Culture

Yakuza Kiwami 3 interactive maps

Kiryu might know the streets and alleys of Kamurocho in Yakuza Kiwami 3 like few others, but that doesn't mean you do. The winding maze of shops, side streets, parks, and entertainment centers is overwhelming at first, especially because it's crammed with side stories, locker keys,

Tech

Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial

Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s chief executive, testified that social media was not 'clinically addictive' and said the company took care to test features used by young people before releasing them. He acknowledged social platforms could cause some harm, likening heavy use to being hooked on a good television

Culture

Peter Molyneux calls Masters of Albion "a true God game"

Masters of Albion, due in Early Access on April 22, has received its first gameplay trailer. The malleable god game looks a lot like director Peter Molyneux's earlier work, blending his 1989 isometric god game Populous and his 2004 British fantasy RPG Fable. Molyneux bills Masters of Albion

Politics

States weigh bills to allow plug-in solar systems

Legislators in 24 states are considering bills to allow small plug-in solar systems that connect directly into a wall socket. Utah became the first state after a unanimous vote last year; these systems retail for about $2,000 and produce enough electricity to power a laptop or a small refrigerator.

Culture

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Mewgenics

The central conceit of Mewgenics is that you don’t get to keep your cats. It’s tempting to treat them like a deck and rely on particular synergies, but when you reach a new goal your menagerie retires and those exact abilities will be gone next run. The game

Crypto

US jobs data tightens yields, creating headwinds for Bitcoin

The US added 130,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, reducing the chances of near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped toward 4.2%, tightening financial conditions and putting pressure on risk assets. Higher yields increase borrowing costs across the economy

Business

McDonald’s sales rise after value promotions, Monopoly and Grinch deals

McDonald’s said sales at U.S. restaurants open for a year or more rose 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, and global same-store sales increased 5.7 percent. The quarter included the return of its popular Monopoly game and a limited-time Grinch meal deal

Culture

Mewgenics DLC is coming but creators will wait months

Mewgenics, the cat-breeding brawler from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, is a big game. Senior editor Robin Valentine wrote in his review (92%, by the way) that "after three weeks and over 100 hours of Mewgenics taking over my personal life, it's still surprising me every run.

World

Canadian police identify suspect in school massacre that left nine dead

Canadian police have identified the suspect who carried out a school massacre in remote British Columbia as an 18-year-old woman with a history of mental health problems. Six people, including a teacher and five students, were killed at the Tumbler Ridge secondary school; the victim’s mother and an 11-year-old

Tech

Spider-Man 2 Reportedly Leads February PlayStation Plus Games

Dealabs lists Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 among February’s PlayStation Plus titles, alongside Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown and Neva. If you have a subscription and haven’t played Insomniac’s latest open-world superhero game, it may be available on the service this month. Spider-Man 2 is the headliner and

Crypto

Hyperliquid DAT buys $25M of HYPE, posts $317.9M net loss

Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. said it spent $129.5 million to acquire about 5 million HYPE tokens at an average price of $25.9, bringing its total holdings to roughly 17.6 million tokens. The firm said it still retains about $125 million in deployable capital, excluding reserves, and maintains access

Culture

From 'The Office' to 'The Big Bang Theory,' These 10 2000s Sitcoms Are Truly Timeless

The 2000s were a transitional period for sitcoms, as the laugh-track era of multi-camera comedies gave way to single-camera shows and the mockumentary format. That blend of styles produced a number of comedies that remain fresh and memorable. This list focuses on shows that began during the decade and spent

Sports

Marseille eye Habib Beye after Roberto De Zerbi departure

Marseille are closing in on appointing Habib Beye after manager Roberto De Zerbi left the club by mutual consent. De Zerbi was removed from his role in midweek following a 5-0 defeat to PSG, a result that prompted him to apologise to supporters and to say: "It's

Business

Salesforce execs rebuke Marc Benioff's ICE jokes

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made jokes about Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a company event, including one about ICE surveilling employees' travel, prompting anger among some staff. Slack general manager Rob Seaman said in internal messages that he could not defend or explain the remarks, that they do not

Sports

Man City lead Fulham 3-0; Palace trail Burnley 2-3 at half

Manchester City went into the interval 3-0 up against Fulham after goals from Semenyo, Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland. O’Reilly’s one-two with Semenyo and Haaland’s composed finish put City firmly in control, and Fulham came close when Raul Jiménez’s pass slid across an empty goal.

Culture

Hytale’s unfinished sandbox rekindles hope for the voxel RPG

Cube World promised endless adventure but ultimately fizzled, leaving the idea of a voxel-based, procedurally generated RPG unfulfilled. What I wanted was a fantasy with the blocky worldgen that makes exploring Minecraft fun, combined with the structure and satisfying swordplay of a proper RPG. Hytale reminds me of Cube World

World

Police identify suspect in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

Canadian authorities identified the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. Dwayne McDonald, a deputy commissioner at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia, said she killed her mother and stepbrother before opening fire at the local secondary school, fatally wounding several others and

Tech

Discord users seek alternatives after ID verification plan

Discord announced it will require all adult users in March to verify their age, like through submitting a video selfie, to remove age-gated restrictions. The company said users who don't verify will be treated as teenagers and have features restricted; unverified accounts won't be allowed into

Politics

New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

After years of missed deadlines, New Mexico is demanding that the Energy Department speed up cleanup of legacy nuclear and hazardous waste at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and will fine the agency up to $16 million for violating groundwater safety standards. Regulators wrote, "The continued presence of a

Culture

Peter Molyneux cried watching Xbox reveal new Fable reboot

Legendary designer Peter Molyneux had a profoundly emotional reaction to the recent re-reveal and gameplay trailer for Xbox's Fable reboot, saying he cried tears of joy. Molyneux, who pioneered the god game genre and created the Fable series, left longtime Fable studio Lionhead in 2012 after serving as

Sports

Arsenal one foot from Champions League quarters after 4-0 win

Arsenal have one foot in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals after beating OH Leuven 4-0 in Belgium. Frida Maanum scored twice and Olivia Smith and Alessia Russo also found the net, moving the reigning European champions closer to a last-eight meeting with London rivals Chelsea. Caitlin Foord'

World

Why Iran’s Nuclear Program Isn’t the Only Threat

Talks with Iran have focused on its nuclear program. Israel’s greater immediate concern is Iran rebuilding its ability to launch missiles at Israel, as it did during last year’s war. National security reporter Mark Mazzetti breaks down the latest intelligence. Iran iran, nuclear program, missiles, israel, missile launches,

Culture

James Van Der Beek dead at 48 after colorectal cancer battle

James Van Der Beek, the beloved Dawson’s Creek actor, has died at 48 after battling colorectal cancer. A statement posted on his Instagram said, “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning.” It added he “met his final days with courage, faith, and grace” and asked

World

U.K. inquest finds British woman was killed ‘unlawfully’ in Texas

A British coroner ruled that a 23-year-old woman shot to death by her father in Texas was killed “unlawfully.” Lucy Harrison, from Cheshire in northern England, was shot in the chest in January 2025 by her father, Kris Harrison, at his home in Prosper, a northern suburb of Dallas. A

Business

Metal Gear series passes 65 million sales after Delta: Snake Eater remake

Konami has been slowly reviving the Metal Gear series since the departure of creator Hideo Kojima, after a five-year hiatus (eight years if you discount Metal Gear Survive). 2023 brought the Master Collection Vol. 1, which launched with a few issues but is now regarded as an excellent package, and