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The rise of ‘unc’: is this gen Alpha’s way of saying ‘OK boomer’?

Timothée Chalamet celebrated his 30th birthday by embracing his unc status – and Sabrina Carpenter has used the word to describe her record producer. Why is it suddenly everywhere?

Surfer missing for over 30 hours rescued alive, dramatic Coast Guard video shows

Updated on: January 12, 2026 / 9:03 AM EST / CBS News

Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair

Powell McCormick will serve as a member of Meta's management team and will help guide its strategy and execution, the company said.

Citi says Palantir’s rally isn’t over, upgrades stock on accelerating enterprise and government demand

Citi's $235 price target implies upside of 32% ahead for shares of Palantir.

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts

Meta highlighted that many Australian teens are circumventing its new social media ban by using alternative platforms such as Yope and Lemon8.

Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025’s most difficult video game

When Hollow Knight: Silksong came out last summer I was in so much pain that I didn’t know if I’d be able to play it. Could a video game teach me anything new about suffering?

‘A celebration of the carefree’: why Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers celebrating their favourite comfort watches is an ode to John Hughes’s 1980s classic

Poem of the week: Dream-Pedlary by Thomas Lovell Beddoes

From an almost whimsical beginning, these verses on wishing to overcome mortality grow lyrical and deeply moving

Escape review

Director Masao Adachi – formerly of the Japanese Red Army – on the infamous Satoshi Kirishima, who went on the run in 1975 after a series of corporate bombings

JD Sports plans to let shoppers buy through AI platforms

Retailer to allow ‘one-click purchases’ through assistants such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, beginning in US

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