Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sunrise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible things in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. You can also visit a land of mushrooms if it sounds more like your cup of tea.As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, Mojang has made public a deal with Netflix to make an animated series based on Minecraft.How do I update Minecraft?Open the Minecraft Launcher. Click on "Options," next to the username text box, then press "Force update!" and login with your Minecraft credentials afterwards. Minecraft will start updating itself. This can also be used to get a fresh Minecraft installation, which will keep your saved games and texture packs, but not your mods.What is the difference between Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft Bedrock Edition?Java is, by and large, the more powerful and feature-rich version of Minecraft, but it lacks the compatibility and cross-play support of Bedrock. Furthermore, Bedrock Edition comes packaged with microtransactions, RTX support, and a handful of other exclusive functions (not to mention a broader set of supported devices).Java Edition is PC only and players can only interact with other Java Edition players. Meanwhile, Bedrock Edition is multi-platform which means Bedrock players can interact with each other be it console, mobile or PC.Gamers on the Java Edition have access to numerous communities and endless mods. These two combined make the multiplayer experience of the game a lot more malleable. The biggest con for Java Edition is that it requires higher spec machines to run smoothly.Bedrock Edition does offer a few things that the Java Edition does not have. Mainly its marketplace, where you can acquire skins and add-ons, and the option to use controllers. Parental controls via Xbox services also provide peace of mind to parents.How do I find other Minecraft players online?To play Minecraft with other players, find a server first. Different servers offer different gameplay. Some are centered around building, others offer an MMO experience, and others are centered around survival.There is a universe of possibilities, so your best bet is use any search engine to find Minecraft servers with the kind of gameplay style you're looking for. Such is the diversity that if you're looking for gameplay similar to GTA all you have to do is search "Grand Theft Auto Minecraft servers'' to get a list of options. Once you have found a server, open Minecraft, select Multiplayer, and choose "Add Server."Note: To play Minecraft Java Edition please download and install Java first. (Minecraft 1.19+ requires Java 17)What's NewMinecraft: Java Edition 1.21.5 - Spring to LifeIt's time to experience new wonders of the Overworld as we release the Spring to Life drop, the first Minecraft game drop of 2025.The Spring to Life drop brings more reasons to explore both near and far! Warm winds have swept across biomes, bringing new mob variants, ambient sounds, and lush plants for you to discover. Befriend fluffy pigs, marvel at glittering firefly bushes, listen out for whispers of sand, and delight in a blooming Overworld humming with new beginnings.In this release we are also making the game tests system accessible through data packs with the new test command. And as usual, we continue to rebuild our engine to improve the experience for players and content creators. We are sure all those spare parts left on our floor can't be that important, right?New FeaturesAdded cold and warm variants for the Pig, Cow and ChickenSheep now spawn with wool color dependent on the biome in which they spawnAdded new sound variants for WolvesOverhauled the visuals of each Spawn Egg to improve readability and accessibilityAdded fallen tree generationAdded Firefly Bush blockAdded Leaf Litter blockAdded Wildflowers blockAdded Bush blockAdded Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry Grass blocksAdded Cactus Flower block which can grow on Cactus blocksAdded new falling leaf particles to all Leaves blocks that did not already have themAdded new ambient block sounds in the Desert and Badlands biomesAdded language support for KyrgyzFarm Animal VariantsWarm and cold variants have been added for the following animals: PigCowChickenThe variant is determined by the biome they spawn inTemperate variant - The variants we are all familiar with, spawns by default where the other variants do notCold variant - A variant that will be selected if spawned (naturally or by player) in these biomes: Cold OceanDeep Cold OceanDeep DarkDeep Frozen OceanEnd BarrensEnd HighlandsEnd MidlandsFrozen OceanFrozen PeaksFrozen RiverGroveIce SpikesJagged PeaksOld Growth Pine TaigaOld Growth Spruce TaigaSmall End IslandsSnowy BeachSnowy PlainsSnowy SlopesSnowy TaigaStony PeaksTaigaThe EndWindswept ForestWindswept Gravelly HillsWindswept HillsWarm variant - A variant that will be selected if spawned (naturally or by player) in these biomes: BadlandsBamboo JungleBasalt DeltasCrimson ForestDeep Lukewarm OceanDesertEroded BadlandsJungleLukewarm OceanMangrove SwampNether WastesSavannaSavanna PlateauSoul Sand ValleySparse JungleWarm OceanWarped ForestWindswept SavannaWooded BadlandsWhen bred by a player, a baby variant will not be chosen by the current biome, but instead randomly selected from one of the parents' variantsTwo new Egg items have been added for the warm and cold Chicken variants Blue Egg - The Egg that is laid by and can hatch cold Chicken variantsBrown Egg - The Egg that is laid by and can hatch warm Chicken variantsSheep Wool Color in Warm and Cold BiomesSheep now spawn with wool color dependent on the biome in which they spawn:Temperate biomes: (these colors are unchanged from previous behavior) Common Sheep color is whiteUncommon Sheep colors are black, gray, light gray and brownThere is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawnCold biomes: Common Sheep color is blackUncommon Sheep colors are gray, light gray, white and brownThere is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawnWarm biomes: Common Sheep color is brownUncommon Sheep colors are gray, light gray, white and blackThere is a rare chance for a pink Sheep to spawnWolf Sounds VariantsAdded 6 new Wolf sound variants with unique ambient, hurt, death, growl, whine, and pant soundsThe new sounds are part of variants that are called "Big", "Cute", "Puglin", "Angry", "Grumpy", and "Sad"The original Wolf sounds now are used for the variant called "Classic"Every Wolf will have a sound variant randomly assigned to it from these 7 variantsThe sound variant is not related to the texture variantSpawn Egg Visuals OverhaulEach Spawn Egg now has their own unique visual which captures the personality and character of the mob it spawnsEach egg visual varies in shape to reflect the in-world size of the mob it spawnsFor example, smaller mobs tend to have a smaller Spawn EggFallen TreesFallen trees are a new decorative variant of treesFallen trees come in four different wood type variants: OakBirchJungleSpruceBirch fallen trees come in a shorter and a longer versionSome fallen trees can be decorated with Mushrooms or VinesFallen trees can be found in all biomes where their standing tree variant grows, except the following: Bamboo JungleFlower Forest (has fallen Birch trees but not fallen Oak trees)GroveMeadowRiverFirefly BushThe Firefly Bush is found adjacent to water in Swamps, Mangrove Swamps, Badlands, and near RiversWhen it is dark, glowing firefly particles appear around the Firefly BushUsing Bone Meal on a Firefly Bush grows a Firefly Bush in a random adjacent space if possibleThe Firefly Bush emits a light level of 2The Firefly Bush has a chance of playing ambient sounds when these conditions are met: it is nightit is not blocked from above by any collidable block except leavesLeaf LitterLeaf Litter is a new type of decorative block which can be found in the Forests, Dark Forests and Wooded Badlands Note: Leaf Litter is only spawned as part of world generation, and does not regenerate during gameplayLeaf Litter can have different amounts of leaves in one block space Up to four Leaf Litter pieces can be placed in the same block spacePlacing a Leaf Litter into an existing Leaf Litter block increases the amount of leavesLeaf Litter can be placed in four orientationsLeaf Litter can be placed on any block with a full top faceLeaf Litter can be created by smelting any type of Leaves blockLeaf Litter can be used as fuel for smeltingLeaf Litter can be used in the ComposterLeaf Litter has unique block soundsLeaf Litter is tinted based on which biome it is inLeaf Litter is replaceable when buildingWildflowersWildflowers are a new type of flower which grow in Birch Forests, Old Growth Birch Forests and MeadowsWildflowers can have different amounts of flowers in one block space Up to four Wildflowers can be placed in the same block spacePlacing a Wildflower into an existing Wildflowers block increases the amount of flowersUsing Bone Meal on Wildflowers will produce more WildflowersWildflowers can be placed in four orientationsWildflowers can be crafted into Yellow DyeBushThe Bush is a new type of decorative block that can be found in small patches in the following biomes: Birch ForestForestFrozen RiverOld Growth Birch ForestPlainsRiverWindswept ForestWindswept Gravelly HillsWindswept HillsThe Bush can be used in the ComposterUsing Bone Meal on a Bush grows a Bush in a random adjacent space if possibleA Bush only drops when broken with Shears or a Silk Touch toolThe Bush is replaceable when buildingShort and Tall Dry GrassAdded two new types of grass: Short Dry Grass and Tall Dry GrassBoth are 1 block high, which means Tall Dry Grass differs from regular Tall Grass which is 2 blocks highBoth generate in the Desert and Badlands biomesBoth can be placed on types of Sand, Terracotta, Dirt blocks, and Farmland like the Dead BushBoth can be bonemealed Using Bone Meal on Short Dry Grass grows it into a Tall Dry GrassUsing Bone Meal on Tall Dry Grass grows a Short Dry Grass in a random adjacent space if possibleBoth can be used in the ComposterSheep can eat both to regrow their woolBoth can be used as fuel for smeltingBoth are replaceable when buildingCactus FlowerCactus Flower is a new type of flower that has a chance of generating on Cactuses in Deserts and BadlandsCactus Flower can be placed on Cactus blocks, Farmland, or any block which has center support at the top of the blockCactus Flowers have a chance of growing on Cactus blocks instead of the Cactus growing taller If a Cactus is 1-2 blocks tall, the Cactus Flower has a 10% chance to growIf a Cactus is 3 blocks or taller the Cactus Flower has a 25% chance to growCactus Flowers will only grow if they have space on all four sidesCactus Flowers can be used in the ComposterA Cactus Flower can be used to craft 1 Pink DyeFalling Leaf ParticlesAll Leaves blocks now have chance of spawning falling leaf particlesThe following blocks are affected by this change: Acacia LeavesAzalea LeavesBirch LeavesDark Oak LeavesFlowering Azalea LeavesJungle LeavesMangrove LeavesOak LeavesSpruce LeavesNew Ambient Sounds for Desert and BadlandsSand, Red Sand and Terracotta of any color have a chance of playing ambient sounds when surrounded by another block in the same group on at least 3 sides, at a distance of 8 blocks block.sand.idle can be played in any biomeblock.sand.wind only plays when in Desert or Badlands biomesDead Bush blocks have a chance of playing ambient sounds when placed on top of two blocks that are any color of Terracotta, Sand or Red Sand blocks in any biomeChangesThe main menu panorama has been updated for the "Spring to Life" dropBeacons and their beams now render beyond 16 chunks, up to the client render distance To keep it easily visible at large distances, the beam is rendered thicker the further away you areThe beam now renders up to 2048 blocks high, up from 1024Lodestones have a new crafting recipe and can now be found in Ruined PortalsThe trades of the Cartographer and Wandering Trader have been updatedBundles can now be found in some of the Chests in VillagesUpdates to Camel, Chicken, Cow, Pig, and Sheep spawningZombified Piglins now need to be killed by a Player to drop the Player-specific loot such as experienceThis makes them consistent with all other mobs in the gameChanges to world generation of the Pale Garden and Meadow biomesChunks loaded by a portal will now be re-loaded again automatically when the world is reopenedImproved how simulation distance affects block ticksTweaks to the Creaking and Creaking HeartTextures and models for temperate Cow, Mooshrooms and Sheep have been updatedMinor tweaks to existing Blocks, Items and EntitiesVarious changes and tweaks to soundsMinor improvements to world uploads in RealmsReverted fix MC-152728 - "The player continues sprinting when performing actions that slow them down" Developer's Note: After consideration, we have decided to revert this fix. While we do want to revisit these mechanics in the future, it's clear that these recent fixes alone didn't quite hit the mark and caused too many negative side effects for parkour, speedbridging, and movement in generalIf the game detects that the last startup did not complete normally, the fullscreen option will now be resetRemoved HerobrineLodestone ChangesThe Lodestone is now crafted from 1 Iron Ingot surrounded by 8 Chiseled Stone BricksLodestones can now be found as loot at Ruined Portals in the Overworld or NetherAdvancement "Country Lode, Take me Home" has been moved from the "Nether" category to the "Adventure" categoryCartographer and Wandering Trader Trade RebalanceCartographer Trades Cartographers now sell 7 new maps each pointing to a different village or other structures in a different biomeCartographers from different village types will sell a different range of maps and colored bannersSome prices and quantities have also been adjustedWandering Trader Trades The Wandering Trader now has better prices, more trades and a larger amount of stock for many itemsThey will also now buy basic supplies from players, so it is possible to get some Emeralds by helping them prepare for their next journey - even if you don't feel like buying anythingThe Wandering Trader will offer to buy two items from this list: Water BottleWater BucketMilk BucketFermented Spider EyeBaked PotatoHay BaleWandering Traders now have a chance of selling these items (in addition to their previous trades): Logs (Acacia, Birch, Dark Oak, Jungle, Oak, Spruce, Pale Oak or Cherry)Enchanted Iron PickaxePotion of InvisibilityMob Spawning ChangesCamels now spawn in DesertsChickens, Cows, Pigs, and Sheep can now spawn in BadlandsWorld Generation ChangesThe Pale Garden biome now occupies more space that was previously taken by Dark ForestWoodland Mansions can now generate in the Pale Garden biomeShort Grass now generates slightly sparser in MeadowsSimulation DistanceAny block in simulation distance of a player, or loaded by another source of chunk loading such as Ender Pearls, may now receive random ticks instead of 8 chunks just around playersFor example: if a chunk is loaded by an Ender Pearl or is in the spawn chunks, crops are able to grow, Ice can melt, Snow can fall, and a Cauldron can be filled by rainMob spawning, Lava spreading fire, and Lightning strikes still occur in the previous radius of 8 chunks around playersFire will no longer burn or spread if no player is within 8 chunksCreaking and Creaking HeartCreakings can now be named using Name TagsNamed Creakings will persist through the dayHowever, they will still be torn down if stuck with a player or if too far from their HeartNamed Creakings are still resistant to all damage, and can communicate with their Hearts via particlesCreaking Hearts correctly placed between Logs have a new dormant texture during the dayDormant Creaking Hearts cannot spawn new Creakings or ResinThe transition between the awake and dormant states for Creaking Hearts, as well as the transition of Eye Blossoms is now based on the fixed day timeAll these behaviors are no longer affected by weather or dimension brightnessMob Texture and Model ChangesThe look of the temperate Cow has been slightly updated to have an extruded snoutThe look of both Mooshroom variants have been slightly updated to have an extruded snoutSheep's wool undercoat is now also colored when dyedThe Sheep wool texture has been tweaked to remove the stark line at the backMinor Tweaks to Blocks, Items and EntitiesSheep can now eat Fern blocksLanding on Powdered Snow with Leather Boots equipped after falling further than 2.5 blocks will now make entities fall through the snowJumping or falling less than 2.5 blocks allows the entity to land on top of the snow like beforeSaddles equipped onto Pigs or Striders will now maintain properties such as custom name when droppedBubble columns produce less particles and sounds when entities are unaffected by them are inside themPale Oak Leaves and Pale Oak Saplings have an updated map colorImproved tooltips for the Crossbow and all container itemsItem TooltipsCrossbows will now show all charged projectiles in their tooltip instead of just the firstAll charged projectiles will also add their entire tooltip as a subsection, instead of only FireworksAll container items with stored contents, such as a Chest picked with Ctrl+Pick Block, will now list the first 4 items in their tooltip just like Shulker BoxesSound ChangesThe volume of the narrator is now affected by the game's configured volume in the "Voice" categoryAdded new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds for Iron Blocks, Iron Bars, Iron Trapdoors, Iron Doors and Heavy Weighted Pressure PlatesThe breaking sound for the "grass" sound type has been loweredBlocks that are broken by a Piston now play their breaking soundAmbient block sounds in Desert, Badlands and Pale Garden which are only used for ambience have been moved from the "Blocks" to the 'Ambient/Environment' categoryRealms World UploadsUploading a world to Realms will now enable Command Blocks by defaultIt is now possible to upload Hardcore singleplayer worlds to RealmsTechnical ChangesThe Data Pack version is now 71The Resource Pack version is now 55A new entry point is present in the server jar: net.minecraft.gametest.MainAutomatically starts a server and runs all available game testsA new command line argument is available for the client: --renderDebugLabelsAdds debug labels to relevant OpenGL objects, making debugging rendering easier for developersMinor changes to chat network protocolGame Test Entry PointThis new entry point automatically starts a server, runs all available game test, and then exits.Options: --help - Shows usage information--packs - Set a folder of data packs to include in the worldAny zip file or folder containing a pack.mcmeta file is included--report - Exports results in a JUnit-like XML report at the given path--tests - Specify which tests to run with a selection - a wildcard expression matching namespace test instance IDsIf omitted, or used with an empty ID, all tests will be run--universe - The path in which the test server world will be createdAny existing folder will be replacedDefault: gametestserver--verify - Enables test verificationRuns the tests specified with test or testNamespace 100 times for each 90-degree rotation stepDefault: falseExample usage: java -DbundlerMainClass="net.minecraft.gametest.Main" -jar server.jar --packs mytestpacksNetwork ProtocolThe clientbound player_chat packet now contains an index increasing for every message sent to the clientThe index starts at 0 when logging in (or is reset by configuration phase and the login packet)For every message, the server should increment this value by 1If this value updates in an unexpected way, the client will disconnectAs the protocol requires that every chat packet reaches the client in produced order, the goal is to enable faster detection of missed/reordered chat messages for custom server developersThe serverbound chat and chat_command_signed packets now contain a checksum byte along with the "last seen" updateThis is a simple hash of the "last seen" signatures which should be reconstructed by the server, allowing quicker detection of desynchronized stateThis can be passed as 0 to disable the check, for compatibility with protocol translationData Pack Versions 62 through 71The Game Tests system is now accessible through data packs and for modsAdded new allowFireTicksAwayFromPlayer and tntExplodes Game RulesAll entities can now store custom dataAdded a uniform way to define variant selection rulesWolf Sound, Pig, Cat, Chicken, Cow, and Frog variants are now data-drivenChanges to commandsStructure Blocks in the "Load" mode have a new option: "Strict Placement"If set to false, the blocks in the placed structure will not trigger block updates, block entity side effects, or shape updatesThe game's handling of NBT has been updated to allow "heterogeneous" lists with elements of different typesThe object notation used in commands for NBT, text components and inline predicates (a.k.a. SNBT) has been extendedUpdated data format of Text ComponentsUpdated many data formats within entities and block entitiesAdded new item components, and updates to existing componentsThe control of tooltip behavior has been reworked into a tooltip_display componentEntity variants are now set and queried with componentsUpdated Entity Predicates to support entity componentsUpdated Block Predicates to support block entity componentsUpdated toggle_tooltips loot function to support new tooltip_display componentThe potion entity type has been split into splash_potion and lingering_potionAdded saddle equipment slot for entities, driven by the equippable componentOnly mobs that normally support saddles will support riding and rendering of the saddleItems in the saddle slot can apply attribute modifiers as with other equipmentChanges to crafting_transmute, smithing_transform, and smithing_trim recipe typesTrim pattern and trim material items are no longer specified in the trim registries, but instead in the recipes and items respectivelyAdded fallen_tree feature type and attached_to_logs tree decorator typeThe background field in Advancement definitions no longer contains a textures/ prefix and .png suffixThe effects field in Biome definitions has a new subfield, dry_foliage_color, that defines the color used for tinting blocks using dry foliage tinting (Leaf Litter)Changes to tagsAdded firefly and tinted_leaves particlesFixed bugs in Minecraft 1.21.5MC-7697 - Tridents or arrows shot through lava sometimes don't catch fireMC-13738 - Invisible saddle when using invisibility potion on a horse, donkey or muleMC-55800 - Successful "/fill air destroy" commands give error message and return 0 for result/successMC-56653 - Zombified Piglins drop XP and rare drops if killed by anything while in angered stateMC-80243 - Saddles don't apply attribute modifiers when worn by entitiesMC-90212 - You cannot hang on to climbable blocks while gliding with elytraMC-93185 - The exit portal in the end generates at highest block at 0 0 which can make it generate incompleteMC-97244 - The "minecraft:enchant.thorns.hit" sound event doesn't play when non-player entities are damaged by the thorns enchantmentMC-98271 - The sound of blocking with a shield is only hearable by other players (not the person blocking)MC-101556 - Nether Portal teleport range is too large (equivalent to a full block)MC-108495 - Non-LivingBase entities can be on a team (and show color) but can't be targeted using team=MC-113878 - Attribute modifiers description for chest is misleading / "When on body" instead of "When on chest"MC-117574 - Using /setblock or /fill to re-place a block entity keeps old NBT (if no NBT specified) but clears inventories, even when the command failsMC-118092 - Crafting recipe unlock toast says "New Recipes Unlocked!" even when only one recipe was unlockedMC-118470 - Narrator plays at full volume when volume is offMC-122840 - "/data remove" cannot delete beam_target tag in End CrystalsMC-128079 - Statistic for using shears doesn't increase when mining certain blocksMC-135192 - Boats are immediately sunken if there is a string on the surface of the waterMC-141297 - You cannot set lit state of redstone torches using setblock, debug stick and BlockStateTag, to be to opposite of the situation it would be inMC-152382 - End gateways and end portals don't fade away with render distance fogMC-153392 - Unable to remove villager gossips using /data removeMC-157196 - Tamed animals cannot be added to a teamMC-160304 - Sneaking on ice can change direction of movement to lines along axisMC-165421 - Bubble columns have the opposite effect on wind chargesMC-165461 - Crossbow loading animation stops after loading, even when still holding down right clickMC-165711 - Eye of ender hitbox always lags behind the animationMC-167125 - Rounding error on fall damageMC-168262 - Dead bushes cannot be placed on farmlandMC-170134 - Minecraft uses several times more VRAM than needed after exploring terrain for a whileMC-176233 - Crossbows no longer have a transition after loadingMC-177522 - Wolf barking and whining sounds are subtitled as "Wolf pants"MC-183329 - Nether portal teleport overlay does not show up if the player has the nausea effectMC-183623 - Hardcore worlds in the world menu have a comma after the red exclamation markMC-184530 - Player movement at low speeds is biased towards cardinal directionsMC-184681 - Customized worlds still say "Buffet world customization" since 20w21aMC-186241 - World border faces are rendered incorrectly with "Fabulous!" graphicsMC-189525 - Armored entities from pre-1.9 worlds upgrade to dual wielding armorMC-190000 - Saddles equipped on horses cannot be replaced without removing them firstMC-193404 - Changing a powered or activator rail to powered using a debug stick or /setblock does not workMC-200311 - Advancement background texture referencing is inconsistent with modelsMC-202226 - /recipe give or take for one recipe says "recipes"MC-203550 - Blocks broken by pistons do not play breaking soundsMC-220091 - Summoning falling_block entities with BlockState NBT set to any air block (air, cave_air, void_air) default to sandMC-220672 - Inconsistent pluralization in customize world preset heading source stringMC-222876 - "Buffet world customization" is incorrectly capitalizedMC-226772 - Shulker box opening / closing subtitle shows "Shulker"MC-227097 - End portals delete blocks that are inside of the portalMC-230445 - End portals and end gateways are not rendered properly with the Blindness or Darkness effectsMC-231331 - Advancement toasts continue to appear despite the said advancements being revoked shortly afterMC-236100 - End crystal beam appears to be blackMC-239705 - Sprinting forward while facing a certain angle pushes the player either to the left or to the rightMC-241951 - Player momentum on X and Z axis are cancelled separately at low valuesMC-248099 - Mob pathfinding breaks after falling into water accidentally while walkingMC-253721 - Wrong logs when running /op @aMC-255756 - When the shield is broken between players, the attacking side has no shield breaking soundMC-256469 - Invisible camels don't show their saddlesMC-257133 - Desync when placing large paintings with NBT on a small spaceMC-258253 - Spawn egg particles use an uncolored spawn egg overlayMC-260440 - Players can no longer activate swimming mode in water while flying with elytraMC-261385 - Bubble columns act differently at the surface depending on non-air blocksMC-262928 - The "minecraft:entity.player.hurt" sound is no longer played when players receive thorns damage from guardians or elder guardiansMC-262939 - Changing dimensions or respawning with nausea effect active displays nether portal overlayMC-265514 - HRTF stuck on even when directional audio is set to off in update 1.20.2MC-266912 - Saddle equipping sounds aren't played when saddles are equipped on horses, donkeys, mules, or camels shortly after the said entity is summonedMC-267221 - "value" within "change_page" clickEvent json looks for a string instead of an integerMC-267323 - Items fields with old boolean JSON formatting are cleared upon world updateMC-268942 - The swimming animation no longer displays when gliding with an elytra and swimming at the same timeMC-269386 - Flow Pottery Sherd is not in the correct spot in the creative inventoryMC-269637 - Horses can wear multiple saddles but not multiple horse armorMC-270043 - Reduced armor glint applies to tridentsMC-270192 - The saddles of some entities stay visible through their death animationMC-270197 - The saddle on pigs and striders stays visible through their death animationMC-270220 - Granting all advancements results in prolonged, disruptive and loud audio spamMC-271065 - Diagonal player movement is not normalized when holding two movement keysMC-272100 - Unused palette pixels in horse textures (horse_[brown/chestnut/creamy/white].png)MC-272790 - Shulker boxes and other blocks in the end exit portal when it changes state are not dropped as itemsMC-273338 - Flying boat glitch using string and rising bubble columnsMC-274187 - The sweeping attack from a sword enchanted with Fire Aspect can ignite other players with PVP disabledMC-274258 - All horse textures contain an unused chest bag textureMC-275994 - Having the pie chart open while the window is unfocused spams the logsMC-276061 - Decorated pot sherds don't visually update until relog when replacing with blank potMC-276861 - The player can sometimes teleport through blocked end portals when moving very fastMC-277403 - Flaming arrows and tridents still don't extinguish when water is placed in their locationMC-277537 - Pale moss carpets sometimes generate disjointedMC-277780 - Minecraft resaves all maps with every autosave even after the 1st patchMC-277807 - Teleporting the player's mount causes rotation de-sync, previously did notMC-277865 - The animation of boats in bubble columns breaks when over a certain "Time" in level.datMC-277922 - Boats in 1 block high downward bubble column will continue to rock back and forthMC-278040 - Creaking swim pathfinding breaks after being submergedMC-278096 - "Fabulous!" graphics and clouds disabled causes all particles to linger in frame buffer for one frameMC-278140 - The "/fill" command doesn't work properly with the directional states of several blocks placed adjacent to one anotherMC-278164 - Click sound is played twice when you click a setting button and there's a slider under the mouse in the next screenMC-278204 - Blaze fireballs now cause TNT minecarts to explode instantlyMC-278249 - Experience orb positions desync severely and abruptly correct themselvesMC-278375 - Feeding wheat or hay bale to llama or trader llama with maximum Temper causes item stack to be desyncedMC-278376 - Arrows and tridents act weirdly in one block deep bubble columnsMC-278400 - Arrows and tridents move after hitting a block in flowing lavaMC-278417 - Arrows and tridents on fire and stuck in the ground cannot be extinguished by rainMC-278422 - Reloading the world after removing Owner tag from a sitting tamed wolf with /data remove makes the wolf moving and sitting at the same timeMC-278455 - Slow sideways movement in spectator mode is wrong at angles which aren't (close to) a multiple of 45MC-278493 - Tamed wolves which are angry at creakings remain angry when said creakings despawnMC-278502 - Weeping and twisting vines disconnectMC-278552 - minecraft:entity.player.big_fall no longer plays the sound when falling from great heightMC-278585 - Players can get stuck when landing on the edge of powder snowMC-278591 - Ender dragon spawn egg is no longer given when using pick block on the ender dragon entityMC-278615 - Reinforcement zombified piglins are angry at you even if you killed the "caller" in one hitMC-278621 - Client/server desync when placing powder snow while landing in itMC-278627 - Players wearing leather boots will take fall damage when landing on the edge of powder snowMC-278634 - Trying to /setblock a 'waterlogged=true' state on (glow_lichen, resin_clump, sculk_vein, etc.) produces an errorMC-278639 - Tripwire hooks are not activated by shulker bulletsMC-278659 - Attacking a natural stationary creaking does not trigger sculk sensorsMC-278673 - The x-rotation of /teleport is limited to 90 degrees relative to the entity's original angleMC-278683 - Mobs spawned from spawners or /summon never drop their equipmentMC-278708 - Throwing ender pearls while mounted only dismounts you, without teleportingMC-278728 - smithing_transform recipes can't set an item's components back to defaultMC-278733 - Breaking a double resin brick slab block only returns a single slabMC-278734 - Sheep's heads stutter when they look up or downMC-278755 - Teleporting far away while riding an entity softlocks the gameMC-278801 - The closed eyeblossom to gray dye recipe is not grouped with the other gray dye recipeMC-278841 - Powder snow no longer slows down the player falling from a high placeMC-279145 - Shulker bullets are no longer affected by bubble columnsMC-279152 - Shulker bullets can't teleport through nether or end portals, end gatewaysMC-279196 - Block loot tables cannot be removed with /data removeMC-279340 - Baby polar bears are too smallMC-279364 - CustomName cannot be removed from block entitiesMC-279390 - Baby zombified piglin helmet clippingMC-279472 - Void appears lower & more faded than beforeMC-279572 - End portals and end gateways aren't affected by water, lava or powder snow fogMC-279646 - Toggling fullscreen with F11 does not visually update the fullscreen option in the video settings menuMC-279653 - Block Entity Data desynchronizes after subsequent setblock commandsMC-279857 - Piglins summoned by the /summon command do not pick up gold itemsMC-280170 - Goats can no longer ram armor stands unless the game rule mobGriefing is set to falseMC-280211 - End crystal beams cause OpenGL errors with glDebugVerbosity set to 3

Zendaya will showcase her musical prowess in a biopic about a Hall of Fame singer.Per Deadline, Zendaya will star in a movie about the life of Ronnie Spector. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins will direct the Spector movie from a screenplay by Dave Kajganich. Instead of a traditional biopic, Zendaya will play Spector in a movie focusing on the singers life with troubled producer Phil Spector.Recommended VideosZendaya will play Spector, the artist who co-founded The Ronettes in 1959. The original lineup included Spector, her sister Estelle Bennett, and cousin Nedra Talley. The Ronettes are best known for the hit songs Be My Baby,(The Best Part of) Breakin Up, Walking in the Rain, and Baby, I Love You. The Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.Please enable Javascript to view this contentSpector died in January 2022 at the age of 78 after a brief battle with cancer. Before her death, Spector reportedly hand-picked Zendaya to play her in a movie.Image via HBOA24 will produce the biopic with Zendaya, Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Mark Itkin, Tom Shelly, Adele Romanski, and Mark Ceryak. Jonathan Greenfield will executive produce.Zendaya is currently filming the long-awaited third season of Euphoria. She will then join the cast of Christopher NolansThe Odyssey. A leaked character list has Zendaya playing Athena, a goddess and Odysseus mentor. Zendaya also stars alongside Robert Pattinson inThe Drama, an A24 rom-com expected to premiere later this year.Jenkins, who won an Oscar forMoonlight, is coming off the success of Disneys Mufasa: The Lion King, which grossed $720 million worldwide.Editors Recommendations

Gigabyte / GigabyteTable of ContentsTable of ContentsUnleash your creativity: Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED gets a $600 price cutLevel up your game: Gigabyte AORUS 15 slashed by $399The Amazon Spring Sale Event is in full swing, and its bringing serious heat to your laptop lineup. From March 25 to March 31, you can score deep discounts on high-performance Gigabyte laptops built for creators and gamers alike. Two standout models AERO 14 OLED and AORUS 15are getting massive price cuts, and if youve been holding off on an upgrade, nows the time to do it.The Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED is tailor-made for creators, and right now, its more affordable than ever. Originally priced at $1,499.00, its now going for just $899.00 during the Amazon Spring Sale a jaw-dropping $600 off.This is not just any laptop with a fancy screen. The AERO 14 OLED brings a creator-first experience with a gorgeous OLED display that delivers eye-popping color accuracy, perfect blacks, and VESA DisplayHDR certification. Whether youre editing videos, retouching photos, or working in 3D, the visual clarity is game-changing.RelatedUnder the hood, youre getting an Intel Core i5-12500H a hybrid chip with performance and efficiency cores thats ideal for juggling creative apps without melting down your workflow. Pair that with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, and youve got real-time ray tracing, AI-enhanced rendering, and GPU acceleration for tasks like Adobe Premiere and Blender. Its not just capable its studio-ready.And because multitasking is non-negotiable for creators, the AERO 14 comes with 16GB of DDR5 RAM for silky-smooth app switching and a 1TB SSD to store hefty project files and launch them fast.Gigabyte / GigabyteIf your idea of multitasking involves Discord, a browser with 14 tabs, and a competitive Overwatch match, the AORUS 15 is calling your name. This gaming powerhouse normally retails for $1,499.00, but Amazon is dropping it to $1,099.99 during the Spring Sale. Thats nearly $400 off for a true gaming rig.Inside, youll find the beastly Intel Core i7-13700H a 14-core processor built to chew through AAA titles, background processes, and streaming duties. Toss in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, and youre set for high-frame-rate gaming, complete with ray tracing and DLSS support for sharper visuals and smoother performance.With 16GB of DDR5 RAM, you wont have to choose between your Twitch stream and your game. And thanks to the 1TB SSD, youll enjoy lightning-fast boot times and enough space to hold your growing game library without babysitting your storage.This is a no-compromise gaming laptop thats ready for both competitive action and immersive single-player epics.Two great laptops, one tight windowWhether youre a creator chasing pixel-perfect color or a gamer aiming for lag-free domination, these Gigabyte deals hit the sweet spot. The AERO 14 OLED is built for precision and creative performance, while the AORUS 15 delivers the speed and visuals competitive gamers demand.Just remember: these Amazon Spring Sale deals are live March 2531 only. After that, prices go back up and regret sets in. Act fast.Editors Recommendations

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Supposedly Smarter Gemini 2.5 Pro is here with bigger numbers and great vibes Google's new "thinking" model is ready to think for you. Ryan Whitwam Mar 26, 2025 11:36 am | 11 Credit: Google Credit: Google Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreJust a few months after releasing its first Gemini 2.0 AI models, Google is upgrading again. The company says the new Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is its "most intelligent" model yet, offering a massive context window, multimodality, and reasoning capabilities. Google points to a raft of benchmarks that show the new Gemini clobbering other large language models (LLMs), and our testing seems to back that upGemini 2.5 Pro is one of the most impressive generative AI models we've seen.Gemini 2.5, like all Google's models going forward, has reasoning built in. The AI essentially fact-checks itself along the way to generating an output. We like to call this "simulated reasoning," as there's no evidence that this process is akin to human reasoning. However, it can go a long way to improving LLM outputs. Google specifically cites the model's "agentic" coding capabilities as a beneficiary of this process. Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental can, for example, generate a full working video game from a single prompt. We've tested this, and it works with the publicly available version of the model. Gemini 2.5 Pro builds a game in one step. Google says a lot of things about Gemini 2.5 Pro; it's smarter, it's context-aware, it thinksbut it's hard to quantify what constitutes improvement in generative AI bots. There are some clear technical upsides, though. Gemini 2.5 Pro comes with a 1 million token context window, which is common for the big Gemini models but massive compared to competing models like OpenAI GPT or Anthropic Claude. You could feed multiple very long books to Gemini 2.5 Pro in a single prompt, and the output maxes out at 64,000 tokens. That's the same as Flash 2.0, but it's still objectively a lot of tokens compared to other LLMs.Naturally, Google has run Gemini 2.5 Experimental through a battery of benchmarks, in which it scores a bit higher than other AI systems. For example, it squeaks past OpenAI's o3-mini in GPQA and AIME 2025, which measure how well the AI answers complex questions about science and math, respectively. It also set a new record in the Humanitys Last Exam benchmark, which consists of 3,000 questions curated by domain experts. Google's new AI managed a score of 18.8 percent to OpenAI's 14 percent.It's not clear how effective these attempts at objectively measuring AI capabilities are. Sometimes, a subjective assessment of AI can be more helpful"vibemarking" if you will. Google's new AI is already at the top of the LMSYS Chatbot arena leaderboard, which is a notable feat. This shows that users generally prefer Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental's output to what you'd get from OpenAI o3-mini, Grok, DeepSeek, and others.Instant AI upgradeThe vibes we're getting while using Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental are good, too. We threw some complex tasks at Gemini 2.5things that often confused the 2.0 modelsand the updated AI handled them much better. Coding, math, and science questions are also trending better than what we saw with previous versions of Gemini.Google's new pro model is also blazing fast. It still ticks along like other models, outputting tokens as it "reasons" its way to an answer, but everything feels faster than even the latest OpenAI and Anthropic models. Google has a ton of AI compute at its disposal, which is clearly being leveraged to great effect here. This is also why Gemini models like Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental have such beefy context windowsin this case, it's about five times the size of o3-mini's input limit. And this is just the first stop. Google says the context window will be increased to 2 million tokens soon. Google just can't stop releasing new Gemini models. Credit: Ryan Whitwam Google just can't stop releasing new Gemini models. Credit: Ryan Whitwam Google's 2.0 Pro model seemed reasonably impressive when it launched a few months ago, but that AI is gone. Google says Gemini 2.5 Pro is a drop-in replacement for 2.0 that will be available across Google's products for anyone with a Gemini Advanced subscription ($20 per month). The new model is available right now in the mobile app and on the web, as well as in Google's AI Studio. It will be in Vertex AI soon.Google has not yet announced API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, but you won't be able to do much with it right now anyway. Google has set the same 50-message daily limit as its older experimental models, and it's free for the moment. That will change, though. Google's Logan Kilpatrick said on X (formerly Twitter) that 2.5 Pro Experimental will be the first experimental model with higher API limits and pricing. There will be an announcement on that later.Ryan WhitwamSenior Technology ReporterRyan WhitwamSenior Technology Reporter Ryan Whitwam is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering the ways Google, AI, and mobile technology continue to change the world. Over his 20-year career, he's written for Android Police, ExtremeTech, Wirecutter, NY Times, and more. He has reviewed more phones than most people will ever own. You can follow him on Bluesky, where you will see photos of his dozens of mechanical keyboards. 11 Comments

RB21 is a bad car F1s cruel side is on show as Red Bull to fire Liam Lawson after 2 races Red Bull will promote Yuki Tsunoda after Liam Lawson's two bad races. Jonathan M. Gitlin Mar 26, 2025 11:27 am | 23 Liam Lawson on track in Shanghai, China. It might have been his last outing with the team. Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images Liam Lawson on track in Shanghai, China. It might have been his last outing with the team. Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreBeing Red Bull Racing 1 teammates with Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen is a hard ask. The Dutch driver took his fourth consecutive world championship last year, dominating the sport to such an extent that he led the points table across a 63-race, 1,029-day streak that only ended with McLaren and Lando Norris' victory in Australia earlier this month. Now we believe he's going to have his second teammate of the year, after just two races, as Red Bull gets ready to drop Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda.For three of its championship years, Red Bull built the fastest car in F1, and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez scored race wins and plenty of points to help the team secure the constructors championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023. But Red Bulls' designers have been evolving a concept that even its former design boss Adrian Newey thinks is flawed, and in 2024, we saw Perez' form evaporate after the first handful of races that year.Verstappen was able to fight for the title thanks to his considerable skill in the car. But the team lost out to both McLaren and Ferrari in the constructors' standings, something that will have had a very considerable impact upon the end-of-year bonuses for Red Bull's hundreds of employees. Lawson's race in Australia ended in the wall. Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull spent the second half of last year vacillating over whether to allow Perez to finish out the year. At one point, it hoped the fan-favorite Daniel Ricciardo could return after a spell of reputation rehabilitation at Red Bull's junior squad (currently known as the Racing Bulls). Ricciardo was with Red Bull from 2014 to 2017 and for some of that time was probably the fastest man in F1.That was before a mediocre time at Alpine and a disastrous stint at McLaren, and while Drive to Survive's producers would no doubt have loved the redemption story of Ricciardo returning to Red Bull, it wasn't to be, as the speed just wasn't there.The entire point of having the junior Racing Bull team is so Red Bull's driver program has another pair of race seats to allow its young drivers to get experience. But in practice, it hasn't really been much of a success.Neither Max Verstappen nor Sebastian Vettel (the team's previous four-time champion) were properly part of the young driver program, nor was Perez. And the racers who were promoted to the Red Bull seatDanny Kvyat, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albonall fell short of Red Bull's expectations and were replaced. Yuki Tsunoda (L) and Liam Lawson (R) were teammates at the end of last year. Credit: Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images There may have been doubts about Tsunoda's speed when he first joined the Racing Bull team (then called Alpha Tauri) back in 2021, but five years on, the Japanese driver has silenced those doubts. Promoting Tsunoda to the main squad seemed an obvious fix to the Perez problem, but Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko evidently believed otherwise. Instead, for 2025, they went with Lawson, lifting him up from a reserve role that led to 11 races over a couple of years.And that has been a disaster. This year's Red Bull is very much not the fastest car in the fieldthat's the McLaren, for now. Depending on the day, the Red Bull might only be the fourth fastest car, behind Ferrari and Mercedes, too, at least while Verstappen is driving it. In years past, a heavy revision to the car might have solved things. But with F1's budget cap, a team like Red Bull can no longer spend its way out of the problem.As was clear in Australia and then China this past weekend, Lawson has no confidence in his race car, and believing that your car will do the same thing in the same corner each lap is critically important to being fast in Formula 1 (or any other motorsport, really). Instead of qualifying in the top 10, he lined up 18th in Australia and dead last for both the sprint and main race in China. Christian Horner (L) and Helmut Marko (R): Should the buck not stop with these two? They are in charge of the team and the drivers. Credit: QIan Jun/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images F1's media loves a good rumor about a hiring or a firing as much as it loves a good race, and in China, there was plenty of talk of Lawson being dropped soon, prompting Verstappen to criticize the idea, fearing Red Bull might ruin yet another promising career. In fact, the name Franco Colapinto kept being thrown around; Colaptino is currently the Alpine reserve driver who impressed Marko with some substitute appearances for a different team late last year.Maybe Marko's meetings with Alpine in the Shanghai paddock were a bluff, as the BBC says team insiders have told it that the decision has been made to go with Tsunoda ahead of his home Grand Prix. Lawson will be sent to the Racing Bulls, where, ironically, he will find a car that's much less tricky to drive, operated by a team that's far more nurturing and much less ruthless with its talent.I still can't help but wonder whether Verstappen in the Racing Bull would actually be the move. That car might lack the last tenth of the Red Bullalthough until we see Verstappen wring its neck, who can really saybut I reckon Verstappen would be faster over a race distance, as he wouldn't have to try to overdrive the car. And it remains a shame that Lawson will take the fall for what is clearly a problem at Red Bull, for which both Horner and Marko bear responsibility.Jonathan M. GitlinAutomotive EditorJonathan M. GitlinAutomotive Editor Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and PhD in Pharmacology. In 2014 he decided to indulge his lifelong passion for the car by leaving the National Human Genome Research Institute and launching Ars Technica's automotive coverage. 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HealthThere are many claims about the benefits of microdosing weight-loss drugs, from anti-inflammatory effects to extending longevity. Do any of them stack up? 26 March 2025 Getty Images; AlamyMadison Burgess decided to get serious about weight loss when the scale hit 91 kilograms (200 pounds). She began taking Ozempic. The medication worked better than she ever thought possible: even on the low starter dose, she lost more than 2 kg (5 lbs) within the first week.Problems began, however, when Burgess, a 25-year-old healthcare administrator from Bloomfield, Michigan, ramped up her intake, as per the manufacturers guidelines. The higher doses were rough on me, she says. The constipation, nausea, diarrhoea and acid reflux hit hard and made eating difficult. Thats when she decided to drop back down to a lower dose and determine whether she could continue seeing benefits.This article is part of a special series investigating the GLP-1 agonist boom. Read more here.Burgess is just one of a growing number of people who are microdosing a practice more typically associated with psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin by taking lower-than-standard amounts of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro (see How they work, below).For some, the hope is to avoid side effects while losing weight, while others want to tap into the anti-inflammatory effect of these medications or reap their other benefits for the heart and the brain (see A wonder drug?, below). Microdosing the drugs has even been touted for extending longevity by ultra-wealthy elites like tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, and is rumoured to be the secret weapon of Hollywood stars wanting to look svelte for photo calls.The question is, does this off-label, low-dose experimentation work?

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Stephen Curry is undeniably one of basketball's best-ever shooters but even would-be GOATs can't cheat time.As the 37-year-old four-time NBA champion enters the twilight of his career on the court, he told Business Insider he's still playing at such a high level thanks to his exacting recovery routine.Sticking to it is key if Curry is to achieve his goal of outplaying the end of his Golden State Warriors contract when the 2026-2027 season wraps.Cold plunges and compression boots are merely just a part of the Olympic gold medalist's routine. His wife Ayesha's "exceptional" cooking and the time he spends with his four children who are between the ages of 12 years and 9 months at their home in Atherton, California is part of Curry's secret sauce.In the latest installment of Business Insider's "5 to 9" series, Curry, who was promoting his partnership with Plezi, the drinks brand he co-founded, shared with BI what he does in his spare time. When do you wake up? Stephen Curry playing in a match on March 20, 2025. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images My wake-up time depends on whether it's a game day or a practice day, but I get up around 7 a.m. on average.Ayesha and I try to do school drop-offs and morning routines with our kids as much as possible, but it does take a village and we can't do it every day.I usually get to practice around 9 a.m.Do you eat breakfast before you go?Most of the time, I eat breakfast at the facility right before practice.I'm a creature of habit, so I like to have ayogurt parfaitwith granola and some mixed berries and some type of egg dish whether that's an omelet or a scramble sometimes with some spinach mixed in. I'll have half a waffle for some carbs and sometimes a protein shake on the side. So it's a healthy breakfast.Sounds like a great breakfast. Is it a chore or a pleasure to eat so much for work?It's definitely a chore, which is my wife's biggest call-out with me. I really have to force myself to eat and keep my calories up. I do like good food and to eat for fun, but I'm more someone who eats to live rather than lives to eat.Pretty much every elite athlete I've ever spoken to has said the same. Are you disciplined with your diet?I'm fairly disciplined. You want to have room for a cheat day once in a while just to be a human being and have a little fun.It varies throughout the year, though. My birthday is in March, and after that, it's the lock-in period leading up to the playoffs and the stretch run when you're trying to chase championships on the court. So I'm a little more disciplined then.But other times, like in summer, there are no rules. You just want to make sure you're having everything in moderation and trying to eat as cleanly as possible.Endless choices for dinnerDo you cook dinner in the evening?I like cooking but I never cook because I have a beautiful wife who's an exceptional chef.Lucky you.I know, for sure. She loves taking care of the family.Sometimes, she'll say, "What do you want for dinner?" And I can never answer that question because the options are endless. So I get her to give me three options to pick between. But you name it, she can make it and it's always good. She makes it look so easy. Stephen and Ayesha Curry in February 2025. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Gentleman's Cut Are your kids picky eaters?Our oldest and our 6-year-old are, but once our oldest started to cook for herself a bit, she expanded her palette. Our 9-year-old eats whatever's on her plate. She was eating oysters at 3 years old. She wants to try everything, and eating is the love of her life.Do you think a lot about nutrition for your family?Yes. That's why we love working with Plezi. It's a brand that's mindful about what you're putting in your body, giving kids and families an option for nutritious products that also taste great.Recovery is essentialObviously, you have an intense training schedule, but what does movement look like outside work?It's a way of life. When I'm playing golf, I try to walk the courses as much as possible instead of riding the golf cart. I like to go on long walks or ride bikes around the neighborhood with my kids. My son just wants to race everyone.We, as a family, like to spend our time being active, on the move, and outside, and we've seen how much good that does for our minds and bodies. There's no better thing than getting fresh air and being in nature, too.Do you have any recovery and longevity essentials? Stephen Curry in March 2025. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images You think about it more and more as you get older. I'm in my 16th year and just turned 37, and I've realized everything does matter, especially sleep: the amount you get, the consistency, and good sleep habits.It's important to have a routine. And for me, getting in cold tubs, the sauna, compression sleeves to make sure you got good blood flow in your legs, different supplements they all give me a little boost.If I skip one of those, I feel it, and it doesn't give me the maximum recovery that I need, especially at this stage. So, I commit to my recovery and find fun in the process because that's more rewarding than what happens on the basketball court.It's time-consuming. It's not always glamorous, but it does work. The results are proven, and it all allows me to play at a high level, even at this age.What does your ideal evening look like?A good family dinner, for sure. Yes, I have my recovery routine, but I also make sure I've got time to be with the family and watch a movie with the kids. We are very much homebodies and so when you have the entire family at home, it's always great to enjoy that energy and the laughs.I then either watch a good TV show with my wife or put on a game. I watch basketball all the time, so I'm always doing homework and scouting and all that type of stuff. I try to get to bed at a decent time to be ready for the next day.Do you have a nighttime wind-down routine?Yeah, I wear Normatec compression boots when I watch a show in bed, read a book, or talk to my wife.After that, I put on an audio track, a sleep sound device meant to trigger the brainwaves and help you get deep sleep. So, those two things get me in the mood to go to bed.I go to sleep between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., depending on the night. My wife and I try to go to bed at the same time, but it doesn't always work.I'm a night owl, so I keep her up later than she'd like. For some reason, I'm really productive at night. Thanks for signing up! 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Lilly Mcginley and her husband were passengers on Queen Anne's maiden world voyage, which sailed through waters where there was a risk of pirate attacks. Courtesy of Lilly Mcginley 2025-03-26T16:11:14Z SaveSaved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Lilly Mcginley was on Cunard's Queen Anne when the captain issued a pirate alert earlier this month.The retiree and frequent cruisegoer says she wasn't frightened. She's had worse experiences at sea.Mcginley, 56, told Business Insider that unexpected events on cruises add to the sense of adventure.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lilly Mcginley, a 56-year-old retiree from the UK, about being aboard a cruise ship where passengers were told to turn off lights to help avoid pirates. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When we booked a cruise aboardCunard's Queen Anne we had no idea we'd even be passing through waters at risk of piracy.My husband and I have been on more than 70 cruises. We had never experienced a pirate alert before, and we certainly weren't expecting one.I first realized something unusual was happening when the alert sounded at an unusual time Stateroom screens on the Queen Anne showed maps while an announcement was made about navigating piracy-prone waters. Courtesy of Lilly Mcginley The captain said the area we would be sailing through was known for piracy threats, and the ship would be operating at a heightened level of security alertness.From 5 p.m. onwards, the crew was setting up water canons and loudspeakers at the back of the ship. There was quite a lot of security outside.From around 9 p.m., we weren't allowed to go out on the promenade deck, and we had to shut our curtains and turn our lights off.It was clear that people were a bit anxious. Some of my friends chose not to tell their kids what was happening because they didn't want them to worry, and I'm sure quite a few people had a sleepless night. Cunard's Queen Anne ship is on its maiden world voyage. Cunard After the nighttime worry, people started to feel more at ease the following day.In fact, it became a fun pastime to get binoculars out and look for pirates.Many of us were sitting at the front of the ship, using binoculars, commenting every time a little boat got close to the ship.Some people were quite disappointed we didn't see any pirates! Some passengers used binoculars during the period of heightened security alertness. Courtesy of Lilly Mcginley The crew also held a sports day, which helped to take people's minds off things.Throughout the day, people started to see the fun and excitement in this experience. We could all leave the cruise with a story to tell.To be honest, I was excited from the start. My first thought was: "This is going to be interesting."On this occasion, I wasn't nervous at all.I knew the risk of actual danger wasn't high and we've been on other ships when it has been a lot worse.In December 2023, we were cruising through the Suez Canal and the southern Red Sea, when the Houthis started launching drones.The captain made an announcement and screens showed the area we would be passing through, along with pictures of the container ships that had been attacked recently.Like on the Queen Anne, we had to stay indoors and avoid the open decks.It was a bit worrying through the night, but again, people's moods lightened the following day. I thought it was interesting and another thing to talk about around the dinner table.We've also been on a cruise ship during a hurricane. During that cruise, everything started flying around, with sunbeds even going overboard.But this stuff that happens when you're on a ship is what I enjoy most.Don't get me wrong if the pirates had got on the ship or a drone strike had happened, I would have been the first one freaking out. That would have been a completely different story.But I like the sense of adventure.People may thinkcruisingis boring, but clearly, it's not.

Two Directs in two weeks? (Nintendo)After much speculation, Nintendo has announced another Direct presentation entirely dedicated to the original Switch.While the rumours of two Nintendo Direct presentations within a week seemed hard to believe, Nintendo has confirmed it is doing exactly that.Ahead of its already confirmed Switch 2 showcase on April 2, the company will release another Direct on Thursday, March 27 at 2pm UK time. As noted in the announcement, this will focus entirely on upcoming games for the current Switch, with no updates on its successor.The Direct will be available to stream live across YouTube and will span around 30 minutes, which implies there will be some significant announcements.One of the big questions is whether Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will appear. The game is set to launch on the Switch this year but its unclear if it will also have a separate Switch 2 version.Recent rumours suggest it will not appear at next weeks showcase implying there is no Switch 2 edition so it may be one of the focuses for this Direct.Elsewhere on the Metroid front, remasters of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption have been rumoured for some time. The Switch remaster of the first game was shadow dropped in a Direct two years ago, so the same might happen for the sequels.What games with be in the Switch Thursday Nintendo Direct?As for other possible announcements, theres existing rumours of a Kirby: Planet Robobot port and one final big game from a niche beloved franchise. The latter description is broad, but it could relate to something like a new F-Zero, Star Fox, Kid Icarus, Golden Sun, or Punch Out!!Earlier this week, there was also some minor activity around Hollow Knight: Silksong, in the form of Steam backend updates. Given the games prominence its perhaps more likely it would be unveiled in a full Nintendo Direct, rather than just an Indie World showcase.More TrendingA remake of Fire Emblem 4, aka Fire Emblem: Genealogy Of The Holy War, has been rumoured for some time too. The last game in the series, Fire Emblem: Engage, was only released two years ago, but a remake could make sense as a stop-gap.As were approaching the end of the Switchs life, this might also be the perfect time for the long-rumoured remasters of The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Zelda: Twilight Princess especially as they were already remastered on the Wii U.As ever with Nintendo, its hard to predict what could show up, although it certainly suggests Nintendo has a lot in store for next weeks Switch 2 presentation as well. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will it turn up on Thursday? (Nintendo)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy