Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand, collapsing high-rise in Bangkok

BANGKOK — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered in war-ravaged Myanmar reverberated across Southeast Asia on Friday, killing at least three people each in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand and leaving scores of …

Source: NBC News

Reform UK figures plan Maga-style think-tank to attract US donors

Outfit seeks backing from ‘religious conservatives’

Source: Financial Times

Get the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic for up to $170 off on Amazon

Amazon is holding its 2025 Spring Sale event, and smartwatches are getting big discounts. Right now, you can buy the Galaxy Watch6 Classic for 43% off.

Source: ZDNet

4 Best Smart Displays (2025): Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa

Ever wish you could smash a tablet and smart speaker together? These devices offer the best of both.

Source: Wired

In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.

Source: New York Times

7 Best Sleep Masks (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Get some solid shut-eye with the help of these sleep masks.

Source: Wired

Japan winces as Trump threatens tariffs on auto imports

Tokyo is holding out hope that it might convince Washington to exempt Japanese car manufacturers from tariffs, but analysts are less optimistic.

Source: Deutsche Welle

'Like a ruined city': Myanmar earthquake survivors describe horror

A Mandalay resident told the BBC it's the "scene of a tragedy" after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday.

Source: BBC

Chief finance officer of under-fire Thames Water quits £1.3m-a-year role

Alastair Cochran’s successor to be appointed ‘in due course’ at critical time for cash-strapped company

Thames Water’s chief financial officer has quit his £1.3m-a-year job, the cash-strapped water company has …

Source: The Guardian

French-Israeli academic Eva Illouz denied top prize over ‘anti-Israel ideology’

Renowned sociologist Eva Illouz has been disqualified from receiving the Israel Prize, the country’s top cultural award, over her past support for a petition asking the International Criminal Court to …

Source: France 24

The Fitbit-to-Google account migration deadline moves to 2026

After Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit in early 2021, the company integrated Fitbit’s services with its own and required users to migrate existing Fitbit accounts to a Google account …

Source: The Verge

Here are the best streaming service deals available right now

So far, 2025 has been a great year for watching new, must-see TV shows and movies on subscription services. But if you, like many of us, have more concurrent subscriptions …

Source: The Verge