May's PlayStation Plus games include Ghostrunner 2 and the modern classic Tunic
The bad news? It’s the beginning of the month, so rent is due. The good news? Sony just revealed the PlayStation Plus games lineup for May, and there are some serious standouts. The lineup includes...
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Block reportedly greenlit transactions involving terrorist groups and...
Block appears to be squarely in the government’s sights. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are reportedly probing extensive compliance lapses at the parent company of Square and Cash...
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PS5 update will let you invite people to multiplayer games through your...
Sony just announced an interesting feature coming to the PS5 that should streamline the whole process of wrangling people into a multiplayer game. The new tool will let you invite people into a game...
View ArticleExplore Starfield's barren planets at 60 fps on Xbox Series X starting this...
Starfield, the excellent Digipick puzzle game surrounded by 80 hours of sci-fi mediocrity, is getting a performance update on Xbox Series X that unlocks frame rates above 30 fps. Starfield's May update...
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Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy
It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to — what do you know — fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case...
View ArticleA researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. It’s also been a near constant source of complaints from users. But, if a newly filed...
View ArticleSnapchat will finally let you edit your chats
Snapchat will finally join most of its messaging app peers and allow users to edit their chats. The feature, which will be rolling out “soon,” will initially be limited to Snapchat+ subscribers, the...
View ArticleTake-Two is shutting down the studios behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space...
This one's a bummer. Mega-publisher Take-Two Interactive is shuttering Rollerdrome studio Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program 2 team Intercept Games, according to paperwork seen by Bloomberg. Roll7 is based...
View ArticleAnthropic now has a Claude chatbot app for iOS
Anthropic is making its Claude AI easier to access on mobile. The company has released a Claude mobile app for iOS that any user can download for free. Similar to the mobile web version of the chatbot,...
View ArticleT-Mobile finally owns Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile
Over a year after announcing it would acquire Mint Mobile for up to $1.35 billion, T-Mobile has closed the deal. With the Un-Carrier's purchase of parent Ka'ena Corporation, it will not only get Mint,...
View ArticleThe best budget wireless earbuds for 2024
It used to be difficult to find cheap wireless earbuds that weren't trash. Today, though, it's much less of a struggle to get something good enough without spending triple digits. And with headphone...
View ArticleOlivia Rodrigo, Drake and other Universal artists return to TikTok
TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have signed a deal that will allow Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and other artists to return to the platform, the companies announced in a press...
View ArticleCrunchyroll announces first price hike since Funimation purchase
Crunchyroll, like many other streaming services recently, is raising its subscription prices. The anime streaming service has announced its first price hike since it was acquired by Funimation in 2020....
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The Morning After: Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google AI envy
Emails from the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google revealed how Microsoft executives were alarmed by and even envious of Google’s AI lead. In an email thread, CTO Kevin Scott wrote...
View ArticleGoogle says its secure entry passkeys have been used a billion times
As part of World Password Day (yes, that's a thing), Google is hyping up its security achievements and sharing updates on its latest endeavors. The company revealed passkey adoption metrics for the...
View ArticleThe best smart home gadgets for your first apartment
Your first apartment after graduation is probably not your forever home, but you can make it something you’re proud of with gadgets that do your bidding. You can automate your lights, keep an eye on...
View ArticleAudible is testing book recommendations based on your Prime Video habits
Audible is testing a new category of book recommendations based on what a user watched recently on Prime Video. Which, as the name suggests, will show you audiobooks based on what you watch on the...
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Bose's SoundLink Max is its largest portable Bluetooth speaker with 20-hour...
Bose may be best known for its noise-canceling headphones, but the company makes solid portable Bluetooth speakers too. In fact, the company's SoundLink Flex made our best Bluetooth speakers list as a...
View ArticleApple discounts MLS Season Pass to $69 for the rest of the season
You can get an MLS Season Pass for Apple TV at a discount if you haven't paid for one yet and want to watch the league's upcoming games these coming months. Apple is now selling the pass, which...
View ArticleOver 200 militia groups and users are using Facebook to organize nationwide,...
Facebook is a hotbed for conspiracy theories and dangerous organizing at critical moments, like the 650,000-plus posts arguing against President Biden's victory between the 2020 general election and...
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