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Why The Voice Is Only on Mondays This Season

The Voice: Battle of Champions will air new two-hour episodes once a week on Mondays at 9/8c, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock. For now, mark your calendars for Mondays only; the season will cover everything from the Blind Auditions to the Battles to the Knockouts. There

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Critical Role leans into West Marches style to keep Campaign 4 fresh

When Critical Role announced Campaign 4 would adopt a West Marches format, the rotating cast felt like a promising change. After several plot-heavy episodes, the show initially read differently from a sandbox playstyle. Seventeen episodes in, the choice makes more sense as Campaign 4 leans into what the West Marches

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Resident Evil Requiem's Final Puzzle finally solved

Resident Evil Requiem's so-called Final Puzzle left players baffled within days of release and even spawned a dedicated subreddit. Two creators, Kyro and Rantsycancy, published a YouTube walkthrough on March 2 that many now accept as the solution; a similar guide by Gengar Collects appeared on March 1

Business

Save on TurboTax Expert Assist for Business — federal and state filing for $150

Small business owners, including self-employed individuals and sole proprietors, can hand off federal and state taxes to a TurboTax expert for $150, with a 100% accurate, expert-approved guarantee. Deals are also available for S-corps and partnerships. If you used a TurboTax expert to file last year, this $150 offer does

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Ubisoft Is Having A Pretty Enormous Sale Right Now

The massive discounts on Ubisoft games on Steam this week feel like a fire sale. The company’s stock plunged on January 22 after its latest botched attempt at restructuring, and shares remain at the same level as that crash, leaving Ubisoft worth less than a twentieth of its 2018

Crypto

What $1,000 Invested in Bitcoin in 2010 Would Be Worth Today

Bitcoin is trading near $68,900. In mid-2010 the coin changed hands for roughly $0.08, so a $1,000 investment would have bought about 12,500 BTC — a holding now worth approximately $861,250,000. Researchers estimate Satoshi Nakamoto mined between 600,000 and 1.1 million BTC in

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Riot Reports Record $647M Revenue in 2025, Holds $1.6B in Bitcoin

Riot Platforms posted record annual revenue of $647.4 million for 2025, a 72% increase from $376.7 million the year before. The gain reflected a $255.3 million rise in Bitcoin mining revenue, which reached $576.3 million as operational hashrate increased and average Bitcoin prices climbed; Riot produced

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Byron Howard Teases Encanto Sequel Five Years On

Byron Howard says the team behind Encanto is quietly working toward another film, noting that "The amazing thing about movies is they generally take about five years to make." He added there is overlap among producer Yvette Merino, co-director Jared Bush and much of the crew — including on

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Wonder Man almost didn't survive Disney Plus strategy shift, showrunner says

Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest says it was a bumpy road to get the Marvel Disney Plus series made. "[There were] several moments where we almost didn't survive, I can tell you," Guest said on The Watch podcast. He described the project as "one of

Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet leaves Saudi Arabia for Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet departed Saudi Arabia for Madrid in the middle of the night as tensions in the region escalated. Riyadh, where he is based with Al-Nassr, has been struck by Iranian bombs amid an intensifying conflict with the United States, and the U.S. embassy in Riyadh

Culture

Stars chose a $13 L’Oréal mascara at the SAG Actor Awards

A-listers on the SAG Actor Awards red carpet matched designer gowns with surprisingly affordable makeup, as Teyana Taylor, Leslie Bibb and Sofia Carson were all seen wearing L’Oréal Paris products. Major lashes were a common detail, credited to a $13 L’Oréal mascara that added curling, voluminous definition. Taylor

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Did you solve it? You won’t believe these optical illusions!

Earlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again — with demonstrations of how he created the effects. Three of the images are inspired by the Necker cube, a two-dimensional drawing of a cube that can be understood in two ways: either with

Crypto

VanEck CEO Says Bitcoin Is Approaching a Bottom

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck said Bitcoin appears to be forming a market bottom, linking the recent weakness to the cryptocurrency’s hard-coded 21 million supply and the four-year halving cycle. Speaking on CNBC’s Power Lunch, he described a pattern of three years up followed by a sharp fourth-year

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Gerard Butler’s Den of Thieves 2 is finding streaming success

Gerard Butler faced criticism this year after the poor reception and box office showing of Greenland 2: Migration, which failed to gross even half its break-even point. He still has projects ahead, including the live-action How to Train Your Dragon sequel now in production for a 2027 release and the

Tech

Got an old PC? Omega Linux can make it feel new again - here's how

Omega Linux is a lightweight, Arch-based distribution designed for older, low-powered hardware. It’s a rolling release that stays up to date and can run on systems with 1 GB of RAM, a single 1.5 GHz core, and about 15 GB of storage. The distro ships with the LXDE

Sports

Lineker backs Bruno Fernandes for PFA Player of the Year over Declan Rice

Gary Lineker has picked Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes as his choice for PFA Player of the Year, putting the Portuguese playmaker ahead of Arsenal’s Declan Rice despite Rice being the odds-on favourite. Lineker highlighted Fernandes’ individual brilliance and tactical intelligence as reasons for his verdict. Rice reinforced his

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'Deadliest Catch' star Todd Meadows dies at 25

Todd Meadows, one of the stars of Deadliest Catch, has died at 25. Captain Rick Shelford confirmed Meadows’ death in an emotional Facebook post, saying Meadows passed on Feb. 25. "February 25, 2026, was the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea,

Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs Surge as Trading Volumes Reach February Highs

US spot Bitcoin ETFs opened the week with strong inflows, recording $458.2 million on Monday and extending last week’s $787.3 million. Those gains pushed cumulative net inflows to $55.3 billion, while trading volume climbed to about $5.8 billion — the highest level since early February. Bitcoin

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Core Scientific Colocation Revenue Surges 268% Amid Mixed Q4 Results

Core Scientific posted Q4 2025 revenue of $79.8 million, down from $94.9 million a year earlier, and missed revenue forecasts of $122.076 million. The company reported a loss of $0.42 per share, wider than the expected loss of $0.08, and a negative non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

Culture

Matt Damon’s Downsizing Finds Second Life on Streaming

Nine years after its 2017 release, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing has found a second life on streaming and is now available on Paramount+. The satirical sci‑fi imagines scientists who shrink humans to five inches to cut environmental impact and promise a life of relative luxury. Matt Damon plays Paul

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Arbeloa slams Mastantuono over late red after Getafe defeat

Alvaro Arbeloa criticised Franco Mastantuono after Real Madrid's shock 1-0 home defeat to Getafe, calling the teenager's late dismissal "unacceptable". The loss leaves Los Blancos four points behind Barcelona in the La Liga title race and adds pressure to the manager's tenure,

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Savannah Guthrie urges prayers as search for missing mother reaches one month

Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional Instagram message as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, reached the one-month mark. "We feel the love and prayers from our neighbors, from the Tucson community and from around the country 💛," she wrote. "Please don’t stop praying and hoping with

Crypto

What Crypto Whales Are Buying and Selling During the US-Iran Conflict

As the US-Iran conflict shakes global markets, crypto whales are rotating rather than rushing to panic or pursue blind optimism. On-chain data shows they are both buying and selling with precision, positioning for volatility rather than a single direction, and analysts have highlighted three tokens where whales are actively positioning.

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Bachelor Gets $100,000 HGTV Makeover in 'Bachelor Mansion Takeover'

The Bachelor is getting a $100,000 glow-up in a new crossover with HGTV called Bachelor Mansion Takeover. Twelve franchise alumni will compete to renovate the iconic Bachelor mansion for a briefcase full of cash, with Jesse Palmer hosting. Tayshia Adams and Tyler Cameron serve as judges as contestants—some

Business

Eleven ways to progress at work and avoid a 'dry promotion'

There is nothing worse than feeling stuck in a job. Sow the seeds early and build to a promotion: nail your current role by meeting deadlines and targets, and be brave enough to push back if targets are unachievable. “You need to become the leader before you get the promotion,