Business

Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work

Mothers of young children surged into the labor force during the Covid-19 pandemic, driven by a tight job market, federal child care subsidies and a sudden abundance of remote work. The share of women with children under 5 who were working or looking for work peaked at nearly 71 percent

Culture

How to complete Shadow Briefing in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1

Shadow Briefings are mini-challenges scattered across the Chapter 7 Season 1 map. There are two types — Supply Drop and Plunder — and both award gold bars if you complete their challenges within the five-minute time limit. In this season the Briefings have a new look and many possible spawn locations, but

Culture

Crunchyroll warehouse sale slashes anime merch by up to 70%

Crunchyroll has reduced prices by as much as 70% on anime merchandise, apparel and other items, marketing the event as a "Warehouse Sale." No particular reason has been given for the discounts; with Valentine's Day approaching, it could be an opportunity to pick up gifts or

Politics

Crypto super PAC targets Texas Democrat Al Green

A crypto-backed super PAC plans to spend $1.5 million against Representative Al Green of Texas in next month’s Democratic primary. Green, an 11-term member whose Houston-area district was upended by redistricting, sits on the House Financial Services Committee and is running against Representative Christian Menefee, who won a

Business

Mewgenics tops Steam and recoups development costs in three hours

Mewgenics reached the top of Steam’s charts within 24 hours of release, drawing more than 67,000 concurrent players at peak and becoming the platform’s best-selling game for the day. The indie roguelike had a long, delayed development that began with its incubation over 12 years ago and

Politics

Ohio State Professor Placed on Leave After Altercation With Filmmaker

Ohio State University has put an assistant professor on administrative leave after the faculty member physically clashed with a documentarian who tried to ask follow-up questions of former university president E. Gordon Gee. The professor, Luke M. Perez, is part of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and

Crypto

Hedera (HBAR) Gains 10% but New Risks Emerge

Hedera’s HBAR is outperforming the broader crypto market. While Bitcoin and Ethereum are up around 2% over the past day, HBAR has gained nearly 10% over the past week and about 8% in the last 24 hours, trading near $0.096 and stalling close to $0.098. The token

Politics

Trump nominee for top diplomatic post faces scrutiny over ‘white supremacist’ views

Donald Trump’s nominee Jeremy Carl will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday for the post of assistant secretary of state for international organisations, a role that manages relations with the United Nations and its agencies. Carl, from Montana, served as deputy assistant secretary of the interior

Tech

Feeling AI fatigue at work? Take our survey

Software engineers are increasingly reporting "AI fatigue" as coding tools boost productivity while also draining them mentally. Facing pressure to stay competitive and avoid layoffs, many are leaning into AI tools to do more, faster, but those productivity gains can come at a mental cost. Siddhant Khare, a

Sports

Breezy Johnson Engaged at Super-G Finish Line

A U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team social media post announced on February 12 that Breezy Johnson's boyfriend, Connor Watkins, proposed just after she crossed the finish line at Thursday's super-G event in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Watkins, wearing a USA jacket, dropped to one knee at

AI

Gemini 3 Deep Think: Advancing science, research and engineering

A major upgrade to Gemini 3 Deep Think, a specialized reasoning mode for science, research and engineering, has been released. The update was developed in collaboration with scientists and researchers to tackle problems that often lack clear guardrails and involve messy or incomplete data. Google AI Ultra subscribers can access

Culture

Hilary Duff announces year-long Luck… or Something world tour

Hilary Duff announced Wednesday she will kick off a year-long world tour this summer in support of her upcoming album, Luck… or Something. The tour begins June 22 in West Palm Beach, Florida, following the conclusion of her Las Vegas residency, and runs through Feb. 12, 2027, in Mexico City.

Tech

They turned a disposable vape into a synth ocarina

Paperbagteam posted a DIY project on Instructables that converts a disposable vape into a mini synth roughly inspired by an ocarina. The creators say the effort highlights salvageable parts and diverts them into open source hardware projects, and they are developing two models. The guide runs through more than 20

Culture

Solasta 2 expands D&D Ready Action to more spells and uses

Developers say Solasta 2 will offer a more faithful implementation of the D&D Ready Action, the rule that lets a character delay their Action and burn a Reaction when a specified trigger occurs. Combat in D&D relies on an action economy of Move, Action, Bonus Action

Sports

Good luck Vítor Pereira: Forest job is now most precarious in Premier League

Sacking three head coaches in a season does not reflect well on Nottingham Forest or their owner, Evangelos Marinakis. It is a mess of their own making, beginning with the exit of their most successful recent manager and culminating in the latest P45 handed to a man brought in to

Culture

The Duskbloods still scheduled for Switch 2 in 2026

It's been months since substantial news about The Duskbloods, FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive, and the game was absent from a recent partner-focused Nintendo Direct. During an earnings call, Kadokawa placed The Duskbloods on a slide of "eagerly awaited" new games and listed it as

Culture

Jason Momoa to Star in Sony's Helldivers Movie

Jason Momoa will headline Sony's PlayStation-backed Helldivers movie, which is set to open on November 10, 2027, with Justin Lin directing. Momoa, known for Aquaman and the Minecraft movie, has appeared in many box office blockbusters but has yet to prove if he is as billable as the

World

These Ukrainian Drones Don’t Just Kill. They Deliver Oatmeal Cookies.

The orders started coming in at around 7:30 on a Thursday morning — ordinary shopping lists under extraordinary conditions. Smoked bacon. Oatmeal cookies. Mayonnaise. Mashed potatoes. The customers were Ukrainian soldiers in frontline bunkers and trenches, requesting airdrops of provisions by drone. Much of the work is done by heavy

Crypto

LIT Price Jumps 10% as Lighter Lands $920M Revenue-Sharing Deal with Circle

LIT, the native token for the Lighter ecosystem, rose nearly 10% during the early US session after Lighter struck a major revenue‑sharing deal with USDC issuer Circle. The agreement covers about $920 million in USDC deposits on Lighter’s platform, a notable milestone for the young DeFi exchange. Under

World

Lives Lost in the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting

An attack at a secondary school and a private home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, left six people and the shooter dead and the remote community shaken. Authorities identified the shooter as Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, who used two firearms at the school after killing her mother and 11-year-old stepbrother

Culture

Love Story Review: Murphy’s JFK Jr. Drama Shines in Private Moments

Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, an FX anthology entry, follows John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's high-profile romance and the plane crash that ended their lives. The series recreates headline moments while widening the frame to scenes away from the cameras, rewinding from the couple'

Business

JetBlue Damaged Your Luggage. Who Should Pay for Repairs?

After a trip to Palm Beach, a Southampton woman checked a soft-sided Louis Vuitton bag with JetBlue for a flight to Long Island MacArthur. The 1970s heirloom did not arrive with the other luggage and, when it finally emerged, was ripped. She filed a claim, but JetBlue questioned her documentation

Health

Ohno and Mancuso on how nutrition fuels peak performance

Former Team USA Olympians Apolo Ohno and Julia Mancuso say proper nutrition is as important as elite training for peak performance. Ohno captured a total of eight medals for Team USA and Mancuso scored another four, and both remain passionate ambassadors for their sports, drawn to the human stories the

Health

Bijou Phillips has no prospective kidney donors

Bijou Phillips has yet to find any donors as she battles kidney disease. Friends and relatives have gone through the process to see if they’re a match, but none were successful; there are no prospective donors right now, though Phillips and her loved ones are optimistic about finding a

Culture

KCD2 has sold five million copies

A week after marking Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's first birthday with some light statistics, Warhorse announced the game has sold 5 million copies since its launch last year. "Five million Henrys are now adventuring in Bohemia!" Warhorse wrote on X. "KCD2 has officially reached this