Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age-verification law
Utah’s age verification law, which targets publishers distributing material deemed to be “harmful to minors on the internet,” has gone into effect. As a response, MindGeek...
Hollywood writers are officially on strike
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called for a strike starting today largely over streaming productions, saying that studios are effectively creating a “gig economy”...
Mastodon simplifies sign-ups to attract new users
After Elon Musk took over Twitter, one of the alternatives to the social media website that users flocked to was Mastodon. It’s a decentralized network where...
‘Redfall’ review: Good enough for Game Pass
Redfall is not fit for public consumption. It may not give you salmonella, but Arkane Austin’s vampire-infused world is unpolished, underpopulated and littered with glitches. From...
Amazon rolls out free Roku-like TV channels for Fire devices
Amazon just announced the impending launch of Fire TV Channels, allowing customers access to a wide variety of “premium, free content” on Fire streaming sticks, streaming...
Robot vacuum maker Neato is shutting down amid stiff competition
There’s one less competitor in the robot vacuum world. Neato Robotics is shutting down as the company hasn’t reached its “self-defined economic goals” for years, parent...
‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ spoilers flood the internet after pre-launch leak
If you were hoping to avoid spoilers before playing Nintendo’s highly anticipated follow-up to Breath of the Wild, that goal just got a lot harder: The...
Apple releases its first rapid-fire security updates for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Apple promised faster turnaround times for security patches with iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, and it’s now delivering on that claim. The company has released its...
US political parties’ views on Twitter have changed dramatically in two years
Republicans’ and Democrats’ views of Twitter have moved in opposite directions since Elon Musk’s takeover last fall. A Pew Research poll published today found that Republicans...
Xbox’s Sunkissed Vibes OPI collaboration controller makes me want to play outside
What looks like a bottle of sunscreen and feels like it belongs in a 1990s fever dream? Microsoft’s new Xbox x OPI controller collaboration. The ‘Sunkissed...