Crypto

What Happens to Bitcoin If Nasdaq Falls Further?

Bitcoin held above the $60,000 psychological support over the weekend, recovering 6.5% from a local low near $59,100 to an intraday high of about $62,950 on Sunday. Traders flagged that maintaining this level was important for the recent rebound. Analyst Filbfilb pointed out that Bitcoin is

Culture

Exodus draws on Interstellar, Star Wars, Dune and a touch of Mass Effect

Exodus carries clear BioWare DNA: Archetype founder James Ohlen may have left the studio last year, but several developers on the project have BioWare on their resumes. During a visit to Archetype's Austin studio for the Big Preview, Mass Effect wasn't mentioned until I asked; narrative

Culture

What We Learned About Gears of War: E-Day

Gears of War: E-Day is the next mainline entry in the Xbox franchise and not a sequel to Gears 5. The game takes the series back to Emergence Day, showing how the Locust invasion destroys the city of Kalona over three days and how characters like Marcus react to a

Culture

Supriya Ganesh says Dr. Mohan's exit was a 'creative decision'

The Season 2 finale of The Pitt ends with Dr. Samira Mohan leaving the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Her departure is not caused by a catastrophe; she tells Dr. Robby she is considering a move into geriatrics and then leaves the ER to pursue that path. Speaking to The Los

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? is an action-hero quiz that lines up five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — and asks ten quick questions to pinpoint who would have your back. The questions drop you into scenarios: sudden danger, fast travel, being

Tech

Xbox reboots Hellblade into a more action-focused God of War competitor

Ninja Theory announced the next Hellblade game at the Xbox Games Showcase. It's simply titled Senua, and the reveal trailer emphasizes a shift toward action and gameplay, showing stealth and combat with different weapons while retaining strong cinematography and visuals. Ninja Theory studio Dom Matthews called Senua "

Health

Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the Year, dies

Prof Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer researcher and former Australian of the Year, has died at the age of 59. His family shared a statement the eminent pathologist and melanoma expert penned before his final stages of illness. "My final message to all Australians is to say thank you

Tech

Modern Warfare 4 DMZ devs studied extraction shooters, claim weapon-feel edge

Infinity Ward has been watching the rise of extraction shooters like Arc Raiders and Marathon as it put together its own version of the genre in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode. Multiplayer creative director Joe Cecot says the team has been "paying attention to

Tech

Xbox’s exclusivity strategy is more confusing than ever

Which Microsoft first-party games will be Xbox console exclusives and which will appear on PlayStation 5 has become harder to predict. During its big summer showcase on June 7 the company said Gears of War: E-Day will not come to PS5 after all, even though a port of the game

Culture

Lonesome Dove: A four-part Western often hailed as the finest miniseries

Lonesome Dove, a four-part CBS miniseries that aired in February 1989, adapts Larry McMurtry's 843-page Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Led by Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, the series has been called the finest miniseries ever made, won seven Primetime Emmys and ranks #151 on IMDb's Top

Culture

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks which of five universes — The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, Star Wars — you'd survive. Eight questions guide the result, mapping your instincts, temperament, and survival style to one of those worlds. Questions probe responses to threats and scarcity: “You sense something

Tech

El Paso, Elsewhere 2 revealed with PC Gaming Show trailer

Indie developer Strange Scaffold revealed El Paso, Elsewhere 2 during the PC Gaming Show today. El Paso, Elsewhere followed a monster slayer named James Savage as he descended into the underworld beneath a motel to kill his ex-girlfriend, a vampire trying to bring on the apocalypse. The original was a

Culture

Sydney Sweeney throws star-studded birthday bash for Scooter Braun

Sydney Sweeney hosted an early birthday party for her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, at a Santa Monica venue on Saturday night, and Warren G delivered a live performance of "Regulate." A-list guests at the celebration included Jessica Alba, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. An insider said Sweeney had a

Culture

Pipes.exe is a co-op horror game about the world's favourite screensaver

It is the year 2026, and the setting is a return to the jagged operating systems of old. Pipes.exe, a co-op horror climbing game that dresses itself as an OS, had its world premiere at the PC Gaming Show. The setup places you in the '90s as a

Culture

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember launches early 2027

Team Ninja revealed a sequel at the Xbox Games Showcase: Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, due in early 2027. The trailer highlights new powers and stylish boss fights alongside the studio’s intense action. Its description states, "players must master the evolved Chinese martial arts and conquer battlefields

Culture

Elijah Wood Anchors a Hitchcockian Thriller

With his 2013 thriller Grand Piano, director and musician Eugenio Mira paired Elijah Wood with a disembodied John Cusack for a heightened trip into the anxiety of being a classical musician. The premise—a sniper rifle in the nosebleed section ready to fire at the first missed note—is striking,

Sports

Can Jesse Marsch's Canada handle a World Cup setback after friendlies?

In a raucous send-off at Stade Saputo, Canada finished its pre-World Cup tune‑up with a 1-1 draw against a young Ireland side after a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan in Edmonton's torrential downpour. With friendlies complete, Jesse Marsch's squad now heads to its June 12 opener

Tech

Silicon Valley founders publicly roast venture capitalists online

Over the past few days, some Silicon Valley tech founders have taken to the internet to publicly roast the venture capitalists they once pitched. Greg Isenberg, host of The Startup Ideas Podcast, posted to X about raising a $15 million Series A: "12 people in the meeting. One of

Tech

These CarPlay apps proved essential during 25,000 miles of driving

I spent more than 25,000 miles behind the wheel last year and, as an iPhone user, relied largely on Apple CarPlay to make long trips smoother. CarPlay usually helps keep attention on driving, though a few times it stopped working and I had to switch to an old handset

Tech

Xbox leans on revivals and exclusivity at its Games Showcase

The Xbox Games Showcase leaned heavily into nostalgia, rolling out revivals of Crazy Taxi, Spyro and Persona 4, a rerelease of the first Halo, and a back-to-basics Gears prequel after the series’ open-world detour. New offerings carried a familiar tone too, from the zombie blasts of State of Decay 3

Tech

Everything coming to Game Pass from the Xbox Showcase

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Microsoft revealed a lineup of new games coming to Xbox in the months ahead. Many of those new and previously announced titles will be part of the Game Pass catalog, with the showcase leaning on familiar franchises. Games confirmed for Game Pass include Fallout

Tech

Minecraft Dungeons 2 release date confirmed

Microsoft announced during Sunday's Xbox Games Shows that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will arrive Sept. 29 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Like its direct predecessor, the latest from Mojang Studios will be another isometric dungeon crawler. “A new threat stirs, ready to

Culture

'Scary Movie' opens franchise-best; 'Masters of the Universe' struggles

Scary Movie, the sixth entry in the long-running franchise now titled simply Scary Movie, debuted at number one with $55 million domestically and $105 million worldwide. That marks the best opening for the series in its 26-year history, and the film leaned heavily on parodies of recent hits from the

Culture

Which MCU Hero Matches Your Personality?

Six heroes. One destiny. A ten-question personality quiz asks about motivations, late-night places, how you face villains, secrecy, loss, teamwork, justice, everyday life and a final tiebreaker to determine which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero aligns with you. Questions range from “What drives you to do what’s right?” and “How

Sports

Christian Eriksen collapses again during Denmark friendly, later walked off

Christian Eriksen collapsed again almost exactly five years after his dramatic Euro 2021 incident. The 34-year-old VfL Wolfsburg midfielder went down in the 65th minute of Sunday’s friendly against Ukraine in Odense; TV footage showed him clutching his chest before falling, medical staff ran on and team-mates formed a