AI

Blizzard developers say they're not using generative AI in their games

Generative AI has been appearing in games frequently, prompting questions about when and how it's being used. Developers at Blizzard have pushed back, suggesting generative AI is not part of their development process. Overwatch game director Aaron Keller told GameSpot that the team isn't "comfortable&

Crypto

Polymarket Hits $478M as Kalshi Khamenei Market Draws Backlash

Polymarket recorded a single-day notional trading volume of $478 million, with the politics category accounting for $220 million — 46.2% of the platform’s activity. The spike coincided with coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran and highlighted the market’s ability to price geopolitical events faster

Culture

James Cameron’s $6 Million Sci-Fi Revolution Finds a New Streaming Home

The Terminator, released in 1984, will stream on HBO Max in the U.S. beginning this March. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin, the film is widely regarded as a pillar of both action and science fiction and holds a “certified fresh” 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Disguised as

Sports

Antony scores stunning overhead kick in Seville derby for Real Betis

In Seville’s Gran Derbi at the Benito Villamarín, Antony opened the scoring with a stunning overhead kick. The breakthrough came 15 minutes in after a deflected ball bounced into the penalty area; Antony repositioned himself, launched into the air and connected with a strike that left the goalkeeper with

Culture

My son's $2 car taught him more than college

My eldest had wanted a car through most of his teenage years, but as a full-time student he and we repeatedly decided it wasn’t the right time to spend a few thousand dollars on an uncertain purchase. We provided transportation while he walked, biked, and caught rides with friends.

Culture

Squid Game mods for GTA 5 have finally improved

When Squid Game first exploded onto Netflix in late 2021, its influence reached the GTA 5 modding scene quickly. Early attempts at recreating the show's games in Los Santos and Blaine County were often defined by janky scripts, bland assets and unreliable AI. Some standalone mods looked the

Culture

The MCU Changed Marvel Comics Forever - But It's Not the First Time

2026 marks 18 years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off with the release of Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. For nearly two decades the MCU has become the most successful media franchise of all time, and Marvel characters are bigger than ever, with names like Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi,

Culture

8 Most Exciting Thriller Shows Coming to Netflix in 2026

Netflix’s slate of thrillers has become a reliable source of bingeable drama, and 2026 continues that trend with a mix of returning favorites and intriguing new series. The lineup spans psychological dark comedy, gothic horror, Nordic crime and high-stakes espionage. Highlights include Vladimir, an adaptation led by Rachel Weisz

Sports

Arsenal equal Premier League corner record with nine games left

Arsenal equalled their Premier League record after scoring twice from set-pieces in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. William Saliba and Jurrien Timber found the net as Mikel Arteta’s side moved five points clear of Manchester City, albeit having played a game more. The Gunners

Tech

Honor Robot Phone showcases gimbal camera that pops out and dances

At Mobile World Congress, Honor reintroduced its Robot Phone, first unveiled at CES in January, bringing the device back to the Barcelona show floor with working features that drew a crowd. The standout is a gimbal-stabilized camera that pops out from the back, offering steady framing and portable shooting. That

Health

20-year-old with months of stomach pain diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer

Katie Davis, then 20 and a college junior, began feeling waves of intense stomach pain that were sporadic and easy to ignore. "It was on and off, it would come in waves," she said; the pain sometimes lasted only a few minutes or even a few seconds but

Culture

Hughes brothers, Hilary Knight and Megan Keller join Connor Storrie on SNL

Connor Storrie’s February 28 Saturday Night Live monologue brought Quinn and Jack Hughes onstage in Studio 8H, fresh from a gold-medal win over Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics and subsequent visits to the White House and Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. USA women&

World

Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran

Users of prediction markets made—and in some cases profited from—large bets tied to the bombing of Iran. On Polymarket, $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the attack. An analysis by analytics firm Bubblemaps SA found six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1

Culture

10 Years Later, The Night Of Still Deserves a Season 2

Ten years on, HBO's eight-episode thriller The Night Of still feels like fertile ground for another season. The American remake of the UK series Criminal Justice features John Turturro, Riz Ahmed, Michael Kenneth Williams and Bill Camp; John Turturro took a role once associated with James Gandolfini, one

Culture

Stephen King's 1408 Returns to Streaming on Plex

Stephen King’s work has been adapted into countless films, and some entries have quietly slipped out of the spotlight. One of those is 1408, a tense, psychological take on a King short story first published in 1999. Directed by Mikael Håfström and written by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and

Business

Capital Flows Shift From Bitcoin Toward Gold and Tech Stocks

Gold and Bitcoin have diverged in 2026: gold has climbed 153% since the start of 2024 while Bitcoin is down roughly 30% over the same period. Analyst Jurrien Timmer said the gap reflects steady global money supply growth, cooling appetite for risky tech stocks, and falling crypto exchange balances, which

Sports

Neil Warnock returns at 77 to take interim charge of Torquay United

Neil Warnock has come out of retirement again at the age of 77 to take interim charge of seventh-tier Torquay United after the dismissal of Paul Wotton. He will lead the Gulls as they push for promotion. Warnock had officially confirmed his retirement in April 2024 following a brief interim

Crypto

How an Oil Shock Could Trigger Bitcoin’s Next Liquidity Selloff

Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing oil risk higher, with roughly 20% of the world’s daily oil flow passing between Iran and Oman. Escalating military activity has sharply lifted war-risk insurance: premiums on oil tankers have surged more than 50%, and insurance for a $100 million

Culture

V for Vendetta Returns to Streaming After 20 Years

Twenty years after its 2006 release, V for Vendetta is now available to stream on HBO Max. The film stars Hugo Weaving as the masked vigilante V and Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond, and unfolds in a near-future England where a fascist regime has seized control. Directed by James McTeigue

Sports

Set-piece success sees Arsenal edge Chelsea as Raya shines

Arsenal scraped a 2-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates, moving five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Both Gunners goals came from corners: William Saliba opened the scoring from a Gabriel Magalhaes header back across the six-yard box, and Jurrien Timber nodded home a Declan Rice

Sports

Team USA hockey stars call truce on SNL after Trump remark

Members of the US Olympic women’s and men’s hockey teams appeared alongside actor Connor Storrie on "Saturday Night Live" to call a truce after President Trump snubbed the women in a "distasteful and unfortunate" remark. Hilary Knight, the women’s team’s captain, joined

Culture

Space Marine 2 players unhappy with $5 voice lines DLC

It's been a good time for Space Marine 2 lately. The new Techmarine class is up and at 'em, giant axe and all. It's also been a rough time for Space Marine 2 lately: a new DLC that promises loads of new voice lines has

Politics

Without some change in direction, Iran’s regime risks breakdown in civil order

Two Irans are in view now. By night, people danced, celebrated and cried tears of joy at the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hoping it marks the end of clerical rule and isolation from the west. By day, mourning crowds gather in Tehran and Isfahan demanding retribution and bewailing the

Culture

Star Wars: Republic Commando deserved a sequel

Star Wars: Republic Commando remains the standout title that never received a follow-up. Set during the Clone Wars, it puts players in the role of Boss, leader of Delta Squad — Fixer, Scorch and Sev — on high-stakes missions such as rescuing a Wookiee chieftain. Released before the 2008 Clone Wars animated

Culture

Bridgerton Season 4: Sophie and Benedict's Romance Deserved More

Midway through Season 4 of Bridgerton, and right after Benedict Bridgerton’s anguished cry “I cannot love a maid!!”, the central romance becomes clear: Benedict (Luke Thompson), the previously unattached Bridgerton son, falls for Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), a maid thrown out by her stepmother and left in dire financial