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MARKET
‘I’m a loner’: I’m 62 with a multimillion-dollar portfolio and no heirs. Should I find a wife for my twilight years?
“I have never been married, have no siblings, and both my parents have passed away.” Source link
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SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn Outlines More Measures to Combat Engagement Pods
LinkedIn has provided an update on its efforts to combat fake engagement in the app, with the platform looking to crack down on automated comments submitted via third-party tools, in response to user concerns about an influx of non-genuine activity. In July last year, we reported on LinkedIn’s evolving focus on artificial engagement in the app, based on user reports…
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GADGET
The Apple Podcasts app is switching to HTTP Live Streaming video technology
Apple is planning a major update for its Podcasts app. The entire app is switching to the company’s . Previously, it streamed video in various formats like MOV, MP4 and M4V. This provides several benefits for the end user. It lets people switch seamlessly between watching and listening, in addition to offering a horizontal full display option. It’ll also make…
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MOBILE
vivo X300 FE gets more certifications, runs Geekbench and confirms its chipset
The vivo X300 FE was certified for sale in Europe back in October, and in the meantime it’s been given the go-ahead in India by BIS as well. Now, IMDA in Singapore has certified it too, along with TÜV in Germany. The phone has the model number V2537. The TÜV certification reveals that the phone has support for 90W wired…
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SCIENCE
The mathematical mystery inside the legendary ’90s shooter Quake 3
Game developers didn’t have it easy in the 1990s. Because they had extremely limited computing power, they had to write their code as efficiently as possible. Consider the first-person shooter Quake III Arena, usually called Quake 3, for example: players navigated a three-dimensional world, so the programmers had to find the cleverest ways to handle 3D graphics and the associated…
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CELEBRITY
Ilia Malinin on “Vile Online Hatred” After Olympics
Olympic Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Breaks Silence After Shocking 8th Place Finish: “I Blew It” Ilia Malinin is opening up about his internal struggles. After the Team USA figure skater—who was projected to win men’s gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics—came in eighth place following his free skate, the 21-year-old reflected on the outcome. “On the world’s biggest stage, those who…
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GAMING
Art of the Joke: How High On Life 2 Turns ‘Funny’ Into ‘Fun to Play’
“Bible Adventures was the big one we got – I think that might have been the very first one we even tried to get. We’re big fans of it here – there’s a book by Gabe Durham that’s all about the history of that game and its developer, Wisdom Tree, and how they skirted the law to sell bootleg NES…
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CULTURE
Tattoos, tefillin and telling stories
To coincide with the release of a new book that portrays the lives of mother-daughter artists Lois and Carey, we speak to Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalom, the Israeli photographers behind the project “This one encounter opened us up to a whole new world,” says Rona Bar, one half of the photography duo Fotómetro. “[After seeing] their relationship, the house…
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GAMBLING
Did China Make Up a Gambling Suicide Story?
Posted on: February 16, 2026, 11:30h. Last updated on: February 16, 2026, 11:30h. China is warning its people not to gamble overseas The CPC cited a gambler’s recent suicide in Singapore, though no media or police report has detailed such an incident Ahead of the Chinese New Year, China is warning its people that gambling while on holiday poses significant…
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MOVIE
BADLANDS Almost Featured Dutch, a Xenomorph, and More — GeekTyrant
In a recent interview, Dan Trachtenberg opened up about early plans for Predator: Badlands that would’ve pulled in some franchise icons from both the Predator and Alien universes. While the finished film keeps its focus tight, there was a version that nearly delivered a few cameos longtime fans would’ve liked to see. Predator: Badlands follows a young Yautja named Dek,…
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