Exploding Kittens VR launches on Meta Quest later this year By Dashiell Wood published 26 June 24 Exploding Kittens VR will arrive on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 later this year.
Midjourney ends discord over Discord requirements for AI image generation By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 August 24 Midjourney opens up AI image generator access to everyone.
The Finals' most vocal players are complaining about C4 again By Catherine Lewis published 3 January 24 Some players of The Finals are arguing that the C4 explosive needs another nerf.
VPN usage is exploding in the UK — here's how it compares to Europe and the US By Monica J. White published 28 October 25 The UK now ranks #8 worldwide for VPN adoption, with 10.7 million downloads in early 2025. Here’s how it compares to Europe and the US, and what’s driving the surge.
Synthetic ID document fraud is exploding worldwide thanks entirely to Generative AI: here's how to stay safe By Efosa Udinmwen published 15 June 25 Synthetic ID fraud is exploding due to generative AI, while traditional verification methods struggle to stop the fast-evolving fake identities.
AMD announces new Ryzen Z2 chips for PC gaming handhelds at CES 2025 By John Loeffler published 6 January 25 AMD announced new Ryzen Z2 chips at CES 2025, adding turbo fuel to an exploding PC gaming handheld market.
The Finals’ latest patch has made throwing C4-loaded canisters at players way less effective By Catherine Lewis published 14 February 24 The Finals has received a new patch which has altered the effectiveness of throwing canisters with C4s attached.
Grok 3’s voice mode is unhinged, and that’s the point By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 February 25 xAI releases 'unhinged' Grok 3 voice mode.
The Finals has pulled the Dead Go Boom event but will bring it back after a re-work By Kara Phillips published 9 February 24 The Finals has disabled its most hated event due to it being too hard on melee players.
The blackmarket for Nvidia H100, A100 AI GPUs is exploding — US-imposed export sanctions cause Chinese buyers to come up with imaginative techniques to get their hands on precious cargo By Wayne Williams published 12 July 24 Chinese buyers are smuggling advanced Nvidia chips into the country in defiance of US-imposed export sanctions.
'Self-destruct' chips could help combat a criminal plague that costs businesses billions every year — new technique could mitigate counterfeiting through electromigration By Wayne Williams published 7 March 24 Self-destruct method prevents counterfeit chips from entering the market and renders them useless if compromised.
An alleged 7-Zip zero-day is actually an AI hoax By Luke Hughes published 2 January 25 Comments by Igor Pavlov on the file compression software's page on the Sourceforge.net repository seemingly put an end to the saga - for now?
Grok accidentally releases a new AI image maker for a little while By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 December 24 xAI releases AI image maker for Grok briefly.
Grok-2 arrives on X with AI image creation, precious few guardrails, and lots of questions By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 August 24 X launches Grok 2 AI with image generation but few guardrails.
Fortnite Big Bang live event announced and it will mark ‘a new beginning’ for the game By Catherine Lewis published 21 November 23 Fortnite's next live event, The Big Bang, has been announced for December 2, 2023. It will mark "a new beginning for Fortnite."
Thousands of coffee lovers warned to stop using their espresso machines immediately after reports of burns and lacerations By Cat Ellis published 24 March 25 Certain espresso machines bought from JCPenney and Best Buy have been recalled after reports that they blew up.
Grok rolls out AI video creator for X with bonus "spicy" mode By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 August 25 Grok Imagine, Elon Musk’s new text-to-video tool, is now available to paying users.
Major new Microsoft Defender update will now block one of the most dangerous kinds of cyberattack By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 July 25 Microsoft Office 365 users will be protected from email bombing, a tactic often used by ransomware actors.
Helldivers 2 patch updates weapon UI stats to account for explosive damage By Demi Williams published 9 April 24 A brand-new Helldivers 2 patch has been rolled out to improve stability and address a series of crashing issues.
Self-destructing USB flash drive set to go on sale — and while it comes without encryption, at least there's no finger licking involved this time around By Wayne Williams published 16 February 24 Ovrdrive USB is a flash drive that self-destructs by heating its flash chip to over 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
Anthropic will nuke your attempt to use AI to build a nuke By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 August 25 Anthropic and the federal government will be checking to make sure you're not trying to build a nuclear bomb with Claude's help.
This AI video generator can melt, crush, blow up, or turn anything into cake By Eric Hal Schwartz published 2 October 24 Pika Labs releases new AI video maker Pika 1.5.
Best card games: essential decks for casual and hardcore players By Jason Coles last updated 12 November 24 We're rounding up all the best card games available on the market from casual to hardcore players.
New Mission Impossible trailer shows off Tom Cruise's latest stunts in the final chapter of Paramount's action spy series By Carrie Marshall published 7 April 25 The latest Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer gives fans more of a glimpse of Tom Cruise's latest death-defying stunts.
Fortnite OG rocket launch live event - our coverage of Blast Off as it happened By Jake Green last updated 26 July 25 Fortnite OG's first live event was the Blast Off rocket launch. Here's our live coverage as it happened, including info on the start time.
Exoborne is a new extraction shooter coming from the makers of Vampire The Masquerade Bloodhunt By Catherine Lewis published 8 December 23 Sharkmob's upcoming tactical extraction shooter, Exoborne, has been revealed at The Game Awards 2023.
Atomic Heart 2 officially announced at Summer Game Fest, along with an Atomic Heart multiplayer spin-off, The Cube By Demi Williams last updated 6 June 25 Mundfish has officially announced the sequel to Atomic Heart, along with a spin-off first-person multiplayer game set in the same universe called The Cube.
Netflix's #1 show La Palma hasn't gone down a storm with viewers – here are 3 better disaster thrillers with over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes By Grace Morris published 18 December 24 La Palma is Netflix's latest number one TV show, but it's a bit of a disaster.
Exponential growth but for how long: DeepSeek's meteoric rise in AI-land continues unabated, fresh Similarweb data shows By Wayne Williams published 8 February 25 Data from Similarweb shows DeepSeek is now the third most used AI tool, but is its popularity already waning?
Is it a water bottle? a pepper spray? a battery charger? No, it's a portable SSD designed like a hand grenade, courtesy of Lenovo By Wayne Williams published 26 January 25 The Savior Tactical Mobile SSD is a product best filed under "bad idea".