Angler Catches 153-Pound Behemoth in Texas Using Ultra-Light Tackle, Likely Setting a New World Record Art Weston and Kirk Kirkland reeled in and released the enormous freshwater fish, known as an alligator gar, after a four-hour battle on Lake Livingston Caught on Lake Livingston near Houston using a two-pound line, the massive alligator gar weighed 153 pounds. Art Weston After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record. Art Weston was fishing on Lake Livingston, a massive reservoir outside of Houston, when he made the “most challenging catch” of his life, he wrote in a social media post. The veteran fisherman, who is based in Kentucky, landed an enormous alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) after chasing it for more than two miles. “Almost lost her multiple times,” Weston wrote. The unusual-looking freshwater fish, which has pointy teeth and a long snout, measured 7 feet and 3 inches and weighed 153 pounds, according to Weston’s post—about the same heft as a keg of beer. The catch still needs to be certified, but it will likely set a new International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record.On April 8, Weston and his guide, Kirk Kirkland, boarded Kirkland’s vessel, aptly named the Garship Enterprise. They were on a mission: They wanted to catch an alligator gar that weighed more than 110 pounds using a two-pound test line, which would beat the current world record. Once they caught a big fish, they expected it would take about two hours of swimming for the creature to tire itself out. But in reality, the fight took twice as long. “This particular fish was very difficult, swimming 8 to 12 feet below the boat and even resting on the bottom for ten or more minutes at a time,” Weston tells Sports Illustrated’s Kurt Mazurek. “Our hope was she would rise to the surface to gulp air … next to the boat, giving Captain Kirk a chance to get a rope on her. But, of course, she did not cooperate for hours.” The alligator gar measured 7 feet and 3 inches. Art Weston They almost lost the alligator gar when their ultra-light line got twisted and wrapped around part of the rod. But they were able to untangle the line before the fish could swim away. Eventually, the duo placed a rope around the fish and hauled it onto the boat. They sped over to the shore, took measurements, snapped a few photos and released the fish back into the water alive. The IGFA is reviewing Weston’s catch and lists it online as “pending” for the two-pound world record. Weston writes that securing that fish was extremely improbable: “a true 1 percent likelihood catch.” After a four-hour battle, they hurried over to shore to weigh and measure the creature. Art Weston This is far from the first time Weston and Kirkland have caught a monster fish. In September 2023, the pair hauled in a 283-pound alligator gar using a six-pound line at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas. That feat earned Weston two new IGFA world records: the men’s six-pound line class and the all-tackle record for alligator gar. More broadly, over the course of his fishing career, Weston has set 81 total IGFA world records in six countries, 44 of which are still standing. Alligator gar are among the largest freshwater fish in North America. They’ve been around for a long time, with fossils suggesting they’ve been on the continent for 100 million years. Even so, Weston says many anglers just aren’t that interested in them. “People don’t regard [the alligator gar] as much of a game fish, I don’t know why,” Weston told McClatchy News’ Mike Stunson last year. “They are amazing, they can jump, they’re huge, they’re abundant.” At 153 pounds, the alligator gar likely set a new world record. Art Weston With enough food and space, these fish can reach colossal sizes, with females typically growing larger than males. However, behemoths like the one Weston recently caught are still relatively rare. In 2011, a commercial fisherman in Missouri accidentally caught a 327-pound alligator gar—the largest ever recorded, though it didn’t count toward an IGFA world record. Its body is housed at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and researchers have estimated it lived to between 70 and 95 years old. For giant alligator gar to keep swimming in North American waters, anglers need to help conserve them, according to Weston and Kirkland. That’s why the two are such big proponents of catch-and-release fishing. “That’s the big thing about these fish—they live to be so old,” Kirkland tells MySA’s Priscilla Aguirre. “If me and Art killed that 283-pound fish, you’ll never replace that fish in your lifetime.” Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.

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A new theatrical Star Wars movie is on the way — and this time, it actually has a premiere date. At Star Wars Celebration in Japan, Lucasfilm announced Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone feature that is set five years after The Rise of Skywalker. It’s being directed by Shawn Levy, who most recently directed Deadpool & Wolverine, and will star Ryan Gosling. Production is due to begin this fall, and the movie will hit theaters on May 28th, 2027. The new movie is described as “an entirely new adventure featuring all-new characters set in a period of time that has not been explored on screen yet.” Lucasfilm has struggled to get Star Wars projects into theaters following The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, even though many have either been announced or rumored since then. Levy’s involvement in the Star Wars universe had been rumored for some time. In a blog post, Lucasfilm says that those other projects are still in development, including “films by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, Taika Waititi, and a new trilogy by Simon Kinberg.” Starfighter isn’t the only upcoming Star Wars movie on the schedule however, as it will be preceded by the Mandalorian spinoff The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will hit theaters on May 22nd, 2026.

For a limited time, Best Buy is offering the SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless gaming headset for PC, PS4, and PlayStation 5 for just $139.99, or a whopping 50% off the $280 list price. This is $50 less than SteelSeries' Easter Sale deal price of $189.99. The Arctis Pro is a top-end SteelSeries headset (in fact, its flagship model before the Nova Arctis Pro was released), and one of only two models with swappable batteries.50% Off SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless Gaming HeadsetSteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless HeadsetThe Arctis Pro was the highest-end gaming headset in SteelSeries' repertoire until its successor, the Arctis Nova Pro, was released. It boasts some great features you don't see in other gaming headsets, like a separate standalone base station with volume knob and OLED display, simultaneous Bluetooth and 2.4GHz WiFi pairing, and probably the best one: the hot-swappable battery system. This way, you get wireless freedom with no waiting to recharge. SteelSeries includes two batteries: one that's in use in your headset and the other that's charging in the base station.The Arctis Pro features as good of a build quality you'll find in a SteelSeries headset. The headband is made of a lightweight steel and aluminum alloy construction and the suspension headstrap is very comfortable for marathon gaming sessions. The ear cushions are made of an AirWeave performance fabric similar to the ones found on the new Arctis Nova Pro. The ClearCast boom microphone can be retracted when not in use. Audio quality is great thanks to the premium 40mm speaker drivers with high-density neodymium magnets that reproduce hi-res audio up to 40,000Hz.SteelSeries Arctis Pro Review by Matt Elliot"The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless boasts premium build quality, a comfortable design, and outstanding sound. Plus, the clever battery-swapping design means you’ll never be without power. As good as its sound is, however, I give the performance edge to the Arctis Pro + GameDAC. Sure, it’s wired, but it’s still very comfortable and versatile and $70 cheaper. Or you can save a bundle and opt for the wireless Arctis 7 for less than half the price."The Arctis Pro was replaced by the Arctis Nova Pro in 2022. The current best price for a brand new pair of Nova Pros is $270 on Amazon. Although it's an excellent headset that we reviewed favorably and features significant upgrades like active noise cancellation and USB Type-C charging, it most certainly isn't worth nearly double the cost of the Arctis Pro.Why Should You Trust IGN's Deals Team?IGN's deals team has a combined 30+ years of experience finding the best discounts in gaming, tech, and just about every other category. We don't try to trick our readers into buying things they don't need at prices that aren't worth buying something at. Our ultimate goal is to surface the best possible deals from brands we trust and our editorial team has personal experience with. You can check out our deals standards here for more information on our process, or keep up with the latest deals we find on IGN's Deals account on Twitter.Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

Seeing people who aren’t developers create apps through vibe coding lately has reminded me of something from two years ago that bodes well for the future of Siri. Vibe coding is the term assigned to the process of building apps using AI by describing the app that you want to exist. Vibe coders need no prior knowledge of app development. AI tools like ChatGPT provide the expertise. Vibe coders just bring the vision. The thing that vibe coding reminded me of is a Wayne Ma report for The Information in January 2023. It ran under the headline “Apple Devising Software to Help Anyone Build AR Apps, to Drive Headset Sales.” Based on the report, it sure sounds like the Apple Vision Pro team under new Siri boss Mike Rockwell saw where AI was headed before vibe coding arrived. From the report at the time: With the software tools, Apple hopes that even people who don’t know computer code could tell the headset, via the Siri voice assistant, to build an AR app that could then be made available via Apple’s App Store for others to download. The tool, for example, could allow users to build an app with virtual animals moving around a room and over or around real-life objects without the need to design the animal from scratch, program its animations and calculate its movement in a 3D space with obstacles. Publishing software to the App Store that was created using Siri seemed far-fetched. Two years later, it seems evident that Mike Rockwell saw vibe coding on the horizon and thought it could be a compelling tool for Apple Vision Pro. No such feature was ever announced by Apple, however, and it hasn’t been brought up in reporting since. Apple is still trying to get Siri AI features that it announced almost a year in shape to reach customers. However, my takeaway from revisiting this report is that Rockwell’s team had more ambitions for Siri two years ago than anything we’ve seen ship. That’s the best argument for why Mike Rockwell might actually be the right person to push Siri forward right now. Best Apple accessories Follow Zac Hall: X | Threads | Instagram | Mastodon Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

In March 2018, Tesla Model X owner Walter Huang died after his vehicle crashed into a concrete highway median at 71 mph — while its Autopilot driver assistance software, a buzzy new feature at the time, was turned on.The entire front of the vehicle was ripped off, sending the SUV spinning. Huan was pronounced dead hours after being taken to the hospital.According to details released years later, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that the software Huang had been using Autopilot, and had informed both his brother and his wife that it had previously swerved toward the exact road barrier into which he ultimately crashed.Huang also put enough trust in the software to pull out his iPhone to play a mobile game right up until the fatal crash.The incident, an inflection point highlighting glaring shortcomings of the driver assistance software, and the subsequent investigation by regulators, seemingly enraged Tesla CEO Elon Musk.As detailed in a newly published excerpt of Washington Post tech reporter Faiz Siddiqui's book titled "Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk," set to be released on April 22, Musk hung up on the NTSB in pure rage.Former NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt told Siddiqui that Musk had "fumed, protested, threatened to sue, and abruptly exited the conversation when safety investigators refused to bend to his will."The spat was over Tesla trying to get ahead of the investigation by preemptively disclosing data, plus accusing Huang of distracted driving and engaging Autopilot even though he knew it wasn't reliable."The crash happened on a clear day with several hundred feet of visibility ahead, which means that the only way for this accident to have occurred is if Mr. Huang was not paying attention to the road, despite the car providing multiple warnings to do so," Tesla's since-disbanded PR department wrote in a press statement at the time.Sumwalt was appalled that the EV maker was blaming Huang, especially so early on in the investigation."What you did, Elon, was a violation of our party agreement," he told Musk over the phone, referring to Tesla preemptively releasing data, as quoted by Siddiqui. "We spoke about this last week. You agreed that you would abide by our requirements."Musk erupted in anger, accusing Sumwalt of putting people in danger and eventually threatening to sue him.But the fuming Musk didn't want out completely. "I don’t want us to be removed from the investigation," he reportedly said."It’s too late for that," Sumwalt recalled responding to him, resulting in the billionaire hanging up on the call.There may be an emotional component. Former NTSB managing director Dennis Jones told the author that Musk felt cornered and like "we're all beating up on him."Musk maintains that his EV maker's driver assistance software will ultimately make roads safer for everybody.However, the features have been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths by federal regulators since then, indicating glaring technical shortcomings. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has also warned that making use of the EV maker's misleadingly called "Full Self-Driving" software can lull users into a false sense of security because they're not "sufficiently engaged in the driving task."Musk has also been accused of applying faulty logic to make it look like the software is safer than human drivers, and Tesla has been charged with withholding crucial driving data related to collisions.To the mercurial CEO, regulation remains a major hindrance to rolling out potentially lifesaving tech.Since then, Tesla has pushed ahead, rolling out iterative versions of its infamous FSD software, allowing users to test it out on public roads on the company's behalf.Now that Musk has quickly become one of president Donald Trump's closest allies, the EV maker may soon have far fewer regulations to deal with. In December, documents obtained by Reuters suggested that the administration was looking to drop a federal car-cash reporting requirement — which could greatly undermine the government's efforts to investigate Tesla's infamous driver-assistance software.The NTSB also faced an existential crisis earlier this year, clambering to keep investigators from leaving after Trump offered them to resign and get paid through September.The NHTSA has also been hit with major layoffs by Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a glaring conflict of interest.Put simply, Musk appears to have had the last laugh — at least for now.Share This Article

It’s official: Ryan Gosling is headed to the galaxy far, far away.At Star Wars Celebration in Japan this week, Gosling and director Shawn Levy took the stage to officially announce their upcoming Star Wars film, just the second that will (hopefully) hit theaters in the last eight years.The film will be called Star Wars: Starfighter. A post on the news on StarWars.com states that the film is “set approximately five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” and that “Gosling will play a brand-new character teased by the actor’s appearance on stage [at Star Wars Celebration].”READ MORE: Every Star Wars Film Ranked From Worst to BestProduction on Star Wars: Starfighter is set to begin this fall. A recent report claimed Levy and Gosling wanted recent Oscar winner Mikey Madison for a role in the film, but she supposedly passed on the project.While I wouldn’t presume it will be connected to it in any way, there has previously been a video game titled Star Wars: Starfighter. Released in 2001 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox, it let players take control of various spaceships for missions set around the events of the Star Wars prequels. (That will for sure be different than the movie, given its timeline.)Star Wars: Starfighter is now scheduled to open in theaters on May 28, 2027. That’s a little over one year after the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu (on May 22, 2026), and just three weeks after Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027. If those dates all hold, that will be quite a week.Get our free mobile app20 Actors You Forgot Were in Star Wars

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