Sports

Walker backs Bellingham to start as England weigh World Cup choices

Kyle Walker has defended Jude Bellingham’s place in Thomas Tuchel’s starting line-up amid growing calls for the Real Madrid midfielder to be dropped. He acknowledged the rise of Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers but said Bellingham’s unique aura remains indispensable. Bellingham started in the number 10 role

Culture

Taylor Swift and Haim sisters show off custom Knicks shirts

Taylor Swift joined Este and Alana Haim courtside at the New York Knicks game and the trio later shared a video on Instagram. The clip was posted after the San Antonio Spurs loss at Madison Square Garden and shows them dancing in blue T‑shirts with orange lettering, the team’

Tech

This custom fingertip mouse is one of the weirdest I've seen

An X user named Pseudoku has shared a DIY fingertip mouse that looks part spider, part exposed electronics. It places several small platforms over a mouse’s internals so you can rest your fingers, creating a design that some will find novel and others off-putting. The creator has open-sourced the

Crypto

Immunefi CEO: AI models sparked 'vulnerability apocalypse' in crypto

Mitchell Amador, CEO of bug bounty platform Immunefi, said new artificial intelligence models have shifted the cybersecurity playing field in favor of attackers, creating a "vulnerability apocalypse" that has driven a resurgence in decentralized finance hacks. He made the remarks at the recent WAIB Summit in Monaco. Hacking

Culture

Spielberg on what he'd change about A.I. Artificial Intelligence

While promoting Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg revisited his 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence and its place in a moment when artificial intelligence feels increasingly unavoidable. He described the movie succinctly: "A.I. was really about sentient robotics," and acknowledged that his feelings about the film reflect both

Culture

Callum Turner Says He 'Knows Nothing' About James Bond Casting

Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed auditions are underway for James Bond 26, with casting director Nina Gold leading the search for an actor in his 30s to commit to a multi-film run. The franchise is being reinvented after Daniel Craig’s era, and the studio has kicked development into high

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

"The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…" is a short quiz that matches readers to one of five Oscar Best Picture winners. Ten questions probe tastes—pace, form, character type and how much formal daring you want—then points to the film that best fits your instincts.

Sports

Jamie Vardy blasts Serie A training and playing style after Cremonese exit

Jamie Vardy has reflected on his one season with Cremonese, criticising the gruelling training regimes and the frequent interventions from club presidents as he returns to England. He contrasted Serie A with the Premier League, calling Italian football "much slower, more defensive" and saying "training is nonstop:

Culture

Taylor Swift has Knicks game run-in with Kylie Jenner after Kim Kardashian feud

Taylor Swift greeted Kylie Jenner at Wednesday’s New York Knicks game, exchanging eye contact, a wave and a hug as they mingled on the court after the team’s win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Jenner could be heard saying "Hi!

AI

Coram raised $35 million to turn security cameras into AI detectives

Coram AI has raised $35 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $66 million. The investment was co-led by Ansa Capital and Battery Ventures, with participation from UP.Partners, 8VC, and Mosaic Ventures; the company declined to share its valuation. Founded in 2022, Coram connects existing

Culture

Thursday news quiz: A resigning boss, Buffy’s loss and a theatre getting cross

The men’s Fifa World Cup starts today, and the challenge before the quiz master is to stay up all night every night watching tons of meaningless group matches between the likes of Syldavia and Borduria to keep up a record of not having missed a single World Cup game

Culture

Colin Farrell Says He 'Hasn't Got Much to Do' in The Batman Part II

Colin Farrell is returning to Gotham for The Batman Part II, but he says he 'hasn't got much to do' — he expects to fly to London in four or five weeks and shoot for about that long. Farrell reshaped Oswald 'Oz' Cobb into a

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

A quiz titled "Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?" asks ten questions to match viewers with one of five Best Picture winners, probing preferences for genre, pace, and formal daring. Parasite is presented as a film that operates on multiple levels, beginning in one genre and

Culture

No matter what Spielberg does, Disclosure Day won’t eclipse my favorite

Steven Spielberg’s newest sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, follows a man (Josh O'Connor) who steals information about a decades-long international conspiracy to conceal extraterrestrial visits. On the run from a shadowy organization intent on stopping him, he’s soon joined by a Kansas City meteorologist (Emily Blunt) who

Tech

Save $103.99 on Google Pixel Watch 4 with porcelain band

As of June 11, the Google Pixel Watch 4 (45mm, LTE) with a porcelain band is on Amazon for $396, down $103.99 from its $499.99 list price and marking its lowest-ever price at the retailer. The offer applies only to the model with a porcelain band and a

Culture

A Near-Perfect AMC Western Still Outshines Yellowstone

Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone helped repopularize the Western for streaming audiences with a modern-day setting and sweeping vistas, but its scope is narrower than an earlier AMC drama. Hell on Wheels premiered seven years before the Dutton ranch first appeared, offering a sprawling historical take on the era around

Crypto

Bitcoin rises, holds moving average as major altcoins lag

Bitcoin rose about 2.4% to trade near $62,800 as its market dominance climbed to 59%, up from last week’s low of 57.9%. The CoinDesk 20 Index added 2.3% and the memecoin index led gains with a 2.7% rise. Bitcoin has held its 200-week moving

Culture

Prime Video’s Bang: a B-tier action throwback that found an audience

Prime Video’s unapologetic B-tier action thriller Bang plays like a throwback to old-school shoot 'em ups. Jack Kesy stars as William Bang, a hardened elite hitman who begins to question his path after a near-death experience, and Wych Kaosayanda directs with a mix of gritty anti-hero storytelling and

Sports

Maghnes Akliouche confirms he wants summer transfer

Monaco's rising star Maghnes Akliouche has officially opened the door to a high-profile move this summer, acknowledging that his time at the Stade Louis II is likely coming to an end after a breakout campaign. The 24-year-old playmaker enjoyed a stellar 2025-26 season with 31 appearances and six

Crypto

Bitcoin Risking Drop to $30K as Institutions Dump 450% of Daily BTC Supply

Bitcoin faces renewed risk of a breakdown toward $30,000 as institutional demand has turned deeply negative. Capriole Investments’ institutional buying model shows net institutional selling at around 450% of daily mined supply — roughly 2,000 BTC per day — meaning large holders are selling four to five times more Bitcoin

World

Ukraine pushes NATO to favor faster, 'good-enough' weapons

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted NATO to prioritize weapons that can be fielded quickly and in quantity rather than waiting a decade for perfect systems. Germany's vice chief of the army said his country is pursuing a pragmatic approach focused not on having the "

Culture

Dennis Quaid's Reagan to Get Extended Theatrical Re-Release

Dennis Quaid’s 2024 biopic Reagan, which divided critics but earned a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, will return to theaters this summer. The film, which received six Razzie nominations including Worst Picture and Worst Actor, will screen in more than a dozen cities over the Fourth of July

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Action Hero Quiz — Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt. Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn't work.

Sports

Trent Alexander-Arnold faces fight for place as Mourinho brings in Dumfries

Trent Alexander-Arnold's starting berth at Real Madrid is under pressure ahead of Jose Mourinho's arrival, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink warning that incoming right-back Denzel Dumfries could dislodge him if the tactical emphasis shifts toward defensive solidity. Mourinho travelled from Lisbon to Madrid to finalise his return

Sports

Victor Cruz says a Knicks title would rival the birth of his child

Victor Cruz joked that a New York Knicks championship would feel equivalent to the life-changing joy of becoming a father. “For me personally, winning in the city is next to my child being born,” he said. “It’s an experience that I’ll never forget, and one that I will