World

Eight current and former Toronto police arrested in organized crime inquiry

A report from Theguardian says at least eight current and former Toronto police officers have been arrested following a sweeping investigation that officials say exposed the “corrosive” reach of organized crime into Canada’s largest municipal police service. Police allege officers accepted bribes, aided drug traffickers, leaked personal information to

Culture

Why Hailey Upton Left Chicago P.D. — and When She's Coming Back

Reporting by Nbc notes that Detective Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) departed Chicago P.D. after serving with the Intelligence Unit from Season 4 to Season 11, accepting an unknown job in a new city. She was a fan favorite known for her tenacity and reliability, and had a slow-burning romance

Politics

Lord Triesman obituary

Theguardian reports that David Triesman, Lord Triesman, has died aged 82. His wide-ranging public life was fuelled by a visionary idealism first displayed as a teenage schoolboy and sustained across sport, business and politics. He began his working life as an academic, spent nearly two decades as a trade union

World

Ransom note set 5 p.m. deadline in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Pagesix reports FBI Phoenix special agent Heith Janke shared that a ransom note set a 5 p.m. deadline on Feb. 5 during a Thursday press conference. Janke said he would not go into specifics, noting the note mentioned "an Apple Watch" and a "flood light,"

Culture

Embark lowers Arc Raiders Expedition stash requirement to three million

According to Pcgamer, Embark has lowered the required Stash value for maximum rewards in Arc Raiders' second Expedition from five million Coins to three million Coins, and the reward will still be five skill points for reaching the three million stash value. For this Expedition, players must gather 300k

Business

Carney Boosts E.V. Investment as Trump’s Trade Policy Hits Canada’s Auto Industry

A report from Nytimes says Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a sweeping plan to offer billions of dollars in incentives and tax breaks designed to help turn Canada into a global leader in electric vehicles. Mr. Carney said the new policies were meant to transform Canada’s economy and make

Business

Epic's free game program is vital to rivaling Steam, Polygon reports

Coverage from Polygon describes the Epic Games Store’s free game program, which has run weekly since 2018 and has given away hundreds of titles, including Control, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Death Stranding. Epic Games Store vice president and general manager Steve Allison told Polygon the program is now

Politics

White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard’s Presence at Georgia Raid

Nytimes reports that President Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for the F.B.I. seizure and search of voter rolls in Georgia, the administration’s fourth explanation for her involvement. U.S. officials told The New York Times that Mr. Trump personally ordered

World

Video: How We Know Iran Crushed Protests with Lethal Force

Nytimes reports that it collected and analyzed hundreds of videos of a crackdown on anti-government protests. The outlet says Iranians shared the footage despite an internet blackout. Sanjana Varghese explains how the Visual Investigations team at The Times verified the videos. Iran

Culture

Graham Norton’s red-sofa formula makes every episode work

In a report from Collider, Graham Stuart, the show’s long-time producing partner, explained how The Graham Norton Show’s red sofa is carefully engineered for chemistry. He called seat 1 a “big-ticket item,” with publicists fighting to secure it because it guarantees the most camera time, the most direct

Culture

The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This.

Nytimes reports that Empress Eugénie’s crown was left lying on the sidewalk after the Louvre Museum heist in October, and the museum has published photographs showing extensive damage. The palm-like diamond-encrusted arches have been yanked off or bent, the bejeweled cross lies toppled to one side, and one of

Sports

Ronaldo threatens Al-Nassr exit amid strike over Benzema transfer

Goal reports Cristiano Ronaldo has threatened to leave Al-Nassr in the summer as he continues strike action, having missed the 1-0 win over Al-Riyadh in protest at PIF's decision to transfer Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad to Al-Hilal. CBS Sports says Ronaldo warned those in Saudi Arabia he is

Culture

Craft beer has gone stale: let’s hear it for age-old favourites

A report from Theguardian says Vladimir Nabokov prized simple tastes — “bacon and eggs, beer” — and argues that the so-called craft era has made beer anything but simple, with hazy dubble IPAs and triple brown mocha porters and IPAs that, in the hands of American craft brewers, have become aggressively hopped

Culture

Bridgerton season 4 lake scene differs from the book

Businessinsider writes that one of the most anticipated moments in Bridgerton season four is the 'lake scene,' and the show's version diverges from Julia Quinn's book. Onscreen, Benedict recuperates at My Cottage and Sophie accidentally finds him swimming nude; they share a brief, passionate

AI

Which AI chatbots are ad-free? It's time to look beyond ChatGPT

Zdnet reports OpenAI plans to begin testing ads in ChatGPT for logged-in Free and Go users, while Anthropic has publicly pledged to keep Claude ad-free. OpenAI says these ads will be clearly labeled, kept separate from the AI's organic answers, omitted from sensitive topics such as health or

Culture

‘I’m so co-o-old’: the 20 best films with dreadful weather

Theguardian presents a ranking of the 20 best films in which dreadful weather plays a major role. The list includes Frozen, in which a woman literally turns her surroundings into a perpetual winter, and Everest, which depicts climbers caught in a blizzard. It also features The Impossible, a dramatisation of

Sports

Is Craig Melvin Going to the Olympics?

Details reported by Nbc indicate TODAY co-anchor Craig Melvin is no longer traveling to the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy. Melvin had been scheduled to host Olympic Late Night from Milan from February 7 to 9; NBCUniversal has assigned

World

Cops 'actively looking at everyone' in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Pagesix reports investigators are "actively looking at everyone" as a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s mysterious disappearance, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a press conference. When a reporter asked whether Nanos was investigating Guthrie’s son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, Nanos replied, "We’re actively looking at

Science

Historic Technology Milestones

A report from Science says the post Historic Technology Milestones appeared first on NASA Science. The post highlights Wide-field IR Detector Technology Reports. It also highlights WFIRST Coronagraph Technology Reports.

Crypto

Aster Launches Testnet for Layer-1 Blockchain, Teases Full Release in Q1

Cointelegraph reports the Aster decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) and perpetual futures platform said its layer-1 blockchain testnet is now live for all users, with a potential rollout of the Aster layer-1 mainnet in Q1 2026. The Aster roadmap lists several features slated for a Q1 launch, including fiat on-ramps, the

Culture

Overwatch Domina abilities and perks explained

Pcgamer notes that Domina is a 650HP (mainly shields) tank hero classified as a Stalwart tank, with reduced knockback and slowing effects to help her hold space. Her large circular, segmented shield can have each part broken separately, giving it distinctive barrier behavior compared to other frontliners. Domina's

Business

Wizards says print-to-demand Secret Lair is gone for good

Polygon reports Wizards of the Coast says early print-to-demand Secret Lair drops caused too many problems, including long fulfillment waits and unpredictable bottlenecks in the company’s shared printing supply chain. Secret Lair began as print-to-demand in December 2019, but customers sometimes waited “six, seven, eight, nine months” to receive

Culture

Penny the Doberman Wins Best in Show at Westminster

Nytimes reports that Penny, a sleekly majestic Doberman pinscher, won the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, becoming the fifth member of her breed to take best in show in Westminster’s 150-year history. Reserve best in show went to Cota, a Chesapeake Bay retriever who celebrated by grabbing his

Culture

‘Sirat’ Review: A Shocker in the Desert

A review in Nytimes calls Oliver Laxe’s "Sirat" a sincere, mesmerizing and admirably unorthodox thriller set in the Moroccan Sahara, following a group of European ravers and a Spanish man searching for his missing daughter. The film opens with Luis and his son Esteban moving through a

Culture

$50K reward offered in search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother

Reporting by Pagesix indicates the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy Guthrie. The reward was revealed during a press conference Thursday. “The FBI is now working this case jointly with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department,” the agent said.