Culture

Heart of the Machine leaves early access on March 6 with two endings

Heart of the Machine will reach 1.0 on March 6, exiting early access. Arcen Games designer Chris Park says the main focus of the release update is to add a proper ending after criticism that past Arcen titles had "lackluster endings. Usually just 'you win, go play

Tech

Best indoor TV antenna of 2026: Expert picks

Indoor TV antennas give access to free channels for news, sports, and entertainment, making them a practical option for cutting the cord or reducing dependence on streaming services. Modern indoor antennas are more powerful and better looking than the rabbit ears you may remember. With slim, compact designs and decent

Tech

Two OLED gaming laptops now offer the best value

OLED gaming laptops used to cost a fortune, but last year saw those high-contrast panels trickle down into more affordable machines. You can now find OLED gaming laptops for well under $1,500, and two models stand out in the $1,100–$1,500 range with an RTX 5060: the

Politics

Anthropic-funded PAC backs Alex Bores amid pro-AI super PAC attacks

Late last year, New York Assembly member Alex Bores became the target of a campaign by a pro-AI super PAC aiming to thwart his congressional bid. The group, Leading the Future, is backed with more than $100 million from supporters including Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI search startup

Business

Fans Threaten to Boycott Marathon After Bluepoint Closure

Sony’s decision to shut down Bluepoint Games provoked strong reactions on PlayStation social feeds, arriving as Bungie and Sony prepare to launch Marathon. Frustrated players are threatening to boycott the upcoming extraction shooter and other live-service titles. Sony confirmed the closure on February 19. Bluepoint, known for high-quality remakes

Culture

'Psycho Killer' Scores 0% on Rotten Tomatoes

Psycho Killer currently holds a 0% critics rating and a 31% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film stars Georgina Campbell and Malcolm McDowell and follows a Kansas highway patrol officer whose investigation into her husband's brutal murder leads her to a sadistic serial killer with a sinister

Culture

House of the Dragon Could Be Setting Rhaenyra Up for a Mad Queen Twist

The new teaser for House of the Dragon’s third season offers a brief, intense glimpse of what comes next for Rhaenyra, Aegon and Alicent. Picking up after Season 2’s finale, the story appears poised to launch into all‑out war as Aemond assumes his brother’s throne, dragons

Crypto

IoTeX Investigates Token Safe Incident as Analysts Estimate $4.3M Loss

Decentralized identity protocol IoTeX said it is investigating unusual activity tied to one of its token safes. In a Saturday post on X, the team said it was 'fully engaged, working around the clock to assess and contain the situation,' adding that early estimates put potential losses below

Sports

Victor Font says Lionel Messi's 'last dance is possible'

Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font has said he wants to bring Lionel Messi back to the club to give him a proper farewell. Messi left Camp Nou in 2021 after the club could not agree a new contract because of financial constraints, later joining Paris Saint-Germain and now playing for

Tech

How Walmart and Google became key to the search for Nancy Guthrie

Google and Walmart have been assisting authorities in the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, who investigators believe was abducted from her ranch-style home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson nearly three weeks ago. A major break came when investigators, working with

Culture

Turn water into goo and yourself into a cloud in this fantasy adventure

Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times, from developer SlugGlove, promises over 102 million spell combinations in a fantastical puzzler. You can combine any number of these spells together: a push spell with a goo spell can move an object onto a button and have it repeatedly bounce in that spot.

Culture

Peaches on Grace Jones and the 'magic lube' that connects us

After more than two decades as an electro-glam-punk provocateuse, Peaches still sashays where few artists do. The theme of her new tour is “prolapse,” which she said “most encapsulates what I feel about what’s going on in the world and what’s going on with our bodies and our

Culture

Ufotable teases Genshin Impact anime and Tales collaboration

Ufotable has returned with a promo reel outlining projects planned for 2026 and beyond, featuring The Witch on the Holy Night, the second Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie, and an adaptation of the free-to-play game Genshin Impact. The Genshin tease is extremely brief, showing only a pair of characters floating

Culture

2026 BAFTAs: What to Know Ahead of the Ceremony

The BAFTA Film Awards, commonly known as the BAFTAs, take place Sunday night in London. Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, the ceremony is the British movie industry’s major award show and often seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards; all of last year’s major BAFTA acting

Tech

Phil Spencer Retires; Asha Sharma Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming

Phil Spencer is retiring from his role leading Microsoft’s Gaming division after more than a decade at the top of Xbox. Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox, is also leaving the company. Asha Sharma, formerly president of Microsoft’s CoreAI product, has been promoted to CEO of Microsoft Gaming,

Crypto

SEC Cuts Stablecoin Haircut to 2% — What It Means

The SEC issued guidance allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% capital haircut to payment stablecoins, down from a punitive 100%. A haircut is the portion of an asset’s value that a firm cannot count toward deployable capital, serving as a buffer against market risk, and the earlier 100% treatment

Politics

For India, Buying Russian Oil Just Got More Complicated

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against President Trump’s use of an emergency law has intensified a dilemma for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India had just secured relief from a 50 percent tariff in a trade deal that included a pledge to stop buying Russian crude — a concession

Culture

Robert Duvall’s Final Lead Was in Get Low

Robert Duvall was one of the few actors to emerge from Hollywood’s classical era and remain vital across decades. After a notable comeback with The Apostle in 1997, he spent much of the 21st century in scene-stealing supporting roles, but his last lead performance came in Get Low, an

Sports

Yan Diomande: 'It was the right decision' on turning down Chelsea

RB Leipzig forward Yan Diomande says he turned down the chance to join Chelsea earlier in his career. The 19-year-old has been in the spotlight after starring for Leipzig, scoring eight goals and providing four assists in the Bundesliga so far this season, and is expected to attract interest from

World

At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley

At least 10 people have been killed and 24 wounded, including three children, in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley, the Lebanese health ministry has said. Israel said it had hit "command centres" of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Two security sources told Reuters that senior

Business

I quit Airbnb and delisted my home after hosting nightmare guests

Wendy Martin delisted her Ohio Airbnb after more than two years on the platform, citing a recent diagnosis of a mild form of leukemia and repeated bad guest experiences. She plans to rent the house to her daughter and her roommates for a lower monthly rate in exchange for less

Culture

Milan Cortina Closing Ceremony Theme: Beauty in Action

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will close at the Arena di Verona on February 22, marking the first Olympics Closing Ceremony held at a UNESCO World Heritage site. The historic amphitheater, recently modernized as the Verona Olympic Arena, will host a program intended as a showcase of Italian culture. The

Culture

How Eric Dane hoped his two daughters would remember him after his death

Eric Dane reflected on how he wanted his daughters to remember him in an interview for Netflix’s "Famous Last Words," which premiered just hours after his death at 53 from ALS. He said his teenage daughters would recall him as "pretty tough," and added, "

Tech

Xbox leadership shakeup: Matt Booty says no organizational changes underway

Phil Spencer is out as Xbox CEO, Xbox president Sarah Bond has left, and Asha Sharma, president of Microsoft’s CoreAI product, is stepping in as Xbox CEO. Matt Booty, now executive vice president and chief content officer, is taking on a new role after the abrupt leadership changes. Booty

Tech

Age of Empires 2 DE adds new warship line and major naval changes

Ships have become a focus across recent PC releases. Earlier this month, Facepunch Studios weighed anchor on Rust's massive naval update, adding player-made boats and a vast offshore region, and now Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition has received update 169123 from developer Forgotten Empires, a hefty patch