Crypto

Morgan Stanley files S-1 for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as US banks embrace crypto

Beincrypto reports Morgan Stanley has filed an S-1 registration to offer Bitcoin and Solana ETFs, while Bank of America has begun advising wealth-management clients to allocate up to 4% of portfolios to digital assets. Morgan Stanley’s S-1, filed January 6, 2026, aims to expand client access to Bitcoin and

Tech

Sony Honda Mobility unveils Afeela crossover prototype and details AI plans

Sony Honda Mobility unveiled a crossover prototype for its first production car, the Afeela 1, which is already available to order in California with a starting price of $89,900. Observers on the ground said the crossover is hard to distinguish from the Afeela sedan apart from its increased height.

Tech

Operation Bluebird aims to relaunch Twitter name and iconic bird logo

Operation Bluebird, organized by Chicago-area trademark attorney Peroff and others, is attempting to reclaim the Twitter name and the platform’s illustrated bird logo after Elon Musk’s July 2023 tweet that “we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand, and gradually, all the birds.” Peroff and the group say

Culture

Avatar: Fire and Ash tops $1 billion, doubling The Meg’s global gross

Collider reports that James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash has passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, reaching nearly $1.1 billion and doubling the worldwide gross of Jason Statham's 2018 sci‑fi film The Meg. The film hit the milestone despite mixed

Politics

María Corina Machado to Publish New Book in the U.S.

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate, will publish a book in the United States next month, her U.S. publisher said. The book, titled "The Freedom Manifesto," is being released by Regnery, a conservative imprint at Skyhorse Publishing. It was written before the U.

Sports

United urged to appoint former players to steady club after Amorim exit

Goal says Manchester United should look to former players Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick to help steady the club after Ruben Amorim was sacked. The piece argues Amorim sought full control, clashed with director of football Jason Wilcox over changing his system and felt undermined when he

Health

Social media’s “functional freeze” describes numbness and low motivation

The phrase “functional freeze” has been popularized on social media to describe a state of numbness and low motivation, and experts have offered ways to break out of those feelings. Though not a formal psychological term or diagnosis, the topic has taken off in numerous videos. In one TikTok viewed

Science

Geminids meteor shower peaks Dec. 13–14 with moon about one‑third full

The Geminids meteor shower, one of the strongest annual showers, reaches its peak Saturday night into Sunday morning — Dec. 13 to 14 — after being active since Dec. 4 and will remain active until Dec. 17. It is best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, though observers south of the Equator can

Culture

The Pitt Season 2 returns after one year and uses a 10-month time jump

Movieweb reports that The Pitt Season 2 premieres on Jan. 8, 2026, returning one year after Season 1 debuted on Max on Jan. 9, 2025. Season 1 drew attention for its 15-hour Pittsburgh E.R. premise and moving storytelling, and Season 2 brings back Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle), Dana Evans

Science

2025 studies expand picture of Neanderthal life, art, diet and interbreeding

More than a dozen high-profile scientific studies in 2025 renewed attention on Neanderthals, the Eurasian hominids that vanished about 40,000 years ago, exploring their diet, symbolic behavior and interactions with early Homo sapiens. Researchers say the work builds on a shift since 2010, when the Max Planck Institute published

Culture

KATSEYE say Gap denim ad surprised them with its global reach

According to People, KATSEYE say their Gap commercial released in August — the global group's “Better in Denim” campaign — shocked them by how widely it resonated after going viral. The spot stars Sophia Laforteza, Manon Bannerman, Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung dancing in blue jeans

Culture

Cloudspire blends MOBA, RTS and tower defense into a component-heavy board game

Chip Theory Games’ Cloudspire is a tabletop game that mixes elements of multiplayer online battle arena, real-time strategy, and tower defense, packed into a large box of neoprene tiles and plastic components. The Ars Cardboard review says the game sends stacks of minions along paths while giving heroes more autonomy,

Sports

Manchester United to appoint interim manager after sacking Ruben Amorim

Manchester United are likely to appoint an interim manager for the rest of the season and wait until the summer before naming a permanent successor to Ruben Amorim, Independent.co reported. Under-18s coach Darren Fletcher will take charge of Wednesday's match at Burnley and is expected to remain

Politics

Mamdani names veteran team to key city posts ahead of inauguration

Zohran Mamdani announced a slate of experienced officials for his incoming New York City administration ahead of his inauguration, aiming to advance his agenda and to allay concerns about his relative inexperience and progressive politics. He chose to keep Jessica Tisch as police commissioner, a pick he had named in

Tech

Nonprofit demo showed older AI models giving apparent pathogen and weapons instructions

Time reports that late last year an AI researcher, Lucas Hansen, co‑founder of nonprofit CivAI, opened his laptop and demonstrated an app that coaxed older models — Gemini 2.0 Flash and Claude 3.5 Sonnet — into giving what appeared to be detailed, step‑by‑step instructions for creating poliovirus

Crypto

BNB climbs above $920 after breaking $906–$910 resistance in market rally

BNB broke through a closely watched resistance zone over the past 24 hours, climbing about 2% to top $920 as a wider cryptocurrency market rally pushed the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index up 5.3% on Jan. 6, 2026. Market participants defended rising support while trading volume surged 66% above average

Politics

California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa Dies at 65

Doug LaMalfa, a Republican congressman from Northern California, has died, House Republican leaders said Tuesday morning. He was 65. The announcement on the House Republicans’ official X account did not specify a time or cause of death. Several lawmakers, including Representative Tom Emmer, the Republican whip in the House, described

Crypto

Zcash accumulation and bullish futures set up potential ZEC breakout to $802

Beincrypto reports that Zcash exchange balances fell 20.75%, a move the outlet says signals strong accumulation and reduced selling pressure as derivatives funding flipped positive and traders shifted toward long positions. According to Nansen, ZEC holdings on centralized exchanges dropped by 20.75% in the last 24 hours, which

World

Syria and Israel resume U.S.-mediated border talks in Paris

Syria and Israel have resumed U.S.-mediated talks in Paris aimed at reducing tensions along their border, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Monday. A Western diplomat and a Syrian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the American special envoy to

Culture

Critics Choice Results Tighten Oscar Race Between One Battle After Another and Sinners

Collider reports that the Critics Choice Awards have reshaped the early Oscar landscape, elevating One Battle After Another and Sinners while highlighting recent CCA wins for Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley and Jacob Elordi. One Battle After Another took home Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Critics

Tech

Neurable and HyperX unveil prototype brain‑reading gaming headset at CES 2026

Neurable announced a partnership with HyperX at CES 2026 to integrate the company's brain‑computer interface (BCI) technology into HyperX gaming headphones, the companies said. The prototype headphones use EEG sensors in the earcups to track brain waves and measure metrics such as focus and stress. Neurable, which

Sports

Dwight Yorke warns Morgan Rogers may lack the 'soul' for Manchester United move

Goal reports that club legend Dwight Yorke has warned Morgan Rogers he may lack the character required to succeed at Manchester United amid intense speculation linking the Aston Villa forward with a move to Old Trafford. Speaking to FootItalia, Yorke called Rogers the 'flavour of the month' and

Culture

Netflix to stream anime film Cosmic Princess Kaguya on Jan. 22

Netflix will begin streaming the anime film Cosmic Princess Kaguya on Jan. 22, and a new trailer has been released to promote the release. The feature debut of Shingo Yamashita (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen), the film is inspired by the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and is

Culture

The Twelfth Night Reunion: Judi Dench and cast recall Shakespeare in Orange Tree special

The Twelfth Night Reunion, a one-off event conceived and hosted by Gyles Brandreth and recorded at the Orange Tree in Richmond, London a year ago, brings Judi Dench and a host of actors together to share memories of the play. Now available on YouTube, the programme is described as "

Culture

James Gunn says Supergirl film only loosely follows Tom King’s Woman of Tomorrow

Movieweb reports producer James Gunn has said the upcoming Supergirl film "doesn't follow it religiously" with regard to Tom King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The movie stars Millie Alcock as Kara Zor-El in her first solo outing after debuting in Gunn's Superman