Google may have just fixed Chrome’s most annoying problem
Google Chrome might be one of the best web browsers, but it’s a terrible resource hog. However, a couple of new features could have fixed that for good.
Ikea and Sonos collaborate on new Symfonisk floor lamp speaker
Ikea and Sonos continue their collaboration, adding the Symfonisk floor lamp to their popular lineup of affordable Sonos-capable Wi-Fi speakers.
The best live service games of 2022: 10 ongoing games we couldn’t stop playing
It’s tough to sort through the vast catalog of ongoing games, but these 10 knocked it out of the park in 2022 with strong updates.
‘Diablo IV’ Is a Return to Hell
The return of Diablo, the iconic demon-slaying hack-and-slash franchise, is nigh. Activision Blizzard, the company behind the game, hasn’t announced a release date for Diablo IV, other than some time…
The World Cup, Netflix, and the Sanitized Future of Sports
The format is clearly popular, because Netflix has two more similar series due for release in 2023—currently called Untitled Tennis Series and Untitled Golf Series. They’re made by the producers…
The Extraordinary Shelf Life of the Deep Sea Sandwiches
In the late 1960s, a submersible named Alvin suffered a mishap off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The bulbous white vessel, holding a crew of three, was being lowered for…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are a Feast for Conspiracy Theorists
Liz Crokin, a popular QAnon influencer who boasts more than 100,000 followers on Telegram and hundreds of paid subscribers on Substack, wrote on Telegram that the emails implicate Dorsey in…
Forget about algorithms and models — learn how to solve problems first
Almost weekly a friend or an acquaintance asks me, “I want to learn to code; which language should I start with?” More or less bi-weekly I get a DM on…
Ask these questions before you make your Lensa Magic Avatars
Audio player loading… Why did I do it? Why did I shell out $8 for 50 different abstract, impressionistic, mind-bending portraits of myself? Am I that much of a narcissist?…
Indiana sues TikTok for misleading users on child safety and data security
Indiana’s attorney general filed a pair of lawsuits against TikTok on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading users about its ties to the Chinese government and showing mature content to…