Monday, February 10, 2025

Technology

Elon Musk Mocked Ukraine, and Russian Trolls Went Wild

Since Elon Musk spent $44 billion on Twitter (now X) last year, the billionaire has been determined to wipe out bots and spammy accounts. Things haven’t gone smoothly. Amid the chaos, in recent weeks Russian trolls have jumped on...

Reporters in Gaza Turn to Radios and Generators to Keep the News Moving

The bombs had rained down on Gaza for 19 hours straight. Wajeeh Abu Zarifeh, a journalist and manager of White Media, a reporting syndicate, had spent the first night of the war sheltering in his house, monitoring the news...

How to Build a PC (2023): Hardware Suggestions, Instructions, and More

Almost everyone uses computers, but we never really get into the guts of how they work. Sometimes it’s nice to make something with your own hands that you'll use every day. That’s what this guide is about: how to...

The Mystery of Cosmic Radio Bursts Gets Bright New Clues

Rare, fleeting radio flashes in the sky have bewildered astronomers for more than a decade. These “fast radio bursts,” blips that flare and then disappear in a couple seconds or less, flit in and out of existence so quickly...

The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here

A horrific new era of ultrarealistic, AI-generated, child sexual abuse images is now underway, experts warn. Offenders are using downloadable open source generative AI models, which can produce images, to devastating effects. The technology is being used to create...

The 5 Instagram Features That US States Say Ruin Teens’ Mental Health

In 2019, Instagram’s top executive, Adam Mosseri, went on TV to describe how the Meta-owned social media app was “rethinking the whole experience” to prioritize the “well-being” of users above all else. Today, a bipartisan group of attorneys general...

GM’s Cruise Loses Its Self-Driving License in San Francisco After a Robotaxi Dragged a Person

California has suspended driverless vehicles operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise in the city of San Francisco—just two months after the state began allowing the robotaxis to pick up paying passengers around the clock. The suspension stems from...

Ulku Rowe Is the First Google Employee to Beat the Company in Court Over Sexist Discrimination

Earlier this month, Google executive Ulku Rowe became the first person to face Google in court over sexist discrimination since a 2018 mass walkout led the company to stop forcing employees to settle such matters privately. A Manhattan jury...

Why Nintendo Kept Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s New Mario Under Wraps

For nearly 30 years, actor Charles Martinet was the voice of Nintendo’s most iconic character: Mario. He also lent vocals to Luigi, Wario, and others. When Nintendo confirmed in August that Martinet had essentially retired from that role, fans...

4 Best Deals on Chromebook Plus Laptops at Best Buy

Remember when Chromebooks first launched with the pitch that they'd be cheap and all they'd need to run was a web browser, so you didn't have to worry about specs? Yeah. Well, they mostly lived up to the cheap...
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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: 10 Things You Didn’t See on TV

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Kendrick Lamar Appears to Wear ‘A-Minor’ Chain, Recites Lyric During Super Bowl Set: Fans React

The entire stadium sang the controversial "Not Like Us" line in unison.

10 Best Super Bowl Commercials in 2025, Ranked

Bad Bunny, Becky G, Seal, Ludacris and more musical stars appeared in ads during the big game.

Watch Kendrick Lamar Diss Drake, Perform With SZA & More at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Even if you tuned in to watch Kendrick Lamar‘s electrifying 2025 Super Bowl...

Best Restaurants in the Seattle International District

Best Restaurants in the Seattle International...