Culture

Parker Posey shares 'Parker Posey Pack' must-haves in Uber Eats Super Bowl ad

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that Parker Posey, 57, has teamed up with Uber Eats for an all-new Super Bowl ad that reunites her with Matthew McConaughey ahead of the 2026 game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8. In the spot Posey names her

Crypto

Hyperliquid (HYPE) jumps 65% to $34.5 — flip $35.3 to push toward $42.4

Hyperliquid (HYPE) has delivered one of its strongest weekly performances in months, surging 65% over the past seven days to a near two‑month high of $34.5 after weeks of consolidation that reignited interest among derivatives traders. Derivatives activity accelerated sharply: Open Interest rose 43% within 48 hours, climbing

Politics

Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy chief minister, killed in plane crash

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, died on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, when a chartered jet crashed as it was coming in to land in Baramati, his political constituency, the New York Times reported. Four other people on board were also killed. The Bombardier Learjet 45 crashed while

Culture

Bridgerton Season 3: Penelope unmasked as Whistledown; Benedict set for Season 4

In Bridgerton Season 3’s finale, Penelope is publicly revealed as Lady Whistledown, and the season sets up Benedict’s romantic storyline for Season 4 — which begins at Violet’s famous Masquerade Ball. Penelope’s secret comes undone after Cressida attempts to blackmail her, prompting a public confession at her

Sports

Lucas Paqueta to rejoin Flamengo in €42m transfer, set as Brazil's priciest signing

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has agreed to return to Flamengo in a deal that will make him the most expensive signing in Brazilian Serie A history, according to Fabrizio Romano. The 28-year-old is due to travel later today and will sign a five-year contract, meaning he has already played

Culture

Ashley Tisdale hangs out with Haylie Duff as mom‑group drama simmers

Ashley Tisdale spent time with Haylie Duff as the celebs' mom‑group drama continued. On Tuesday Haylie, a food blogger, shared a photo of her youngest daughter, Lulu, 7, playing under a table with Tisdale's eldest daughter, Jupiter, 4; Haylie captioned it 'Under table shenanigans,'

Politics

NTSB faults FAA for Potomac midair crash, cites dangerous routes and complacency

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the Federal Aviation Administration had approved dangerous flight routes that allowed an Army Black Hawk helicopter to fly into the path of an American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025, producing a calamitous midair collision, the board said

Tech

Google warns WinRAR bug CVE-2025-8088 is in 'widespread' use by gov-backed actors

Google says a well-known, already-patched WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) is in "widespread, active" use by government-backed threat actors linked to Russia and China, the company warned. The exploit was identified in July last year and posted to the National Vulnerability Database in August. Google and other bodies have noted

Culture

Arc Raiders 'With A View' quest: where to find Rotary Encoder and Ion Sputter

The Arc Raiders "With A View" quest, added with the Headwinds update, returns players to Stella Montis to find a Rotary Encoder, use it on a computer, then locate an Ion Sputter. Rotary Encoders are purple-tier (exodus) loot and can technically spawn anywhere on Stella Montis, but Assembly

Culture

Arc Raiders' The League quest: where to find the football, pump and photos

The League is a new mission added to Arc Raiders as part of the Headwinds update, tasking players with assembling a Speranza soccer team by finding essentials like a deflated football and a bicycle pump and photographing goals and magazines. The mission breaks into four objectives: find and deliver a

Culture

Manish Chauhan: a holiday on Valentia Island was the first time he felt he 'stood out'

Manish Chauhan wrote that when he was 24, in the autumn after he graduated, he went to Valentia Island, Ireland, and for the first time felt he "stood out" as a person of colour. He said a friend who had won an award for her dissertation used the

Culture

Kotaku hiring Nights and Weekends Editor for evenings and weekends ($70K–$82K)

Kotaku is hiring a Nights and Weekends Editor to drive its gaming coverage, working three weekday evenings (3pm–11pm ET) and Saturday and Sunday (9am–5pm ET). During weekdays the role mixes writing and editing staff and freelance work; on weekends the editor will focus on fast, smart news writing

Tech

Best home battery and backup systems of 2026 — Tesla Powerwall 3 top pick

ZDNET's 2026 roundup names the Tesla Powerwall 3 its top pick for whole-home battery backup, citing a 13.5 kWh capacity, 11.5 kW continuous output and a 10-year warranty as key reasons for the selection. The article also highlights alternatives for different needs: EcoFlow's Delta

Culture

Jean Dujardin’s Zorro Reboot Heads to MHz Choice, Premieres June 30, 2026

MHz Choice has picked up Zorro, an eight-episode limited series starring Academy Award-winning actor Jean Dujardin, and will premiere the show on June 30, 2026, Variety reported. Described as a "French reimagining" of the classic character, the series casts Zorro as a middle-aged French Don Diego de la

Culture

Susan Luucci on losing husband Helmut Huber after 52 years and 'looking for joy'

Susan Lucci tells PEOPLE she was 'completely lost' after the 2022 death of her husband of 52 years, Helmut Huber, who died at 84 one month after suffering a stroke. Lucci, 79, played Erica Kane on All My Children from the soap's debut in 1970 until

Crypto

Bitcoin tests $90,000 ahead of Fed decision as downside hedges remain in demand

Bitcoin briefly tested $90,000 on Wednesday, extending a rebound from last week’s sell-off as traders awaited the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate decision later today, though demand for downside protection remains elevated. QCP Capital’s January 28 Market Colour said BTC’s reclaim of the $88,000–

Culture

Toy Story 5 tops Collider’s list of 10 most anticipated family movies of 2026

Collider published a roundup on Jan. 27, 2026, ranking the 10 most anticipated family movies of 2026, led by Pixar’s Toy Story 5, which is scheduled to open June 19. Toy Story 5, directed by Andrew Stanton, will focus on Bonnie receiving a LilyPad tablet and a clash of

Crypto

WisdomTree expands tokenized funds to Solana blockchain

WisdomTree said Wednesday it is expanding its tokenized funds onto the Solana network as part of its "multi-chain deployment strategy." The asset manager said the move enables institutional and retail users to mint, trade and hold WisdomTree's full suite of tokenized funds on Solana, supporting the

Sports

Jesse Lingard hits back at critics after leaving Seoul: 'I don't care what anyone says'

Jesse Lingard has hit back at those who criticised his professionalism since leaving Seoul, telling Sky Sports he has learned from tough times and will not be swayed by negative comments. Lingard said there are "always going to be tough times mentally when you are not playing well and

Culture

Chrissy Teigen says she's 52 days sober after 'falling off the wagon'

Chrissy Teigen revealed on Instagram Tuesday that she is re-entering her sobriety journey after going back to drinking and feeling like "s—t," thanking Carl Radke for discussing his own sobriety on her "Self-Conscious" podcast and crediting him with changing her perspective. Teigen, 40, said she

Culture

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha retrospective ‘Multiple Offerings’ at BAMPFA

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, the Korean American artist whose experimental novel Dictee was published days after her 1982 murder, is the subject of “Multiple Offerings,” a retrospective at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) running through April 19. The show presents what curators describe as the most

Culture

Ex‑Elder Scrolls loremaster says team agreed on TES6 setting long ago — won’t say

Kurt Kuhlmann, Bethesda’s former Elder Scrolls loremaster, says he won’t reveal where The Elder Scrolls 6 is set, but remembers the team had largely agreed on a location back in the Fallout 4 timeframe. Kuhlmann left Bethesda in 2023. “From when we were talking about it way back

Culture

Send Help shows Sam Raimi should stick to horror, not more superhero films

In a Jan. 28, 2026 review for Polygon, the critic argues Sam Raimi’s new film Send Help proves he’s at his best outside the comic-book genre and should keep making original horror and thrillers rather than more superhero movies. The review notes that Raimi himself recently joked in

Culture

Arknights: Endfield — Thermal Banks and batteries explained to boost base power

In Arknights: Endfield you must supply your base with enough power to keep machines running, and Thermal Banks are the main way to increase overall power output. Thermal Banks unlock after progressing the main story until the mission Paving the Way, which opens the second set of AIC upgrades; you

Science

Scientists warn online isopod trade is driving poaching of rare species

Scientists are warning that a robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods — small crustaceans often kept as pets — is driving poaching of rare species, according to a New York Times report published Jan. 28, 2026. Collectors at a pet expo in White Plains, N.Y., paid hundreds of dollars for