Sports

Savannah Guthrie presses Serena Williams on possible comeback after re-entering testing pool

Savannah Guthrie pressed Serena Williams about a possible return to professional tennis on the "Today" show Wednesday after Williams re-entered the International Tennis Integrity Agency drug testing pool in October 2025, which some people see as a precursor to a comeback. Guthrie raised the topic mid-interview, saying she

Tech

GOG Galaxy job ad calls Linux 'the next major frontier' — PC Gamer notes AI plans

PC Gamer reports a recent GOG Galaxy senior software engineer job posting that states "Linux is the next major frontier" for the client. The posting says the company is looking for "a Senior Engineer who will help shape GOG Galaxy's architecture, tooling, and development standards

Culture

PlayStation Plus adds Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros and Ace Combat 7

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Wednesday that PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers will be able to download February’s Essential games — Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown — starting Tuesday, Feb. 3. Undisputed, from Steel City Interactive and Deep Silver, is a 2024 boxing simulation that features more

Culture

Former Skyrim lead says TES6 setting was discussed during Fallout 4 era

Kurt Kuhlmann, a former Skyrim lead and longtime Elder Scrolls "loremaster," told PC Gamer that developers had a "sort of consensus" on where The Elder Scrolls 6 might be set as far back as the Fallout 4 development period. Bethesda has not confirmed the game'

Culture

New photos show PokéPark Kanto's immersive Pokémon displays ahead of Feb. 5 opening

Photos and videos from Japanese press and content creators have offered a first look at PokéPark Kanto in Tokyo ahead of its February 5 opening, Kotaku reported. Kotaku says the park is designed to make visitors feel transported into the Pokémon world, with statues, character actors and photo ops across

Culture

John Turturro's Sundance pickpocket drama earns 'knockout' reviews

John Turturro’s new film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27 and has drawn strong early reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it a “quiet knockout,” MovieWeb reported. Written and directed by Noah Segan, Pickpocket follows career criminal Harry (Turturro)

Culture

Don DeLillo wrote 1980 erotic hockey novel 'Amazons' under a pen name

Don DeLillo secretly published an erotic hockey novel titled "Amazons" in 1980 under the pseudonym Cleo Birdwell, the New York Times reported on Jan. 27, 2026. The book is presented as a memoir by Cleo Birdwell, a fictional first woman in the National Hockey League, and contains frequent,

Culture

Margot Robbie praises Jacob Elordi's Valentine's surprise on Wuthering Heights set

Margot Robbie said Jacob Elordi surprised her with a Valentine's Day gesture while she was shooting Wuthering Heights, filling her room with roses, a Heathcliff‑style note and a small tombstone prop — a moment she told Vogue Australia made her think he would be "probably a very

Science

DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome to predict effects across thousands of genes

Google DeepMind researchers on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, published AlphaGenome in the journal Nature, saying the A.I. was trained on a vast set of molecular data to make predictions about thousands of genes, including whether mutations can shut genes off or turn them on at the wrong time. The

Crypto

WLFI slips as Greenland narrative fades; break below $0.143 could target $0.1145

BeInCrypto reports World Liberty Financial (WLFI) saw profit-taking after the Greenland narrative faded, with roughly 230 million WLFI moved onto exchanges following January 22, when political rhetoric cooled. The token’s earlier rally was tied to renewed discussion of Donald Trump’s push for Greenland, which intensified in late 2025

Culture

Netflix's 'Detective Hole' — Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series gets March 26 release

Netflix released a new image and an official teaser for Detective Hole, its upcoming series adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole novels, and Collider reports the show will arrive March 26. The series was created and written for the screen by Jo Nesbø and follows the titular anti-hero, played

Sports

Emma Hayes joins Trinity Rodman’s 'Sexy Dexy' dance after USWNT win over Chile

United States Women’s National Team manager Emma Hayes joined Trinity Rodman in performing the viral 'Sexy Dexy' dance after Rodman scored in a midweek win over Chile. The former Chelsea boss copied Rodman’s moves and drew laughter from her squad. Rodman had also scored at the

Business

Meta faces scrutiny over AI capex ahead of Q4 earnings

Meta Platforms will report fourth-quarter results after the closing bell and hold an analyst call around 4:30 p.m. ET, and Wall Street is fixated on the company’s outlook for AI infrastructure spending and capital expenditures, according to Business Insider. Rothschild analyst James Cordwell gave Meta a $900

Business

Silver Rises Roughly 60% This Month, Outpacing Gold

On Jan. 28, 2026, the price of silver continued a rapid climb, extending its gain to roughly 60 percent this month and drawing attention from investors and companies that use the metal in manufacturing. Silver has been on a breakneck rally for much of the past year, more than doubling

Sports

Sam Darnold, on his 5th NFL team, leads Seahawks to Super Bowl LX

Sam Darnold, an eight-year NFL veteran now on his fifth team, will start for the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California, live on NBC and Peacock. The Patriots will start second-year quarterback Drake Maye. Darnold is only

Culture

Kim Kardashian says Harry and Meghan photos were removed to respect Remembrance Day

Kim Kardashian said on her sister Khloé Kardashian’s podcast, Khloé In Wonder Land, Wednesday that she and their mom Kris Jenner deleted Instagram photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last November because it was “really innocent” — they took them down to respect Remembrance Day. Kim, 45, said Jenner

World

Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire over climate adaptation, court rules

A court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch government discriminated against people on the Caribbean island of Bonaire by failing to help them adapt to climate change, and ordered the state to produce a formal adaptation plan and set tougher greenhouse gas targets. The judgment chastised the

Tech

Moltbot can run your apps like an AI employee — security and cost risks remain

Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot, is a rapidly spreading personal AI that says it can clear your inbox, send emails, manage calendars and check you in for flights from messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, according to its website and developer posts about the name change. The bot is designed to act

Culture

Highguard devs outline first-year roadmap to avoid Apex Legends mistakes

At a January press event attended by Polygon, Wildlight Entertainment developers said Highguard already has a full year of planned content and a live-service roadmap designed to correct mistakes they made with Apex Legends. About 60% of Wildlight’s roughly 100-person team previously worked at Respawn, and design lead Mohammad

Tech

Crucial P510 1TB Gen5 SSD $139.99 — buy now as Crucial exits consumer market

GamesRadar reports the 1TB Crucial P510 Gen5 SSD is currently listed at $139.99 on Amazon, and the outlet urges shoppers with Gen5-capable PCs to consider buying now while stock and pricing hold. The article says SSD prices are rising broadly as AI data‑centre demand soaks up NAND and

Sports

Raheem Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual consent

Raheem Sterling has left Chelsea by mutual consent and is seeking a fresh start, the club confirmed. The 31-year-old winger was Chelsea’s highest earner and had 18 months remaining on a contract worth £325,000 a week. Sterling struggled to produce his best form after joining from Manchester City

Culture

Walmart promo image hints Pikmin 2, Metroid Prime: Echoes for Switch Online

As spotted by Nintendo Life, an image on Walmart’s Nintendo section appears to show GameCube box art for Pikmin 2 and Metroid Prime: Echoes. The image is part of an "Unlock more" promotion that sells a $35 gift card said to unlock the Nintendo Online Family Membership

Culture

Henry Cavill unveils first look as Connor MacLeod in Highlander reboot

Henry Cavill has officially revealed he will play Connor MacLeod in the long-awaited Highlander reboot, releasing first-look images on Instagram, MovieWeb reports. The photos show the former Witcher star in a trench coat with a sheathed sword, presenting his take on the immortal warrior who is locked in an eternal

World

Doomsday Clock set to 85 seconds to midnight, closest yet

On Jan. 28, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight — the closest setting in the clock’s history — and displayed the clock during a news conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. The Bulletin’s experts said wars,

Culture

Michael J. Fox says Harrison Ford 'brought me to tears' on Shrinking season 3

Michael J. Fox, 64, has joined season 3 of Apple TV+'s Shrinking as a guest star and said co-star Harrison Ford, 83, moved him to tears with his portrayal of a character who has Parkinson's, Fox told Vanity Fair. Ford plays Dr. Paul Rhoades, a character