Tech

Switch 2's value case strengthened by February Partner Direct

Polygon writes that Nintendo's February Partner Direct quietly made a forceful statement about the Switch 2's value, even without major reveals. The showcase included ports and plans for titles such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Granblue Fantasy Relink, a first look at Final Fantasy

Science

AGN SIG Vision Series Seminar, 17 Feb 2026 - NASA Science

Science reports a virtual AGN SIG Vision Series seminar will be held on 17 February 2026 at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT, and the community is invited to join. The first Vision Series talk for the year will feature Dr. Santiago Garcia-Burillo (Observatorio Astronómico Nacional-OAN) presenting The

Culture

Baldur's Gate TV show in the works at HBO with Craig Mazin

Gamesradar reports that HBO Max is developing a television adaptation of the Baldur's Gate video game series, with Craig Mazin — co-creator of The Last of Us — attached as writer and showrunner. Mazin said, "After putting nearly 1000 hours into the incredible world of Baldur's Gate

Crypto

Strategy Reports $12.4B Fourth Quarter Loss As Bitcoin Falls

A report from Cointelegraph says Strategy reported a net loss of $12.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by Bitcoin’s 22% fall over the quarter. Bitcoin reached a peak high of $126,000 in early October but tumbled over the quarter ending Dec. 31 to under

Culture

Savannah Guthrie’s Video Shows a Rare and Anguished Reality

Nytimes reports that Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a video pleading for the safe return of their mother, Nancy. The recording is described in the piece as raw and anguishing, unlike the polished television appearances audiences usually see. In the video the siblings sit before a spare white wall,

Culture

Blizzard details overhaul for Overwatch Season One

Kotaku reports Blizzard held an Overwatch Spotlight presentation outlining a broad revamp branded as "Season One," with the game dropping the "2" from its title; Kotaku attended a briefing at Blizzard’s Irvine campus where the presentation, hands-on time, and interviews took place. The showcase opened

Crypto

Most Crypto Treasuries Face Rising Bankruptcy Risk After Market Crash

Details reported by Beincrypto say crypto treasuries are underwater after Bitcoin and Ethereum fell nearly 30%, wiping out an estimated $25 billion in unrealized value across digital asset balance sheets. Data tracking public crypto treasury firms shows none currently hold assets above their average cost basis, pushing most treasury strategies

Culture

Island-hopping in Sweden's Gothenburg archipelago

A report from Theguardian describes paddling at dusk between small rocky islands off Hälsö, where a guide named Jennie coaches on local geography and the sea lights up with bioluminescence as kayaks move through the straits. The islands are part of the northern Gothenburg archipelago and reachable after a short

Culture

10 Stephen King Movies Worse Than the Books, Ranked

Collider ranks ten Stephen King movie adaptations that are noticeably worse than the books they were based on. The piece highlights common problems: films streamlining plots, altering endings, or changing structure in ways that reduce the novels' impact. Examples discussed include The Dark Half (which works decently but is

Sports

Could Atletico Madrid sack Diego Simeone?

Goal reports that reports in Spain suggest Diego Simeone could be sacked as Atletico Madrid manager. The Argentine, appointed in December 2011 and under contract until 2027, is said to have a strained relationship with new Director of Football Mateu Alemany. Atletico are currently third in La Liga, 10 points

AI

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, 25% faster and broader in scope

Zdnet reports that OpenAI announced GPT-5.3-Codex, which the company describes as its most capable agentic coding model yet, running 25% faster and capable of debugging and deploying parts of itself during development. OpenAI says the model now supports more than just coding, covering work across the software lifecycle including

Culture

Readers' picks for UK town of culture

A report from Theguardian says Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has launched a search for the UK’s first "town of culture", similar to the city of culture programme, which honoured Bradford last year. After the Guardian’s writers nominated theirs — including Ramsgate in Kent, Falmouth in Cornwall, Abergavenny

Business

Insider view of Jeff Bezos' tenure at The Washington Post

Businessinsider writes that Jeff Bezos' ownership of The Washington Post was once celebrated but has soured, as employees and readers have reacted angrily to a series of recent cuts. When Bezos bought the paper in 2013 for $250 million, he invested heavily in technology, staff, political coverage, investigative work,

Sports

How to Watch NBC's Super Bowl Pre-Game Show: Reality Hot Seat, Trump Interview & More

Nbc writes NBC Sports will offer more than five hours of Super Bowl LX pregame coverage, beginning at Noon Eastern with the NFL Films documentary Road to the Super Bowl, followed by the official Pregame Show at 1 p.m. Eastern hosted by Maria Taylor with Noah Eagle and Jac

Science

Circumstellar dust: performance, calibration, and science with the Roman Coronagraph

A report from Science says the Roman Coronagraph (RC) will advance understanding of how well the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) can study rocky planets, giant planets, and dusty debris, and should produce the first direct detection of a giant planet in reflected starlight while providing unprecedented views of the spatial

Culture

Brooklyn Beckham sends a message to his brothers with pointed T-shirt

Pagesix reports that Brooklyn Beckham wore a white Ford logo T-shirt with the slogan "Good Brothers" while grocery shopping in Los Angeles with his wife, Nicola Peltz. He paired the shirt with jeans and a baseball cap; the chef, 26, was photographed alongside Peltz, 31, who wore a

Crypto

EU Tokenization Firms Urge DLT Pilot Fixes

A report from Cointelegraph says a group of European tokenization operators has urged EU policymakers to swiftly amend the bloc’s DLT Pilot Regime, warning that current asset limits, volume caps and time-limited licenses are preventing regulated onchain markets from scaling as the United States advances toward industrial-scale tokenization and

Culture

Where to find and use the Dirty Key in Nioh 3

Reporting by Pcgamer indicates the Dirty Key in Nioh 3 is obtained by defeating a Yamainu in the ruined village early in the game. The Yamainu patrols the village you reach from the Prospect Hill shrine: head down the path past two yokai and you'll see the wolf

Culture

Test Your Brain Rot: Can You Use ‘Choppelganger’ In a Sentence?

A report from Nytimes says "choppelganger" (CHOP-uhl-gang-er), a portmanteau of "chopped" and doppelgänger, is being used by Gen Z and Gen Alpha to describe a more unattractive version of yourself. The term gained traction after a TikTok post by Kiwi Lynas, which has amassed millions of

Culture

Jujutsu Kaisen S3 episode 6 spotlights Yuji Itadori's cog mindset

Polygon reports that episode 6 of Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, titled "Cog," opens with a sequence pitting Kirara Hoshi against Megumi Fushiguro with Panda's help, then shifts to a confrontation between Yuji Itadori and Kinji Hakari on the roof of Gachinko Fight Club. In the rooftop

Culture

Moulin Rouge! Musical to End Broadway Run This Summer

Nytimes reports that “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” will end its Broadway run on July 26, with its final performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theater nearly seven years after it opened on July 25, 2019. By closing it will have played 2,289 performances, including previews. The show won 10 Tony

Culture

‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ Review: Devils in Disguise

Nytimes reports that the final installment in the trilogy reboot of "The Strangers," the 2008 home invasion film, brings the masked nonsense to a close but offers few worthwhile returns, calling it an empty trilogy that suffers from a world-expanding, tingle-extinguishing treatment. Madelaine Petsch returns as Maya, the

Culture

Granblue Fantasy: Relink gets Endless Ragnarok DLC and Switch 2 port

Gamesradar reports developer Cygames has announced Endless Ragnarok, a surprise expansion for Granblue Fantasy: Relink arriving July 9, 2026, revealed during a third-party Nintendo Direct ahead of a longer dedicated reveal. The reveal trailer shows new and returning characters, appears to pick up after the main story, and highlights multiple

Culture

Overwatch 2 Drops The 2, Is Just Overwatch Again

Kotaku reports that during Blizzard’s Overwatch Spotlight presentation the company announced Overwatch 2 will drop the 2 and be called Overwatch moving forward. Blizzard framed the change as future-proofing: game director Aaron Keller said dropping the 2 is meant to convey a path forward of big annual moments that

Culture

My search for the perfect Danish pastry in Copenhagen

Theguardian reports that Laura Hall, a long-term Copenhagen resident and pastry obsessive, set out to find the city's best Danish pastry by tasting widely across bakeries big and small. She notes that Danish pastries are called wienerbrød in Denmark and that the laminated dough technique originated in Vienna.