Culture

Everything to Know About Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's previous film, Oppenheimer, was his first with Universal Pictures and earned him his first Academy Awards, taking Best Picture and Best Director. Nolan returns to Universal with The Odyssey, which opens wide on Friday, July 17, after preview screenings the evening of Thursday, July 16. You

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Amazon listing hints at switchable protagonists and social media in GTA 6

An Amazon Brazil product description for GTA 6 lists features such as in-game social media and missions that have players switching between the game's two main characters. The listing also mentions Vice City and dynamic weather. The entry describes GTA 6 as the kind-of love story of Jason

Tech

15+ award-winning gadgets on sale for Prime Day

It’s the final day of Amazon’s Prime Day sale, the last chance to grab all-time low prices on Kindles, Garmin watches and dozens of other items. A team of product experts tests hundreds of products and services each year. The Editors' Choice badge is reserved for the

Culture

Mangrove Express

Pilot a delivery boat through the lively waterways of a tropical cyber world. It’s a speedboat delivery adventure that starts simple—until it isn’t. Master momentum, discover villages, and chart your own routes as you navigate the game’s coastal channels. Available on PC, the game is listed

Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs Log $696M Outflows as Bitcoin Drops Below 60K

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest daily net outflows of June on Thursday as Bitcoin fell below $60,000. The funds shed $696.3 million, surpassing the previous monthly high of $519.2 million logged on June 2, SoSoValue data shows. Those withdrawals pushed June’s total outflows to

Culture

Joker: Laugh Riot Casts Clown Prince as John Wick-Style Avenger

DC Studios has teamed with Warner Bros. Animation and Sola Entertainment to produce an anime series titled Joker: Laugh Riot. The official logline places the Joker in an unexpected role: when Batman is murdered, the Joker launches a ruthless crusade through Gotham’s underworld to find the killer. As his

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An action-hero quiz asks ten questions to reveal which hero is built to have your back. Five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — offer wholly different ways of getting out alive. Scenarios range from being dropped into a dangerous situation to the final moment when

Sports

Undav urges Germany to 'be nasty' after Ecuador defeat

Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav urged his Germany team-mates to become more "nasty" after a 2-1 defeat to Ecuador, saying the South Americans "were more aggressive and sharper than we were". The 29-year-old, who came on as a 60th-minute substitute, added: "We weren't as

Business

Retail traders on how they're handling SpaceX's post-IPO volatility

SpaceX hype has cooled since the company's colossal IPO two weeks ago. Shares, which began trading on June 12, hovered just above $150 and the stock finished Thursday about 32% below its peak, though still roughly 13% above the $135 IPO price. Some retail traders remain convinced. Walid

Culture

Prime Video's Raunchy Eight-Episode Hit Remains a Streaming Standout

Since its May 13 premiere, the eight-episode Off Campus has been a steady presence on Prime Video's charts, frequently sitting at or near the top. Created by Louisa Levy and adapted from Elle Kennedy's novels, the series mixes a raunchy opposites-attract romance with a more serious

World

Venezuela earthquakes: frantic search continues, 235 dead

Rescue workers and residents across northern Venezuela are digging through rubble more than a day after the country was struck by its most powerful earthquake in over a century. At least 235 people have been killed and authorities fear the toll could rise significantly, with thousands reported missing and more

Culture

Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?

Horror Survival Quiz — Eight questions will figure out which villain you have the best chance of surviving. Something feels wrong. First instincts are the difference between the survivor and the first act casualty. Where are you most likely to find yourself when things go wrong? What is your most reliable

Sports

PSG target Guela Doue as Hakimi back-up after Ivory Coast World Cup form

Paris Saint-Germain have identified Strasbourg defender Guela Doue as an option to bolster their right-back depth ahead of the new season. Sporting director Luis Campos reopened the search after failing to recruit a specialist deputy last summer, with the club previously deploying midfielders Warren Zaire-Emery and Joao Neves as makeshift

Tech

Slate’s $24,950 electric pickup is tiny, bare-bones, and highly customizable

Slate, a Jeff Bezos-backed startup, is bringing a bare-bones electric pickup to market with a starting price of $24,950. The company bills the truck as a blank slate buyers can build on and said more than 10,000 people placed nonrefundable $300 preorders in the first four hours after

Business

Harry Potter franchise moves to Paramount's cable channels

Roughly a decade after its previous cable deal, the eight Harry Potter films and three Fantastic Beasts spin-offs are on the move. Paramount signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery that makes MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and Paramount Network the exclusive linear home of the franchise. The

Culture

Which MCU Hero Are You? Take the Marvel Personality Quiz

A Marvel personality quiz asks ten questions to match you with an MCU hero: Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Man, Punisher, Thor, or Captain America. The questions probe motivations and behaviour, covering prompts such as what drives you to do what's right, where you are at 2 AM, how you

Sports

Anthony Elanga admits he 'didn't know' a draw would be enough

Sweden secured a place in the World Cup knockout stages after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Japan. The match, scoreless at halftime, burst into life after the interval when Daizen Maeda put Japan ahead in the 56th minute before Anthony Elanga curled in an equaliser with his left foot. The

Business

Gold sell-off forces big banks to cut forecasts

Gold prices have tumbled to around $4,000 an ounce, extending a sharp sell-off that has pushed major banks to scale back once-bullish forecasts. The reversal follows a two-year rally that saw spot gold more than double from around $2,000 at the start of 2024 to an intraday record

Culture

I met my husband in the Dull Men’s Club

I found the Dull Men’s Club on Facebook in late 2023; it’s now called Banana for Scale, a nod to a running joke. The group celebrates ordinary things with a dry humour — one member posts about outings with his friend Nigel, others show off rock collections. A UK

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The Paper Season 2 premieres Sept. 9, 2026, in first teaser

Peacock has set The Paper Season 2 to premiere on Sept. 9, 2026, unveiling the date in a brief teaser that opens on a close-up of a typewriter and offers a quick glimpse of the main cast. The Paper debuted on Peacock on Sept. 4, 2025, and follows the documentary

Tech

Best Buy is offering a free 55‑inch TCL Q6 with select TCL purchases

Best Buy is running a buy-one, get-one promotion: purchase the 75-inch TCL X11L (or several other qualifying Mini LED models) and you can save $1,200 and receive a free 55-inch TCL Q6. You do not need a My Best Buy Plus or Total Rewards membership to take part. The

Culture

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz: Which Show Do You Belong In?

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz: Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for. The quiz asks where your power comes from, who you put first, how you respond when a line

Sports

Ex-Scotland star says Neymar looked 'sluggish' on Brazil return

Former Scotland international Craig Burley criticised Neymar after the forward's emotional return to the international stage, saying the attacker looked sluggish and questioning whether his inclusion was "just a sentimental pick." Burley made the comments while working as a television pundit on ESPN. Neymar came on

Tech

Rippling aims to consolidate the modern data stack

Parker Conrad argues that much of data analytics belongs inside human capital management systems, positioning Rippling to compete with dedicated business intelligence tools. He says the modern data stack — the galaxy of tools that companies currently jury-rig from multiple vendors — can be collapsed into one. Rippling Data Cloud, officially launching

Business

New York luxury apartment seller prefers Anthropic shares over cash

Sebastian Sagar, who works in finance, is selling a $6.25 million luxury apartment in Tribeca and says he will consider accepting Anthropic shares as part of a sale. He passed on an early chance to buy pre-IPO Anthropic stock and now regrets missing that investment, so he is looking