TNW News : Sports, Travel

TikTok is no longer just a video app. The platform has spent the past year adding hotel bookings, in-app commerce, sports hubs, casual games, microdramas, and a fintech licence application, building out the infrastructure of what the industry calls a “super app,” a single destination that handles tasks users currently spread across a dozen different […]

Mashable : Sports, Style
shark chill pill personal fan held in hand

I just published a story on the coolest new gadgets of 2026 (so far), and I had to include the Shark ChillPill, the new personal fan and mister from SharkNinja.

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Style

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being played on some of the most heavily researched grass fields ever created. FIFA has spent millions of dollars working with turf scientists to engineer 16 stadium pitches across three countries and vastly different climates.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Sports
open air swimming pool in Canary Wharf
City workers are cooling off by indulging in a spot of open water swimming.
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the Lego Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer set with a prime day badge
The best Prime Day Lego deals at a glance:

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Business
Aziz Aslan, owner of Turquaz, a Turkish café and restaurant at 1198 Mission St., is pictured at his San Francisco establishment.
Aziz Aslan owns Turquaz, a Turkish restaurant in San Francisco.
Mashable : Sports
Connections game on a smartphone

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you like a midnight snack.

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Mbappe celebrates at the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is almost ready for the knockout stages, with the last few days of groups games to play.