DirecTV to acquire rival Dish Network for $1, subject to regulatory approval
It’s always beautiful when two lonely corporations find one another. DirecTV has reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network, according to reporting by The New York Times. This would create a global...
View ArticleByteDance will reportedly use Huawei chips to train a new AI model
As first reported by Reuters, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is planning to train and develop an AI model using chips from fellow Chinese company Huawei. Three anonymous sources...
View ArticleEarly Prime Day deals include the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for a record low of $35
Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner, but the deals have already started to roll in. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is currently available for $35, which is a new record low price. This is a discount...
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Sea of Stars’ free Dawn of Equinox update arrives in November
The first of two Sea of Stars content updates for the next year has an official release date. The free Dawn of Equinox, which adds a co-op mode, new combat and other features, arrives on November 12 on...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi built an AI camera with Sony
AI enthusiasts who like the Raspberry Pi range of products can rejoice, as the company is now announcing its new Raspberry Pi AI Camera. This product is the result of the company’s collaboration with...
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ASUS Zenbook S14 review: A showpiece for Intel’s Lunar Lake AI PC chips
ASUS's latest Zenbook S14, much like the Zenbook 14 OLED we reviewed last December, is a solid ultraportable with one major selling point: It's among the first laptops to use Intel's newest CPUs. In...
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Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible
Reddit has just changed the rules so moderators of subreddits must get admin approval to switch from public to private, as originally reported by The Verge. This is being seen by many as an attempt to...
View ArticleFord throws in a free home charger and installation with new EV purchases and...
Ford is looking to take some of the sting out of EV charging by offering a free home charger. The automaker will even send out a technician to install it at no cost to you if you buy or lease a retail...
View ArticleVerizon confirms a network outage is affecting mobile customers across the US
Verizon mobile customers reported widespread outages across the US on Monday. Starting at around 9:30AM ET, hundreds of thousands of people flagged issues with their mobile service on Downdetector,...
View ArticleAmazon's Fire HD 10 tablet drops to a record-low price ahead of October Prime...
If you've been on the lookout for a killer deal on a perfectly decent tablet for streaming videos and catching up on some reading, hunt no more. Just ahead of the October edition of Prime Day, Amazon...
View ArticleGM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023...
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined Cruise, GM’s self-driving vehicle division, $1.5 million. The penalty was imposed for omitting key details from an October...
View ArticleThe PlayStation Network's services were down for hours
It's not just you — the PlayStation Network experienced serious issues, kicking people off their matches and crashing online games around the world. Based on Downdetector reports, the issue started...
View ArticleThe best Apple AirTag accessories for 2024
It can be hard to keep track of all your belongings with our busy lives, work, kids — you name it. The Apple AirTag is an affordable little Bluetooth tracking device that can be placed on or inside...
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The Morning After: Verizon and PlayStation’s network separately hit by outages
It was a messy Monday if you were a Verizon customer or wanted some PS5 gaming in the evening. First, Verizon mobile customers reported outages across the US on Monday. At around 9:30AM ET, hundreds of...
View ArticleThe best depressing games to languish to in 2024
What qualifies a video game as “depressing?” The most obvious answer is that game you simply cannot beat no matter how hard you try, but that’s not what we’re talking about here. Instead, we’re looking...
View ArticleWatch the full trailer for Amazon's live-action Yakuza adaptation
Amazon Prime has released the official trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza, its live action adaptation of the action-adventure Sega game franchise mostly revolving around the yakuza Kazuma Kiryu. Unlike...
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Samsung's latest premium Chromebook has a big screen and a dedicated AI key
It's been about a year since Google first announced its Chromebook Plus initiative, a higher spec of hardware that also comes with software features you won't find on more basic Chromebooks. Google's...
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Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements updated with new AI features
Adobe’s updated consumer-focused Elements apps are here. Photoshop Elements 2025 adds new Magic Eraser-style object removal, depth of field adjustments and more. Meanwhile, Premiere Elements 2025 for...
View ArticleWatch the trailer for Squid Game 2
We are so close to getting season two of Squid Game — the show famously rejected for nearly a decade before becoming a sensation on Netflix. The streamer has just shared a full-length trailer ahead of...
View ArticleHow to get Microsoft's Windows 11 2024 update (and be ready for new Copilot+...
Windows 11 2024 (aka 24H2) is one of Microsoft's more confusing updates ever since it contains AI features for the new Copilot+ PCs that won't come to other machines. That wasn't helped by some...
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