Culture

I've played the Windrose demo for 7 hours — the crew's shanties keep me coming back

The pandemic left me tired of sea shanties, but after deleting TikTok I’m pro-shanty again. The Next Fest demo for pirate survival game Windrose is on Steam, and it’s a lot of fun: you can repair a ship, set sail, and listen as your NPC crewmates belt out

Science

Sol 4810: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity captured these images on February 16, 2026, Sol 4810 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission during drive 1042 at site number 120. Exposures for the images were taken between 11 AM and 12 PM local mean solar time. Each right Navigation Camera (Navcam) image has a 45-degree field of

Culture

Pokémon Go 'Road to Kalos' event guide and schedule

Ahead of Pokémon Go's Go Tour: Kalos event, a "Road to Kalos" series runs daily through Saturday, Feb. 28, featuring different Pokémon each day and a rotating set of bonuses and Timed Research. General perks include halved hatch distances for eggs in incubators, a Remote Raid

Culture

Stream Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves in Knock Knock for Free

Eli Roth's Knock Knock, starring Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves, can currently be streamed for free on Pluto. The home-invasion erotic thriller marked de Armas' first English-language role and helped open doors for her in Hollywood. The story follows Evan (Reeves), who is left alone when

Culture

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' twist rewrites the sitcom

NBC’s new sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins centers on a disgraced football star and the millennial filmmaker documenting him. Episode 2, "Nittany Means Big," punctures Reggie’s legend when Arthur notices Penn State newspapers dated before the game and drags the truth into daylight

Crypto

Backpack Offers 20% Equity to Token Stakers Ahead of IPO

Backpack Exchange announced that stakers of its forthcoming Backpack token can earn equity in the company. Users who stake the token for at least a year will be able to exchange those tokens for equity at a fixed ratio — 20% of the company today, CEO and founder Armani Ferrante posted

Sports

Sesko: I believe in me after Everton winner and on super-sub role

Benjamin Sesko said he believed in himself after snatching a vital victory for Manchester United at Everton. His strike decided a stodgy encounter at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and sent United three points clear of Chelsea and Liverpool in the race to finish in the Premier League's top

Culture

Dax Shepard says he 'neglected' Kristen Bell on Valentine's Day

Dax Shepard told "Armchair Expert" listeners during Monday’s "Fact Check" segment that he "definitely neglected" his wife, Kristen Bell, on Valentine’s Day and instead lavished attention on their daughters, Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 11. He added that his mother, Laura Labo, also

Tech

'Father of the Xbox' warns of Xbox decline after Spencer exit

Phil Spencer's surprise retirement, the unexpected resignation of Xbox president Sarah Bond, and the elevation of former Instacart executive Asha Sharma to Microsoft Gaming CEO left unanswered questions. Bond offered no public comment, and no one aside from Spencer—neither Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella nor Sharma nor newly

AI

Anthropic Accuses Three Chinese Startups of Harvesting Its A.I. Data

The San Francisco artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic says three Chinese companies — DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax — used about 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate more than 16 million conversations with its Claude chatbot, material the companies could use to train their own systems. The practice, known as distillation, is common in

Crypto

ZachXBT teaser prompts $2.2M in Polymarket bets; Meteora leads

A cryptic post from blockchain investigator ZachXBT triggered more than $2.2 million in bets on Polymarket, where traders wagered on which crypto firm he will expose in an upcoming insider-trading investigation. ZachXBT wrote on X that a "major investigation" will be released on February 26 into one

Culture

3 Best Shows To Watch On Prime Video This Week (Feb 23-27)

A new show tops Prime Video’s viewership charts this week: the mystery thriller 56 Days, starring Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia. Adapted from Catherine Ryan Howard’s novel, it was developed by Karyn Usher and Lisa Zwerling and executive produced by James Wan, following a highly charged whirlwind romance

Culture

‘Mother Russia’ Review: A Play as Funny as It Is Smart

In Lauren Yee’s “Mother Russia,” two friends savor a first Filet-O-Fish and, mid-chew, marvel at its tangy tartar sauce. The moment — Evgeny asking, “Is this what capitalism tastes like?” — frames a 1992 Russia where McDonald’s arrives as a symbol of freedom and opportunity. By the end, Dmitri and

Sports

How to watch Wrexham vs Portsmouth: kick-off time and streaming

Find English-language live streams and kick-off details for the Championship match between Wrexham and Portsmouth. The game kicks off on 24 Feb 2026 at 19:45. It’s a clash of two fan-favourite clubs at opposite ends of the table. Wrexham, defying expectations in their first season back in the

World

Puerto Vallarta boomed with American tourists; now some are rethinking

Hannah Donovan had planned a babymoon in Puerto Vallarta with family, but less than 24 hours before leaving her airport in Idaho she saw videos and pictures of burning cars and billowing smoke on social media. The Donovans have since canceled their trip. "We're definitely a little

Business

FedEx Sues for Refund After Supreme Court Rejects Trump Tariffs

FedEx filed a lawsuit on Monday in the U.S. Court of International Trade asking Customs and Border Protection to repay tariffs the Supreme Court ruled unlawful last week. The company did not specify an amount and is expected to be one of many seeking compensation. Analysts say the emergency

Culture

All About Kelly Clarkson’s Delicate Hand and Wrist Tattoos

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine may be the most tatted-up Coach on The Voice: Battle of Champions, but Kelly Clarkson has more ink than many realize. She has described each tattoo as having a unique meaning, and one of the first places she added body art was on her wrist.

Culture

Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in jail for 2024 DUI

Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 16 months in jail for a DUI stemming from a 2024 arrest. He pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent or higher — double the 0.08 percent legal limit — in Riverside County. Bryan struck a plea deal, was

Tech

Blizzard will take it slow with World of Warcraft balance updates

World of Warcraft's next expansion, Midnight, arrives with sweeping changes: Blizzard has pruned many combat addons players relied on for years and reworked how every class functions. In a blog post setting expectations for launch, Blizzard said it will avoid issuing balance updates until March 17, except for

Politics

Trump Says General Caine Sees an Easy Victory if U.S. Attacks Iran

President Trump said on Monday that Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believed any military action against Iran would be "something easily won." That description differs from what General Caine has told the president and other senior advisers in recent high-level White House meetings.

Culture

Psycho Killer review: a clumsy mix of slasher and serial-killer tropes

Psycho Killer often feels like an unearthed late-1990s or early-2000s thriller. Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, known for Seven and Sleepy Hollow, and first-time director Gavin Polone lean into dated touches — classified ads, motel guestbooks and a reference that places the story around 2007 — so the film evokes an era when

World

Snow Day in New York City

The early hours of New York City’s first real snow day in years were uncannily quiet. The snow fell rapidly and, as of 1:30 p.m. Monday, 19.7 inches had been recorded in Central Park, placing the storm among the city's top 10; the blizzard

Culture

Zoe Saldaña's Forgotten 'Rosemary's Baby' Miniseries Now Streaming Free

Zoe Saldaña's two-part Rosemary's Baby miniseries is quietly available to stream for free on Pluto and Tubi. The NBC event has largely faded from memory despite its high-profile lead. Saldaña rose to mainstream attention after starring in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek and James Cameron&

Culture

BAFTAs’ broadcast failures are a warning for the Oscars

Awards shows walk a tightrope between spectacle and control, and the recent BAFTAs broadcast controversy shows what happens when that balance slips. When editorial standards appear uneven, the telecast itself becomes the story, and consistency is the foundation of viewer trust. A delayed BBC airing left a racial slur, shouted

AI

Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police

Canada’s artificial intelligence minister has summoned OpenAI representatives after the company declined to notify police when it suspended the account of a user who later carried out one of the country’s worst school shootings. Evan Solomon said he was "deeply disturbed" by reports that OpenAI, which