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Former Konami Composer Awarded 40,000 Yen in Steam Pilots Case — kotaku.com

Former Konami Composer Awarded 40,000 Yen in Steam Pilots Case

Kotaku reports Motoaki Furukawa, the former Konami composer behind the likes of Policenauts, Snatcher and the Nintendo 64 version of Castlevania, and Pixel Co., a small Nintendo Switch-focused Japanese dev team, lost their respective legal battles against each other regarding the abandoned crowdsourced shoot ’em up Steam Pilots. Steam Pilots

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: Release, Cast, and Plot — static0.moviewebimages.com

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: Release, Cast, and Plot

Movieweb reports Christopher Nolan wrote and directed The Odyssey, an action-adventure adaptation slated to hit theaters on July 17, 2026. Production began in February 2025 with filming in Morocco, Italy, Greece, Iceland and other locations, principal photography wrapped in August 2025, and the film has been touted as the first

Baylen Dupree Shows How Her Tics Differ With and Without Her Dog — people.com

Baylen Dupree Shows How Her Tics Differ With and Without Her Dog

People reports that TikTok star Baylen Dupree shared a video demonstrating how holding her dog, Fluffy, affects her Tourette syndrome tics. In a compilation filmed at an airport, Dupree is seen in one clip gently stroking the small white dog in a pink sweater while seated and exhibiting few verbal

Liam Rosenior accuses Arsenal of disrespect over warm-up disruption — i.guim.co.uk

Liam Rosenior accuses Arsenal of disrespect over warm-up disruption

A report from Theguardian says Liam Rosenior accused Arsenal of disrespect after their staff entered the wrong half and disrupted Chelsea’s warm-up before the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. Television cameras caught Chelsea’s head coach losing his cool and aiming a foul-mouthed

Crypto Press Releases Form Parallel News Market, Study Shows — assets.beincrypto.com

Crypto Press Releases Form Parallel News Market, Study Shows

Coverage from Beincrypto reports that an analysis of 2,893 crypto press releases published between June and November 2025 shows distribution networks operating as a parallel news market capable of shaping sentiment and temporarily moving prices, even before verification occurs, with most releases originating from high-risk or scam projects. The

Deaths in Boat Disaster in English Channel Were Avoidable, Inquiry Finds — static01.nyt.com

Deaths in Boat Disaster in English Channel Were Avoidable, Inquiry Finds

A report from Nytimes says an official inquiry found the deaths of about 30 people trying to reach Britain in 2021 were "avoidable." Ross Cranston, the retired judge who led the inquiry commissioned by the British government, placed primary blame on people smugglers. The inquiry said many lives

15 Best Martial Arts K-Dramas, Ranked — static0.colliderimages.com

15 Best Martial Arts K-Dramas, Ranked

In a report from Collider, a ranked list highlights 15 K-dramas that foreground martial-arts action, noting how Korean series bring emotional writing and crafted choreography to close-quarters combat, sword fights, and large-scale battles. The list includes shows that emphasize raw physical survival and tightly staged fights, such as Sweet Home,

Should I seek closure from a high school friend who drifted away? — i.guim.co.uk

Should I seek closure from a high school friend who drifted away?

A piece from Theguardian includes advice from Eleanor to a reader whose close high-school friend drifted away and who asks whether to seek closure. Eleanor notes that many people’s first experience of deep love is with a high-school friend and that those relationships are formative; drifting apart after school

I probably wouldn't be back in the game if it weren't for TST — assets.goal.com

I probably wouldn't be back in the game if it weren't for TST

Goal reports USWNT legend Hope Solo has returned to the pitch through The Soccer Tournament (TST), this time fielding teams in both the women's 7v7 competition and the newly introduced Mixed 7s after stepping away from the game. Solo said she left the sport following a suspension, contract

This $200 robot vacuum proves budget cleaners are finally worth your money — zdnet.com

This $200 robot vacuum proves budget cleaners are finally worth your money

Zdnet reports the 3i G10+ robot vacuum and mop is available for $200 and combines boosted suction on carpet, an internal dust compactor to extend time between emptying, and efficient navigation. The unit includes a 1L dustbin with a built-in compactor that Zdnet says can let you go up to

Biggest mistakes my American family made moving to the Netherlands — i.insider.com

Biggest mistakes my American family made moving to the Netherlands

Businessinsider reports an American family who moved from the United States to the Netherlands describes several avoidable pitfalls during relocation, including delays in learning Dutch, missed tax deadlines, misunderstandings about healthcare coverage, and poorly timed currency exchanges. They postponed learning Dutch because so many Dutch people speak English, which left

$1M Lightning Payment Tests Bitcoin’s Institutional Rails — images.cointelegraph.com

$1M Lightning Payment Tests Bitcoin’s Institutional Rails

Cointelegraph reports Institutional trading and lending desk Secure Digital Markets (SDM) said it sent a $1 million payment to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken over the Lightning Network on Jan. 28. SDM claimed in a statement shared with Cointelegraph that it is the largest publicly reported Lightning transaction to date and a

Why Law & Order Isn't New Tonight (February 5, 2026) — nbc.com

Why Law & Order Isn't New Tonight (February 5, 2026)

Reporting by Nbc: Season 25 of Law & Order is on hiatus tonight to make way for NBC's coverage of the Milano Cortina Winter Games, so no new episode will air. New episodes of Law & Order Season 25 will return on Thursday, February 26 at 8/7c

Epstein Often Gifted Luxury Fashion to Curry Favor, Files Show — static01.nyt.com

Epstein Often Gifted Luxury Fashion to Curry Favor, Files Show

Nytimes reports that Justice Department files released in connection with Jeffrey Epstein include hundreds of references to luxury brands and show he frequently sent designer gifts to ingratiate himself with famous friends and reward those in his orbit. The files cite specific items: an XXL cashmere sweater for Noam Chomsky,

'Today' hosts share emotional update on Savannah Guthrie's mother — pagesix.com

'Today' hosts share emotional update on Savannah Guthrie's mother

A report from Pagesix says Savannah Guthrie’s “Today” show co-hosts somberly shared an update on her mom Nancy Guthrie’s ongoing disappearance as NYPD surrounded the studio. Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones filled viewers in on the tearful plea Savannah and her siblings — Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie — directed

‘Kokuho’ Review: Over Decades, an Artist’s Life — static01.nyt.com

‘Kokuho’ Review: Over Decades, an Artist’s Life

A review in Nytimes says Kokuho, directed by Sang-il Lee, became Japan’s highest grossing live-action film of all time and opens with some of the most thrilling sequences in the past year of movies, with flashes of violence and failed vengeance set in 1960s Nagasaki. Those opening minutes establish

A Stunning ‘King Lear’ That Reveals, Finally, a King in Full — static01.nyt.com

A Stunning ‘King Lear’ That Reveals, Finally, a King in Full

Nytimes reports that Karin Coonrod’s production of King Lear at La MaMa divides the title role among ten actors, who enter through the audience wearing pale, soiled greatcoats and tall paper crowns and trade Lear’s lines among themselves; when other characters speak an actor removes a crown to

Virginia Giuffre's Family Says She's 'Vindicated' After Emails — people.com

Virginia Giuffre's Family Says She's 'Vindicated' After Emails

People reports that newly released emails appear to show Ghislaine Maxwell discussing the existence of the photograph of Virginia Giuffre with the then-Prince Andrew, and Giuffre’s family says the messages leave her "vindicated." The BBC published a 2015 draft email that appears to be from Maxwell: "

He Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data — static01.nyt.com

He Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data

A report from Nytimes says Joseph Yracheta was in charge of a repository that compiled and protected tribal health data. He led the Native Biodata Consortium, described as the first nonprofit data and sample repository within the geographic bounds and legal jurisdiction of an American Indian nation on the Cheyenne

Bitcoin Slips Below $70,000 Support, Risk of 37% Drop Emerges — assets.beincrypto.com

Bitcoin Slips Below $70,000 Support, Risk of 37% Drop Emerges

In a report from Beincrypto, Bitcoin slipped below $70,000 after losing a key on-chain support level, a move that the article says exposes BTC to elevated downside risk as several on-chain and technical indicators align with a bearish outlook, while large holders are actively accumulating to try to slow

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years — static01.nyt.com

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years

A report from Nytimes says Martin Weil, who worked on The Washington Post’s local news desk since 1965, was among more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists laid off as the paper announced widespread newsroom cuts. Mr. Weil, a longtime night-shift reporter, was one of the last ties

Nigeria sends troops to villages attacked by jihadist fighters — i.guim.co.uk

Nigeria sends troops to villages attacked by jihadist fighters

A report from Theguardian says Nigeria will deploy an army battalion to Kaiama district in Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in attacks on Woro and Nuku villages. Footage broadcast by local news stations showed bodies lying in blood, some with their hands tied, and burning houses.

10 Essential Richard Gere Movies, Ranked — static0.colliderimages.com

10 Essential Richard Gere Movies, Ranked

In a report from Collider, Liam Gaughan ranks the ten most essential Richard Gere films, placing Days of Heaven at number one and The Cotton Club at number ten. Gaughan notes that Gere is one of the greatest actors to have never been nominated for an Academy Award and describes

Phil Jones refuses to name Haaland, backs Lammens and Ayden Heaven — assets.goal.com

Phil Jones refuses to name Haaland, backs Lammens and Ayden Heaven

Details reported by Goal say former Manchester United defender Phil Jones refused to say Erling Haaland's name during a quick-fire Q&A and named summer signing Senne Lammens as the Premier League's best goalkeeper. Jones, who retired in 2024 and now works with United'

Should my husband swap walking for cycling? — i.guim.co.uk

Should my husband swap walking for cycling?

Theguardian reports on a domestic disagreement in Berlin between Frida, who prefers to cycle, and her husband Frantz, who likes to walk. Frida says cycling is quicker, more fun and frees up time, while Frantz prefers the slower pace of walking and the chance to notice shops and neighbourhood character.