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There's an analogy activists often use called "dollar voting." Sustainable food advocate and author Anna Lappé described it as, "every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want." Basically, we have a choice with how we spend our money and where that money goes — and that choice has consequences.In the digital world, and its partnered attention economy, we spend a lot of time online where we aren't necessarily spending our own money, but other people

Image: Bungie A jury found on Friday that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat mod site AimJunkies, is guilty of violating Bungie copyrights when it created cheats for Destiny 2, reported Stephen Totilo, who has written about Bungie’s cheating lawsuits for Axios. The landmark decision may be the first time a jury has agreed that a cheat creator violated a gaming company’s copyrights.
Yesterday’s jury decision awarded Bungie (PDF) a tidy sum of $63,210. Bungie counsel James Bar

TL;DR: Stream Diamond League Athletics Eugene for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.There are so many Olympic events that will capture the attention of the world, but the middle-distance track races are particulary fascinating this year. There are a number of incredible athletes set to compete in these events, and they all seem to be peaking at just the right time. But to really deliver on the biggest stage, you need to build mome

Do you have a Car Thing device? Sure would be a shame if someone discontinued it, made it unusable, and refused to offer any replacements or trade-ins. Turns out, that's exactly what Spotify is doing.The dashboard accessory Spotify released in 2021 then stopped producing less than a year ago will become completely useless after December 9, 2024."We have made the decision to discontinue Car Thing. This means that Car Thing will no longer be operational," Spotify said in a FAQ posted earlier this

Nearly two years after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, families of the victims are taking legal action against Meta and Activision Blizzard, claiming that these tech corporations played a role in the tragedy.SEE ALSO:How to help after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
According to Politico, the lawsuit filed on Friday claims that Meta-owned Instagram and the popular Call of Duty game franchise helped market the weapon used by Salvador Ramos in the 2022 shooting t

Your ICQ number is finally shuffling off to the great beyond. Russian company VK, which has been the service’s steward since 2010, published a message Friday that simply reads, “ICQ will stop working from June 26th,” and implores users to switch to its other chat solutions.
ICQ was among the crop of early instant messenger services, like AOL Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger, that allowed for real-time chats. It differed from others by assigning users a number they would use

TL;DR: Stream Celtic vs. Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The Scottish Cup Final is always going to be a spectacle, but when Celtic and Rangers are involved, things are taken up another notch. There is no bigger game in Scottish football (or maybe even the world). It's going to be intense, fast-paced, and dramatic. We cannot wait to watch how things unfold.If you want to watch Celtic vs. Rang

TL;DR: Live stream Man City vs. Man United in the FA Cup Final for free on BBC iPlayer or ITVX. Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The FA Cup doesn't have the same appeal as the Champions League for the modern day footballer, but there's still something so special about this famous domestic competition. It's still got that magic, and both Man City and Man United will be absolutely desperate to get their hands on the trophy.If you want to watch the FA Cu

TL;DR: Stream Leinster vs. Toulouse in the Champions Cup Final for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Rugby fans really couldn't have asked for a better Champions Cup Final. Leinster and Toulouse are going to battle it out for the trophy at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, bringing together some of the very best players in the world. The likes of Antoine Dupont and Tadhg Furlong will take to the field, which is more than enough quality for a

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

Image: Big Mode / Shared Memory About midway through Animal Well, I felt I had been lied to. I read all the glowing reviews of the game and heard the breathless praise heaped upon it on social media. But my expectations did not match my reality... until I beat the game. Now, I’m well on my way to 100 percent completion for a game I was seriously considering abandoning.
Spoilers for Animal Well are below.
Though I loved Animal Well’s novel take on traditional movement abilities &mdash

On a large, rocky world in a far-off solar system, a year goes by in just half a day. Astronomers are continually finding unique planets in deep space, and a new survey just revealed 15 new planets, including a unique super-Earth. These are rocky worlds some 30 to 70 percent bigger than Earth, but not quite as massive as planets like Neptune. This latest super-Earth find, dubbed TOI-1798 c, is a rarity because it travels extremely close to its star — so close that an orbit takes about 12 h

It's rare that a single feature in a tech product can generate a week's worth of headlines. But that's what happened when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled Sky, one of five voices that read out ChatGPT-powered answers. In common with many listeners, Scarlett Johansson recognized the voice as hers. Which was strange, Johansson said in an equally rare statement Monday, since Altman contacted her multiple times asking her for permission to use her voice, including once just a few days before the Sky d

A space telescope has captured our galaxy's doppelganger. It lies 30 million light-years away.The brilliant object is a spiral galaxy dubbed GC 6744. And the European Space Agency's Euclid craft — launched in 2023 and packing a high-resolution 1.2-meter (four-foot) wide telescope — snapped a new razor-sharp image of this star-filled galaxy."This galaxy is often called a doppelganger of our own Milky Way galaxy due to their similarities," the agency noted.SEE ALSO:NASA scientist viewe

TL;DR: Through May 31, jump on limited-time Memorial Day savings and get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Pro 2021 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for $49.97. It's not just that PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and all their friends are popular. They're incredibly useful. The downside is that normally, Microsoft 365 isn't something you just buy once. Paying for a subscription just means you're renting your productivity. If you want to own it, you have to get a license that doesn't

TL;DR: Through May 28, learn 14 different languages when you get a lifetime subscription to Babbel for $139.97,marked down 76% for a limited time. There's a whole wide world out there, and a big portion of it doesn't speak the same language as you. Whether you want to make new friends while you travel, give yourself cool new professional opportunities, or just have a fun hobby, learning a foreign language is a great way to spend your time. But taking a classroom-based foreign language class

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TL;DR: Through May 31, save 67% on a two-for-one drone bundle during this Memorial Day sale.Are selfies cheugy? It seems like we’re seeing less faces and more nature and scenic views on social media, which might be this year’s trend for summer pics. Drones are just one way to elevate those snapshots (literally), and they’re a lot more affordable than you might think.Ninja is a beginner-friendly brand our shoppers have been loving, and we found a deal on two drones bundled toget

TL;DR: Through May 31, get ready to take the CompTIA exams with this CompTIA course bundle. It's on sale for $59.97 for Memorial Day.Certification is a powerful tool that can set those in IT apart from the competition. CompTIA certifications are recognized globally as a benchmark for IT skills and proficiency.You can take advantage of this Memorial Day sale to advance your career with the help of this CompTIA online learning package. Priced at just $59.97 through May 31, this bundle is designed

The skies can be clear, blue, and tranquil. "And all of a sudden, boom, you hit it," Dan Bubb, a former airline pilot and now an aviation historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told Mashable. This boom is "clear-air turbulence," a well-known hazard to aircraft and the passengers aboard. It's created by unstable air that commercial planes sometimes cruise through at higher altitudes. It's not visible from the cockpit. It's doesn't show up on the flight deck's weather radar. "It's almos

Science fiction can run the gamut from far-flung space adventures to journeys to the bottom of the ocean. The genre can introduce us to awe-inspiring robots, horrific extraterrestrials, or harrowing experiments. Whether the sci-fi ranges from the mostly true to the truly outrageous, there's always fun to be had in this sandbox. But how to pick which to watch? Hulu's got a wide selection of movies, but how to know the best from the rest? We've got you covered. Here's the best sci-fi movies now st

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for May 23's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep

TL;DR: Through May 31, fulfill your wanderlust with lifetime access to a OneAir Elite Plan on sale for £62.82, an 89% discount.If you need a holiday but have a tight budget, we have a solution for you. OneAir can help you unlock low prices and deals for the trip you’ve been dreaming about by notifying you when they become available. Through May 31, you can get a lifetime subscription to an Elite Plan for just £62.82.Unlike other discount flight services, OneAir Elite’s ex

TL;DR: Stream Kaiserslautern vs. Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal Final for free on ServusTV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.Bayer Leverkusen are having a truly special season, but FC Kaiserslautern are standing in their way. The DFB-Pokal is up for grabs, with second division FC Kaiserslautern attempting to do the impossible and actually beat Xabi Alonso's formidable side. Bayer Leverkusen will obviously be favorites, but anything can happen in t

Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Philip Pacheco, Bloomberg, Getty Images Despite Epic Games’ surprise win at trial, I was skeptical that Judge James Donato would seriously consider forcing Google to let the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store and give it access to every app inside Google Play. Those were two of the biggest demands that Epic revealed in April.
But Judge Donato is indeed considering them. He’s ordered Google to calculate th

Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Social media is abuzz with examples of Google’s new AI Overview product saying weird stuff, from telling users to put glue on their pizza to suggesting they eat rocks. The messy rollout means Google is racing to manually disable AI Overviews for specific searches as various memes get posted, which is why users are seeing so many of them disappear shortly after being posted to social networks.
It’s an odd situation, since Google has been testing

There's never been a Doctor Who season arc like Season 14's mystery of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), companion to the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa). Since she was introduced in "The Church on Ruby Road" — set on her 19th birthday, Dec. 24 2023 — fans of this foundling have wondered who her parents were. Doctor Who has thrived on season-arc mysteries since its return to our screens in 2005. From Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and "Bad Wolf", through the controversial "Timeless Child" reveal in

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) loses the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in a fairy circle on a clifftop in rural Wales. She is stuck with a stalker — one who stays exactly 73 yards (aka 219 feet) away, just far enough that Ruby can't quite see or hear her — for the rest of her life. SEE ALSO:Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson choose their ultimate 'Doctor Who' squad
That's the premise of "73 Yards," the mind-bending fourth episode of Doctor Who Season 14, and arguably one of its creepiest horrors sinc

Image: Activision The families of the victims killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting are suing Meta and Call of Duty developer Activision over allegations that they promoted the use of firearms to underage boys. The lawsuit claims both companies “knowingly exposed the Shooter to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as the solution to his problems, and trained him to use it.” It’s the kind of claim we’ve seen unsuccessfully thrown at video game companies numerous tim

Stacker for iPod is a Tetris clone that never made it to retail models. | Image: Apple Demo YouTuber Apple Demo has found a prototype third-generation iPod that contains a game called Stacker, which never made it to retail models. In addition to Apple’s own version of Tetris, the engineering sample iPod also came loaded with other unreleased titles, including games called Block0 and Klondike, as noted by Engadget.On the back of the prototype iPod, a “DVT” (Design Validation Tes

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, and Netflix's new sci-fi epic Atlas knows it. Directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Rampage), the film stars Jennifer Lopez as Atlas Shepherd, a woman on a quest to take down an evil artificial intelligence unit that's caused countless human deaths. In a distant future in which humanity is on the brink of destruction, Atlas decides to fight fire with fire. And ironically, it'll take an AI expert like her to give Earth a fighting chance. That