Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 review: Excellent sound comes at a high price
There are a lot of factors to consider when shopping for wireless earbuds. Some people want the best active noise cancellation (ANC) performance while others are more interested in features that enable...
View ArticleJanuary’s Xbox Game Pass additions include Sniper Elite: Resistance and Tchia
It’s January and for many of us in the northern hemisphere, that means staying inside to escape the cold. To help you while away the hours, Xbox is adding another dozen-plus titles to Game Pass over...
View ArticleThe UK’s digital driver’s licence is coming later this year
The UK will release a digital driver’s license later this year, along with a digital wallet issued by the government. This will allow folks to “easily prove their age when buying age restricted items...
View ArticlePolyend stuffed a fully programmable drum machine in a stompbox
This year’s NAMM trade show has opened up its doors, so that means there will be a wealth of new musical doodads to lust over. Case in point? Polyend just dropped a hybrid device that combines the...
View ArticleEA's Origin app for PC gaming will shut down in April
EA's Origin PC client has officially reached the end of the line. The gaming company had previously announced its plans to rebrand the Origin app for desktop players back in 2020 and began rolling out...
View ArticleInstagram blocked searches for #democrats and other political hashtags
Instagram blocked searches related to a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and a number of other terms Tuesday. Users who searched for these hashtags...
View ArticleMeta is trying to lure TikTok creators with a new bonus program
The TikTok ban may have lasted only a few hours (at least for now), but Meta is still trying to capitalize on its rival’s tenuous future. Meta has rolled out a new “breakthrough bonus program” that...
View ArticleReport: Meta could release its first true AR headset as soon as 2027
Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has released a report about Meta's next steps in hardware, crediting sources familiar with the company's work. According to these insiders, Meta is developing at least three...
View ArticleNetflix plans now cost between $8 and $25 after yet another subscription...
Netflix has released its earnings figures for the fourth quarter of 2024. While a lot of the results seem like good news for the company's shareholders, like operating income of more than $10 billion...
View ArticleDonald Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road who was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of money laundering, narcotics trafficking and computer hacking....
View ArticleThe best streaming devices for 2025
Nearly every TV on the market today is a smart TV, but not every operating system is a winner. A media streaming device lets you pair whichever user interface you prefer with just about any screen that...
View ArticleTransit app Moovit adds ticket-purchasing functionality throughout Europe
Transit app Moovit has partnered with the travel marketplace Distribusion Technologies to let users plan and book long-distance trips throughout Europe. The app now includes a ticketing system that...
View ArticleOpenAI and Softbank team up for a $500 billion AI data center venture
OpenAI will build and open AI infrastructure worth $500 billion in the United States over the next four years in partnership with SoftBank. The two entities have teamed up to establish a new company...
View ArticleEleven percent of game developers were laid off in 2024, according to GDC survey
It's a challenging time to be a developer these days, according to GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry report that surveyed over 3,000 game devs and industry professionals. In one of the worst years...
View ArticleSonic The Hedgehog 4 will arrive on March 19, 2027
We finally know when Sonic will grace movie theaters again: Paramount has announced Sonic The Hedgehog 4 will arrive on March 19, 2027, Variety reports. The company confirmed the next installment back...
View ArticlePlex update adds public reviews and profiles
Plex is kicking off the year with some updates that could make the streaming platform a more social place. Viewers will be able to leave public reviews on titles and to comment on other users'...
View ArticleMany Akai devices will soon support Native Instruments sound packs
Akai and Native Instruments are sort of like the Nintendo and Sega of music production. These long-time rivals offer many similar products, but some musicians get drawn to Akai’s MPC workflow while...
View ArticleGoogle reportedly made sure Israel's military had access to its AI tools
Google has been a much larger facilitator of tools to Israel during its war with Hamas than previously disclosed. A new report from The Washington Post found that Google employees have repeatedly...
View ArticleGoogle is investing another billion dollars in Anthropic
Google has decided to invest another billion into Anthropic, four sources told the Financial Times, bringing its total sunk cost to more than three billion dollars. Both companies have declined to...
View ArticleCan our climate be saved by vacuuming carbon out of the skies?
Imagine: A switch is flicked and, in a heartbeat, every process spewing deadly pollution into the heavens is replaced with something clean and sustainable. Sadly, even then, the Earth would still tip...
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