Since the days of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, the humble first-person shooter has flourished in myriad and complex directions. The genre has expanded in narrative and gameplay terms to include everything from sprawling sci-fi epics to dense objectivist allegories to multiplayer-focused military free-for-alls and practically everything in between. Sometimes, though, you just want an excuse … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk has responded to pressure to stop users of his Grok AI model from generating fake sexualised images of real people, following an outcry over the proliferation of the content on his X platform. … Read more
CBS As Uncle Phil on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” James Avery had his work cut out for him parenting Will Smith’s rapscallion through the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. The self-appointed fresh prince put Uncle Phil through his paces in some of the show’s most … Read more
Naya has already shipped one successful Kickstarter for a weird keyboard. The Naya Create was an ergonomic split deck with four swappable controller addons: a touchpad, a trackball, a rotary encoder, or a 6DoF spatial mouse. The Connect takes that modular concept, applies it to a more traditional flat keyboard form factor, and expands the … Read more
Gold and silver pushed to fresh all-time highs this week, creating a financial gap that sets the stage for a potential Bitcoin catch-up rally. According to Gold Price data, gold reached an all-time high of over $4,600, with industry experts predicting a rise above $5,000. At the same time, silver has topped $90, and its … Read more
The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized her work and personal devices as part of an investigation into what Attorney General Pam Bondi called “illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor.” Executing a search warrant at the Virginia home of reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday morning, FBI “agents searched her home and … Read more
Where there’s a will, there’s a way; and when it comes to bright, bouncy, blemish-free skin, there’s very little I won’t try—PDRN included. PDRN, short for its official name polydeoxyribonucleotide, is a compound traditionally derived from salmon DNA, most-commonly salmon sperm. There are many preclinical and clinical studies demonstrating the ingredient’s anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, … Read more
President Donald Trump declared on Jan. 12 that the US would impose a 25% tariff on any country conducting business with Iran, “effective immediately,” via Truth Social. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped briefly below $91,000, then recovered above $92,000 within hours. No liquidation cascade materialized. No systemic unwind. The market absorbed what appeared to be a maximalist … Read more
Joe Scarnici/Getty Fans hoping to see Sacred Heart’s most curmudgeonly alumni return for the “Scrubs” revival may want to temper expectations — at least in Season 1. In a new interview with Esquire, series star Zach Braff suggests that while there is every intention to eventually bring … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer used to accuse Boris Johnson of “serial incompetence” over his propensity for U-turns, but on Wednesday the UK prime minister was charged with presiding over policies built on sand. Starmer’s decision to … Read more