Google honors Betty White with a tribute on her 100th birthday
Were she still alive, Betty White would be celebrating her 100th birthday today. In honor of that occasion, Google is celebrating the actor's life. Type White's full name into the company's search...
View ArticleUS airlines warn C-Band 5G could cause 'catastrophic disruption'
The airline industry claims a “catastrophic” event could unfold on Wednesday when AT&T and Verizon activate their new C-Band 5G networks. In a letter obtained by Reuters, the CEOs of several...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations
Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company attempts to address accusations of harassment and misconduct, a...
View ArticleAwesome Games Done Quick 2022 raised a record $3.4 million for charity
The latest Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon is in the books. After another week of players showing off their skills and romping through games as quickly as possible, AGDQ 2022 raised...
View ArticleSpain sets new rules for influencers who promote cryptocurrency
Spain is establishing rules related to how influencers, their sponsors and others promote cryptocurrencies. Influencers and other advertisers with more than 100,000 followers in the country must notify...
View ArticleSamsung's Exynos 2200 mobile processor uses an AMD ray tracing GPU
Samsung has revealed the Exynos 2200, its first mobile processor with an AMD RDNA 2-powered GPU that will allow ray-tracing and other gaming features. The system-on-chip (SoC) will likely feature in...
View ArticleThe Kingdom Hearts trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch on February 10th
Late last year, Nintendo revealed that the Kingdom Hearts JRPG trilogy would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, with the caveat that they'd be cloud streaming titles only. Now, Square Enix has announced...
View ArticleWeber's 2022 smart grill lineup includes gas and pellet options
Grilling season will be here before you know it, so one of the biggest names in backyard cooking is tipping its hand for spring. Today, Weber announced it's 2022 lineup of smart grills with options for...
View ArticleFortnite's latest update adds climbable monsters and brings back Tilted Towers
Fortnite may be on to a new chapter, but Epic Games is keen to bring back the past in more ways than one. To begin with, the developer has added decidedly Toothless-like climbable monsters (Klombos)...
View ArticleRoku is making a Weird Al mockumentary starring Daniel Radcliffe
It took more than a decade, but Weird Al is finally about to get the documentary he has always deserved. You may recall back in 2010 Funny Or Die released a trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story....
View ArticleMicrosoft Game Pass tops 25 million subscribers
Microsoft's bid for Activision Blizzard may be the highlight of the day, but the company also revealed a major milestone for its Game Pass service in the process. The all-you-can-play offering now has...
View ArticleLenovo made a $329 Snapdragon-powered Windows 11 tablet for students
Lenovo has revealed its latest batch of devices geared toward students. Perhaps the most eye-catching offering is a Snapdragon 7c-powered Windows 11 tablet. The company suggests the 10w Tablet might be...
View Article'Cuphead' animated series comes to Netflix February 18th
You won't have to wait as long for Netflix's Cuphead show as you did for the video game. Netflix has revealedThe Cuphead Show premieres February 18th, and has offered a trailer to show just what you...
View ArticleTwitter expands misinformation reporting to three more countries
Twitter's experiment with misinformation reporting is now available in more countries. As TechCrunchreports, Twitter has expanded the "it's misleading" reporting test to Brazil, Spain and the...
View ArticleCOVIDTests.gov is accepting orders for free rapid tests a day early
Folks in the US can now order free, at-home COVID-19 tests from a United States Postal Service website, one day earlier than expected. Last week, the Biden administration said people would be able to...
View ArticleIsraeli police reportedly used Pegasus spyware to conduct domestic surveillance
Israeli police have employed NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to extract data from phones belonging to Israeli citizens, according to an investigation by the country’s Calcalist business publication. Police...
View ArticleAmazon series starring actors on the autism spectrum debuts this week
A show that stars three actors who all identify as being on the autism spectrum will debut on Amazon Prime Video this week. Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki and Sue Ann Pien play three 20-something...
View ArticleHP's new Fortis laptops for students are a bit more kid-proof
Giving a computer to a kid is basically putting it through a torture test. So HP is launching its new line of rugged Fortis laptops made to stand up to the abuse of students.Comprised of a range of...
View ArticleYouTube (mostly) abandons its original content ambitions
YouTube is further backing away from original productions. Business chief Robert Kyncl has revealed that YouTube is shrinking its Originals program. From now on, the unit will only finance projects...
View ArticleA health-monitoring app for Olympic attendees reportedly has glaring security...
Just over two weeks before the 2022 Winter Olympics are set to get underway in Beijing, researchers have issued a report claiming that an app many attendees are using has major security issues. The...
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