Culture

Kylie Jenner debuts new haircut in TikTok clip

People reports Kylie Jenner showed off a new haircut in a playful TikTok she posted on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Jenner, 28, lip syncs to Remy Ma's 2006 song "Conceited (Something About Remy)" while showing off her signature dark, long, layered locks and applying a Kylie Cosmetics

Crypto

Solana Accelerate to open Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11

CoinDesk and the Solana Foundation said the developer event Solana Accelerate will kick off Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11. The organisers described Solana Accelerate as a developer event that will open the conference in Hong Kong. They said the event will set the tone for a week focused on

World

Hundreds of UK schools closed as Storm Goretti brings snow and ice

Independent.co reports hundreds of schools across the UK will remain closed as Storm Goretti brings snow and ice, with the Met Office issuing yellow ice warnings for much of the country. Yellow warnings cover much of the UK including Northern Ireland, and a separate yellow warning for snow and

Politics

Trump’s Russia Approach Tests Courtship of Putin and Assertive U.S. Actions

President Trump’s efforts to court President Vladimir V. Putin have collided with displays of American power, most notably in a U.S. military operation that seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, officials said. U.S. officials described the operation as enforcing a blockade of Venezuelan oil

Culture

Avengers: Doomsday teaser signals a more serious Thor

Collider reports the new teaser for Avengers: Doomsday — currently set as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's 39th film — points to a return to a more serious Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth. The roughly minute-and-a-half teaser eschews jokes and centers on Thor praying to his father Odin for strength, while

Sports

Arne Slot accepts Liverpool can be 'drab' and 'boring' but defends intent

Goal reports Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has admitted he partly agrees with comments that his team are "drab" and "boring", as the Reds prepare for their showdown with Premier League leaders Arsenal on Thursday night. The Reds travel to north London trailing the Gunners by

World

Storm Goretti brings snow, ice and yellow warnings across the UK

Independent.co reports heavy snow, ice and wintry showers are due to continue across the UK this week as an Arctic mass named Storm Goretti causes temperatures to plummet below zero in parts of the country. The Met Office has issued yellow ice warnings for most of the UK, including

Tech

Six Samsung TV settings to change for better picture and performance

ZDNET author Adam Breeden outlines six settings Samsung TV owners can change to improve picture quality and system responsiveness. First, Breeden advises disabling Eco Mode, which reduces brightness and contrast to save power; a recent study found Eco Mode can save as little as $7 a year. To turn it

Sports

10 charity challenges to try in 2026 across the UK, Europe and beyond

A selection of 10 charity challenges for 2026 offers options from island swims and multi-day cycles to team multisport races and a nonstop ski relay across the UK, Europe and beyond. Highlights include the Scilly Swim Challenge, a 15km island-hopping event broken into five swims and short island walks; the

Culture

Ginny & Georgia Tops Streaming Charts With 856.3M Hours in 2025

Collider reports that Netflix's Ginny & Georgia accumulated 856.3 million hours watched from January to June 2025, according to FlixPatrol, and also earned 85 million views in that period. For comparison, FlixPatrol recorded 335.6 million hours for Yellowstone in the same timeframe. Ginny & Georgia first

Culture

The Score: C Thi Nguyen on how metrics can replace what we truly value

Philosopher C Thi Nguyen’s new book The Score argues that the gamification of everyday life and our reverence for metrics lead people and institutions to mistake “points for the point” and to build lives around things they do not really want. Nguyen, writing from personal experience, describes learning Japanese

Sports

Soccer edges past baseball to become America's third-favourite sport

Goal reports that, according to a recent survey from The Economist, soccer has overtaken baseball to become the United States' third-most popular sport, behind American football and basketball. The Economist's survey lists American football as the most popular sport (the material shows it at about 36–37%

World

Questions remain over targeting and impact of US airstrikes on Lakurawa in northwest Nigeria

Two weeks after US airstrikes on Christmas Day in northwest Nigeria, questions persist over which group was targeted and the strikes' impact. The operation, coordinated with Nigeria, targeted an Islamist group known as Lakurawa, which extorts the mainly Muslim local population and enforces a strict version of sharia law.

Culture

Full trailer released for The Strangers – Chapter 3 ahead of Feb. 6 release

Movieweb reports that a full trailer for The Strangers – Chapter 3 has been released, and the film lands in theaters on Feb. 6. The movie is the final entry in Renny Harlin's trilogy, a bold approach that was designed to unfold like one continuous ordeal with each sequel

Tech

OpenAI announces ChatGPT Health to centralize user medical conversations

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health on Wednesday, saying it will offer a dedicated space for users to have conversations with ChatGPT about their health. The company said more than 230 million people ask health and wellness questions on the platform each week. ChatGPT Health will silo those conversations away from users&

Culture

Khloé Kardashian says only her son may be in her bed 'at the moment'

People reports Khloé Kardashian, 41, said during an "Ask Me Anything" uploaded to her YouTube channel on Jan. 7 that she doesn't want anyone in her bed unless it's her son. In the fourth installment of the series she said, "I don'

Politics

Trump administration widens multiagency fraud probes in Minnesota

The Trump administration has intensified a multiagency law enforcement effort to probe alleged fraud in Minnesota, according to the White House, executing search warrants in the state as part of investigations into the misuse of federal funds. The administration and federal authorities have pointed to about 100 people charged in

Crypto

Binance logs $670M weekly stablecoin inflows as Solana stablecoin supply jumps $900M

Beincrypto reports Binance recorded more than $670 million in net stablecoin inflows in one week in January, reversing a period of outflows in December. On-chain analyst Darkfost traced recent stablecoin movements, saying October saw over $8 billion in net inflows, November fell to about $1.7 billion, and December recorded

Crypto

Institutional demand remains strong for U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs

Institutional demand for U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs remains strong, with net inflows continuing into early January. The flows are recorded through U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs and are described as net inflows into early January. The available material does not specify the size of the inflows or

Politics

Longtime Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer to Retire After 23 Terms

Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving House Democrat, will not seek re-election and plans to retire when his term ends in early 2027, according to a person familiar with his plans. Mr. Hoyer, 86, is expected to announce his plans in a speech on the House floor on

Culture

Prime Video shifts Fallout Season 2 to weekly episode releases

Collider reports that Prime Video has moved Fallout Season 2 from a full-season drop to a weekly release schedule; the season premiered on December 16, 2025, and new episodes now arrive every Wednesday on Prime Video. The move follows different streaming strategies across platforms: Netflix has largely stuck to all-at-once

Sports

Barcelona bench Lamine Yamal for Supercopa semi against Athletic Club

Goal reports Barcelona begin their quest to claim the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia with a semi-final against Athletic Club, but Hansi Flick left 18-year-old Lamine Yamal out of the starting XI, naming him on the bench as a cautious measure after ongoing injury issues this season. Yamal has missed

Culture

Apple TV positioned as leading candidate to adapt Cyberpunk 2077

Movieweb argues that Apple TV is the only streaming service that should adapt the video game Cyberpunk 2077 for television. The piece cites Apple TV's strong sci‑fi slate — including Pluribus, Silo and the upcoming Neuromancer — and points to a growing trend of video game adaptations such as

Business

Amazon discounts Martha Stewart kitchen collection; items start at $8

People reports Amazon quietly discounted dozens of items from Martha Stewart’s kitchen collection, with prices starting at $8 and discounts up to 60 percent. Discounted picks include the Gatwick enamel cast-iron 7-quart Dutch oven for $51 (orig. $80); the Thin Stripe mini oven mitt set of two for $8

Tech

ZDNET highlights CES 2026 products you can buy or preorder now

ZDNET's shopping and advice editors rounded up nine notable products from CES 2026 in Las Vegas that are available to buy or preorder, covering TVs, gadgets, gaming accessories, beauty tech and chargers. Among the picks, reviews editor Kerry Wan called TCL's X11L TV "the model