Margrethe Vestager, Big Tech’s European nemesis, reportedly steps down later this year
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's commissioner for competition, won't be back for a third term...
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Our favorite ThermoWorks instant-read thermometer is on sale for $79 right now
The ThermoWorks Thermapen One instant-read food thermometer is on sale for $79, which is $30...
Fortnite’s second Marvel season puts Doctor Doom center stage
Marvel supervillain and Fantastic 4 foil Doctor Doom is everywhere these days. After appearing at...
A fake political group that recruited a real candidate in Montana got banned on Facebook
Meta’s latest round of account takedowns includes a fake political group that ran dozens of...
The Sonos Beam Gen 2 is over $100 off
A good soundbar is one of the easiest ways to improve the audio quality of...
Cute adventure game The Plucky Squire arrives on September 17
The Plucky Squire has been one of my most anticipated games ever since it started...
Google brings the AI feature that told Americans to eat rocks to six more countries
Google is expanding AI Overviews, the feature that summarizes answers to complex questions from the...
Threads introduces a new analytics platform and the option for multiple drafts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced some new features coming to Threads that should make...
Researchers claim most Google Pixel phones shipped with exploitable bloatware since 2017
Mobile phone security firm iVerify has discovered a vulnerability in Google Pixel smartphones. According to...
Activision is finally addressing those massive Call of Duty download sizes
Activision is finally taking some steps to stop Call of Duty games from hogging up...
Arizona Sunshine Remake brings the undead back to VR with enhanced graphics
It’s only been seven years since the “Fred” started to rise up in the VR...
California state IDs can now be stored in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet
California is the latest state to make its driver's licenses mobile. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom's...
Congress asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram
Nineteen members of Congress are pushing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads...
Your Meta headset can now display the output of any HDMI or DisplayPort device
Our lives are full of screens in this digital age but sometimes you can’t access...
Doom meets Dredd in Defect, a squad-based shooter with a Mick Gordon soundtrack
Dystopian shooters with strong echoes of Doom are a dime a dozen. But when the...
Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR
The first VR Games Showcase has delivered a deluge of new VR titles like the...
Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility
As the US government weighs its options following a landmark “monopolist” ruling against Google last...
Trombone Champ is coming to VR headsets this fall
Trombone Champ, a ridiculous rhythm game that gets funnier the worse you are at it,...
T-Mobile fined $60 million for failing to stop data breaches
T-Mobile has been fined $60 million for failing to both report and stop data breaches,...
Kim Dotcom, roguish face of 2010s online piracy, will finally be extradited to the US
Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder and hard-partying face of early 2010s online piracy, is finally...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard comes out on October 31
Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be released on October 31. The BioWare action RPG is...
Dyson OnTrac headphones review: When the basics aren’t enough
When you hear the words "Dyson headphones," the first thing that comes to mind is...
Throwback survival-horror game Hollowbody is coming on September 12
Hollowbody was one of the standouts from Steam Next Fest earlier this year, and it’s...
SAG-AFTRA deal will let advertisers replicate actors’ voices with AI
SAG-AFTRA has announced a new agreement that would allow actors to earn from AI copies...