Tech

Fortnite creator update will change Star Wars video games forever

Starting today, the Fortnite Unreal Editor (UEFN) receives a large suite of Star Wars assets that let creators build fully fledged games set in the franchise. Epic Games and Lucasfilm have packaged characters such as Luke Skywalker and Din Djarin alongside iconic vehicles like X-Wings and TIE Fighters, not merely

Culture

Breath of the Wild actor didn't know she was auditioning for Zelda

Auditions can be opaque, with fake or alternate scripts used to prevent leaks. Patricia Summersett, the voice of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, says she had no clue who she was auditioning for and considers that a blessing. "Looking back, I'm

Health

Can prolonged eye contact really make couples feel closer?

In January, business professor and happiness researcher Arthur C Brooks appeared on the Modern Wisdom podcast to offer tips on routines, and for couples he suggested a nightly ritual: spend five minutes holding hands and staring into each other’s eyes. The idea echoed a 2015 New York Times essay

Tech

Everything You Need to Know About Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss’s open-world RPG, launches on March 19 for Windows, MacOS, the Epic Games Store, Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. The game is priced at $69.99/£54.99. Physical discs are time-locked and cannot be played until the official release times of 6

Culture

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Teases Controversial New Suitor Paul

The first teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day introduces a contentious new suitor for Mary-Jane Watson and shows Peter Parker forced to watch as the man courts her while Peter keeps a low profile. The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026. Speculation

Tech

8TB WD Black SN850P SSD 67% off at Best Buy

SSD prices have risen, but Best Buy's Tech Fest sale is discounting the WD Black SN850P, with the 8TB option showing a 67% reduction and savings of nearly $2,800. Offered in capacities from 1TB to 8TB, the SN850P delivers read and write speeds up to 7,300

Culture

Britney Spears' 'Toxic' Was Rejected by Multiple Artists

Among Britney Spears' many hits, 2004's "Toxic" stands out as one of the most enduring. Released as a single from In The Zone, it became her first Grammy-winning song, reached number one in multiple countries, and was her first US top-ten hit since 2000, shifting

Sports

Rakow v Fiorentina 0-0: Kean gives it a go

Fiorentina travelled to Raków in Poland for the second leg of the Conference League round of 16, carrying a 2-1 first-leg lead and aiming for a place in the quarter-finals. The Viola had the chance to qualify for a fourth consecutive year. Kick-off was at 6.45 pm at the

Politics

Epstein lawyer says cash withdrawals covered household needs after banks cut ties

Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, told the House Oversight Committee that large cash withdrawals stemmed from Epstein's need to run multiple households and from trouble obtaining credit cards after JPMorgan cut ties in 2013. In prepared remarks, Indyke said Epstein required cash to pay for

Culture

The return of an unbelievable TV hoax

The surprise hit Jury Duty first shocked viewers by convincing one man, Ronald Gladden, he was taking part in an LA courtroom documentary while every other participant was an actor. The stunt played out as warm, kind and genuinely funny, ending with a verdict and a Peabody award for showing

Tech

The Corsair 3200D is affordable and cool

The Corsair 3200D redefines budget case greatness: it doesn't look cheap and it doesn't feel cheap, yet it costs just $80. It ships with three RS120 fans (or three RS120 ARGB for $10 more) and a front Type-C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2), giving it

Tech

Marathon's ranked mode homework explains holotags, score targets, and penalties

Bungie published a "Ranked Calculation Worksheet" to explain Marathon’s new ranked mode ahead of its launch on March 21 at 1 p.m. EDT. The one‑page worksheet looks like homework and makes clear you can’t just loot, shoot, and exfil — players must reach a points

Tech

If you buy one water gun for the sunny weather, I beg you to try this

The return of sunny weather has me reaching for water guns, and my top pick is the SpyraGo. It's one of the best I've used, packed with tech that makes it more accurate, satisfying and hard-wearing than typical water pistols. Although the pricier SpyraThree offers greater

Science

IR STIG PRIMA Seminar, 23 March 2026

Virtual seminar on 23 March 2026 at 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT. Community IR STIG seminar: "M82 y sus Primas con PRIMA: Spectroscopic Mapping of the M81 Group with FIRESS." Speaker Rebecca Levy (Space Telescope Science Institute). The far-infrared (FIR) holds the key to understanding the energy

Culture

Free Yourself From The Pressure Of Playing Pokémon Pokopia Wrong

Games like Animal Crossing and the newly released Pokémon Pokopia are meant to be relaxing, but some people play them as if they were competitive esports. Pokopia has been out for less than two weeks, and every day brings another impressive engineering feat while my own Pokémon live in makeshift

Culture

'The Terror' Season 3 Reveals Cast & Release Date

After seven years away, AMC's The Terror returns on May 7. Season 3, titled The Terror: Devil in Silver, stars Dan Stevens. The new season centers on a man imprisoned in a psychiatric facility who must confront both real-world and supernatural forces. The series previously mixed history and

Crypto

Bitcoin Faces Little Chance of Holding Its 200-Week Moving Average for Long

Bitcoin’s price has pulled back to within roughly 10% of local highs near $76,000, and analysts say weekly support could fail by the close. The 200-week exponential moving average (EMA), at about $68,300, is being retested for the first time in over a week, while the 200-week

Culture

10 Perfect Classic Rock Albums That Nobody Remembers

That title is hyperbole: if something were truly remembered by no one, it simply wouldn’t be here. The idea of being completely forgotten is bleak, but these albums remain enjoyable and merit another listen. None of the artists listed are massive household names — though even legends such as David

Sports

Rakow v Fiorentina LIVE: the official line-ups – Kean returns, De Gea out

Fiorentina travelled to Raków for the second leg of the Conference League round of 16 holding a 2-1 first-leg lead. The Viola had a chance to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive year in a season that has been anything but straightforward. Kick-off was at 6.45 pm at

Business

Neon One enhances nonprofit support with AI, boosts growth

Neon One, founded in 2018, provides relationship-management software that helps nonprofits manage fundraising, donor relationships, events, volunteers, members, and donations. CEO Keith Reed joined last year with a mandate to return the company to a growth trajectory and improve the client experience. At the start of 2025 customer support was

Culture

Ryan Gosling's first role shows him as an alien-abducted child

Ryan Gosling's new movie Project Hail Mary opens March 20. During his March 18 appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host and producers showed a clip of his first acting role on the Canadian TV series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. He described the show

Culture

Taylor Frankie Paul throws chair at Dakota Mortensen in video

Footage released Thursday and obtained by TMZ shows Taylor Frankie Paul hurling multiple chairs at Dakota Mortensen during a 2023 altercation. The clip begins with the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star attempting to put her ex in a headlock while Mortensen called her actions "physical abuse&

Tech

Steam Spring Sale 2026 kicks off with discounts on thousands of games

Valve has kicked off the 2026 Steam Spring Sale, a week-long event that runs through March 26. This marks only the fourth Steam Spring Sale ever. For many years Steam ran three major seasonal sales—summer, fall and winter—leaving spring to themed events until 2022, when it became a

AI

AI to recreate Val Kilmer for As Deep as the Grave

Val Kilmer died in April 2025, but filmmakers plan to use generative AI to recreate him for the fact-based film As Deep as the Grave. Variety revealed on March 18 that the digital Kilmer will play Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist — a role Kilmer had been

Culture

Jamie Lee Curtis Says She Joined Halloween Without Knowing It Was a Trilogy

Jamie Lee Curtis has been synonymous with Halloween since the franchise began in 1978. She returned as Laurie Strode in Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022), and took executive producer credits on all three — her first time in the role since 2002's Halloween: Resurrection. Curtis