Tim Minchin Maybe Scrolling the Traumas of the World Is Not in Itself A Moral Act

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 will make a big change to THPS 4's campaign

Timed challenges are replacing an open world in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 -- and some fans are less than pleased.

ESPN - 1d

Dubois in talks over Usyk title fight

Daniel Dubois begins talks with rival heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk over a rematch.

BBC News - 1d

TPC Sawgrass 17th hole: What to know about famous 'Island Green' at the 2025 Players Championship

Some key numbers, facts and memories about one of the most famous holes of golf in the entire world

CBS Sports - 1d

India approves legislation to boost oil and gas exploration

‘Far-reaching’ amendments to 1948 law highlight reluctance to wean world’s most populous nation off fossil fuels

Financial Times - 1d

Google's DeepMind says it will use AI models to power physical robots

Google is taking its DeepMind artificial intelligence technology models into the physical world to power robots.

CNBC - 1d

The Tennis Court’s Greatest Illusion

The best players in the world are obsessed with court speed and bounce, but those aren’t the only factors in outcomes.

The New York Times - 1d

‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers

People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity.

The New York Times - 19h

WBO orders champion Usyk to face Parker next

World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is ordered by the WBO to begin negotiations with Joseph Parker for a mandatory title defence.

BBC News - 16h

Players tend to like games that give them rewards, Almedia study shows

Almedia’s latest report shows that mobile gamers respond very positively to games that offer real-world rewards

VentureBeat - 15h

‘Computer Freaks’ Is Back With an All New Season

Season two takes listeners to the Wild West of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, when e-commerce was booming.

Inc. - 12h

Scottie Scheffler Is on a Streak Golf Hasn’t Seen Since Tiger Woods’s Prime

The world No. 1 is achieving feats we thought we’d never see again, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 9h

In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment

The French president’s prescriptions for “strategic autonomy” and a European force for Ukraine are suddenly timely in a world with a less dependable America.

The New York Times - 4h

Drugmaker merger turns the page on a dark chapter of US history

Real-world pain lies behind a big win for several Wall Street vulture funds

Financial Times - 5h

12:30 Report — New Senate retirement rocks Democrats

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Can you believe it was five years ago this week that COVID-19 began to shut down the world? Walt Disney World closed on March 12 and the first batch of ...

The Hill - 1d

Nvidia’s GTC 2025 will feature AI’s brightest minds and draw 25K attendees in person

Nvidia today announced GTC 2025, the world’s premier AI conference, will return March 17 to March 21 to San Jose, California.

VentureBeat - Mar. 5

Pogacar beats Pidcock in Strade epic despite crash

World champion Tadej Pogacar recovers from a crash to hold off Tom Pidcock and retain his Strade Bianche title with another famous victory.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.

The New York Times - 4d

Shiffrin finishes third to set WC podiums record

Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom.

ESPN - 4d

Purim in Casablanca: Celebrating in Gaza’s shadow

For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence of diaspora Jewish communities throughout history and the world.

The Hill - 3d

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to miss 2025 season following elbow surgery

Elbow surgery will sideline Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in 2025, an injury that presents an enormous challenge for his team as it attempts to return to the World Series.

NBC News - 3d

U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

The New York Times - 2d

i-D Magazine Gets a New Life Just as Cool as Its Old Life

The art and fashion worlds convened at Rick Owens’s austere Left Bank house to celebrate the relaunch of Karlie Kloss’s i-D magazine.

The New York Times - 1d

Kartal's memorable Indian Wells run ended by Sabalenka

British lucky loser Sonay Kartal sees her memorable Indian Wells run ended emphatically by world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

BBC News - 23h

Kartal's memorable Indian Wells run ended by Sabalenka

British lucky loser Sonay Kartal sees her memorable Indian Wells run ended emphatically by world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

Yahoo Sports - 20h

Draper reaches maiden Indian Wells quarter-final

Britain's Jack Draper reaches the Indian Wells quarter-finals by beating world number four Taylor Fritz in one of the best performances of his career.

BBC News - 17h

Trump could be a catalyst for a global pro-crypto shift, Binance CEO says

Binance CEO Richard Teng said he expects Trump's "pro-crypto" legislation in the U.S. to spur regulators in other parts of the world to follow suit.

CNBC - 11h

Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination

This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases ...

ABC News - 6d

What to know about Steve Witkoff, a key figure in Trump's international negotiations

NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reports on U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s growing stature in the Trump administration as the U.S. engages in diplomatic talks around the ...

NBC News - 6d

Blake Lively on being thrown an 'uncomfortable' curveball by 'Another Simple Favor'

Amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni, Lively appeared with co-star Kendrick, director Paul Feig and others at the SXSW world premiere of the sequel to their 2018 hit.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets

Plus: The world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” gets hit by regulators, police seize the Garantex crypto exchange, and scammers trick targets by making up ransomware attacks.

Wired - 5d

Bill Gates: My 'favorite' author's newest book is a must-read—it shows how food can become more affordable

"How to Feed the World," a book about global food supply, is the latest book from Vaclav Smil — who can count Bill Gates as one of his biggest fans.

CNBC - 5d

‘We can’t wait’: Scotland’s Townsend relishing France test after win over Wales

Scotland hang on to beat Wales 35-29 at Murrayfield Townsend: ‘France is the toughest fixture in world rugby’ After dominating yet another match without maximising the return on the scoreboard, ...

The Guardian - 5d

Restore America's crime-plagued capital

Washington, D.C. has one of the highest murder rates in the developed world, and has seen a recent increase in crime, including a stabbing at Safeway and a knife-brandishing hooligan terrorizing ...

The Hill - 5d

Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement | Sidney Blumenthal

Gestures of servility from administration members and world leaders alike are sickeningly common in the mad king’s court. Sycophancy is the coin of the realm. In Donald Trump ’s court, flattery is ...

The Guardian - 4d

Takeaways from the AP's reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes

ABC News - 4d

Tokyo marks 80th anniversary of U.S. firebombing that killed 100,000 in a single night

Elderly survivors of a U.S. firebombing in Tokyo that killed more than 100,000 people in one night during World War II are pushing for recognition of the largely forgotten attack.

NBC News - 3d

The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism | Aaron Bastani

A hundred years ago the average person, in one of the the world’s wealthiest societies, could expect to live until 40. Now global life expectacy is 73. At the start of the millennium it was widely ...

The Guardian - 3d

'England had Italy on the ropes but didn't recreate French demolition job'

In his BBC Sport column, World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on England's thumping Six Nations victory over Italy, and assesses the final-day title race.

BBC News - 3d

Trump’s first 50 days: Stocks suffer worst start to a presidential term since 2009

The first 50 days of President Donald Trump’s second term brought heightened volatility to financial markets already worried about slowing economic growth in the world’s largest economy.

MarketWatch - 3d

Hammocks, hostels or house-sitting: how to cut costs on backpacking trips

There are plenty of ways to save money when travelling. Follow these tips and the world is your oyster, for longer. From staying with locals and sleeping in a hammock to clubbing together with ...

The Guardian - 2d

Tim Minchin Maybe Scrolling the Traumas of the World Is Not in Itself A Moral Act

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