Crypto

HYPE rises 58% in 72 hours as Hyperliquid commodities trading surges

Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE gained 23% over the last 24 hours to trade at $33 and has jumped 58% over the past three days to an eight‑week high of $34.5, coinciding with a surge in commodities trading on Hyperliquid. The recent move has been accompanied by heavy

Culture

Nicola Peltz reportedly gets $1M a month from billionaire father Nelson Peltz

Page Six reports that Marina Hyde, co-host of the "Rest Is Entertainment" podcast, alleged Tuesday that actress Nicola Peltz, 31, receives a reported $1 million per month from her billionaire father, Nelson Peltz. Hyde said she heard the Beckhams give their son Brooklyn money but "not insane

Tech

Arc Raiders hit by extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks as Embark works on hotfix

Embark says Arc Raiders has been struck by "extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks" that have affected server stability, coming a day after the Headwinds update launched, one of the studio's community managers, Ossen, posted on the official Discord. Ossen wrote that "Both Arc Raiders and The

Culture

Jacob Wysocki’s 'You Are a Regular Guy' rant from Dropout's Make Some Noise goes viral

Jacob Wysocki’s “You Are a Regular Guy” rant from Dropout’s comedy improv show Make Some Noise has become a viral sensation, with the clip originating from season 4, episode 4 “Zunk, Junk, and Dunk,” which premiered on Dropout.tv on Nov. 24, 2025, Polygon reports. In the episode

Politics

Gregory Bovino recalled from Minneapolis post and barred from X

On Monday, the Trump administration recalled Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official leading an operation in Minneapolis, and barred him from posting on his government profile on X, The New York Times' "Late Night Roundup" reported. Comedian Desi Lydic said Bovino got "iced out," calling

Culture

Shroud: Highguard’s gameplay is strong but technical issues are holding it back

Former CS:GO pro-turned-streamer Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek said Highguard’s "vision is there" but the fantasy FPS is being hampered by poor performance, after playing the new Wildlight Entertainment shooter on stream, a clip spotted by Jake Lucky on Twitter. The game debuted to 97,000

Culture

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight leans into Arkham-style combat, launches May 29

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, revealed as a surprise at last year’s Gamescom: Opening Night Live, is set to launch on May 29 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a Switch 2 version expected later in the year. The game draws heavily from Rocksteady’

Culture

Henry Cavill reportedly to play King Alfur in Amazon’s live-action Voltron reboot

MovieWeb reported on Jan. 28, 2026 that Henry Cavill is reportedly set to play King Alfur—the legendary warrior and former ruler of Altea—in Amazon MGM Studios’ live-action Voltron reboot, a claim the outlet said it has reached out to confirm and attributed to FeatureFirst. The same report says

Culture

Tom Hanks begins filming Greyhound 2 in Australia as Apple keeps January plan

Tom Hanks — who wrote and starred in the World War II drama Greyhound — has arrived in Australia to begin filming the confirmed sequel, Collider reports, and Apple is sticking to a planned January start for production. Little else is known about Greyhound 2, but Collider says the film could be

Politics

NSW premier weighing changes to curb Sydney CBD protests, including Domain designation

The NSW premier, Chris Minns, is understood to be considering changes to the form 1 system and land use policies to curtail protests in the Sydney CBD, amid two years of regular demonstrations and a recent national poll showing public support for stronger police powers. A poll of 1,022

Sports

Cole Palmer tipped as potential Bruno Fernandes successor at Man Utd

Chelsea forward Cole Palmer has been billed as a potential successor to Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United, amid speculation he could be tempted to join the Red Devils after becoming homesick in London, Goal reported on Jan 28, 2026. Former Liverpool player Danny Murphy told BestBettingSites.co.uk that Palmer

Sports

Jérémy Jacquet linked with Liverpool and Chelsea as Rennes resist

Rennes defender Jérémy Jacquet is reportedly being pursued by Liverpool and Chelsea, with Chelsea apparently his preferred destination and Liverpool having stepped up their interest, the Guardian reports. Bayern Munich have also shown interest, though Rennes are determined to hang on to him for now and a summer move is

Culture

Paparazzi moving from Craig’s as stars favor Alba Los Angeles, photog says

West Hollywood eatery Craig’s — once widely seen as the place in L.A. to spot celebrities — is seeing paparazzi interest wane as stars gravitate to a new nearby spot, a veteran photographer told Page Six on Tuesday: “The paparazzi are moving away from Craig’s.” The restaurant, famous for

Business

SK Hynix posts record 2025 profits — 97T KRW revenue, $33B profit, focuses on AI

SK Hynix said 2025 was its best year ever, reporting 97 trillion KRW in revenue (about $67 billion) and $33 billion in profits, with operating margins of 49%, according to the company’s latest financial results. The firm highlighted progress on high-bandwidth memory, saying it had "successfully completed the

Culture

Marvel’s Wonder Man streams now — excellent but a 'Surf Dracula' slow burn

Polygon’s review argues that Marvel’s Wonder Man — all eight episodes now streaming on Disney Plus — plays out like a “Surf Dracula” show, promising one story in trailers but spending much of the season on a protracted build-up. The term Surf Dracula, coined in a 2021 tweet by user

Culture

5 New Stylish Hotels for City Lovers

The New York Times on Jan. 28, 2026, highlights five new hotels for city lovers in Austin; Santa Fe, N.M.; Rome; Osaka, Japan; and Dubai, offering a mix of urban access and hotel comforts. In Austin, the Inn at Green Pastures opened last month in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood

Culture

Monster Hunter Wilds bug: buying $500 of DLC smoothed hub performance — Capcom fixes

Earlier this month, Monster Hunter Wilds PC players reported that the game’s hub area ran more smoothly if they had purchased all $500 of DLC. Capcom has confirmed the behaviour was caused by an error in the code and says it has been fixed in the latest patch, Ver.

Tech

Sony HT-S400 soundbar with wireless subwoofer is $228 at Amazon — $72 off

Sony’s HT-S400 2.1ch soundbar bundle, including a wireless subwoofer, is currently $228 on Amazon — a 24% discount from its usual $300 price and a $72 savings. The deal is the lowest price seen in the last 30 days, and stock is already running low. The soundbar and subwoofer

Culture

Justine Triet's Fonda casts Mia Goth and Andrew Scott; Allison Janney in talks

Director Justine Triet is assembling the cast for her next psychological thriller, Fonda, with Deadline reporting that Mia Goth and Andrew Scott have joined the project. Frank Dillane and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are also attached, and Oscar-winner Allison Janney is in negotiations, with production slated to begin this spring. Deadline describes

Science

Webb confirms galaxy MoM-z14 280 million years after Big Bang

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed a bright galaxy named MoM-z14 as it appeared about 280 million years after the big bang, measuring a cosmological redshift of 14.44 with Webb’s NIRSpec instrument. The result is described in a paper led by Rohan Naidu of MIT published

World

Widower wears wife's gift after she texted him 20 minutes before D.C. crash

Hamaad Raza says his wife, 26-year-old healthcare consultant Asra Hussain, texted him about 20 minutes before American Airlines flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29, 2025. One year after the crash, Raza says he still wears a gift she

Crypto

Banks warn stablecoins could drain deposits; regulators see limited impact so far

Banks have warned that stablecoins, particularly those offering yield, could pull deposits out of the banking system, but policy and finance experts and some regulators say there is little evidence of that happening so far. Standard Chartered estimated in a research note that stablecoin growth could drain bank deposits, saying

Culture

Colleen Hoover warned she might skip ‘It Ends With Us’ premiere over Justin Baldoni

Author Colleen Hoover threatened to pull out of the August 2024 premiere of the film It Ends With Us over Justin Baldoni, according to a newly unsealed email circulating on social media. In the message, Hoover said she felt 'beyond uncomfortable' around Baldoni and asked, 'Am I

Culture

Arc Raiders Combat Recon: where to find Spotter Relays in the Buried City

The Combat Recon quest in Arc Raiders' Headwinds update sends you back into the Buried City to scope three locations and hand a Spotter Relay to Shani. You must also destroy two Spotters (recon drones) to complete the objective; this quest is similar to With a View and Prime

Culture

Hytale hides: where to get light, medium and heavy hides (cows, horses, boars now medium)

To get light, medium, and heavy hides in Hytale you must kill animals — then turn those hides into leather at a tanning rack. Following Hytale’s Update 2 (Jan. 28), cows, bison, horses, warthogs and boars now drop medium hides instead of light hides, and the list of hide-dropping creatures