We all think of wireless when it comes to smart home and home entertainment—Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Thread, Z-Wave, and what have you—but a surprising number of smart devices depend on good, old-fashioned…
Hundreds of Chrome extensions create a web-scraping botnet
Browser extensions can be just as dangerous as regular apps, and their integration with the tool everyone’s constantly using can make them seem erroneously innocuous. Case in point: a collection of more…
Astro Bot Finally Gets 2 Long-Awaited, Fan-Requested Bots
Astro Bot just got a brand new update, adding five new challenge levels complete with their own new special bots to unlock. And two of the new bots are from a series…
Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Says It’s Been ‘On the Back Foot’ With Ensuring Game’s Quality and Health, Doubles Down on Years of Future Content — Including Subscription-Funded Custom Servers
Sea of Thieves developer Rare has broadcast a frank and revealing hour-long discussion about the future of its long-running pirate live-service game, just a week after the studio was hit by layoffs…
This ludicrously cheap $35 monitor arm clears your desk for less
If you’re looking for the best upgrade for your desk, this Huanuo monitor arm might be it. It usually sells for $50 — already a bargain — but during Prime Day you…
Tony Hawk Pro Skate 3 + 4 Global Release Times Confirmed
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is almost here! The legendary franchise returns on July 11 (or 10, depending upon where you are in the world and what platform you’re playing)…
Windows 11 now lets you remove unwanted Microsoft apps natively
Microsoft is currently working on the next major update for Windows 11, which will be released under the name 25H2. This update includes a way to remove unwanted Microsoft apps from Windows…
YouTube cracks down on AI slop — while enabling AI slop
YouTube has an AI slop problem, with both the main site and the booming Shorts section filling up with low-effort crap shoveled in front of viewers by the millions. New policies are…
Every Windows PC has a secret tool to identify ‘real’ Prime Day deals
There are a number of ways that you can tell whether a Prime Day deal is a good deal, including sites that you can visit, browser plugins, and more. But there’s another,…
Travis Scott Is Either Teasing He’s in GTA 6 With His New Music Video for 2000 Excursion, or It’s Just an Easter Egg
Travis Scott’s new music video for 2000 Excursion has set tongues wagging after fans spotted what looks like a reference to GTA 6. At 3:56 in the video, we see a car…