2024-12-25

AI use cases are going to get even bigger in 2025

The new year could usher in new AI iterations, far beyond generative artificial intelligence. [...]

2024-12-25

Who will join Beyoncé on stage for her epic Christmas halftime show on Netflix?

Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' Christmas halftime performance on Netflix could bring together the album's collaborators. Miley Cyrus, Shaboozey, and Rhiannon Giddens are among the potential surprise guests. [...]

2024-12-24

Home Is Where the Couch Is: Photos by Natcha Wongchanglaw

Natcha Wongchanglaw’s Couchsurfing photos explore how travel turns transient encounters into meaningful—and vulnerable—moments. [...]

2024-12-24

Disney Pulled the Plug on This Game in 2013. A Group of Teens Kept It Alive

Thanks to a bunch of game-makers who were still teens when Toontown Online disappeared, the beloved online world lives on as Toontown Rewritten. [...]

2024-12-24

It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out

Suddenly, every possible dating and hookup app for every possible scenario exists—AI girlfriends, kink-positive polyamory, gay cruising. Why does it feel like none of them are the answer? [...]

2024-12-24

OpenAI’s o3 shows remarkable progress on ARC-AGI, sparking debate on AI reasoning

o3 solved one of the most difficult AI challenges, scoring 75.7% on the ARC-AGI benchmark. But does it really mean we're closer to AGI? [...]

2024-12-24

My most anticipated games of 2025 | The DeanBeat

I’m going to keep this post short as Rachel Kaser is giving this topic the real treatment. I wanted to weigh in on my own list of the most anticipated games of 2025. The list is in reverse order and the No. 1 most anticipated game is at the bottom of this post. While a […] [...]

2024-12-24

How Etermax took Trivia Crack World to Meta Quest VR headsets

Etermax scored big with Trivia Crack, a mobile game that has had more than 800 million downloads. Now it's moving into VR. [...]

2024-12-24

Breakthrough T1D Play has raised $5M for diabetes research

The Breakthrough T1D Play program is a medical research charity raising money for critical research into diabetes. [...]