Culture

GTA 6 pre-orders open at midnight local time on June 25

Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 go live soon, letting you pre-purchase your chosen edition ahead of its November launch. Since GTA 5, each new entry has become a once-in-a-decade global event, even though a PC release has not been confirmed. Rockstar has published the pre-order schedule: you can pre-order

AI

AAA Launches Legal Layer for AI Agent Transactions

The American Arbitration Association and a coalition of tech, crypto and enterprise firms have launched the Legal Context Protocol with Integra Ledger to add a legal layer to agentic AI transactions. The protocol aims to address legal gaps that can arise when software agents negotiate and transact on behalf of

Culture

Why Did Mary and Sheila Leave Ghosts?

Premiering on CBS in October 2021, Ghosts is an American sitcom adapted from the 2019 British series. Both shows follow a couple who inherit a haunted house—Sam and Jay in the U.S., Alison and Michael in the U.K.—and the ensemble of spirits who live there. Two

Culture

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Is a Major Improvement

Season 2 of Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender substantially improves on its debut, offering a fuller adaptation of Book II: Earth. The story resumes two years after Team Avatar's victory at the North Pole, following Aang, Katara and Sokka as they search for an Earthbending teacher

Sports

Mbappe vs Haaland: Why their rivalry hasn't matched Messi and Ronaldo

Billed as football's next great rivalry, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have yet to reach the heights of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Two matches into the 2026 World Cup they each have four goals after braces against Iraq and Senegal, setting up a Golden Boot showdown in

Sports

How to watch Switzerland vs Canada in the 2026 World Cup

Switzerland and Canada meet in a Group B match at BC Place in Vancouver on Wednesday 24 June. Canada will feel confident after Switzerland struggled to draw with Qatar despite being the favourites. Switzerland are often described as reliable — consistent, if perhaps lacking the intensity of their Canadian rivals. Canada’

Tech

Anker SOLIX C300 power station drops to $209 for a limited time

With storm season approaching, the Anker SOLIX C300 portable power station is a useful option for keeping essential devices running during outages. It’s currently 30% off on Amazon, bringing the price down from $299 to $209, but the offer is only available for a few more hours. The unit

Culture

Art trails, swims and punt safaris near Cambridge South station

Flat fields of poppies and ox-eye daisies lead to Byron’s Pool, where skylarks sing and a cuckoo calls by the river, a mile from the new £250m Cambridge South station. Opening to passengers on 28 June as the first Great British Railways-branded station, it sits beside the towering Biomedical

Culture

Netflix Harlan Coben Thriller I Will Find You Debuts with 24M Views

Netflix's latest Harlan Coben adaptation, I Will Find You, stars Sam Worthington and was created by Robert Hull. The series, based on Coben's novel, arrived on Netflix on June 18. It drew 24 million views between June 15 and June 21, including more than 20 million

Culture

Marvel Personality Quiz: Which MCU Hero Are You?

Marvel Personality Quiz: Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Six heroes. One destiny. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory? Questions include: What drives

Tech

Best wireless chargers on sale this Amazon Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day 2026 runs from June 23 through June 26. Early deals are already appearing, and many brands and retailers typically roll out discounts in the weeks leading up to the event, so shoppers may see stronger phone offers in the coming days. Amazon's own devices — Fire

Culture

Nicole Kidman Returns in Trailer for Practical Magic Sequel

Nearly 30 years after the original, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have reunited for Practical Magic 2 and the first full trailer has arrived. The 1998 film, adapted from Alice Hoffman's novel and directed by Griffin Dunne, introduced the Owens sisters and the family curse that haunted their

Culture

Warriors to reach Broadway in Lin-Manuel Miranda musical

A Broadway musical based on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album Warriors will open next spring at the Lunt-Fontanne theatre. Andy Blankenbuehler will co-direct with Jenny Koons and will also choreograph the production. The album, released to critical acclaim in 2024, follows the Coney Island clan’s odyssey

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

This quiz matches your instincts to one of five famous science-fiction worlds: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. Eight short questions probe how you respond to danger, scarcity, and authority to reveal which setting suits you best. The questions focus on practical choices — whether you guard

Sports

Cucurella vows to do 'dirty work' so Vinicius Jr can attack

Marc Cucurella, the new Real Madrid left-back, has promised to shoulder defensive duties so Vinicius Jr can concentrate on attacking. Cucurella completed a €55 million move from Chelsea and is among the high-profile signings for returning manager Jose Mourinho, alongside Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate, with Denzel Dumfries expected to

Tech

Best Prime Day Switch game deals from Pokemon Legends to Metroid Prime 4

Prime Day Switch game deals are a good chance to pick up bargains on what the Nintendo Switch has to offer, and there are even some Nintendo Switch 2 games included. In many cases it’s cheaper to buy the original console version and pay for a digital upgrade, and

Sports

Infantino denies FIFA profited from World Cup hydration breaks

Gianni Infantino has strongly defended the mandatory three-minute hydration breaks at the World Cup, denying claims they were introduced for financial gain. Fans and pundits have criticised the pauses for disrupting match flow and acting as extra television advertising slots, with reports suggesting some commercial slots during United States fixtures

Science

HiRISE Image Shows Perseverance After Completing a Marathon on Mars

NASA’s HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured Perseverance as a green speck on the Martian surface on June 13, 2026, a day before the rover reached a distance milestone. Perseverance completed a full marathon — 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) — after five years and four months of

Culture

Warrant issued for Kim Scott after she missed DUI court hearing

A warrant has been issued for Kim Scott after she failed to appear for a DUI hearing in Macomb County District Court. She had been scheduled to appear before Judge William H. Hackel III on Wednesday morning but did not show. Scott has not been arrested as of Wednesday afternoon,

Tech

King's Bounty: The Legend gets widescreen support, achievements and mods

Long before Heroes of Might & Magic returned to form with Olden Era, King's Bounty: The Legend offered a strategy‑RPG in the HoMM mold set on a single sprawling world map and notable for quirky touches like courtly marriage — you could even marry a frog or a

Politics

House Democrats Seek SEC Answers on AI Investment Advisors

A group of Democratic US House lawmakers is questioning the US securities regulator over how it is overseeing investment advice and trading powered by artificial intelligence. In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins dated Tuesday, the lawmakers said that platforms offering AI trading agents to retail traders "raises

Culture

Brooks Nader says she and Taron Egerton were 'never' dating

Brooks Nader said she and Taron Egerton were "never" dating despite a string of public displays of affection. "I’m just single, having fun, always," the model said while on the set of her forthcoming series "Baywatch." When asked if she was seeing anyone,

Culture

Chuck Tingle's new erotic Tingler is about Warhammer 40K

Chuck Tingle, best known for Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt, the Space Raptor Butt Trilogy and I Have No Butt And I Must Pound, has also written horror novels such as Camp Damascus and Bury Your Gays, and is working on Fabulous Bodies, about an influencer who

Culture

Danny Pintauro works five jobs, says he gets no residuals

Danny Pintauro is working five jobs to make ends meet and says he receives no money from residuals tied to the ABC sitcom that made him famous. The former child star, who played Jonathan Bower on Who’s the Boss? from 1984 to 1992, went viral after posting a photo

Tech

Palworld lead: lower concurrent player numbers don't mean games are 'dead'

Palworld global community manager and Pocketpair Publishing boss John "Bucky" Buckley says games aren't "dead" just because their concurrent user number has dropped over time. "Just a thought but…do many fundamentally misunderstand what CCU means?" he wrote. He explains that a