Culture

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Battery in New Orleans

Shia LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery in New Orleans on Tuesday after reportedly assaulting two people, the police said. Around 12:45 a.m., authorities were called to Royal Street in the French Quarter following reports of an assault. Investigators said LaBeouf, 39, had caused a

Crypto

MYX Finance Enters Oversold Territory as Downtrend Persists

MYX Finance has fallen into oversold territory for the first time in its trading history after weeks of intense selling. Heavy profit-taking and forced exits, set against a broader bearish crypto market, accelerated the drop. Since February 8 MYX’s correlation with Bitcoin has flipped from -0.42 to +0.

AI

Godot maintainers overwhelmed by 'AI slop' contributions

Open-source development relies on collaborative contributions, but generative LLMs are sending maintainers of the Godot game engine a steady stream of AI-generated code from contributors who may not understand the changes they submit. Rémi Verschelde, a primary Godot maintainer, calls these "AI slop" pull requests and says they

Culture

Robert Duvall Didn’t Mind Clashing With Directors

Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at 95, believed a less-is-more approach to directing and often said, 'Get out of my way.' He argued that the best directors direct least so actors can bring their own temperament to a role. 'Actors draw on what they know,'

Business

Highguard's funding reportedly came from Tencent

Anonymous sources who spoke to GameFile journalist Stephen Totilo identified Tencent as the largest financial backer of Highguard, the raid shooter from Wildlight Entertainment. Wildlight has long described the game as "fully funded" but did not disclose that a majority of that funding reportedly came from Tencent, the

Culture

TV, It’s Not Just for Humans Anymore

Videos made for pets have become a noticeable part of the online landscape. In one household the most-watched clip is footage of a strand of yarn being dragged across the screen by TV BINI, an hourlong video scored with birdsong that the author's cat Goose returns to repeatedly.

Sports

Gina Carano to Fight Ronda Rousey in Netflix-Streamed Bout

Gina Carano will return to the ring for the first time in 17 years when she faces former UFC standout Ronda Rousey in an MMA featherweight (145 lb) bout that Netflix will stream on Saturday, May 18 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The event is a partnership with

Culture

10 Thriller Movie Masterpieces With Great Acting, Ranked

I always return to thrillers when I want to feel something real — not loud excitement, but a quiet tension where danger sits inside the characters and every pause or avoided answer matters. Over time I noticed the thrillers that linger are those carried almost entirely by performances: the moments actors

Sports

Folarin Balogun first American to score twice in UCL knockout

Folarin Balogun scored twice inside 18 minutes to give Monaco the early edge in their Champions League knockout round playoff with Paris Saint-Germain. The goals were his fourth and fifth in this season's competition and marked the first time an American has recorded a brace in a UCL

Politics

White House shrugs off Lutnick’s Epstein ties

Revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files have toppled leaders in business, entertainment and academia, but the White House has sought to downplay connections among its senior officials. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged traveling to Epstein’s private island and meeting him on another occasion, yet the administration has rejected calls

Politics

Colbert says CBS pulled interview over FCC equal-time concerns

Stephen Colbert said CBS pulled a scheduled interview with Democratic Texas state representative James Talarico from The Late Show's broadcast, so the program posted the conversation on YouTube instead. By midday Tuesday the video had amassed more than 2 million views, far outpacing recent guest clips. Colbert told

Politics

Trump, Biden and Others Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading Black figure between the era of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said he "died peacefully" and did not give a cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and

Sports

Mariska Hargitay Sends Love to Lindsey Vonn With Snoop Dogg's Shirt

Mariska Hargitay shared a photo from the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in a February 14 Instagram post showing Snoop Dogg wearing a custom Team USA shirt with Lindsey Vonn's face. Hargitay gave the picture a little kiss and wrote, "And sending a little love to my

Culture

Gold ring matches Taylor Swift's go-to style — just $40

Taylor Swift often wears a gold band with a marquise-cut stone from Mazin Jewels known as the Luxor. A near-identical option appears at Bloomingdale’s: the Ettika Treasure Marquise Cut Cubic Zirconia Band Ring. It’s plated in 18k gold with a cubic zirconia center, comes in sizes 5–10,

Tech

Corsair Galleon 100 SD review: built-in Stream Deck for $350

Corsair’s Galleon 100 SD combines a full mechanical keyboard with a 12-key Stream Deck grafted to its right side. It costs $350/£310 and aims at a narrow audience: for the right user it could be ideal, but that price will put many off. Software setup is split between

Health

New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less. William Gillette, 16, had just swum that time at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx and said, “You only live once, so you might as well

Business

Why the 'SaaSpocalypse' Matters for Crypto

“SaaSpocalypse” has become a common label for a sudden loss of confidence in software-as-a-service companies after advanced AI agents began automating tasks once handled by enterprise software. The term gained traction after Anthropic released Claude Cowork in late January, an event that coincided with nearly $300 billion being wiped from

World

Mexican president challenges UK asylum for ex-governor's wife

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said her government will send a formal letter of complaint to UK officials after Karime Macías, the ex-wife of jailed former Veracruz governor Javier Duarte, was granted asylum in Britain. Macías is wanted for extradition to Mexico on allegations that she siphoned millions from the

Culture

Dan Trachtenberg Hints at Return to Cloverfield Franchise

Dan Trachtenberg, who broke out with the bunker thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane and later led entries in the Predator series, says he could return to J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield universe. Speaking with ScreenRant, he stressed the IP wasn't the reason for his new overall deal with Paramount

Sports

Arteta hints Arsenal may scrap warm-ups after string of pre-match injuries

Mikel Arteta has suggested Arsenal could change their pre-match routine after a run of late warm-up injuries, the latest being Riccardo Calafiori pulling out of the starting line-up minutes before kick-off — the fifth such incident this season. Calafiori withdrew from the XI to face Wigan in the FA Cup after

Crypto

$202 Million Solana Outflows Trigger First Capitulation Signal Since 2022

Solana remains under sustained pressure as on-chain flows show roughly $202 million worth of SOL moved to exchanges since the start of the month. Exchange wallets have added about 2.35 million SOL, increasing sell-side liquidity after active deposits began declining following an earlier spike. This surge in exchange-directed supply

Culture

10 Greatest Ice Skating Movies of All Time, Ranked

Every four years the Winter Olympics return, and with them the athletic drama on snow and ice. Figure skating, part sport and part performance, has delivered some of the Games' most memorable moments and long inspired filmmakers — from broad comedies to intimate biopics. As the Milano Cortina games continue,

Sports

Liam Rosenior warned he could be sacked after 'three or four' bad results

Liam Rosenior has been warned he could be sacked after 'three or four' bad results, despite a strong start as Chelsea's head coach. Rosenior went unbeaten in his first five league games and secured a Champions League last-16 place, claiming 13 out of a possible 15

Business

General Mills leads food stock slide on consumer weakness fears

Packaged food stocks fell after General Mills lowered its sales and profit outlook, saying the slump is deeper than previously expected. The Cheerios maker's shares dropped 8%, and other food companies moved lower: Campbell's fell 7%, ConAgra nearly 6%, and Kraft‑Heinz roughly 5%. McCormick &

Sports

Monaco fight back as Galatasaray routs Juventus; Dortmund lead

Galatasaray turned a one-goal halftime deficit into a 5-2 win over Juventus, a second-half onslaught compounded by a red card for Juan Cabal, who had been subbed on at the break. Monaco led PSG 2-0 inside 18 minutes through two Folarin Balogun strikes, the first after 55 seconds and a