KEY POINTS Walmart and Google announced Sunday a new partnership that will allow shoppers to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant. Gemini, to discover and purchase products from Walmart and its warehouse club, Sam’s Club, marking a significant shift in how one of the world’s largest retailers is adapting to AI driven commerce. The announcement was … Read more
KEY POINTS LEGO will release its first ever Pokémon LEGO sets in February 2026, introducing buildable display models of Pikachu, Eevee and the original Kanto region starters Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. The sets, developed under a new licensing partnership with The Pokémon Co., will go on sale globally beginning Feb. 27, coinciding with the annual … Read more
KEY POINTS Wall Street opened lower Monday as investors responded to a renewed threat to Federal Reserve independence, following the Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Stocks, US bonds, and the dollar all fell in early trading, signaling heightened market risk and sparking a surge in safe-haven assets such as gold and … Read more
KEY POINTS Beverly Hills, California, Jan. 11, 2026 — Teyana Taylor made a memorable statement at the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, winning Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for her work in One Battle After Another. The singer turned actress drew attention both for … Read more
KEY POINTS LOS ANGELES — Owen Cooper, the teenage star of the Netflix drama Adolescence, revealed that acclaimed actor Daniel Day Lewis is among the series’ admirers, highlighting the growing cultural impact of streaming television on global audiences. Cooper, who won an Emmy for portraying a schoolboy accused of murdering a classmate, appeared at the … Read more
KEY POINTS WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s multibillion dollar renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether he misled Congress about the scope of the project, according to officials briefed on the matter. The inquiry, led by the US attorney’s office for … Read more
KEY POINTS Allegiant Travel Co. said Sunday it will acquire rival leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines in a $1.5 billion cash and stock transaction. A move that underscores growing consolidation pressure among US budget airlines struggling with higher post pandemic operating costs and expanding domestic capacity. The proposed Allegiant Sun Country merger brings together two … Read more
KEY POINTS New York, Jan. 12, 2026 — FuboTV Inc. (FUBO) received a “Moderate Buy” rating from analysts this week as the streaming platform secured a $145 million term loan from a Walt Disney Co. affiliate to manage upcoming debt obligations. The financing comes amid a critical 2026 maturity for the company’s convertible notes and … Read more
KEY POINTS Thousands of Minecraft players experienced disrupted gameplay over the weekend as Minecraft Realms, the game’s subscription based multiplayer hosting service, suffered a widespread outage. The disruption began Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, affecting users on PCs, consoles, and mobile devices. The outage prevented both Bedrock Edition and Java Edition users from accessing their private … Read more
KEY POINTS LOS ANGELES — The action comedy film The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, will become available for streaming on Paramount+ starting January 13, following its theatrical release in November. Directed by Edgar Wright, the movie is an adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story follows … Read more
