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Xiaomi unveils the $995+ Xiaomi 17 Ultra in China with a 200MP periscope camera, a 50MP 1" sensor, and an ultrawide; Leica edition gets a mechanical zoom ring (Siddharth/GSMArena.com)

Siddharth / GSMArena.com:
Xiaomi unveils the $995+ Xiaomi 17 Ultra in China with a 200MP periscope camera, a 50MP 1" sensor, and an ultrawide; Leica edition gets a mechanical zoom ring  —  The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has finally been unveiled in China as the brand's flagship phone.  Alongside the standard model …

The Revenant at 10: Leonardo Dicaprio's divisive Oscar-winner is better than you remember

Revisiting The Revenant: Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar-winning performance and the film's breathtaking cinematography deserve more recognition 10 years later.

AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B+ into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024 (Alicia Park/Forbes)

Alicia Park / Forbes:
AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B+ into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024  —  Record activity in the AI sector this year has boosted dozens of founders and business executives into the billionaire ranks.

Switch 2 games were weird in 2025, and that's what made it great

The Nintendo Switch 2's maiden voyage in 2025 didn't exactly go as many predicted thanks to a surprising list of games that we're still talking about.

A massive D&D loot table rewrote my entire campaign

Rolling a d979 led one player to claim a weapon that became hugely important in ways I never could have dreamed of. Now it means everything.