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Did Bad Bunny’s ‘ICE out’ Grammy message tease his Super Bowl halftime show? The NFL will find out when we do.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The messages in NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s pre-Super Bowl news conference this week were subtle, but also solidly implied. Asked about a potential ICE presence during Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, Goodell stayed clear of repeating the acronym for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday….

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Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing

When Valve first announced its impressive-looking Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware in November, the company said the products would begin shipping in early 2026. Some journalists were told “Q1 2026” specifically. But because of the ongoing memory and storage crunch, that launch has been delayed to sometime in the first half of…

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bitchy | “Jessie Buckley wore Bottega Veneta to the London Critics Circle awards” links

Jessie Buckley wore Bottega Veneta to the London Critics Circle Awards. It’s not that I think she has bad style, but I’m concerned about her Oscar dress. [RCFA]Channing Tatum is undergoing shoulder surgery. [Just Jared]On top of everything else, Sarah Ferguson’s charity has closed. [Socialite Life]Kim Kardashian & Lewis Hamilton: the Lululemon angle. [LaineyGossip]Trendspotting: underconsumption,…

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Mistral drops Voxtral Transcribe 2, an open-source speech model that runs on-device for pennies

Mistral AI, the Paris-based startup positioning itself as Europe’s answer to OpenAI, released a pair of speech-to-text models on Wednesday that the company says can transcribe audio faster, more accurately, and far more cheaply than anything else on the market — all while running entirely on a smartphone or laptop. The announcement marks the latest…

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