Game developers expect to get back to growth in 2025 | Metaplay

Throughout the games industry’s rather disastrous 2024, the notion that seemed to bolster everyone along was that it was going to get back to growth in the subsequent year. Gaming backend provider M [...]

They Went After the Hawk Tuah Crypto Promoters. Now They're Suing Pump.Fun

The same lawyers handling a lawsuit over the infamous Hawk Tuah crypto coin are bringing a new class action against memecoin platform Pump.Fun for allegedly putting investors in high financial risk. [...]

Sony reportedly cancels two more live-service games, one a God of War title

A new report alleges that Sony has canceled two unannounced live-service titles from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. [...]

FTC bans General Motors from selling driver data for five years

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against General Motors and OnStar for allegedly sharing details about drivers to third parties without their consent. The agency launched an investigation [...]

The best Apple deals of January 2025: iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more

We found the best deals on Apple gadgets available for the new year. Here's our favorites. [...]

Xiaohongshu Scrambles to Hire English-Speaking Content Moderators

Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok. [...]

SpaceX's Starship explodes during ascent in its seventh test flight

The Starship's seventh test flight ended in an explosion when the vehicle's upper stage "experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn" over the Atlantic Ocean [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Jan. 17

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 17. [...]

Got Philips Hue lights? A free software update could turn them into motion sensors

An interesting new feature for Zigbee devices is on the way. [...]