Art
Disney’s Next CEO: Five Things to Know About Josh D’Amaro
By Variety ・ Mar 17, 2026
The years-in-the-works changing of the guard atop the C-suite at Disney is happening this week: The...
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Software
Samsung admits Galaxy S26 Ultra display is slightly hindered
By 9to5Google ・ Mar 17, 2026
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is a very good phone, with the new Privacy Display easily being its best new fe...
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Wildlife
"Totally unexpected.” Scientists just discovered yet another extraordinary thing about the platypus
By BBC Wildlife Magazine ・ Mar 17, 2026
Platypuses, those famously weird, ‘duck-billed’, egg-laying mammals, have another odd string to add...
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Movie
Timotheé Chalamet, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson at War
By Variety ・ Mar 17, 2026
“It’s a trailer launch? It looks like a premiere,” Denis Villeneuve joked after introducing the star...
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How many rate cuts? Iran war upends Federal Reserve's next steps
By AP News ・ Mar 17, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve’s outlook on inflation and unemploy...
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Mental Health
Cesar Chavez celebrations canceled over 'troubling' allegations
By Los Angeles Times ・ Mar 17, 2026
The United Farmer Workers union said it will halt celebrations of its founder Cesar Chavez amid what...
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Music
Ukraine hangs anti-drone nets over roads as FPV drones reshape war : NPR
By NPR ・ Mar 17, 2026
IZIUM, Ukraine — It's not the sight of 19th century buildings pockmarked by shell fragments and bull...
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Medicine
Little research to support cannabis for mental health conditions : NPR
By NPR ・ Mar 17, 2026
Along with chronic pain, mental health conditions are some of the top reasons people use marijuana f...
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Jobs
M.T.A. Sues Trump Administration to Release 2nd Avenue Subway Funding
By The New York Times ・ Mar 17, 2026
New York transit officials on Tuesday sued the federal government for withholding close to $60 milli...
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Internet
Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups
By Ars Technica ・ Mar 17, 2026
Since deep-learning super-sampling (DLSS) launch on 2018’s RTX 2080 cards, gamers have been generall...
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Movie
Zendaya, Robert Pattinson Introduce New Trailer
By The Hollywood Reporter ・ Mar 17, 2026
Denis Villeneuve never planned to make a third Dune movie so soon after Dune: Part Two. After all, t...
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Economy
Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader
By The New York Times ・ Mar 17, 2026
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Medicine
You May Not Need as Much Strength Training as You Think to Build Muscle, Study Finds
By Health: Trusted and Empathetic Health and Wellness Information ・ Mar 17, 2026
You don't have to strength train until your muscles feel totally zapped to build muscle—just challen...
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Jobs
Transformative Leader With an Asterisk
By Variety ・ Mar 17, 2026
Bob Iger has been hailed as among the greatest CEOs of his generation. As he prepares to (finally) e...
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Books
Brand New Day' Trailer Recreates an Iconic Comic Cover
By Gizmodo ・ Mar 17, 2026
It’s going to be a brand new day in a big week for Peter Parker—after years of waiting and speculati...
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Mobile
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Private and performant
By Ars Technica ・ Mar 17, 2026
Samsung is nothing if not consistent. Just as it has for many years, the company is starting the yea...
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Economy
The power goes out in Cuba, leaving hospitals dark and highways deserted
By NBC News ・ Mar 17, 2026
HAVANA — Cuba was plunged into darkness by an islandwide electricity blackout that affected its 11 m...
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Books
Why Project Hail Mary’s creators were ‘scared’ about making the sci-fi adaptation
By The Verge ・ Mar 17, 2026
Project Hail Mary is a natural follow-up to The Martian. Both movies are based on sci-fi novels by A...
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Oppo’s Find N6 might be the foldable of your dreams
By Engadget ・ Mar 17, 2026
Oppo is back with another high-spec foldable phone you may never see outside a tech journalist's han...
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Celebrities
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ First Look: Tom Holland’s Web-Slinger Saves a Life as New Movie Promises a ‘Rebirth’
By Yahoo News Canada ・ Mar 17, 2026
Tom Holland is back in superhero mode in the first look at “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” in theaters...
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Mobile
Dell XPS 16 (2026) review: Return of the king
By Engadget ・ Mar 17, 2026
Last year, Dell came this close to abdicating its throne as the maker of the best premium Windows la...
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Books
Xbox 360, PS3 And Nintendo Wii U Are "Officially Retro", Says GameStop
By Time Extension ・ Mar 17, 2026
Using the wii u in place of the original wii is disrespectful. say what you want about the wii, but...
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Markets
Two U.S. Navy Warships Suddenly Vanished from the Strait of Hormuz. They Just Reappeared 3,500 Miles Away in Malaysia
By Indian Defence Review ・ Mar 17, 2026
The USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara were supposed to be in the Persian Gulf. For much of February, t...
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Economy
Israel in Lebanon; NATO on Middle East war; Cuba : NPR
By NPR ・ Mar 17, 2026
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inb...
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Internet
Zendaya Says "Many" Were Duped By AI Photos Of Tom Holland Wedding
By Deadline ・ Mar 17, 2026
Zendaya has revealed that people in her personal life were fooled by viral AI photos purporting to d...
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Mobile
Latest on tornado alerts, travel delays
By USA TODAY ・ Mar 17, 2026
Powerful thunderstorms are barreling across the eastern United States, grounding flights, knocking o...
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Environment
Airlines raise revenue guidance, citing growth in demand
By CNBC ・ Mar 17, 2026
Several airlines raised their revenue expectations for the first quarter on Tuesday, despite carrier...
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Mental Health
NCAA Tournament bracket busters: When it comes to these 5 teams, pick wisely
By The New York Times ・ Mar 17, 2026
Bracket busters: Sometimes you love them, sometimes you hate them. Most of the time, you don’t see t...
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Economy
What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official
By The New York Times ・ Mar 17, 2026
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official and de facto leader, is the latest senior Irania...
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Markets
Trump’s War Story Blown Up by Damning Intel Leak
By The Daily Beast ・ Mar 17, 2026
Donald Trump’s own intelligence officials say they definitely warned him about the consequences of a...
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