Crypto

Coinbase launches prediction markets across all 50 US states with Kalshi

Coinbase has launched prediction-market trading for customers in all 50 US states through a partnership with Kalshi, the exchange announced Tuesday, making a new “Predict” tab available on the latest Coinbase app for wagering on sports, politics, entertainment, economic events and more. The feature runs via Coinbase’s partnership with

Culture

Collider's 10 most twisted thrillers of last 25 years: Antichrist tops list

Collider published a Jan. 29, 2026 list by Robert, a Chicago-area film writer, ranking the 10 most twisted thrillers of the last 25 years, with Lars von Trier’s Antichrist (2009) named the most twisted. The piece calls Antichrist a “manic and uncompromising” work inspired by von Trier’s experiences

Sports

Champions League knockout play-off draw set for Jan 30 in Nyon — how to watch

The draw for the Champions League knockout phase will take place on Friday, January 30, 2026, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and is expected to start at approximately 11am GMT (6am ET). The draw follows the conclusion of the 2025-26 league phase, which produced the 24

Tech

NASA C-PICA heat shield enables Varda capsule to reenter atmosphere

Using C-PICA material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, the agency says. Varda’s W-5 capsule launched to low Earth orbit on Nov. 28, 2025. C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon

Culture

Kendall Jenner, ex Devin Booker trade flirty jabs over Super Bowl 'Kardashian Curse' ad

According to Page Six, exes Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker raised eyebrows with a playful Instagram exchange this week after Jenner promoted her 2026 Super Bowl “Kardashian Curse” ad and her Fanatics Sportsbook partnership on The Tonight Show ahead of the Feb. 8 game. Booker, the Phoenix Suns star, commented,

Tech

Eric Barone: Haunted Chocolatier 'very productive' but no release date

Eric Barone says in his latest Haunted Chocolatier update that he's "been very productive lately" on the game, but he declined to give a release date. When asked in 2025 if it would come out within the next five years, he said, "I hope so.

Crypto

21Shares lists JitoSOL-backed Solana ETP on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris

21Shares has launched a Jito-staked Solana exchange-traded product in Europe. The 21Shares Jito Staked SOL ETP will trade under the ticker JSOL in US dollars and euros on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, and the issuer says it is the first Europe-listed ETP backed by JitoSOL. The product holds JitoSOL directly

Culture

The Sims 4’s Royalty & Legacy adds Dynasty system, heirs and duels — arrives Feb. 12

A new trailer for The Sims 4 Expansion Pack Royalty & Legacy showcases a Dynasty system and other family-focused features; the pack arrives Feb. 12. Although much of the DLC centers on a new Nobility career, the trailer emphasizes legacy mechanics anyone can use — including heirs, secret children, Grand Balls,

Culture

Pixar’s Hoppers designer on taming nature’s “messiness” in the film

Pixar is nearing the March release of Hoppers, its 30th theatrical film, which opens Mar. 6, 2026. In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb, production designer Bryn Imagire addressed the visual challenges of setting the film mostly in the wild. Imagire said the team had to contend with how "nature

Culture

Rachel Zegler cheers ex Josh Andrés Rivera’s casting in Broadway 'Rocky Horror'

Rachel Zegler publicly supported her ex-boyfriend Josh Andrés Rivera after his casting in the upcoming Broadway revival of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show was announced on Jan. 29. The show’s official Instagram post read, "Let’s see what he’s made of. Josh Rivera (Rocky)

Business

SWIFT unveils retail cross-border scheme echoing Ripple — correspondent banking remains

SWIFT announced a new global retail payments scheme on January 29 to make consumer and small‑business cross‑border transfers faster, clearer and more predictable, with a phased launch in 2026 and a minimum viable product planned for the first half of the year. More than 40 banks are already

Culture

Before 'Marty Supreme,' Odessa A'zion broke out as Stephanie on CBS' Ghosts

Odessa A'Zion has been earning critical praise for her supporting turn in the nine-time Oscar‑nominated film Marty Supreme, and before that she had a breakout recurring guest role as Stephanie on CBS' sitcom Ghosts, a part she has played since 2021, Collider reports. Collider notes that

Politics

Trump’s 2020 election claims repeatedly debunked as Georgia search escalates effort

The New York Times reported on Jan. 29, 2026, that more than five years after the 2020 election Mr. Trump and his administration continue to pursue claims of widespread voter fraud, and that F.B.I. agents in Fulton County, Ga., recently searched an election center for 2020 ballots and

Sports

How to watch UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 — date, times & streams

Alexander Volkanovski puts his featherweight title on the line in a rematch with Diego Lopes at UFC 325, live from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The pair first met at UFC 314, where Volkanovski won a hard-fought decision; the event is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 (Australia, UK &

Culture

Martha Stewart showers and puts on makeup before her 6:30 a.m. gym routine

On Amazon Live's 'In Bed with Paige DeSorbo' on Monday, Martha Stewart, 84, said she showers and puts on makeup before leaving for the gym. "I go to the gym every morning at 6:30, so I have to be out of the house at

Culture

Amazon posts Fallout season 1 on YouTube for free — available until Feb. 11

Amazon is posting the entire first season of the Fallout TV show on its official YouTube channel for free, beginning Jan. 28, PC Gamer reports. Episodes are being uploaded Jan. 28–31 on the following Pacific Time schedule: S1E1 — Jan 28, 5pm PT; S1E2 — Jan 28, 6pm PT; S1E3 — Jan

Science

NASA analysis: La Niña limited global sea level rise to 0.03 inches in 2025

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory say a NASA analysis found the average height of Earth’s oceans increased by 0.03 inches (0.08 centimeters) in 2025, a rise the analysis attributes in part to a La Niña that limited sea level increase that year. The 2025 increase

Culture

Blizzard unveils Azeroth Interiors contest for WoW housing — Feb. 17–24

During Thursday’s State of Azeroth stream, Blizzard announced the Azeroth Interiors invitational contest for World of Warcraft, saying it will run Feb. 17–24 and pair community creators into six teams of “homeowner” and “builder,” executive producer Holly Longdale said. Longdale described the event as a “global renovation challenge”

Culture

Prime Video’s The Wrecking Crew leans into unexpectedly graphic violence

MovieWeb reports that Prime Video’s The Wrecking Crew, released Jan. 28, 2026 and starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa as estranged half-brothers, is bloodier than many viewers might expect. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the action comedy follows the pair as they investigate their father’s death and serves

Crypto

Bitfinex Bitcoin longs hit two-year high as BTC retests $84,000 support

Bitfinex Bitcoin margin longs reached a two-year high on Thursday, totaling 83,933 BTC (a nominal $7.3 billion), as Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in over two months and retested $84,000 support, Cointelegraph reports. Despite the large nominal position, borrowing costs on Bitfinex remain under 0.01%

Culture

Thermal drone finds recently adopted Bernedoodle Benji after 48 hours in Philly storm

Benji, a recently adopted one-and-a-half-year-old Bernedoodle, escaped from his Philadelphia home on the night of Saturday, Jan. 24 as a winter storm began, his owners Ece Bal and Justin Cerone recounted to the city’s local ABC affiliate. After disappearing for 48 hours during the brutal storm, the dog was

Crypto

OJK: 72% of Indonesia's licensed crypto exchanges unprofitable despite 20M users

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) reported that about 72% of licensed crypto exchanges were unprofitable at the end of 2025, even as the number of crypto users in the country surpassed 20 million. OJK data cited by local media showed the total value of crypto transactions fell to IDR

Culture

Predator: Badlands flips the franchise’s 'If it bleeds, we can kill it' line

Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands, released Nov. 5, 2025, deliberately subverts the franchise’s most famous line—“If it bleeds, we can kill it”—by telling its story without human characters and centering nonhuman hunters, the Yautja, from their own perspective. The original Predator quote came from Dutch, who hides

Sports

Pulisic and McKennie seen as locks for 2026 USMNT, but competition behind them is fierce

GOAL projects Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie as locks for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2026 World Cup roster as manager Mauricio Pochettino prepares final selections for the home tournament just months away. In goal, GOAL’s picks are Matt Freese, Patrick Schulte and Matt Turner, with

Culture

Cardi B to perform at Fanatics Super Bowl 2026 party; Robert Kraft to cameo

Page Six exclusively reports that Cardi B will perform at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl 2026 party in San Francisco ahead of the big game. Sources tell Page Six that while Stefon Diggs’ attendance is still up in the air, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is ready to