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Nearly 20 years after the first episode of The Guild was broadcast to the internet, fans have voted overwhelmingly with their wallets to give that franchise a movie. The extremely reasonable $1.5 million ask from Felicia Day and the rest of the cast of The Guild was met within the…
It’s officially the second half of 2026, which is going to be all about Grand Theft Auto 6. Until then, Sony has a new selection of games coming to PS Plus in July that includes Avatar: Frontier of Pandora, Dying Light and a couple of classic PlayStation 2 games. PS Plus, which…
A US District Judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Paramount from closing its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, NBC reports. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California has paused the merger after attorneys general from 12 states filed a lawsuit last week against…
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle was a stumper for me. I saw “Tube,” “Gram” and “Book” and thought maybe they referred to the second part of various social media programs — YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. It was a typical Times red herring, though, as that was not where they were going…
It’s official: We’re getting a pickle emoji next year. On Tuesday, July 14, the Unicode Consortium announced the nine new emoji you’ll see on your device in 2027. One new emoji is the pickle, and that means the eggplant’s reign as the go-to emoji for male anatomy could be coming…
The Tesla Balance Bike, designed for toddlers, retails at $225. Sorry, kids, it’s already sold out.Tesla/Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Tesla has taken over electric vehicles, solar panels and robotaxis, and now it’s targeting bikes for kids. The tech manufacturing giant has developed a $225 balance bike for toddlers with a five-way adjustable…
Meta fired 8,000 workers in its May’s layoffs.Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta laid off thousands of employees to become an “AI-first company” in May, and some of those former employees are now alleging that Meta used AI to illegally fire them. Twenty-six former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s…
Knockoff is an extension that shows you which brands on Amazon are fake.Ordinary Systems Amazon’s search engine has become flooded with gibberish-named knockoff brands in recent years. To make your shopping experience a bit less phony, developer Josh Pigford built Knockoff, a free extension that will clean up your feed…
On a balcony not far from World Cup venue AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, a dot suddenly popped up on a large screen, representing an unwelcome drone snaking toward a rectangular no-fly zone. Within a few seconds, a “friendly” drone zipped past the balcony to intercept and encourage the unwelcome…
Meta fired 8,000 workers in its May’s layoffs.Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta laid off thousands of employees to become an “AI-first company” in May, and some of those former employees are now alleging that Meta used AI to illegally fire them. Twenty-six former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s…
If you have ever been a subscriber of YouTube TV or DirecTV at any point since April 2019, you could get cash as part of a $50 million settlement agreed to by Disney in an antitrust lawsuit the corporation faced for allegedly forcing higher prices for live TV streaming services.To…
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a tricky one, with some long answers to find. If you remember…
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle is difficult, with one rare letter right in the middle. If you need a new…
Meta fired 8,000 workers in its May’s layoffs.Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta laid off thousands of employees to become an “AI-first company” in May, and some of those former employees are now alleging that Meta used AI to illegally fire them. Twenty-six former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s…
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features one of those purple categories where you need to hunt down a…
Spam calls are annoying. I always have my phone ringer on in case there is an emergency but that means my iPhone receives spam calls at least a handful of times a week. Spam calls can be stressful, especially if you’re trying to stay quiet so as not to disturb a napping…
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition Pros Space Frame design increases repairability Same great X1 Carbon exterior Still incredibly compact and light Free OLED upgrade Cons No faster than last year’s model Battery life is shorter than last year’s The 14th generation of Lenovo’s flagship business ultraportable, the…
Meta fired 8,000 workers in its May’s layoffs.Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta laid off thousands of employees to become an “AI-first company” in May, and some of those former employees are now alleging that Meta used AI to illegally fire them. Twenty-six former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s…
Apple is once again raising its prices, this time targeting Apple Music and its Apple One subscription bundle, Music Business Worldwide reported Friday. The prices aren’t going up by more than a dollar or two each, but since many people have these services billed as a monthly subscription, it will take…
Netflix said last year it was experimenting with and debuting some of its first shows produced with artificial intelligence. Now, the company is reporting that generative AI was used in roughly 300 of its programs this year, mostly across production and especially postproduction. The disclosure was part of Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report (PDF), published…
The search for life beyond Earth has borne little fruit. That remains true, but scientists have some renewed hope. For the first time, astronomers discovered an atmosphere surrounding an exoplanet within the habitable zone of its host star. Say hello to LHS 1140b, an Earth-like rocky planet that lives approximately 48…
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