Maybe you had a bluebird day on the slopes, parallel turning down perfectly powdered trails. Or perhaps you spent the afternoon taking great care to perfect your pizzas and french fries on the bunny hill (yours truly). Whatever your aptitude on the slopes, we all end up at the same magnificent place at the end … Read more
Civilization VII launched to mixed reception in early 2025. We liked it when we reviewed it at Ars, despite some notable shortcomings in terms of polish and user interface, and it has a decent community of dedicated players. However, it makes enormous changes to the classic series’ formula, drawing ideas from competitors like Humankind. Many … Read more
The first big outage of 2026 is here, as Verizon customers across the US, including several of our phones, complain that service has been spotty or nonexistent starting at around noon ET, with phones switching to SOS Mode and being unable to connect. This cell service outage follows a “software issue” that cut off service … Read more
Bitcoin’s (BTC) start-of-year recovery continued into the second week of January as the cryptocurrency made fresh 2026 highs above $96,000. The rally confirmed a new higher high structure, and traders are hopeful that a rally above $100,000 is the next target. Bitcoin one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Key takeaways: Bitcoin secured a daily close above $95,000, … Read more
Another season of Bridgerton is nearly upon us, this one centering Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). Netflix held the red-carpet premiere for Season 4 of the popular Netflix period drama series, which will be released in two parts, Jan. 14 in Paris, France. They then screened the first episode of Part … Read more
Google announced Wednesday the launch of a revamped Trends Explore page, now featuring Gemini-powered capabilities that automatically identify and compare trends related to your searches. The update is rolling out on desktop starting today. The Trends Explore page has long served as a valuable tool for content creators, journalists, and researchers, making it easy to … Read more
In the build-up to Iran’s 1979 revolution, the merchants of Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar, the centuries-old heart of commercial power in the capital, made a fateful decision. Losing patience with the country’s Pahlavi monarchy — and alarmed by the threat of western-style department stores — the shopkeepers threw their support and money behind the revolutionaries, … Read more
Looking hot on your Electra e-bike isn’t the first priority when navigating New York City traffic. But behind not swerving into a hot dog stand or faceplanting a Tesla, cycling chicly (and safely!) requires only a little bit of forward planning and perusing your own closet, without the need to forgo your own personal style—just … Read more
Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman argues that ETH’s lagging price masks strengthening fundamentals that could reshape how the token is valued in 2026. Ether’s price performance left many investors frustrated last cycle. While other assets captured attention with faster rallies, ETH has struggled to keep pace, raising questions about whether Ether is losing relevance or simply … Read more
If you want to win in AI — and I mean win in the biggest, most lucrative, most shape-the-world-in-your-image kind of way — you have to do a bunch of hard things simultaneously. You need to have a model that is unquestionably one of the best on the market. You need the nearly infinite resources … Read more