Crypto

World Liberty Financial tumbles after Trump’s Canada tariff threats

World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token has faced sharp volatility after President Donald Trump issued strong remarks against Canada this week, threatening to decertify Canadian-made aircraft, impose tariffs of up to 50% and warning of a “very substantial” response if Canada pursues a trade agreement with China. The comments weakened

Tech

What to expect at Samsung Unpacked 2026: Galaxy S26, One UI 8.5 and Buds 4 Pro

Samsung's next Unpacked event is expected to introduce new Galaxy mobile products in early 2026; South Korean media and tipster Evan Blass have suggested the event will take place on Feb. 25, 2026, in San Francisco, though Samsung has not announced an official date. Reports say the launch

Culture

Batman: Under the Red Hood tops Collider’s Letterboxd ranking of DC animated films

Collider published a list on Jan. 31, 2026, ranking the 10 greatest DC animated movies according to Letterboxd user scores, putting Batman: Under the Red Hood at No. 1. Collider frames Letterboxd as a fan- and general-audience-centric platform rather than a critics’ site, and says DC’s animated output generally

Sports

Ivan Toney tops Saudi scoring, says Pro League’s standard is high after following Ronaldo

Ivan Toney has explained why he followed Cristiano Ronaldo to the Saudi Pro League and, after a hat-trick in his latest outing, moved to the top of the Saudi scoring charts ahead of Ronaldo, Goal reports. The 29-year-old left the Premier League for Al-Ahli in August 2024 in a £40

Culture

2026 Grammys: how to watch, hosts, top nominees and performances

The 68th annual Grammy Awards are set for Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will air live at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+. Trevor Noah is returning as the prime-time host for a sixth and final time.

Culture

Tim Burton pays tribute to Catherine O'Hara after her death at 71

Tim Burton, 67, remembered "special" Catherine O'Hara with a tribute on Instagram on Friday, writing "Catherine, I love you," after the actress died on Jan. 30 at 71, according to a statement shared with Page Six from Creative Artists Agency. Burton shared a behind-the-scenes

Culture

Arc Raiders Bird City event — when it runs and where to find valuable rubber ducks

Arc Raiders' Headwinds update introduced the Bird City map modifier for the Buried City: an avian-themed, minor modifier that appears multiple times per day and lasts one hour each time. Bird City is active every eight hours for a single hour. The schedule is: Pacific 12-1 am, 8-9 am,

Culture

NYT critics highlight 10 new movies this week

The New York Times on Jan. 30, 2026, presented a roundup of 10 new movies its critics are talking about this week, including titles such as The Moment, The Love That Remains, A Poet and The Wrecking Crew. From our review: “The Moment” — a mockumentary starring Charli XCX and directed

Culture

Code Vein 2: 8 beginner tips to survive the timeline-hopping Soulslike

Polygon lays out eight beginner tips to help players prepare for Code Vein 2’s timeline-hopping, Soulslike combat and exploration. Explore the map freely: chests hide formae, crafting materials, powerful weapons and special items. If you prefer not to scavenge, hunt golden nectars and golden blood beads to upgrade your

Culture

Catherine O’Hara, Canadian actress and comedian, dies at 71

According to The New York Times, Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian comedian and actress, died on Friday at 71. Her career began in the 1970s on the Canadian sketch series SCTV. She worked as a waitress at the Second City theater, understudied Gilda Radner and became a full-time SCTV cast

Culture

Ian McKellen says Magneto “destroyed New Jersey” in Avengers: Doomsday

Ian McKellen, who played Magneto across the original X-Men films and is set to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, told Jake’s Takes that he “did destroy New Jersey the other day,” adding “Oh, I perhaps shouldn’t have said that.” McKellen has handled the master of magnetism for 26 years

Science

Waved albatross sighted off California, thousands of miles from home

A rare waved albatross was spotted off Point Piedras Blancas, Calif., on Jan. 23 by Tammy Russell, a marine ornithologist aboard the research vessel Reuben Lasker. The bird appeared shortly after noon, wheeling low over the Pacific as dolphins and humpback whales breached. "I yelled, 'waved albatross'

Tech

Valve’s invite-only Deadlock adds six new heroes — community votes start Jan. 26

Valve’s invite-only MOBA hero shooter Deadlock received a big update that added six new heroes and multiple visual and gameplay tweaks, and the studio is letting players vote to unlock them two per week starting on January 26. The update has coincided with a surge of fan art and

Culture

Must-see movies streaming in February 2026 — The Bluff, The Astronaut & full list

MovieWeb published a complete list of movies coming to major streaming platforms in February 2026 in a piece by Adam Symchuk on Jan. 31, 2026, highlighting titles such as the Russo Brothers’ high-seas action film The Bluff on Prime Video and the sci-fi horror The Astronaut arriving on Hulu. The

World

Indonesia lifts conditional ban on Grok after assurances from X Corp

Indonesia lifted a ban on Grok, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, weeks after the government had blocked the tool because it was being used to generate sexualized images of real people. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said it had received a letter

Culture

Collider names Squid Game’s Seong Gi-hun the most iconic K-drama character

Collider published a list on Jan. 31, 2026, ranking the 10 most iconic K-drama TV characters everyone knows, placing Seong Gi-hun from Squid Game at No. 1. According to the article, Seong Gi-hun is memorable for embodying desperation and the struggle to survive in an unjust system. The piece also

Politics

Costa Rica votes amid insecurity and fears of authoritarian turn

Costa Rica heads to the polls on Sunday to elect a president and 57 members of congress after a campaign dominated by rising insecurity and warnings of an authoritarian turn. President Rodrigo Chaves, who could not run again under the constitution, looms over the race; his handpicked candidate, Laura Fernández,

Sports

Ex-boyfriend says Katie Price sent drunk texts to Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker

JJ Slater, who dated Katie Price, has claimed the British media personality messaged England internationals Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker while the group were on holiday in Cyprus in October 2024, he told The Sun. Slater described a night out at a karaoke bar that continued with drinks back at

Culture

Rams' Puka Nacua shoots his shot at Sydney Sweeney after lingerie launch

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua publicly flirted with actress Sydney Sweeney after a Complex post shared a quote from her Cosmopolitan interview — Nacua, 24, replied on X, “Love skydiving.” In the Cosmopolitan interview Sweeney said she’s looking for a man who is “Athletic and outgoing and funny.

Sports

Man United v Fulham, Man City v Spurs and WSL title clash – matchday live

Matchday live: Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford (2pm GMT) as Michael Carrick looks to build on back-to-back wins over Manchester City and Arsenal. Other leading fixtures today include Manchester City v Chelsea in the WSL (2.30pm GMT) and Tottenham v Manchester City in the Premier League (4.

Culture

YouTuber unlocks Bully's sledgehammer hidden for more than 20 years

YouTuber JustGarrison has uncovered a previously inaccessible weapon in Rockstar's 2006 game Bully, unlocking a sledgehammer that had been locked away for more than 20 years while attempting a pacifist run. The glitch appears during the mission "The Tenements." If a player falls beyond the map

World

Years After Coup, Myanmar’s National Unity Government Faces Marginalization

Five years after the military overthrew the elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, the National Unity Government of Myanmar — a pro-democracy shadow government formed by politicians and civic leaders in exile — has failed to halt the junta’s consolidation of power and, critics say, is becoming increasingly irrelevant as the

Culture

WoW 12.0 pre-patch leaves game fragile as housing, addon changes hit ahead of Midnight

World of Warcraft’s pre-patch to version 12.0 has put the game in a delicate spot, as Blizzard rolls out major changes — including player housing and a radical restriction of combat addons — ahead of the Midnight expansion on March 2. Housing, a feature players have requested for years, has

Culture

N64 studio spent two years on 64DD games, says Nintendo told them to 'start again'

A developer at Digital Eden says the studio spent about two years making games for Nintendo’s 64DD add-on, only to have Nintendo repeatedly tell them to “start again from scratch,” the developer told GamesRadar. The 64DD was released exclusively in Japan on December 11, 1999, as a disk drive

Politics

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins special Texas Senate race in Fort Worth suburbs

Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat and local union leader, won a state Senate special election on Saturday in a Fort Worth-area district that President Trump carried by more than 17 percentage points just over a year ago, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 57 to 43. Mr. Rehmet, a first-time candidate and