Tech

Apple loomed over Mobile World Congress despite not attending

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is one of the world’s largest trade shows for mobile technology. Apple did not attend, but its presence was felt across the show floor. A camera crew filming for Mobile World Live had an iPhone 17 Pro Max at the heart of its rig,

Culture

Trailer Released for Hulu's The Testaments, Handmaid's Tale Spin-Off

Hulu has released the trailer for The Testaments, a sequel series inspired by Margaret Atwood's novel. The show premieres April 8 with its first three episodes, followed by weekly releases on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. The Testaments centers on two young women, Agnes and

Sports

Lamine Yamal praises fans after Copa del Rey exit

Barcelona won the second leg 3-0 at the Spotify Camp Nou but were eliminated 4-3 on aggregate in the Copa del Rey. After the final whistle, Lamine Yamal posted a black-and-white image on Instagram and wrote: “Thank you for last night, culers. We still have a lot to be excited

Culture

Crimson Desert's dialogue fast-forward divides RPG fans

Crimson Desert’s dialogue fast-forward feature has drawn mixed reactions after hands-on impressions appeared online. One post highlighted the ability to fast-forward through dialogue while still following the context, but responses have been sharply divided. Some players are eager to use the option—"I definitely can't wait

Crypto

How US Investigators Traced $61M in Crypto Linked to Romance Scams

Federal authorities in North Carolina seized more than $61 million in USDT in February 2026 after tracing funds tied to a romance-driven pig-butchering crypto scam. Investigators followed the blockchain’s permanent transaction records to reconstruct deposits and transfers across many wallets and froze the assets before they could disappear. The

Tech

Helldivers 2 Discord banned Tiananmen 'Tank Man' meme amid Tencent concerns

On February 17, Arrowhead Games released a trailer for the War Horse armor set in Helldivers 2 featuring Mandarin audio and a Lunar New Year reference. The trailer’s X thread was quickly flooded with the same image: a recreation of the 1989 "Tank Man" photograph made from

Culture

Amazon's 'Jack Ryan' Movie Finally Gets Release Date

Amazon Prime Video’s Jack Ryan will return as a movie in May 2026, Wendell Pierce revealed on X/Twitter. The feature will take the place of a planned Season 5 and brings back John Krasinski as the Tom Clancy analyst. The series began in 2018, with Krasinski shedding his

Culture

30 Greatest Thriller Miniseries of All Time, Ranked

Streaming platforms have helped revive the miniseries format, delivering tightly plotted, character-driven stories condensed into just a few episodes. Without the need for long-term commitment, these limited runs are ideal for viewers who want a complete, bingeable thriller. The list spans spy fare and psychological horror. In 'Secret Invasion,

Culture

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack remains endlessly rewatchable

Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, a 1988 anime film and the franchise’s first original theatrical outing, plunges into an ongoing intergalactic conflict that escalates into a genocidal war. It is not the best entry point for newcomers, but a special double feature pairing Char’s

Culture

Five Sun and Moon features that evolved the series

Pokemon Sun and Moon stayed on Nintendo 3DS but still found fresh ways to evolve beyond Pokemon X and Y. Arriving late in the handheld's life cycle, Game Freak were able to get much more out of the console, and untethered exploration along each route feels much more

Sports

Lewis Hamilton sets sights on racing in an African grand prix before retiring

On the eve of the new Formula One season in Melbourne, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton said he wants to race in a grand prix on African soil and urged a movement to “take Africa back”, arguing the continent is being “controlled” by European powers. The 41-year-old, F1’s first black

Tech

A longtime Windows user finds the MacBook Neo tempting

I’ve generally been a generation or two behind on consumer electronics: my family didn’t get a home PC until late into the ’90s, I had a desktop in college instead of a laptop because it was cheaper, my first cellphone was pay-as-you-go and my first smartphone wasn’t

Culture

Starfleet Academy's Penultimate Episode All but Confirms Tribbles Sequel

Starfleet Academy has been teasing a stealthy follow-up to an iconic 1960s Star Trek episode, and Episode 9, "300th Night," delivers a final wink that makes a sequel feel all but certain. The show balances that tease with higher-stakes plots, leaving the tribute poised to either be a

Culture

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review — a bleak, brutal finale

It has been four years since Cillian Murphy last played Tommy Shelby and the film jumps to 1940, in the middle of World War II. Tommy returns grey and reclusive, living in a haunted mansion with Johnny Dogs and spending his days writing in an attempt to intellectualize his PTSD.

Culture

Women built, and still shape, our culinary culture every day

On 8 March the calendar fills with dinners, panel talks, articles and online events amplifying female voices. International Women’s Day can feel joyful and attentive, but the momentum often fades the next day and many events end up feeling like lip service. The food world is different. For generations

Culture

Pokémon's maturity debate revived after Winds and Waves reveal

Like many 30-somethings, I was raised on Pokémon. The original RPGs launched just as I was at my most impressionable, and each new game has become a marker in time reminding me how far I’ve come. With each entry the series has struggled to balance its youngest and oldest

Tech

RTX 5070 gaming laptops are the best value when discounts hit

A week of head-to-head testing suggests the RTX 5070 offers the best value among mobile GPUs once retail prices are factored in. The extra cost of moving up from an RTX 5060 is often outweighed by the performance gains, and with RTX 5080 rigs rarely dropping below $2,000, the

Tech

Nothing unveils Phone 4a, Phone 4a Pro and Headphone (a); Pro starts at $499

London-based Nothing unveiled three products at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: the Phone 4a, Phone 4a Pro and Headphone (a). Design and color remain central to the company’s identity, and the Phone 4a Pro will be sold in the US while the Phone 4a will not. The Phone 4a

Business

Fast Food CEOs Are Engaged in an Online Burger-Eating War

Last week McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, who posts as Chris K, posted a video of himself taking a very tiny bite of the chain’s new Big Arch burger. The clip went viral after viewers mocked the small bite and his apparent lack of enjoyment, turning the CEO into

AI

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup

David Park, a veteran founder and Startup Battlefield alumnus, joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to describe how he and his team are iterating, fundraising and scaling Narada. The enterprise AI company uses large action models to automate complex, multistep workflows across enterprise systems and counts experienced researchers and operators

Culture

Liam Neeson Sci-Fi Flop Battleship Now Streaming Free on Tubi

Liam Neeson’s 2012 military sci-fi action film Battleship, loosely based on a board game and featuring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna in her feature film debut, is now streaming for free on Tubi. Critics largely dismissed the picture as derivative and nonsensical, highlighting the mismatch between

Culture

Mark Ruffalo Anchors Netflix's All the Light We Cannot See

Adapting a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel is a high bar, and Netflix’s version of All the Light We Cannot See often feels mismatched to the material. The series is visually striking and features a score by James Newton Howard, but Shawn Levy’s direction leans toward sentimentality that blunts

Business

Revolut Renews US Banking Push with Charter Application and New US CEO

Fintech company Revolut has filed a new application for a US national bank charter, its second attempt to secure a US banking license. The London-based firm submitted the application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish "Revolut Bank US,

Sports

Street Soccer launches 'Hope' jersey to fund homelessness support

Street Soccer has released its first collaborative football shirt, pairing Glasgow textile studio Timorous Beasties with sportswear maker O'Neills to raise funds for people affected by homelessness. The wavey design uses the 'Berkeley Blooms' print — psychedelic florals and tangled vines woven around a classic vertical stripe

Tech

Parent got tracking app when teen started driving, kid OK with it

The day her son got his license, she downloaded Life360. Her husband had driven him to get the license and when he returned alone she found herself panicking at not knowing where their son was. She called him, asked him to share his location and he laughed, "Sure, mom.