There’s no longer any question that Threads and Bluesky have created the most viable alternatives to the platform once known as Twitter. But while the two services may share some of the same goals, they’ve shown very different visions for how text-based social networks should operate. Threads, of course, is controlled by Meta, which is … Read more
When it comes to new horror games, there are times of feast and famine, and this past year we gorged until our bellies bulged and our mouths dripped with gruesome grease. In 2024, we received a rich spread of dark experiences from solo creators, indie teams, AA developers and AAA studios in a vast array … Read more
‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ is back to ring in 2025! Read on to discover how and where to watch this holiday special. ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ is back to ring in 2025! Read on to discover how and where to watch this holiday special.
Education and connections often dictate the success of tech startups. Faiz-ul-Hassan’s story defies convention. The 27-year-old CEO and founder of Wordsense has built a successful and innovative tech company. This achievement is even more impressive considering he grew up in a resource-scarce Pakistani village where the concept of computers was alien to many. A Broken… … Read more
It’s no secret that Russia has been slowly working towards eschewing as much Western technology as it can and developing its own, and its latest effort seems to be related to video games. On December 25, Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, revealed some information on a domestic video … Read more
The tricky thing about naming the year’s biggest losers in tech is that in 2024, it once again felt like everyone lost. Amid the depressing spiral that is social media, the will-they-or-won’t-they dance of banning TikTok in the US and the neverending edited and deepfaked content that has everyone questioning what’s real, the world lost. … Read more
Terraforms Labs CEO Do Kwon spent the last day of 2024 getting extradited to the US, Reuters reports. Kwon faces charges in the US for “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud involving an algorithmic stablecoin and other crypto asset securities.” The Terraforms co-founder has been held in Montenegro since March 2023, when he … Read more
Something wicked this way comes to your home! Find out when and where to stream the film adaptation of the Broadway show. Something wicked this way comes to your home! Find out when and where to stream the film adaptation of the Broadway show.
We’re wrapping up 2024, so why not do it with some frivolous CES announcements? Like this premium (it has to be premium!) microwave from LG, with a touchscreen bigger than your iPad. I’m not sure what you’ll watch in the three-and-a-half minutes it takes to heat that butter chicken curry, but you can do it … Read more
As 2024 comes to a close, here are the updated hours for the stock market and more on New Year’s Eve. As 2024 comes to a close, here are the updated hours for the stock market and more on New Year’s Eve.