Tech

Timberborn sets 1.0 release date for March 5, shows 'lore trailer'

Mechanistry has set Timberborn's 1.0 launch for March 5, marking the end of its early access period. The developer announced the date in a Steam post and shared the game's intro cinematic, temporarily calling it a 'lore trailer'. The trailer follows some beavers

Tech

Xgimi Horizon S Max review: bright 4K projector with Dolby Vision

The Xgimi Horizon S Max is on sale now for around $1,499, down from $1,900. It stands out for its brightness and Dolby Vision support, and the built-in rotating gimbal-style stand makes it easy to plug in, set up, and play. With a dual-light source boosting brightness to

Culture

The 'Burbs adapts Tom Hanks' 1989 cult classic for our dark modern times

When Celeste Hughey began work as showrunner on a TV reimagining of the 1989 Tom Hanks movie The ’Burbs, she noticed a split reaction: people either had never heard of the film or were absolutely obsessed. The original, directed by Joe Dante, became a cult classic after heavy cable play

Culture

Starfleet Academy deserves a flashback episode for Doctor, Dax and Ake

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has revived characters from the franchise's classic era while placing its story in the 32nd century. Robert Picardo's Doctor, a hologram first seen in Voyager and later in Prodigy Season 2, is functionally near-immortal after being brought online in the 24th century,

Business

Block May Cut Up to 10% of Staff Amid Restructuring

Block Inc. has begun notifying hundreds of employees that their roles could be eliminated during annual performance reviews as the company undertakes a wider restructuring. As much as 10% of the workforce may be affected; the firm employed just under 11,000 people as of late November. The changes follow

Culture

10 Greatest Movie Masterpieces of the Last 50 Years

Over the last fifty years, cinema has produced countless classics, box-office juggernauts, and cult favorites. Narrowing half a century of filmmaking down to ten titles is tough, but this selection ranks some of the most enduring and impactful movies since 1976 — films that embedded themselves so deeply in the culture

Sports

Alisha Lehmann says online hate left her sleeping all day

Alisha Lehmann says she stopped going outside and slept all day while struggling with a wave of online hate. The 27-year-old, one of football's most followed players with almost 16 million Instagram followers, told podcast hosts Millie Bright and Rachel Daly that fame at times became too much

Culture

Bad Bunny Fans Prepare ‘Benito Bowl’

Jessica Santoni has barely watched an American football game but has spent the week preparing a big Super Bowl party. She’s hosting a “Bad Bunny Bowl” or “Benito Bowl,” prioritizing the Puerto Rican superstar’s halftime performance. “I keep forgetting that there’s a freaking football game,” she said.

Business

Jon Gray: bubble anxiety can make investors more cautious

Blackstone's president and COO, Jon Gray, says the current talk of market bubbles can have a silver lining. The pervasive negativity and caution, he argued, can help stop things from getting out of hand rather than letting markets run unchecked. Gray drew a distinction between the dot‑com

Culture

Bad Bunny stars in SNL's 'Inventing Spanish' sketch

Saturday Night Live opened Season 51 with a sketch called "Inventing Spanish," featuring host Bad Bunny and Marcello Hernández as two Iberians who unveil a new language to men struggling to grasp why Spanish nouns have genders. The sketch leans on playful examples: "Morning is a girl,

Sports

Two leagues vie to become the major U.S. women’s volleyball league

The Pro Volleyball Federation, launched in 2024, entered its sophomore season this year only to find a rival: League One Volleyball, or LOVB, which began the following year. P.V.F.’s first All-Star match aired on CBS, filling an 8,000-seat arena and drawing more than 400,000 television

Health

How Kevin Hart stays ripped at 46: tips from his personal trainer

At 4:30 a.m. youll find Kevin Hart in the gym. While best known as a comedian and actor, he trains like a serious athlete: six days a week, about an hour and a half a day. He began the work more than a decade ago with a goal

Politics

Alberta's push to join the US reignites fears of foreign meddling

Thirty years after Quebec’s independence campaign courted sympathy abroad — including a trip by the province’s premier to France and a Parisian welcome that outraged anglophone Canada — reports of a covert visit to the US by a group from Alberta’s independence movement have provoked a similar backlash, reviving

Crypto

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Its Biggest Drop Since 2021 China Ban

Bitcoin mining difficulty plunged 11.16% to 125.86 trillion (T) this week, marking its steepest decline since the 2021 crackdown in China. Mempool developer Mononaut recorded the adjustment. The drop followed severe winter storms across North America and surging energy prices, which forced inefficient operators to power down. In

Culture

8 Perfect Action Movies That Are Also Perfect Romantic Movies

Many of us turn to movies when we want to feel something, and two genres that can move us most powerfully are romance and action. Romance has long been part of storytelling, while the modern action film only really took shape in the late 1960s. Alfred Hitchcock's North

Sports

Messi stuns with solo goal and assist as Inter Miami draw 2-2

Lionel Messi opened his goal account for the new year in spectacular fashion against Barcelona SC. With a little over half-an-hour gone the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner picked up possession a long way out and immediately set off towards the penalty area. Several yellow shirts blocked his path and,

Sports

Arsenal v Manchester City: Women’s Super League – live

Kick-off was at 12pm at the Emirates, with over 40,000 fans expected. Arsenal sit fourth and are unbeaten at home this season, but remain 13 points behind league leaders Manchester City. Renée Slegers praised the fans' resilience, saying they were "just as mentally strong as the players&

Business

Thomas Kaplan's 3 tips for happiness and success

Billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan says gratitude, humility, and conviction are key to a rich and happy life. He owns the world’s largest private collection of Rembrandt artworks and recently sold the drawing "Young Lion Resting" for nearly $18 million, with the proceeds going to Panthera, the big-cat

Sports

Milan Athletes Welcome Return of Winter Olympics Spectators

The 2022 Beijing Games were staged largely in silence, with strict coronavirus rules keeping most fans away and leaving many venues nearly empty. Only specially invited and screened local visitors could attend, and friends and family watched from home. Brittany Bowe, who won bronze in Beijing, said standing on the

Culture

In the decade since my sons left home, walking has brought us together

“Don’t let them push you around,” my youngest son said halfway through the Camino de Santiago. “You don’t have to get up early if you don’t want to.” His brother, from his bunk, replied that he didn’t know that was an option. This subversive banter is

Tech

EufyCam S3 Pro review: brilliant night vision, pricey bundle

The EufyCam S3 Pro is a 4K outdoor camera whose MaxColor Vision AI delivers daytime-like color and surprising detail at night. Hardware — an f/1.0 aperture, a 1/1.8" sensor and twin spotlights — helps the camera capture clearer low-light footage than many older models. Using Apple HomeKit

Culture

Simone Ledward Boseman on five years since Chadwick Boseman’s death

Simone Ledward Boseman is reflecting on the five years since her husband’s death. “The edges of grief get less sharp over time,” she says. We meet on a video call from California at 9am; she jokes she won’t speak to anyone before 10am except her mother. She made

Culture

Crime Thriller 'Animal Kingdom' Climbs Netflix Top 10

Shawn Hatosy, who played Andrew 'Pope' Cody in TNT's Animal Kingdom, has seen renewed attention as the series rises to #5 on Netflix's worldwide Top 10 for TV. That surge in visibility comes as Hatosy finds a new audience with HBO Max's

Culture

Attack the Block Is Streaming Free on Pluto TV

Attack the Block, Joe Cornish's 2011 debut, has become a cult favorite and is now streaming for free on Pluto TV in the United States. The film flopped at the box office, grossing just $1 million domestically while playing in a maximum of 66 theaters. The 88-minute sci-fi

Sports

Vicario admits Spurs could be dragged into relegation battle

Tottenham Hotspur slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday, leaving them looking over their shoulders with just six points separating them from the bottom three. Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes scored as Michael Carrick claimed his fourth win in as many games, and Spurs sit 14th after