Tech

Discord revises age-verification rules, says AI will handle most users

Discord updated the language around its new age-gating rules after unveiling the requirements on February 9, posting an addendum on February 10 to clarify that the vast majority of users will not need to complete face scans or upload IDs because its AI can estimate age for most accounts. The

Business

How the Ultra-Rich Travel

Today’s super-rich travelers want luxury, personalized attention and experiences that aren’t cookie-cutter. They demand private villas with butlers, hotels with impeccable service and, above all, never having to wait or be shephered with other people. Carlo Nocella said they want “to feel that they have something that other

Crypto

Whales Accumulate 23 Trillion PEPE Amid Six-Week Decline

Pepe (PEPE), a large-cap meme coin on Ethereum, has entered its sixth consecutive week of decline, yet on-chain data shows smart money is still accumulating. Santiment’s data indicates the top 100 largest wallets gathered roughly 23.02 trillion PEPE over the past four months following the broader market sell-off

World

Epstein files prompt resignations and probes worldwide

Disclosures in nearly three million pages of Justice Department documents have prompted resignations and investigations from Scandinavia to South Asia. Jack Lang said he would resign as head of the Arab World Institute after French authorities said they were investigating reports that he and his family had financial links to

Culture

Netflix’s 'Unfamiliar' Tops Global Charts, Overtakes Bridgerton

Netflix's German-language, six-episode spy series Unfamiliar has climbed to the top of the platform's global rankings, unseating returning hits such as Bridgerton and The Lincoln Lawyer. The show follows a married spy couple whose covers are blown while running a safe house in Berlin. It stars

Culture

Saunas, safaris and silence at Fritton Lake rewilding retreat

The scene is black, white, grey and silver: a film of ice on the lake, an unlit wooden sauna and the soft ticking of the stove as heat rises. Orion’s Belt is bright above ghostly silver birches and dark pines, and the vivid midwinter feeling — more like Canada or

Sports

Arne Slot says he won't be sacked if Liverpool miss Champions League

Arne Slot insists his position as Liverpool head coach is secure even if the Reds fail to qualify for the Champions League, while admitting such an outcome would be "unacceptable." Liverpool sit four points behind Chelsea and five behind Manchester United in the race for a top-five finish

World

Security footage detail may reveal suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

One detail from Nancy Guthrie’s home security footage could give away the suspect’s identity as her disappearance enters day 10. Tracy Walder, a former CIA member and FBI special agent, said the person’s gait is notable and that the suspect’s eyes were exposed despite wearing a

Tech

Best VPN services 2026: Expert tested and recommended

Virtual private networks encrypt your traffic, mask your IP address and add a layer of security that helps keep online communications private. They can limit marketer tracking, prevent data collection and sharing, unblock location-restricted content and give access to streaming libraries outside your region. Many subscriptions also bundle extras such

Tech

Dark Souls 2 lighting mod creators experiment with path tracing

Dark Souls 2 is widely regarded as the second-best entry in the series, but it has long carried a reputation for being the ugliest. A central gripe is that the game's original lighting engine—the one FromSoftware went to great lengths to show off back in 2013—was

Culture

Rose Byrne on playing a mother cracking up in taboo-busting film

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, for which Rose Byrne just won a Golden Globe and is Oscar-nominated for best actress, is unmistakably a horror film. Yet it centres on a mother, Linda, whose very sick child is never seen and whose condition is implied only by anxious

Culture

Best DeadGear Cannonball routes in Romeo Is a Dead Man

DeadGear Cannonball becomes available upon your first visit to the Last Night spaceship; interact with the arcade machine at the bottom of the upgrade room to start the minigame. Moving farther consumes Emerald Flowsion, a resource also needed for weapon upgrades, Bastard seed purchases and katsu curry ingredients, so finding

Culture

Tom Brady grabs Alix Earle’s butt in video from private Super Bowl party

Video from a private Super Bowl party shows Tom Brady wrapping his arm around Alix Earle before his hand moves to her waist and rear. Brady, 48, wore a ball cap and dark long-sleeved shirt as Earle, 25, in a lace-up mini dress appeared to lean in and speak while

Culture

Two seasons on, the M34 Novaline still rules Black Ops 7 Zombies

Even after a dozen new additions, the M34 Novaline remains the weapon to wield in Black Ops 7 Zombies — no matter the map, the Cursed Relics, or the squad size. As a marksman rifle it’s often overlooked in favor of rapid-fire SMGs and assault rifles, since marksman weapons trade

Science

January heatwave scorched southeastern Australia

January 2026 brought sweltering conditions to much of Australia, with an area-averaged mean temperature 1.90°C (3.42°F) above the 1961–1990 average. The Bureau of Meteorology said this made it the fourth-warmest January since observations began in 1910. A late-month heatwave from January 26 to 30 was

Culture

Romeo Is a Dead Man chapter list

Romeo Is a Dead Man is a sci-fi action game split into a prologue and eight story chapters: Prologue: Nightmare; Chapter 1: Embers; Chapter 2: Hubris; Chapter 3: Plight; Chapter 4: Reinvention; Chapter 5: Atonement; Chapter 6: Conflict; Chapter 7: Existence; Chapter 8: Transience. The first chapters typically take no

Crypto

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $166M Inflows Despite Market Dip

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds extended an inflow streak to three sessions, recording $166.6 million on Tuesday and $311.6 million so far this week. That gain nearly offset last week’s $318 million of net outflows, after three consecutive weeks of losses totaling more than $3 billion. ETF

Tech

Valheim leads' side project Begraved gets free Steam demo

Back in November, a team of Valheim leads quietly announced their new studio Grip Jaw and debut project, Begraved. The studio has released a free demo for Begraved on Steam, giving players the chance to try the game firsthand. Begraved is billed as a mishmash of Lethal Company, Phasmophobia, and

Sports

Wayne Rooney slams United Strand haircut stunt

Wayne Rooney has lashed out at The United Strand for taking the focus away from football with his viral haircut challenge. Manchester United fan Frank Ilett vowed not to cut his hair until the Red Devils win five matches in a row, but Rooney says the stunt has become a

Culture

Jill Zarin speaks out after firing over Bad Bunny halftime rant

Jill Zarin is reacting to being fired from E!’s upcoming “RHONY” reunion show, “The Golden Life,” after a rant about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance. “They didn’t even give me a chance,” the 62-year-old said. “I took it down right away. People make mistakes. I’m

Health

Boy Kibble Arrives as a Male‑Coded, Efficient Meal Trend

Health-conscious men looking to trim down are turning to a TikTok diet trend built around an easy-to-prepare bowl of rice, vegetables and a protein like ground beef. Patrick Kong began the approach after a medical checkup and used repeated batches of the mix—portioning them into identical Tupperware and eating

Culture

Black Ops 7's new best mode is a returning classic

Season 2 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 brings back Safeguard, the escort-robot mode first introduced in Black Ops 3. Two teams take turns escorting a robot across the map, a setup that funnels players into constant, focused conflict. Safeguard feels particularly at home in Black Ops 7. Faster

Crypto

Bitcoin Slide Drops Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong From World's 500 Richest

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has lost more than $10 billion since July 2025, with his net worth falling from $17.7 billion to roughly $7.5 billion and removing him from Bloomberg’s list of the world’s 500 richest people. The broader crypto sell-off wiped about $2 trillion from

Business

Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him.

President Trump welcomed Rodolphe Saadé’s announcement that CMA CGM would invest $20 billion in the United States, but a year into his second term only a fraction of those funds has arrived. CMA CGM, a family-owned company based in Marseille and the world’s third-largest shipping line, said it

Culture

HBO’s The White Lotus Season 4 Adds Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard is joining the cast of HBO's The White Lotus for its fourth season. Her role, like those of the other new additions, is being kept under wraps. She joins Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club), Steve Coogan (I'm Alan Partridge), Caleb Jonte Edwards (Black Snow)