Tech

Health trackers are getting smaller - and harder to notice

Health trackers are getting smaller. They are also harder to recognize. A decade ago you could spot an Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Nike Fuelband at a glance; today smartwatches remain common but a wider variety of designs make tracking less obvious. Continuous glucose monitors hide in shirt sleeves, and smart

Culture

FantômeRapport: Intermezzo

FantômeRapport: Intermezzo is a multi-genre visual novel from NTT Solmare Corp., due on PC on December 30, 2026. The project lists simulator, adventure and visual novel among its genres, and NTT Solmare Corp. is credited as both developer and publisher. Players uncover the secrets of a ghostly luxury cruise liner

Culture

Jason Statham's 87% Rated Action Thriller Explodes on Streaming

Jason Statham's 2025 action thriller A Working Man has surged on streaming since it was added to HBO Max on Jun. 1. The David Ayer-directed film, which debuted last year, is the seventh most popular movie on HBO Max globally this week and ranks sixth on MGM+ through

Crypto

Morpho’s $175M Raise Tests Onchain Credit’s Future

Investors are shifting their focus toward stablecoin and credit infrastructure rather than decentralized lending, a trend highlighted by Morpho Labs' $175 million round led by Paradigm, a16z crypto and Ribbit Capital. While known as a DeFi lending protocol, the company says it plans to become a credit infrastructure layer

Culture

House of David refreshes a familiar biblical tale

Prime Video’s House of David, created by Jon Erwin, reimagines the rise of the shepherd who becomes king with a scope that mixes fantasy-level scale, royal intrigue, and coming-of-age emotional stakes. The series treats one of history’s most told stories as a wide-ranging historical drama rather than a

Sports

Bellingham and Rogers defend Jordan Henderson's England role

Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers have publicly defended Jordan Henderson amid debate over his place in England’s squad, saying the veteran’s influence stretches beyond the pitch and praising his leadership, humility and role in Thomas Tuchel’s camp ahead of the clash with Croatia. Bellingham, speaking on the

Culture

We cleaned each other's houses and saved time and money

My neighbor entered my house one afternoon and found the laundry mound on the family-room floor. Her three kids scurried off to find mine, she plopped down next to me in the epicenter of clothes and picked up a tea towel to fold. "You don't have to

Tech

Dying Light 2 opens up to mods and UGC with The Breach update

Techland's latest update, Patch 1.28—dubbed The Breach—expands Dying Light 2's modding and UGC tools after four years of post-launch improvements to the game's parkour, added Volatiles to Villedor's nights, boosted combat and added features such as New Game+ and

Culture

13 Hours, 144-Minute Michael Bay Thriller Now Streaming on Pluto TV

The Michael Bay film 13 Hours, a 144-minute action thriller based on real events, is now streaming on Pluto TV. Released in 2016, the movie stars John Krasinski as Jack Silva and follows a security team deployed to protect a CIA site in Libya. The film charts the high-anxiety hours

Sports

Don't write off Florian Wirtz — Germany lynchpin can silence doubters

Florian Wirtz's form became a hot topic during Liverpool's poor run last autumn. Gary Lineker suggested removing the No.10 from Arne Slot’s starting line-up to ease the spotlight, but still believed the £100 million signing would eventually prove his worth, citing his Champions League

World

How Sherrie Westin saved the 'Sesame Street' team in Kabul

Sherrie Westin spent 48 hours straight liaising with the highest levels of the US military to rescue a busful of 'Sesame Street' cast and crew who were stranded in Kabul when US forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. The effort, later dubbed "Operation Big Bird," has

Culture

Pokemon card resellers are ruining the hobby — making my own Pokedex helped

I've been an on-and-off Pokémon card collector for 13 years, but the hobby has shifted. Since around 2020, many releases are bought up and immediately resold, with packs and hits fetching inflated sums. New sets are often hard to find at launch; the latest one is only weeks

Culture

Toby Stephens: 'I lost my dad to cirrhosis'

Born in London, Toby Stephens, 57, is the son of actors Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens. He trained at Lamda and, in 1992, made his film debut in Orlando; in 2002 he played the Bond villain in Die Another Day. His television work includes One Day, The Split and Black

Sports

How to watch Australia vs Turkiye worldwide with a VPN

Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to secure your connection and bypass geo-restrictions so you can access broadcasts that might be blocked in your location. Sign up to ExpressVPN or another reputable VPN, install the app, connect to a server where the match is being shown (for example, connect to

Tech

I always keep 3 devices connected to a power station — here's why

Power stations are often treated as emergency gear, pulled out only when the lights go off or for a weekend away. I prefer leaving a few permanently connected as uninterruptible power supplies. That always-on setup avoids the usual surprises: a dead battery when you need it, missing cables, or suddenly

Culture

Kate Middleton, Prince William join King Charles for Trooping the Colour

Kate Middleton and Prince William took part in Trooping the Colour 2026 alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla. Middleton wore a powder‑blue Catherine Walker dress with a matching wide‑brimmed Philip Treacy hat and Cassandra Goad pearl floral burst earrings, a pair she first wore in 2018 and revived

Culture

Death Stranding movie will not retell game, director says

The Death Stranding movie, first announced in 2022, is still in early development. Director Michael Sarnoski has said the film will not simply retell the game's story. Sarnoski — who previously directed A Quiet Place: Day One — is writing the script and says he is almost finished. He describes

Crypto

Law Enforcement Shuts Down AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Ring

An international operation across 11 countries closed AudiA6, a money‑laundering ring that processed more than €336 million ($390 million) in illicit funds between 2022 and 2025. Two administrators, Russian and Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Georgia, Eurojust said Thursday. Authorities seized 25 domains, more than 30 servers and 80

Culture

Forget ‘Yellowstone,’ the Greatest Western Ever Made Is Streaming for Free This Month

Taylor Sheridan has created four brutal, complicated worlds defined by power, loyalty and the price of survival. He doesn’t write heroes so much as people who do what they have to and live with the consequences. A ten-question quiz guides you through where your power comes from, who you

Sports

Miroslav Klose says Lionel Messi can surpass his World Cup record

Miroslav Klose expects his World Cup goal record to be broken in the current tournament in North America. He says the expanded format means more matches and more opportunities to score, and noted the curtain-raiser in which co-hosts Mexico defeated South Africa has officially begun the race for the milestone.

Culture

How to show team spirit at work while staying professional

A few glances around New York City's Financial District show many professionals are bringing sports gear to the office. Johnny Matzelle, 34, who works in digital media sales, recently sported a vintage Knicks cardigan. Executive stylist Alison Bruhn says there is a right way to show allegiance, because

Science

Artemis III Faces Setback After Blue Origin Rocket and Launchpad Destroyed

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but the program suffered a major setback when a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad were destroyed. The loss removes a key rocket and launch site, creating uncertainty for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by

Culture

The most underrated Doctor Who two-parter that tested the Doctor's faith

Across its long run, Doctor Who has thrown strange and powerful foes at its Time Lord. Twenty years ago, during season 2 of the 2005 revival, the show pushed the Doctor in the two-part story 'The Impossible Planet' and 'The Satan Pit.' David Tennant and Billie

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An action-hero quiz lays out five cinematic archetypes — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane and Ethan Hunt — and asks which one would make the best partner for you in dangerous situations. Ten scenario-based questions explore how you react under pressure: being dropped into danger, getting somewhere fast, handling being

Culture

Tim Dowling: I’m all for ‘letting the outdoors in’ – but I draw the line at pigeons

Our kitchen extension is a single-storey box with a big skylight, a picture window and glass double doors leading to the garden. It’s the sort of arrangement that advocates say brings the outdoors indoors. What they don’t say is: birds will get in. In summer, when the doors