Month Archives: January 2026

Business

Alexis Lafreniere is a brain bender for Rangers management

Alexis Lafreniere is a bust. As a huge fan of Lafreniere (he is my favorite player on the New York Rangers), it’s taken me far longer to say that than most. I held out hope through an up and down first season. I held out hope through a rough second...

Tech

Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for their social media startup West Co. The startup launched an invite-only version of its first app, Tangle, in November. Now the Financial Times has pieced together more details from comments made by Stone and Sharp, as...

News

Danish PM tells Trump to stop ‘threats’ against Greenland

ReutersDenmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop the threats" about taking over Greenland.Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the...

Science

Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

The Book Club has been reading Iain M. Banks’s The Player of GamesColin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan in Every Version of You in November to the utopian far-future imagined by Iain M. Banks in The Player...

Shows

See the moments you missed

The Critics Choice Awards officially kicked off the 2026 award season Sunday night. A-listers including Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio braved the LA rain to attend the show at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. While plenty of great moments were seen onscreen — including a sweet...

Social media

Chinese Officials Weigh US TikTok Proposal

Look, I’m not saying that TikTok is likely to be banned in the U.S. later this month, but… While reports just before Christmas suggested that a TikTok U.S. deal had been signed, ensuring that the app would remain in operation in America, with a local version of the platform to...

Tech

CES 2026: Video shows startup’s color-changing sunglasses in action

CES 2026 doesn't officially start until Tuesday, but Mashable is already reporting live from Las Vegas, where the festivities have kicked off early at CES Unveiled. This preview event offers a first look at some of the exhibitors coming to the annual consumer tech show, and in between all the...

Mobile

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X review

The ROG Xbox Ally X is the newest handheld gaming device from Asus, and the third of its kind from the company in as many years. The Xbox Ally X, along with the cheaper Xbox Ally, is made in collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox division, and features a unique design that...

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