UK fines porn company £1 million for weak age checks
The UK has fined a porn operator called AVS Group £1 million ($1.33 million) for...
Technologies
Proton Sheets joins the company’s productivity suite
The latest addition to Proton's workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It...
How to use Accessibility Reader on Apple devices
Earlier this year, Apple launched a new tool that makes it easier to read anything...
Your ‘dear algo’ Threads posts might actually do something soon
In a lot of social media use, the algorithm is an intangible entity, silent and...
Artist Bungie plagiarized for Marathon alpha says the issue has been resolved
Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment appear to have settled the plagiarism scandal that rocked Marathon...
How to watch the ‘Christmas in Rockefeller Center’ tree lighting special tonight
It's time for the annual Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting! The Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree...
US Department of Transportation doubles down on gas, cuts fuel efficiency standards
The Department of Transportation under President Donald Trump is moving to reverse more of the...
Apple design lead Alan Dye is heading to Meta
Alan Dye, Apple's Vice President of Human Interface Design, has been poached by Meta, Bloomberg...
OpenAI’s new confession system teaches models to be honest about bad behaviors
OpenAI announced today that it is working on a framework that will train artificial intelligence...
Crucial is a casualty of AI’s hunger for RAM
Micron Technology is winding down its consumer-facing Crucial brand to focus on providing RAM and...
Zillow removes climate risk scores after agents complain about sales
Zillow has dropped its climate risk score program just one year after it started, according...
Amazon halts AI anime dub ‘beta’ after widespread ridicule
Amazon appears to have quietly removed its truly terrible AI-generated English dubs for several anime...
Uber is launching robotaxis in Dallas
Uber has made a big push to offer robotaxis as an option for its rideshare...
Ireland is investigating TikTok and LinkedIn for possible DSA violations
Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has announced investigations into both TikTok and LinkedIn for...
How to use Magnifier on a MacBook to zoom in on faraway text
One of the iPhone’s many accessibility features is something Apple calls "Magnifier," which uses the...
Pixelity will playtest its Evangelion XR game later this month
Neon Genesis Evangelion fans: Here's a chance to live the series, so to speak. Pixelity,...
Grok would prefer a second Holocaust over harming Elon Musk
Elon Musk's Grok continues to do humanity a solid by (accidentally) illustrating why AI needs...
ExpressVPN adds a Fastest Location button and launches a new native Mac app
ExpressVPN, one of the best VPNs, is launching two brand-new features that sound confusingly like...
Google Discover is testing AI-generated headlines and they aren’t good
Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere in Google's services these days, whether or not people...
Instacart sues New York City over minimum pay, tipping laws
You can tell a lot about a company by what they're willing to sue over....
Missing NBC on Fubo? Here’s how to watch this week’s NBA games and more
If you're a Fubo subscriber, you've certainly noticed that NBC and all NBCUniversal-owned channels have...
Ball x Pit is evolving with a string of free updates in 2026
Ball x Pit is a fiendishly good time. The frenetic blend of Breakout and Vampire...
December Game Pass additions include Mortal Kombat 1 and Dome Keeper
It's that time of the month again. Xbox just announced some new games that are...
Sony’s much-anticipated A7 V is here with a faster 33MP sensor and 4K 120p video
Sony has launched its mid-range flagship mirrorless camera, the A7 V, with a strong emphasis...