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Science

Webb Reveals Dust and Stars in NGC 5134

Stars peek through the dusty, winding arms of NGC 5134, a spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, in a Feb. 20, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument maps the mid-infrared glow of warm dust, revealing clumps and strands of dusty gas, while the

Culture

10 Forgotten '90s Movies That Have Aged Like Fine Wine

The 1990s were not all that long ago, but they are far enough back that films from the decade already read as classics. Many ’90s movies remain well remembered or have been rediscovered by younger viewers, yet the sheer volume of releases means a number of genuinely good films have

Crypto

Bitcoin Miners Need AI, Yield Strategies to Survive

Many Bitcoin miners are struggling to turn a profit this market cycle due to diminishing returns, so they may need to pivot to artificial intelligence hosting or put their holdings to work to generate yields, Wintermute said in a blog post on Thursday. The firm noted miners have spent years

Sports

Germany schedule for the 2026 World Cup

After a false start in qualifying, the DFB team ultimately reached the group stage for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. They ended qualifying on a high note with a 6-0 home win over Slovakia, and coach Julian Nagelsmann's side were later drawn against three

Culture

Zendaya stuns in Whitney Houston's dress at Essence awards

Zendaya returned to the red carpet at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in a white, asymmetrical Eugene Alexander mini adapted from a dress Whitney Houston wore in a 1987 promotional photoshoot that later appeared on the cover of Life magazine. The design features an oversized, gilded hibiscus bloom

Tech

Kaplan: Overwatch matchmaking creates winners and losers

Matchmaking in Overwatch, the boulder to my Sisyphus. Ex-Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan calls the systems "some of the most complex design engineering tasks you're ever going to tackle, and they're thankless," and adds, "There's gotta be winners and there's

Culture

Disclosure Day trailer unveils Steven Spielberg sci‑fi

A new trailer for Disclosure Day offers a clearer look at Steven Spielberg’s mostly secretive sci‑fi film. The first teaser played before Avatar: Fire and Ash, but this latest clip emphasizes the story: Josh O'Connor’s character trying to reveal the existence of extraterrestrial life. This

Culture

All 3 'Reacher' Seasons, Ranked

Reacher is comfort food for viewers who want their thrillers loud, clean, and confident. The show trades the Tom Cruise films’ vibe for a wandering tank of a man — Alan Ritchson’s Jack Reacher — who solves problems with observation, intimidation, and violence that often feels earned. With a 96% critics

Politics

Habeck says everything has become a political weapon since Trump’s re-election

Robert Habeck warned that the weaponisation of energy that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given way to “weaponising everything” since Donald Trump returned to the White House. He said the belief that gas “would never be a political weapon” led successive German governments into Putin’s trap when

Culture

Steven Spielberg's 'The Dinosaurs' Fails To Topple 'Bridgerton' on Netflix

Steven Spielberg's new Netflix series, The Dinosaurs, debuted on March 6 as a four-part docuseries created by Dan Tapster, with Spielberg serving as executive producer. The series traces the prehistoric giants from their first appearance in the Triassic period through the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. The Dinosaurs surged

Culture

Overlooked 2024 Thriller From a Taylor Sheridan Director Finds HBO Max Success

David Mackenzie has built a reputation for range, from small prison dramas to large historical epics, yet he remains less widely known than his work deserves. He also directed Hell or High Water, the Taylor Sheridan screenplay that holds a 97% "Certified Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes and

Sports

Sven Ulreich returns for Bayern after 537 days

Sven Ulreich will start for FC Bayern at the weekend, making his first competitive appearance in 537 days and his 104th overall after Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig were sidelined. The 37-year-old steps in against Bayer Leverkusen, the same club linked to a past bench confrontation with sporting director Simon

Business

Composer Igor Raykhelson wanted in alleged titanium fraud

Igor Raykhelson, a New York composer whose works have been performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, is wanted in Russia on allegations he defrauded a titanium company of tens of millions of dollars. Raykhelson, who emigrated from the USSR to the United States in 1979, denies the charges and

Tech

Bluepoint tech boss says Sony fears Valve's Steam console, not Microsoft

A Bloomberg report last week said Sony has decided to pull back from releasing its console exclusives on PC, bringing to an end a six-year stint of getting pretty much every game on PC (excluding Nintendo). Observers offered several explanations: PC ports might no longer be profitable, they could weaken

Culture

Katy Perry shares intimate photos with Justin Trudeau and daughter Daisy

Katy Perry gave a rare glimpse into her career hiatus by posting an Instagram carousel that included a lighthearted selfie with boyfriend Justin Trudeau. In the images the couple smiled playfully while looking downward, and another shot showed Trudeau peering through a glittery star wand made from a pipe cleaner.

Culture

Dispatch artist picked up on ArtStation as 'last resort'

Dispatch stands out among Telltale-likes for its animation, character designs and strong visual artstyle. Yet the game's main character and concept artist, Lap Pun Cheung, was picked up on ArtStation as a last resort to get developer AdHoc Studio through the pitching phase. That came out during a

Culture

Beddy buys: what to wear if you are obsessed with your sleep score

Is the secret to a decent night’s kip a good sleep kit? Silky pyjamas, cosy socks and a dressing gown you won’t mind being seen in when putting the bins out will certainly help. Continue reading... sleep score, sleep kit, silky pyjamas, pyjamas, cosy socks, dressing gown, beddy

Tech

Check Windows PC for expiring Secure Boot certificates

Secure Boot, enabled by default on Windows 10 and 11 PCs built since 2011, blocks untrusted software from running at startup. The Microsoft-issued Secure Boot certificates from 2011 are slated to expire in June 2026. Secure Boot uses a chain of cryptographic certificates — including the Key Exchange Key (KEK), the

Tech

Disney+ Sets Vertical Video Launch With Verts

Disney+ is launching a vertical video feature called "Verts" this week, offering a mobile-first, swipeable short-form experience similar to TikTok or Instagram Reels. Disney+ teases this will be "just the start of what will be an ongoing evolution," and says it could expand to include content

Culture

Twenty Years Later: The Best Movies of 2006

2006 feels like a lifetime ago in the film world, as the industry has changed radically in the last two decades. The streaming wars did not exist, 3D was not quite a novelty, and the only superhero movies were the disappointing Superman Returns and X-Men: The Last Stand. Jerry Bruckheimer

Culture

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan on making the Peaky Blinders film

Barry Keoghan says he texted Cillian Murphy on Father’s Day in 2023 to wish him well and was invited to play Tommy Shelby’s wayward son in the Peaky Blinders film. Murphy recalls it the other way round but is happy to let Keoghan’s version stand: “That’s

Sports

Felix Nmecha set to become BVB record earner amid Niklas Süle uncertainty

Felix Nmecha signed an early extension until 2030 and has become Borussia Dortmund's joint top earner with Niklas Süle. The 25-year-old now takes home €10 million a year, and his pay is due to rise again in the summer as he is set to take on part of

Culture

Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2026 red carpet

The 2026 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards, honoring achievements in both film and television, were held in Los Angeles on Mar. 12. Major stars such as Zendaya, Kerry Washington and Halle Bailey were in attendance. Also on the red carpet were Chlöe Bailey, Michael B. Jordan, Teyana Taylor and

Tech

Memory prices unlikely to ease before late 2027, market research says

SSD deals have gone quiet and RAM prices have worsened, with the memory supply shortage unlikely to end before the second half of 2027. Market research firm Counterpoint Research found sharp price jumps after China’s Lunar New Year: 64GB DDR5 DRAM modules for servers rose 150% quarter-over-quarter, 12GB mobile

Culture

'Desert Warrior' trailer teases Anthony Mackie's historical action epic

A new trailer for Desert Warrior places Anthony Mackie at the center of a historical action epic. The footage leans into intense, dust-covered combat and shows a more somber side of Mackie than the lighter moments he often brings to his roles. Set in seventh-century Arabia, the story follows Princess