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Markiplier’s Iron Lung earns $17.8M opening weekend amid delisting claims

Markiplier’s film Iron Lung opened to $17.8 million at the box office, the sci‑fi horror earning that sum over its opening weekend and beating Malenia, Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash; Sam Raimi’s Send Help remained strong with $20 million for the weekend. The movie

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Ruben Östlund reveals major spoilers for Keanu Reeves' plane comedy

Ruben Östlund, director of the upcoming black comedy The Entertainment System Is Down, has openly revealed major plot details — including the ending — during appearances reported at the Göteborg Film Festival and in an interview with Variety, MovieWeb reported Jan. 30, 2026. The film, whose logline reads "Set on a

Culture

Fallout Season 1 free on Amazon’s YouTube — all 8 up by Jan. 31, removed Feb. 11

Kotaku reports Amazon Prime’s official YouTube channels worldwide have added the first two episodes of Fallout season 1 to watch for free, with more episodes arriving over the next few days. The release schedule puts the first two episodes online now, then another two added each day until all

Culture

Prime Video streams Fallout Season 1 free on YouTube ahead of Season 2 finale

As Fallout Season 2 nears its end on Prime Video, the streamer is letting non-subscribers catch up by releasing Season 1 for free on the Prime Video YouTube channel, uploading two episodes per day; the first two episodes were posted and all eight are expected to be available by the

Culture

Amazon posts Fallout season 1 on YouTube for free — available until Feb. 11

Amazon is posting the entire first season of the Fallout TV show on its official YouTube channel for free, beginning Jan. 28, PC Gamer reports. Episodes are being uploaded Jan. 28–31 on the following Pacific Time schedule: S1E1 — Jan 28, 5pm PT; S1E2 — Jan 28, 6pm PT; S1E3 — Jan

Tech

YouTube blocks third-party browser workaround for background playback

YouTube appears to be blocking a popular workaround that let Android users play only the audio from videos with their screens off, according to reporting by 9to5Google and other outlets. Android users had been using third‑party browsers to keep YouTube audio running in the background. Users of Samsung Internet,

Culture

Anthem fan server project posts proof-of-concept, says progress is paused

Fans trying to revive BioWare’s seven-year-old looter shooter Anthem posted a proof-of-concept server test on YouTube last week, but say progress on the project has since paused. The effort to resuscitate the game — which, by most accounts, was a middling release — began, as the organizers described it, “out of

Culture

BabyTuber thumbnails: a playful antidote to YouTube’s clickbait style

A new thumbnail trend dubbed “BabyTuber” is catching on after an artist who goes by Jamie on Bluesky shared one earlier this week titled “Why I’m Switching.” The image shows an infant furrowing its brow while pondering upgrading from toy blocks to a bead maze. The Kotaku piece frames

Culture

Alix Earle calls St. Barts trip with Tom Brady the 'best' vacation

Alix Earle said her trip to St. Barts — where she was seen cuddling up to Tom Brady — was the "best trip of my entire life," she said in a YouTube vlog posted last Thursday. She rang in the new year at a star-studded party on Dec. 31, 2025,

Culture

Ubisoft seeks removal of leaked Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake art

Ubisoft is trying to take down concept art and screenshots from its canceled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake after images from a 2024 workshop presentation circulated online, Kotaku reports. The assets are from a 2024 pre-alpha workshop and don’t show the game in motion, but they

Tech

TikTok settles suit by California woman who alleged platform addiction

People reports TikTok reached a settlement on Monday, Jan. 26 with attorneys for a California woman who sued TikTok, Snap Inc., Meta and YouTube alleging the platforms caused addiction. Plaintiff's attorneys Joseph VanZandt and Mark Lanier said they reached an agreement, though the terms were not disclosed. Attorney

Culture

YouTuber mods Arkham Knight to show Gotham from an NPC’s perspective

Kotaku reports YouTuber Gaming with Griff Griffin has released a short modded Batman: Arkham Knight video that recreates life as an NPC in Gotham City. The clip lets viewers experience everyday moments—running errands, witnessing gang fights, or catching Batman sprint past a window—and highlights the horror and absurdity

Tech

TikTok settles lawsuit over alleged addiction days before Los Angeles trial

TikTok reached an agreement late Monday to settle a lawsuit claiming social media companies engineered their products to hook young users, avoiding a trial due to begin in the California Superior Court of Los Angeles County with jury selection on Tuesday. The case was the first in a series of

Tech

Jury Selection Set in First Trial Claiming Social Platforms Caused Teen Addiction

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in California Superior Court of Los Angeles County for the first of a series of trials alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people. The lawsuits, filed by teenagers, school districts and states, claim the companies encouraged

Tech

Trials begin alleging Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube built addictive products

Beginning this week, Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube will stand trial in Los Angeles over claims that their platforms are addictive and have harmed young users. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are testing a legal theory that the companies caused personal injury through defective products, arguing features such as infinite scrolling, algorithmic recommendations,

Culture

100 defining television moments from 1926 to 2025

The Guardian has compiled a list of the 100 biggest moments in television, spanning events from John Logie Baird’s first public demonstration in 1926 to developments recorded up to 2025. Early milestones noted include Baird’s 26 January 1926 demonstration using his ventriloquist dummy Stooky Bill, the BBC launching

Culture

Art the Clown’s origin remains intentionally ambiguous in the Terrifier films

Movieweb reports that Art the Clown, the villain of the Terrifier films, has an intentionally ambiguous origin: creator Damien Leone has never confirmed any real‑world inspiration and the character was not presented as a thinly veiled allegory. Leone says the character began as a simple idea for a short

Business

Bitmine Immersion invests $200 million in MrBeast’s company

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion has invested $200 million in MrBeast’s company. The investment gives Bitmine a stake in a brand the provided material described as having strong Gen Z and millennial appeal, reaching over 450 million subscribers across its YouTube channels. The provided material did not include further

Science

NASA to begin live coverage of SpaceX Crew-11 undocking at 5 p.m. EST

NASA’s live undock coverage for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will begin at 5 p.m. EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Viewers can learn more about the mission by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS

Culture

81-year-old Arizona grandma streamed Minecraft to help pay for grandson's cancer care

Gamesradar reports that 81-year-old Sue Jacquot of Queen Creek, Arizona, began streaming Minecraft on YouTube in October to help pay for her grandson Jack Self's cancer treatment. ABC15 later visited the family and quoted 17-year-old Jack as saying he is "cancer free" and "feeling great.

Culture

Streamer mods Fallout 4 snail into lethal Todd Howard cardboard cutout

Kotaku reports that Twitch streamer Blurbs modded a snail in Fallout 4 into a cardboard cutout of Todd Howard that kills the player on contact. A YouTube video shows Blurbs swapped a snail model with a picture of Howard so any collision automatically kills the player. The mod also includes

Culture

Phoenix Nights at 25: record-selling sitcom now absent from streaming

It is 25 years since Phoenix Nights was first broadcast on Channel 4, and the sitcom that ran for just two series is now largely unavailable on official platforms. Once a huge hit on physical media — its second series was reportedly the fastest ever selling UK TV show on DVD,

Culture

Unofficial MTV Rewind site streams thousands of classic music videos

FlexasaurusRex — the online handle of a self‑described “conceptual creator” who says he is Louis, a 43‑year‑old former gems and minerals dealer from Eugene, Ore. — launched MTV Rewind on Jan. 3, an unofficial website and app that aims to recreate MTV’s classic era by streaming nonstop channels

Crypto

Crypto YouTube viewership drops to January 2021 lows amid fading retail interest

Viewership of crypto content on YouTube has fallen to its lowest level since January 2021 after a sharp retreat over the past three months, according to a 30‑day moving average of views shared on Sunday by ITC Crypto founder Benjamin Cowen. Cowen said, "So it’s not just

Culture

Jessa Duggar says she lost 15 pounds after welcoming sixth child

According to People, Jessa Duggar shared she has lost about 15 pounds since welcoming her sixth baby in a YouTube video posted Tuesday, Jan. 6. Duggar, 33, said she is now roughly five pounds from her pre-pregnancy weight and discussed her postpartum routine in the video titled "Getting Back