The Stranger Things behind-the-scenes doc is a lot more boring than a secret episode

It’s a weird time in the Stranger Things community. Following a monthslong lead-up to a finale that was so big it screened in theaters, the show’s superfans have been spending…

UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok

The UK is bringing a law into force that makes creating non-consensual intimate deepfake images, like the ones that have proliferated on X because of the Grok AI chatbot, a…

Baseus’ retractable travel adapter is on sale for more than 50 percent off today

If you’re planning on traveling at all this year, the Baseus EnerCore CG11 Universal Travel Adapter is worth a look. The adapter can power up to six devices at once,…

New York wants to regulate Roblox

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is making kids’ online safety a cornerstone of her administration, and she’s eyeing a platform that has often flown under the radar: Roblox. As progress…

Democrats should reject tech influence to win elections, Warren says

The path forward for the Democratic party after its 2024 defeat includes less tech influence and more populist policies, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Warren delivered this message in…

Hytale finally launches this week with a bright future ahead

Hytale, the highly anticipated Minecraft-like adventure game that’s been in development for a decade, is nearly here. After developer Hypixel Studios was acquired by Riot Games in 2020, shut down…

Paramount sues after Warner Bros. Discovery rejects its latest deal

Paramount is turning up the pressure on Warner Bros. Discovery in the wake of its merger with Netflix, as it’s now suing the David Zaslav-helmed company in an attempt to…

Amazon has started automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus

Over the past couple of weeks, users on the r/alexa subreddit have reported getting automatically upgraded to Alexa Plus as a perk for their Prime memberships. The update doesn’t appear…

A Palworld trading card game is coming this summer

Pocketpair announced today that it has partnered with Bushiroad — the company behind the Weiss Schwarz and Shadowverse: Evolve trading card games — to produce a new TCG featuring creatures…

Google brings buy buttons to Gemini and AI search

Google turned up the heat in the AI shopping wars this weekend, announcing plans to turn Gemini into a merchant and launching an open-source standard built together with major retailers…