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LIFESTYLE
Man Armed with Fork and Pizza Cutter Attempts to Free Luigi Mangione from Prison
There appear to be some pretty drastic measures supporters of Luigi Mangione will take to free the cult figure, who is currently being detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, awaiting trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Wednesday night, a Minnesota man named Mark Anderson (presumably fresh off a stop Di Fara’s),…
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REAL ESTATE
Shuttered Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s becomes pulsing light installation
Images courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership The shuttered Macy’s in Downtown Brooklyn now hosts an interactive light installation that pulses along to the soundtrack of Fulton Street. Unveiled on Friday, “In Every Transition, A Pattern” illuminates the windows of the former department store with rhythmic patterns and kaleidoscopic displays that respond to the energy of the streetscape. On view through…
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CRYPTO
Bitcoin Sell-Off Pushes IBIT Investor Returns Into the Red, CIO Says
Bitcoin’s sharp decline over the weekend has likely pushed the aggregate investor position in the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) into negative territory, underscoring the severity of the recent downturn. According to Bob Elliott, chief investment officer at asset manager Unlimited Funds, the average dollar invested in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is now underwater following Friday’s close. The…
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FINANCE
Silver and gold tumble triggers major reset for mining stocks
You really should not have been surprised by the selloff that battered silver and gold prices on January 30, given technical warning signals were flashing from indicators like the relative strength index. The bigger question is what happens next. Silver was hammered 31% ending the day at $78.531 per troy ounce. That was the biggest decline since the 1980 bubble…
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MARKET
‘Melania’ documentary’s $8 million box office is a win for the first lady — but not for Amazon
The film’s box office receipts represent a drop in the ocean for Amazon MGM’s $75 million investment. Source link
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SOCIAL MEDIA
X Announces Partnership With Warner Bros. Discovery for Winter Olympics
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. X has announced a new partnership with Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) for coverage of the upcoming Winter Olympics, with the deal enabling X to share exclusive Winter Olympics content with audiences in Europe and the U.K. That’ll also provide more opportunities for…
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GADGET
Indonesia is lifting its ban on Grok, but with some conditions
Grok is once again available in Indonesia, after the country lifted its ban on the AI chatbot that was seen generating millions of sexualized deepfakes, thousands of which included children. The country’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs released a statement earlier today, which said X is allowed to resume service in Indonesia but will be subject to monitoring for…
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MOBILE
Oppo K14x 5G’s chipset and price bracket leak
A few days ago, Oppo started teasing an upcoming K-series device in India, and the URL for the teaser microsite revealed that the phone in question is the K14x. As the name implies, this should be the successor to the K13x, which made its debut in June of last year. Oppo hasn’t shared any official specs of the K14x, nor…
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SCIENCE
U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites
February 1, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites The National Reconnaissance Office has now declassified a satellite program used to spy on America’s adversaries By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron National Reconnaissance Office Some forty years ago, the U.S. launched a series of secret satellites, designed to…
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CELEBRITY
Kylie Jenner Kids Stormi Webster, Aire Webster’s Fabulous World
Less than two weeks later, Stormi, Aire and various Kardashian cousins were treated to a day at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., much closer to home. And when the kids aren’t with Kylie, they’re with their dad—whose real name is Jacques Webster—or other members of their sprawling family. Travis told Rolling Stone recently that his children are “just like [him] when it…
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