World

Three US service members killed in operations against Iran

US Central Command said three American service members have been killed and five more were seriously wounded during combat operations against Iran. Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty, the command said. CENTCOM said the situation is fluid and,

Culture

Connor Storrie's SNL Sketches and Monologue from February 28, 2026

Already known for his lone high-profile role on Heated Rivalry, Connor Storrie made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on February 28 and showed an ease and willingness to take risks that some actors with five times his screen experience haven't. The final sketch of the night, "

Culture

Kelly Osbourne issues scathing statement to body‑shaming trolls

Kelly Osbourne hit back at body‑shaming trolls as she goes through the “hardest time” in her life following her dad Ozzy Osbourne’s death. “There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories after appearing at

Culture

Fortnite Chapter 7 loot pool feels balanced, lethal and flexible

I like to grumble about Fortnite—vaulted shockwave grenades, disappointing SMGs, baffling off-brand weapons—so it's worth crediting Epic Games here. Through careful buffs and the return of older guns, the developer has assembled one of the best loot pools in ages. A month ago the Deadeye AR

Culture

Patricia Summersett says she's fluent in Twilight Princess Hylian

Patricia Summersett revealed she is fluent in the Hylian alphabet featured in Twilight Princess. The Legend of Zelda turned 40 this year, with the anniversary of the original game's release falling on February 21. It wasn't until more than 30 years in that the titular princess

AI

OpenAI Agrees to Work With Department of War on Autonomous Weapons

Last Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced the company would bail on negotiations with the Department of War. The Pentagon had already made extensive use of their generative AI model and began requesting that Anthropic ease restrictions on their terms of use. Amodei cited mass surveillance and “fully autonomous weapons”

Culture

Touch, sound and style: London fashion week opens to visually impaired guests

“If you put your hands out and run your fingers along this skirt, you’ll feel that there are soft feathers appliquéd on to it,” says the fashion designer Chet Lo. The group stands huddled around Lo as he talks them through each piece, pausing to pass around everything from

Culture

Reacher Creator Cites The Day of the Jackal as Inspiration

Lee Child has said Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel The Day of the Jackal helped inspire the creation of Jack Reacher. Child's first Reacher novel, Killing Floor (1997), launched a long-running book series that later saw two Tom Cruise films and a Prime Video series; the 2022

Culture

Reacher Season 4 to diverge from the books with record number of fights

Prime Video's Reacher franchise is returning for a fourth season while its first spin-off, Neagley, is in production with Maria Sten in the title role. Season 4 is billed as an adaptation of Lee Child's Gone Tomorrow, the thirteenth Reacher novel. Star Alan Ritchson has revealed

Sports

Barcelona hit by injury blow as Lewandowski ruled out before Atletico tie

Barcelona have confirmed Robert Lewandowski will be unavailable for the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid after suffering an injury in the league match against Villarreal. The club said medical tests diagnosed a bone fracture in the internal face of the orbit of the left eye and

Tech

MWC 2026: foldables, a robot phone and Leica-branded handset

Mobile World Congress runs from March 2 to March 5, with many manufacturers announcing products during the weekend beforehand. The show is shifting attention from the latest Samsung and Google flagships toward broader trends and new hardware, and exhibitors including Xiaomi and Honor are dominating the floor. Tickets for general

Health

Finding best way to meal-prep eggs for breakfast

Every morning at least one person in my family cooks eggs, and the results are often inconsistent. To find a fail‑proof meal‑prep method I tried three approaches with the same ingredients — six eggs, ¾ cup egg whites, 1 cup chopped red bell peppers, a small onion, and 2 ounces

Sports

NBA on NBC & Peacock: Games This Week, March 1–3

The NBA All-Star Game is in the rearview mirror, and the season continues with teams hoping to bolster their resumes for a playoff run. NBC and Peacock have some of the biggest games of the week across Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Sunday, March 1, 8 p.m. ET: Philadelphia

Crypto

Karpelès Proposes Hard Fork to Recover More Than $5.2B of Mt. Gox Bitcoin

Mark Karpelès has submitted a GitHub proposal to add a consensus rule that would allow the 79,956 Bitcoin sitting in a single, long-dormant wallet to be moved to a recovery address without the original private key. “These coins have not moved in over 15 years. They are among the

Culture

John Tesh recalls bigotry while dating Oprah Winfrey in the 1970s

John Tesh says he and Oprah Winfrey used to laugh off people who were bothered by their interracial relationship. They briefly dated in the 1970s while working at rival local TV stations in Nashville, Tenn., and Tesh, 73, called it "very uncomfortable back then for an African-American woman and

Tech

Teardown multiplayer update arrives March 12 with co-op and new modes

Teardown's long-awaited multiplayer arrives on March 12, bringing a comprehensive set of options to the game's destruction-focused sandbox. Developer Tuxedo Labs has spent more than two years working on the feature. Players will be able to run the single-player campaign in full co-op, explore free-roaming sandbox

Culture

Object Pokémon are secretly some of the series’ best

Object Pokémon have long gotten a bad rap. When Pokémon Black and White introduced Unova’s roster, some players complained that new designs felt uninspired, with designers “slapping a set of eyes on an ice cream cone or two and calling it a day.” Not every Pokémon will be a

Culture

Zack Snyder: Ben Affleck is the best Bruce Wayne

Zack Snyder spoke on the Happy Sad Confused podcast about casting the Batman who would face Henry Cavill’s Superman and about the DC universe he never got to finish. To test Ben Affleck, Snyder said, "I did a drawing where I took Ben’s face, and I put

Tech

Sega, police raids and a video game preservation auction

In 2025 London police raided the home of Darius Khan. The junk dealer says he was about to sell a set of Sega dev kits, cartridges and prototypes to the Video Game Preservation Museum. After the items were confiscated and an eight-hour interrogation, Khan says he was not formally charged

World

Dubai shaken as Iranian missiles and drones strike

The weekend in Dubai began as usual, with beach clubs full and the Dubai Mall busy, while across the Gulf the largest regional war since 2003 was intensifying. That carefully maintained normality held until sunset, when Iranian drones and missiles approached and air defences in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Crypto

Why Hyperliquid’s Price Is Rallying Amid US–Iran Tensions

Hyperliquid's HIP-3 decentralized exchanges reached a record $1.1 billion in open interest as traders used its 24/7 markets to respond to Middle East geopolitical tensions over the weekend. Market participants could continuously trade synthetic versions of traditional assets, including U.S. equities and commodities, while standard

Culture

10 Greatest Fantasy TV Quotes About War

War is a frequent theme in fantasy, especially in epic works, and television often pairs magic and monsters with a heavy dose of reality. Even when a show offers escapism, its conflicts can mirror real life and help viewers think about the nature of violence, mortality, and leadership. Some lines

Sports

Man Utd players back Michael Carrick for permanent manager

Manchester United’s senior stars have delivered their verdict on the club's managerial future, with the majority backing Michael Carrick. The former midfielder took over on an interim basis following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim and has led United to five wins from his first six Premier League

Sports

How to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea from anywhere

Chelsea’s unbeaten Premier League run under Liam Rosenior faces a tough test on Sunday against Arsenal, the only team to beat them this season. Chelsea have not beaten Arsenal since August 2021 and lost twice to them in the EFL Cup semi-finals. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 10

Culture

Zelda’s Voice Actress on the Live-Action Movie and Link-Zelda Relationship

This week brought several gaming anniversaries — Stardew Valley turned 10, Pokémon marked 30 years, and The Legend of Zelda reached 40 — though Zelda’s milestone passed with little fanfare: no new games or remakes were announced, and the only tie-ins were miniature weapon replicas available in select stores in Japan.