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Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto under investigation

Police in Canada are investigating after shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto. Officers said evidence was found of a discharged firearm and that no injuries were reported. Toronto police said they responded to the reported shots at 5.29 a.m. (0929 GMT) on Tuesday. Representatives for

Culture

Luigi gets a Mach 8 Lego Mario Kart set for Mar10 Day

Nintendo and The Lego Group announced Tuesday, March 10 (aka "Mario Day") that Luigi will star in a new Lego Super Mario Kart set: Luigi and his Mach 8 kart. The release follows last year’s Mario kart set and brings a new, larger model to the lineup.

Tech

Thrustmaster T248R review: solid mid-range bundle with dated tech

Thrustmaster's T248R refreshes the 2021 T248 with a few setup changes and a £50/$50 price cut, now starting at £249.99/$349.99. It keeps a familiar design and addresses some of the original wheel's most discussed issues, resulting in a decent mid-range bundle aimed

Culture

Resident Evil Requiem Confronts Its Past to Free the Franchise

Resident Evil Requiem makes the series’ baggage a central problem, forcing players to reckon with decades of lore and iconic imagery that have accumulated like a clog. In moments where players control long‑standing hero Leon Kennedy, the game feels anxious about the franchise itself, treating that history as a

Culture

Tink: Tinker Bell Live-Action Series in the Works at Disney+

Disney+ is developing Tink, a live-action series centered on Tinker Bell. The project was first conceived as a feature film with Reese Witherspoon attached to star. Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter, veterans of Friday Night Lights, will write and executive-produce the series, guiding the pixie's small-screen adventures. Tinker

Culture

10 Greatest Crowd-Pleasing Movie Endings of All Time

Happy endings leave you feeling lighter than air when the credits roll. They aren’t always right for every story, but in lighthearted entertainment a crowd-pleasing finish can feel like pure cinematic magic. These endings range from small moral victories to gigantic triumphs, and they turn blockbusters, animated classics and

Sports

Baccin fined €10,000 for criticising referee after Milan–Inter

The Sports Judge has published its decisions following the 28th round of Serie A, with several sanctions linked to the Milan–Inter derby, which finished 1-0. Inter sporting executive Dario Baccin was fined €10,000 for repeatedly criticising a refereeing decision by Doveri "in an arrogant and disrespectful manner&

Culture

Zendaya wears gold band at Paris Fashion Week amid marriage rumors

Zendaya stepped out for Louis Vuitton’s autumn/winter 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week on March 10 wearing a gold band on her left ring finger. She initially kept that hand tucked into her pocket when she arrived, then was photographed with the ring once inside. The actress wore

Culture

Lewis Tan responds to Andrew Schulz Game Awards dig

After the Street Fighter movie's Andrew Schulz made a dig at the Mortal Kombat movie at last year's Game Awards, Cole Young actor Lewis Tan has hit back — but he says there are no hard feelings because he "loves a good rivalry." On stage

Culture

Seven music festivals you can reach by train from the UK

Across Europe and the UK there are festivals that are both musically adventurous and easy to reach by rail. Fête de la musique, which began in Paris in 1982, now fills streets and squares with dozens of free outdoor performances and is staged across cities such as Lille, which is

Sports

Arsenal get triple fitness boost as Saliba, Trossard and Calafiori return

Arsenal received a triple fitness boost ahead of their Champions League round-of-16 first leg with Bayer Leverkusen after William Saliba, Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori were all present at the final training session at the Sobha Realty Training Centre in London Colney before the trip to Germany. Saliba had missed

AI

Arya raised $21 million to use AI as a couples' intimacy concierge

Offer Yehudai, who cofounded Arya in 2022, says he does not want people to fall in love with an AI bot. Instead, the startup’s AI “concierge” is designed to help couples spice up their in‑real‑life intimacy. The chatbot embeds in users’ text messages, aims to onboard both

Tech

Amazon listing touts 1.1 TB but really gives 128 GB plus 1 TB cloud for a year

A third-party seller on Amazon is advertising an HP 15.6-inch laptop as having 1.1 TB of storage, but the listing breaks that down into 128 GB of on-device storage and 1 TB of cloud storage included for a year. Videocardz flagged the listing from Smarisan Tech, which also

AI

I wrote off ChatGPT's voice mode, then found 7 genuinely useful ways

After earlier testing focused on technical knowledge, where the model sometimes fabricated answers and proved less useful, I revisited ChatGPT's Voice Mode and found it far more productive than I expected. A conversation with the feature about Voice Mode itself helped surface practical uses, and I came away

Tech

Resident Evil Requiem story expansion announced

Capcom has confirmed a story expansion for Resident Evil Requiem. Game director Koshi Nakanishi revealed the project in a video posted to the official Resident Evil X account, saying, "We are planning to make extra story content," and that the team will "delve deeper into the world

Culture

Project Hail Mary review: large-scale sci-fi with tons of heart

Project Hail Mary pairs a big budget and bestselling source material with star power and confident direction to deliver a visually striking, emotionally driven space adventure. Ryan Gosling’s dry-witted performance as Ryland Grace anchors the film, while the central bond with Rocky the alien provides much of its warmth

AI

Eridu emerges from stealth with $200M Series A

Eridu, an AI networking startup led by co-founder and CEO Drew Perkins, has emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $200 million Series A round. The financing was led by Socratic Partners, John Doerr, Matter Venture Partners and others, bringing Eridu’s total raised to $230 million. Perkins has been working

Tech

This carbon fibre mouse is ludicrously expensive

The Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Wireless CF is a sturdy, comfortable, and capable gaming mouse, but it is held back by an eye-watering $200 price tag and a weight that is far from ultralight. Corsair’s original Sabre V2 Pro weighed 36 g and cost $100; the carbon fibre version

Crypto

French Couple Extorted for $1M in Bitcoin by Fake Police

TF1 Info and Agence France-Presse reported that a couple in their late 50s handed over about €900,000 ($1 million) in Bitcoin after three people posing as police staged a raid at their home in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, west of Paris. The attackers entered Monday morning, forced the husband to transfer

Culture

Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in King Conan Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will return to one of his best-known roles in a film called King Conan, which Christopher McQuarrie will write and direct. The project is in development at Disney’s 20th Century Studios arm. Schwarzenegger told TheArnoldFans, "They just hired a fantastic writer/director who did

Tech

Turtle Beach gives budget Switch 2 headset a Mario makeover

To mark Mario Day, Turtle Beach has refreshed its Airlite Fit wired headset with a new Mario Star design. The translucent black-and-red model features Mario on the earcups rendered in the classic Yōichi Kotabe art style. The headset retains its budget price of $27.99 / £19.99 and is available

Culture

The Girl: Resident Evil Requiem's Most Terrifying Scare

In the era of streamers and reaction videos, part of the appeal of a new horror game is watching creators flinch. Resident Evil Requiem splits its tone: the Leon sections ramp up the action and send players into a state of violent bliss, while the Grace segments are full of

Culture

Extraction 3 With Chris Hemsworth Set to Begin Filming in June 2026

Extraction 3 is set to begin filming in June 2026 and is expected to run through October 9, 2026. Chris Hemsworth will return as Tyler Rake, with Sam Hargrave directing. Production will be based largely in Sydney, with additional shooting planned in Europe. The franchise previously filmed in India, Thailand

Culture

Bob Dylan Is One of Only Two People to Win Both an Oscar and a Nobel

Bob Dylan has the rare distinction of holding both a competitive Academy Award and the Nobel Prize in Literature, a feat shared only with George Bernard Shaw. Dylan became the first songwriter to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and took home the Oscar for Best Original Song for “Things

Politics

Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

Women’s rights activists in Chile are bracing as José Antonio Kast, described as the most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship, prepares to take office. A 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, Kast has long opposed progressive moves on family and reproductive rights: