Business

Trump's Friday night strike pattern is a repeatable 60-hour market signal

Six major geopolitical and economic actions under President Donald Trump since mid-2025 all took place on Friday nights after equity markets closed, creating a repeatable 60-hour window from Friday close to Monday open that traders can map. That consistent timing across military strikes, tariff moves and corporate pressure campaigns has

Culture

NEON's First Video Game Adaptation Exit 8 Arrives in U.S. April 10, 2026

Exit 8 is a theatrical adaptation of the 2023 video game from Kotake Create, directed by Genki Kawamura and starring Kazunari Ninomiya as The Lost Man. The film follows an ordinary commuter whose routine trip becomes a life-or-death struggle; searching for the titular door, he must follow a set of

Sports

KSI buys stake in Dagenham & Redbridge with Premier League aim

YouTube star and boxer Olajide Olatunji, known as KSI, has bought a stake in Dagenham & Redbridge and set his sights on reaching the Premier League. He revealed the move in a Tuesday afternoon social media video, saying he was excited to "start this journey" and inviting fans

Politics

DOJ reverses decision to drop appeal of Trump's orders targeting Big Law

On Monday the Justice Department told a court it would no longer try to justify President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms. The move lasted a day: on Tuesday the DOJ filed a notice with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking for

Tech

Best of MWC 2026: We found the biggest news from Lenovo, Xiaomi, Honor, more

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 has kicked off, coming after the latest flagship reveals from Samsung and Google and shifting the conversation toward the breakthrough trends and hardware that will define the rest of the year. Industry giants like Xiaomi and Honor dominated the exhibition floor over the weekend, while

Tech

The Sims 4 unveils Marketplace and Maker Program for paid custom content

Sims 4 players will soon be able to discover, purchase, and play new content through an in-game Sims 4 Marketplace. An accompanying Maker Program will let approved creators publish their work directly to the Marketplace and earn money for their creations. The Marketplace is fully integrated into The Sims 4

Culture

Like turning your soul inside out: Hannigan and Bowler on The White Book

The morning after the world premiere at Gothenburg Konserthus, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan and composer‑vocalist Laura Bowler met backstage. Hannigan had sung Bowler’s new work, The White Book, with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; both were sleepless and comparing notes, from tea preferences to rehearsal details. Hannigan’s

Culture

Pokémon Pokopia Reviews Call It One of the Best Spin-Offs

Pokémon Pokopia, an Animal Crossing–style cozy sim set in a possibly post-apocalyptic Pokémon world, arrives on Switch 2 on March 5 and has received strong early praise. It sits at a 90 on Metacritic, the highest aggregated score for any game in the series on the site, and many

Politics

Trump's Iran escalation could erode his political support

Israel and the United States have launched a joint attack on Iran, an operation with no clear end that has already sent reverberations across the Middle East. Steve Hanke, former Reagan advisor and economics professor at Johns Hopkins University, warned the move is risky and could cost President Donald Trump

Culture

Jim Morrison: UCLA Film Student with a Reported IQ of 149

As lead singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison built a lasting legacy through his poetry and charisma. He completed an undergraduate degree at UCLA's film school, and while attending George Washington High School he reportedly tested with an IQ of 149. The Doors formed in Los Angeles in

Sports

Taremi's agent denies striker plans to quit for Iran amid conflict

Federico Pastorello, the agent of former Inter and Porto striker Mehdi Taremi, has dismissed claims that the Olympiakos forward plans to return to Iran to join the army amid the conflict involving Israel and the United States. The reports, which surfaced in Turkish and Greek media on Monday, suggested the

Science

Astrophysics Update webinar with Shawn Domagal‑Goldman — 10 March 2026

Shawn Domagal‑Goldman, director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, will provide an update in a webinar on 10 March 2026, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. Eastern (9 a.m.–10 a.m. Pacific). The division organizes its work into three focused programs: Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS), Cosmic

Culture

Forced myself to say yes to all plans; got me off my phone and made friends

As a preschool teacher I often urged children to try new things, yet I wasn't following my own advice. After the COVID-19 lockdowns, asking someone out felt daunting, new activities sounded intimidating, and expanding my horizons seemed unsettling. Boredom and endless scrolling left me tired of erasing texts

Culture

Ryan Gosling Returns to Host SNL on March 7

Saturday Night Live's second half of Season 51 continues with episodes from Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård already on the books and available to stream on Peacock. Ryan Gosling, a three-time Academy Award nominee best known recently for Barbie, will host the March 7 episode. It

Crypto

Why Bermuda Is Testing a Fully Onchain Economy Instead of Mandates

Bermuda has not taken a hard route to become a fully onchain national economy. Rather than an abrupt overhaul, the island is pursuing a cautious path of regulated financial innovation, starting with carefully designed pilots run through licensed and supervised institutions and expanding only when systems prove reliable and effective.

Culture

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez named honorary co-chairs of 2026 Met Gala

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have been named honorary co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala, adding to their role as lead sponsors of the “Costume Art” gala and exhibition. The designation places them in the evening’s receiving line for the May 4 benefit, where they will join co-chairs Beyoncé,

Culture

Bruce Campbell reveals 'treatable but not curable' cancer diagnosis

Bruce Campbell, the actor behind Ash in Evil Dead and the tutorial narrator in the Spider-Man 2 videogame, revealed yesterday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. In a post on X he said he has 'a type of cancer that's 'treatable' not 'curable&

Culture

What time does Marathon release in your time zone?

Marathon's launch is approaching after a Server Slam that reached over 140,000 concurrent players on Steam. Fans are eager to return to Tau Ceti IV; progression from the pre-release will reset, but progress will be permanent after launch. Bungie has not issued an official release time, but

AI

Replacing actors with AI is "dumb as hell," says Jennifer English

Jennifer English, who appears in Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, warned that replacing actors with generative AI would destroy the "humanness" that makes these RPGs beloved. "I don't want perfect in my art. I do not want it. And I

AI

Copilot Discord locked after flood of ‘Microslop’ messages

Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server has been locked down and its message history reportedly wiped after users flooded the community with messages using the term “Microslop.” The surge followed news that the word had been added to the server’s list of “inappropriate” phrases. Windows Latest spotted that “Microslop”

Crypto

MARA Allows Sales of 53,822 BTC — Could MicroStrategy Follow?

MARA Holdings revised its treasury policy in a 10-K filed on March 2, 2026, expanding its digital asset management strategy to permit sales of bitcoin held on its balance sheet. The move abandons the company’s prior full HODL stance and opens the legal framework for liquidating some or all

Culture

Pixar's Hoppers Ranks Among Studio's Top 10 Best-Reviewed Films

Hoppers opened to strong critical praise, scoring 97% on Rotten Tomatoes — a rating higher than Ratatouille, Monsters Inc. and WALL-E. That score places it alongside The Incredibles and Coco, making it Pixar's best-reviewed movie in nine years and among the studio's top 10 best-reviewed films. Directed

Sports

South Africa unveil adidas 2026/27 home kit with tribute to 12 languages

South Africa’s partnership with adidas, starting in 2026, begins with a new home kit for both Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana. The design is described as a bold evolution of an iconic look that captures the spirit of South African football. The 2026/27 home jersey keeps the unmistakable

Science

Why do my potatoes go black after cooking?

Jean usually leaves potatoes to cool in the cooking water and wonders if plunging them in cold water would help. 'We’ve all been there,' sympathises spud queen Poppy O’Toole. 'It’s a harmless chemical reaction,' the author of The Potato Book continues, 'but

Culture

Brooks Nader swaps bikini top for seashell on swimwear shoot

Brooks Nader took to Instagram Stories to share a revealing shot while shooting a project for swimwear brand Agua Bendita in the Dominican Republic; she appeared to leave only half of her bikini top in place. In the snap she stood before the ocean in a printed string bikini with