Tech

Target employee documents steep SSD and memory price hikes amid AI-driven demand

On January 28, a Reddit user going by Scarfeezy posted images that appear to show them using a phone and an app to raise prices on SSDs and other memory-related PC parts at a Target store; the user told Kotaku they work at a Target in Pennsylvania. The images shared

Politics

Return of inflation threatens to hijack Labor’s second-term agenda

The return of high inflation in Australia threatens to hijack the Albanese government’s second‑term agenda and has increased fears of interest rate rises, with the Reserve Bank said to be likely to hike rates on Tuesday for the first time since November 2023. Cost of living has been

Culture

Apple TV lands Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere — Mistborn movies, Stormlight TV series

Apple TV has closed an "unprecedented deal" for Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe, giving the streamer rights to works including the Mistborn novels and The Stormlight Archive, according to The Hollywood Reporter via MovieWeb. MovieWeb reports Mistborn is reportedly set to be adapted as movies while The

Sports

Guardian offers free Football Daily weekday email

The Guardian offers the Football Daily newsletter, a free email that kicks off your afternoon with the paper’s take on the world of football, delivered every weekday. The newsletter promises a roundup of the football news and gossip "in our own belligerent, sometimes intelligent and – very occasionally – funny

Culture

Khloé Kardashian Praises Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet After Malibu Dinner

Khloé Kardashian said she was proud of Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet after the couple stayed late at an intimate Malibu dinner the night before, telling her sister Kim on the Jan. 28 episode of her Khloé In Wonder Land podcast that "I was so — Kylie had the best

Crypto

XRP Ledger sets 3 January records as whale wallets, DEX and chain activity rise

The XRP Ledger set three major on-chain records in January even as XRP’s price weakened below $1.9, signaling a potential recovery, BeInCrypto reports. On the whale front, Santiment data show the number of wallets holding at least 1 million XRP has begun to rise for the first time

Politics

Judge orders release of Minnesota refugees targeted in ICE operation

A federal judge on Wednesday evening ordered federal agents to stop detaining and deporting refugees in Minnesota who were lawfully admitted to the United States and to immediately release those currently held, granting a temporary restraining order that halts the operation. The judge’s order pauses a Trump administration operation

Culture

Sledges, bears and a pop-up hotel at Arosa in the Graubünden Alps

Arosa, a high-plateau family ski resort in the Graubünden Alps of south‑east Switzerland, is described as a low‑key, fairytale alternative to St Moritz and Verbier. The writer spent a week there with their partner and two children this winter, finding ice skating on a frozen lake, children sledding

Culture

Collider ranks 10 most heartwarming slice-of-life films, led by Perfect Days

Collider published a Jan. 28, 2026 roundup by freelance senior writer Daniela that ranks the 10 most heartwarming slice-of-life films, highlighting titles from Studio Ghibli to contemporary indie cinema. The piece traces the slice-of-life tradition back to Italian Neorealism in the 1940s and asks what makes these films beloved: their

Tech

Why solid-state batteries aren’t in iPhones yet

Solid-state batteries promise higher energy density, improved safety and longer life, but they are not in iPhones yet because the technology and supply chain are not ready to produce the billions of cells needed; people in the industry expect large-scale production by the early 2030s, the ZDNET article says. Solid-state

Sports

Al Qadsiah vs Al Hilal: kick-off time, form and how to live-stream (Jan 29, 2026)

GOAL explains how to watch Saudi Pro League leaders Al Hilal against Al Qadsiah on 29 Jan 2026; kick-off is listed as 12:30 EST and 17:30 GMT. A win for Al Hilal would extend their lead over Al Ahli, GOAL says. Al Qadsiah come in on the back

Culture

Wonder Man review: Marvel series on Disney Plus favours acting over action

The Guardian’s review says Wonder Man is a small, eight-episode Marvel series on Disney Plus that deliberately favours storytelling and the craft of acting over superhero spectacle. The review notes the episodes run around half an hour and follow Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II), an actor in Los

Politics

Sergey Brin gave $20M as tech billionaires spent $35M ahead of California wealth-tax vote

Google cofounder Sergey Brin was the largest donor in a January filing that showed he and other California billionaires gave a combined $35 million to ballot measure committees ahead of the state's wealth-tax vote, according to a disclosure seen by Business Insider. The disclosure, filed by the coalition

Culture

Chicago Med: Ripley’s playful 'ruff' as his romance with Dr. Caitlin Lenox deepens

Season 11 of Chicago Med turns up the heat as the romance between Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos) and Dr. Mitch Ripley (Luke Mitchell) reaches a fever pitch in the episode "Our So-Called Lives," with Ripley even letting out a playful "ruff" as he courts Lenox.

Culture

Bug Hall, 'Little Rascals' star, moves family to Arkansas, vows poverty and off‑grid life

Former child actor Bug Hall has left Hollywood and moved with his wife and five daughters to a small area near Mountain Home, Ark., saying he has taken “a vow of poverty” and now identifies as “a radical Catholic extremist,” Page Six reports. Hall told the outlet he gave up

World

Keir Starmer visits China seeking cautious thaw with Xi in Beijing

Yesterday Keir Starmer became the first British prime minister to visit China since Theresa May in 2018, meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing and saying he wanted to bring "stability and clarity" to the UK’s approach to Beijing. Xi told Starmer the relationship had gone through "twists

Tech

Code Vein 2 launches Jan 29 — regional unlock times and preload info

Code Vein 2 launches at 3 p.m. PST on January 29, with the deluxe edition having unlocked three days earlier for owners of that version. Regional unlock times given by PC Gamer are: Los Angeles 3 p.m. PST on Thursday, January 29; New York 6 p.m. EST

Sports

Wasteful Leeds pegged back at Everton; EFL roundup on Football Weekly

On the Football Weekly podcast today, Monday Night Football is described as a classic game of two halves after wasteful Leeds were pegged back at Everton. The episode says Leeds should have put Everton away before coming back in the second half, framing the match as one of missed chances

Culture

Grounded 2: Where to find the ladybug egg and how to unlock its nest

To get the ladybug buggy in Grounded 2 you must first swipe a ladybug egg from the Garden and then unlock and craft a special ladybug nest where the egg can incubate. The egg and the nest blueprint both require materials and exploration in the Veggie Garden, so players just

Politics

Videos show Alex Pretti pushed to ground 11 days before his killing

Newly unearthed videos show Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, being pushed to the ground by federal agents at a protest in South Minneapolis on Jan. 13, 11 days before he was fatally shot by federal agents on Saturday, the footage and reporting say. The footage shows Mr. Pretti running toward

Culture

Project: Gorgon leaves Steam Early Access after 8 years with 1.0 release

Project: Gorgon, the old-school fantasy MMO, has left Steam Early Access after eight years with a big 1.0 update; the game originally entered Early Access in 2018. The title was conceived by husband-and-wife duo Eric Heimburg and Sandra Power, both former lead developers on legacy MMOs including Asheron'

Culture

Rachel Roddy’s puntarelle, radicchio, celery, apple and cheese salad recipe

Rachel Roddy offers a puntarelle, radicchio, celery, apple and cheese salad as “this week’s recipe” and as a way to remember Charlie Hicks. Roddy recalls Charlie Hicks from Veg Talk, a weekly show that ran on Radio 4 from 1998 to 2005; the programme, she says, came into being

Culture

Code Vein II: 10 essential tips — bike, Blood Codes, upgrades, and allies

Code Vein II, the sequel to Bandai Namco’s 2019 anime Soulslike, is here. It’s generally easier than other games in the genre, but bosses can still be challenging, and the game adds a new open world to explore. In the opening hours you’ll obtain a bike/motorcycle

Tech

Three free tweaks that improve Sonos soundbar performance

ZDNET’s Jada Jones says three free tweaks can dramatically improve the performance of Sonos soundbars. Start with placement: make the soundbar as close to eye level as possible, centered on the TV, and avoid putting it inside a cabinet. Jones notes that room layout, content audio format, room size

Culture

10 Hollywood power couples who both won Oscars — Pitt & Jolie to Bardem & Cruz

MovieWeb senior writer Philip Etemesi published a list on Jan. 28, 2026, highlighting 10 Hollywood power couples in which both partners have won Academy Awards. Among the pairs featured are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who met on Mr. & Mrs. Smith; Jolie won Best Actress for Girl, Interrupted, while