-47 Chinook was hit but remained flyable as Army commandos completed the operation to seize Mr. Maduro and his wife. Helicopters carrying dozens of Delta Force commandos skimmed about 100 feet above the

Davide Ancelotti applied for Strasbourg job but lost out to Gary O'Neil — Assets.goal.com

Davide Ancelotti applied for Strasbourg job but lost out to Gary O'Neil

Goal reports that Davide Ancelotti put his name forward to succeed Liam Rosenior as Strasbourg manager after Rosenior moved to Chelsea, but the club ultimately appointed Gary O'Neil. According to L'Equipe, Strasbourg received many applications following Rosenior's departure and one of them was from

NASA posts corrections and documents for ROSES-25 Science Activation (F.6) — Assets.science.nasa.gov

NASA posts corrections and documents for ROSES-25 Science Activation (F.6)

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has posted minor corrections and additional documents for the F.6 Science Activation (SciAct) element of the ROSES-25 solicitation. The SciAct program encourages broad public participation in science through activities and resources developed by collaborative project teams that draw on NASA SMD assets, including science

The Expanse: Movieweb's ranking of the 10 best episodes — Static0.moviewebimages.com

The Expanse: Movieweb's ranking of the 10 best episodes

Movieweb has published a ranked list of the 10 greatest episodes of The Expanse, the science-fiction series that ran from 2015 to 2021 across Syfy and Prime Video. The piece highlights the series' six-season, 62-episode run and singles out episodes that exemplify its blend of political drama, character work

Buterin says Ethereum must remain valuable if developers stop active work — Images.cointelegraph.com

Buterin says Ethereum must remain valuable if developers stop active work

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the protocol must reach a point where its value proposition remains even if developers stop active work, writing on X that “we must get to a place where Ethereum's value proposition does not strictly depend on any features that are not in the

Reebok Club C 85 kept traveler's wide, flat feet pain-free — now on sale — People.com

Reebok Club C 85 kept traveler's wide, flat feet pain-free — now on sale

In a People review, shopping writer Rylee Johnston says Reebok's Club C 85 sneakers kept her wide, flat feet pain-free while she wore them across four countries and that the shoes are currently on sale at Amazon. Johnston wrote that the leather sneakers took a couple of days

Golden Globes: 'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' win top prizes — Static01.nyt.com

Golden Globes: 'One Battle After Another' and 'Hamnet' win top prizes

At the Golden Globes on Sunday, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won best motion picture — musical or comedy and collected multiple awards, while Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet took best motion picture — drama. Warner Bros. Discovery projects led all companies with nine Globes. One Battle After Another was

Bitcoin likely falls first in a major war, then may trade like digital gold — Assets.beincrypto.com

Bitcoin likely falls first in a major war, then may trade like digital gold

Beincrypto says Bitcoin’s response to a major geopolitical escalation is typically sequential: an initial, liquidity-driven selloff followed, in some scenarios, by a later role as a portable, censorship‑resistant asset. The outlet notes markets often sprint into safety and then reprice the world after the first shock. The analysis

UK Ban of Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 'Conspiracy' Over Graphic Scene — Static0.colliderimages.com

UK Ban of Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 'Conspiracy' Over Graphic Scene

Collider reports that the penultimate episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season, 'Conspiracy', was banned in the United Kingdom over explicit content. The episode depicts leading Starfleet officers possessed by parasitic aliens plotting to manipulate an invasion of the Federation, and includes a scene

Clear a Roku TV cache with a soft reset or power cycle — Zdnet.com

Clear a Roku TV cache with a soft reset or power cycle

Roku TV owners can clear the device cache to address sluggish performance using two quick methods: a soft reset via the remote or a system restart combined with a power cycle. If those steps fail, a factory reset is presented as a last resort. To perform a soft reset with

Vinícius, Valverde and Bellingham said to have struggled under Xabi Alonso — Assets.goal.com

Vinícius, Valverde and Bellingham said to have struggled under Xabi Alonso

Goal reports that, citing The Athletic, Vinícius Júnior, Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham faced challenges with Xabi Alonso’s tactical approach and coaching style, a factor cited after Real Madrid announced on Monday that Alonso was no longer head coach. Alonso had initially won 17 of his first 20 matches