World

China is moving toward all-nuclear submarine construction, US Navy intel chief says

The US Navy's intelligence director said China is shifting its submarine construction toward all nuclear-powered boats, supported by a vast shipbuilding capacity that is raising production rates. China currently operates more than 60 submarines, of which at least 14 are nuclear-powered; the remainder are mostly diesel-electric vessels. Rear

Culture

Pink and Daughter Willow Perform Duet on The Kelly Clarkson Show

On March 2, as she began guest-hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show, Pink brought her 14-year-old daughter, Willow Sage Hart, onstage for a duet. Willow opened the song, and the pair sang together in harmony on 'Hopeless War' from the Broadway musical The Outsiders. The performance drew a standing

Tech

Highguard is shutting down less than two months after launch

Highguard is shutting down, developer Wildlight Entertainment announced, with servers going offline on March 12. The free-to-play “raid shooter” failed to build a sustainable player base over its short life, Wildlight said in a statement on X, and the team asked players to jump in one more time before servers

Culture

Nicolas Cage wanted to play Spider-Noir 'like a spider pretending to be a person'

Executive producers and Spider-Verse writing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller say Nicolas Cage had a pretty specific idea as to how he wanted to portray Spider-Noir in the upcoming Prime Video series. "That trailer is great. They did a wonderful job. He's amazing," Lord told

Culture

Rare Tsukhime Trial Edition floppy was destroyed during shipping

Tsukhime Trial Edition, a 1999 Japanese adult visual novel, was printed as a prototype on only 50 3.5″ floppy discs and is regarded as one of the rarest video games on Earth. A buyer known as Keripo received a parcel wrapped with tape declaring it had been inspected by

Crypto

MicroStrategy Volatility Hits 106% as Volume Collapses—$124 Now in Focus

MicroStrategy (MSTR) jumped about 6% on Monday as Bitcoin’s weekend bounce fed through to equities, but Tuesday pre-market trading around $131 had already given much of that back. With 30-day annualized volatility near 105.8% and weekly traded value down 67% from February peaks, the stock’s thinning liquidity

Business

Goldman adds ConocoPhillips and Loar to high-conviction list

The US war with Iran has rattled markets and pushed oil higher, prompting Goldman Sachs to revise its list of high-conviction US stock picks. The bank added ConocoPhillips and Loar Holdings as investors rotate toward "old economy" or "HALO" (heavy asset, low obsolescence) assets. "Investors

Tech

Motorola to ship GrapheneOS on flagship phones starting in 2027

At Mobile World Congress, Motorola announced a partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation to offer GrapheneOS on future Motorola smartphones beginning in 2027. The company said the move is intended as an added option focused on privacy and security, not a replacement for Android. GrapheneOS is a non‑profit project founded

Culture

Scott Pilgrim EX review

Scott Pilgrim EX is a palatable fresh helping of retro beatdown goodness, but it’s too brief and easygoing to deliver more fun than its inspirations or its best contemporaries. It’s a modern take on River City Ransom set in an explorable city stuffed with secrets and chatty NPCs,

Culture

‘It was very challenging’: exhibition memorialising Black trans deaths

Between 2021 and 2025, Black nonbinary artist Sage Ni’Ja Whitson visited 91 locations across 15 states to perform ceremonies at sites where a trans, gender nonconforming or intersex person had died. The solo show These Waking Glories at the California African American Museum brings together photographs and objects from

Culture

Pokémon Winds & Waves fans worry Pombon looks a bit too familiar

New Pokémon starters often prompt comparisons, and Pombon is no different. Fans have likened the fiery Pomeranian to a range of creatures, but one resemblance has drawn particular attention. Players of the indie RPG Cassette Beasts noticed a striking similarity to that game's orange, fire-based Pomeranian mascot, which

Culture

Blind infected in Resident Evil Requiem can be made to attack other enemies

In Resident Evil Requiem's Chronic Care Center, some infected are blind and react violently to noise. Grace, the character who spends most of her time there, is built for stealth and has a limited weapon set. Players found that tossing a glass bottle from the inventory will draw

Culture

Developer: Highguard's 3v3 Format Was Too 'Sweaty' for Casual Players

Highguard is a hero shooter with multiple phases that reward tight coordination, and Wildlight Entertainment senior level designer Alex Graner says that made the game feel too "sweaty" for casual players, driving many to leave at launch. He argued the 3v3 duos format “requires such a high intensity

Crypto

Solana Sell Pressure Builds as Exchange Inflows Rise—$77 Is the Line

Solana has traded in a tight range between $87 and $77, and at the time of writing it sits near $83. A bearish flag pattern has formed, putting the $77 support at risk; a breakdown below that level could expose SOL to a 38% drop, potentially reaching $51. Unrealized profits

Science

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4818-4824: Thinking Out of the Boxwork

This week the team held three planning sessions to explore the eastern side of the boxwork unit. As Rover Planner on Monday, I worked on arm and drive activities; on Friday I served as Engineering Uplink Lead, planning engineering tasks such as heating and managing onboard data. We drove twice

Culture

Wuthering Heights Overtakes Tom Hanks' Road to Perdition Globally

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film of the year so far, surviving divisive reviews to open far stronger than expected. The film has grossed more than $70 million domestically and almost $120 million overseas, for a cumulative global haul of more than $190 million

Sports

England squad for World Cup 2026: Tuchel faces selection dilemmas

England remain a heavyweight in world football but have lifted only one major trophy, the 1966 World Cup. Recent tournaments have brought near-misses: a 2018 semi-final exit to Croatia, a 2022 quarter-final defeat by France and consecutive European Championship final defeats in 2021 and 2024, which preceded Gareth Southgate’s

Crypto

Ether Exchange Supply Falls To 6-Year Low on Binance

Crypto analyst Arab Chain noted more than 31.6 million ETH left major exchanges in February, the largest monthly outflow since November. Binance led withdrawals with roughly 14.45 million ETH, about half of the total, while OKX saw about 3.83 million and Kraken close to 1.04 million.

Business

Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco cited at Live Nation antitrust trial

The Department of Justice's antitrust trial over a proposed split of Live Nation and Ticketmaster opened in Manhattan, and prosecutors put the 2022 Taylor Swift ticketing meltdown front and center. Assistant US Attorney David Dahlquist told jurors Ticketmaster's systems were "held together by duct tape.

Culture

Shaquille O'Neal's Lip Sync Battle with Jimmy Fallon

On the March 3, 2017, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Fallon faced his tallest Lip Sync Challenge yet when NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal joined the matchup. The 7-footer made his name on the hardwood, winning four NBA championships, but the moment put his

Culture

How 'Yellowstone' star reacted to her character getting killed off on 'Marshals'

The new Yellowstone spinoff Marshals opens with the shocking reveal that Kayce Dutton’s wife, Monica, died offscreen after the events of Yellowstone. Luke Grimes said the move was meant to create drama and push Kayce back toward his military roots, setting up his decision to join a team of

Tech

Bungie confirms Marathon will wipe loot and progress every season

Marathon's weekend Server Slam has only just finished, but with the game launching in a mere three days on March 5, Bungie has laid out its post-launch plans, including Season 1 and the studio's approach to seasonal wipes. Season 1 runs from March to June and

Culture

Wonder Man pilot is now free to watch on YouTube

Marvel has posted the first episode of Wonder Man on YouTube, making the series' pilot free to stream. Disney pushed the episode past the Disney Plus paywall to let viewers try out a show that leans into quieter, character-based storytelling. Wonder Man was always a tougher sell for the

Culture

Wonder Man episode 1 is free to watch on YouTube

The first episode of Marvel's Wonder Man is now available in full on YouTube, so you can watch even without a Disney Plus subscription. The episode — S1 E1 "Matinee" — has been posted in its entirety. The series has attracted positive critical attention and is a fun

Tech

Indie World Showcase for Switch 2 Set for March 3

Nintendo will air an Indie World Showcase on March 3 at 6am PT. The presentation is expected to run roughly 15 minutes and will cover indie games coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. One title to watch is Mina the Hollower from Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club. The