2025-05-17

TikTok's Raunchy Love Letter to the National Parks Might Actually Save Them

Viral thirst traps on social media are raising eyebrows... and alarm bells about budget cuts. [...]

2025-05-17

Doctor Who: ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’ review: Camp!

Spoilers for “The Interstellar Song Contest.”<br /> <br /> No, really, spoilers from here on out.<br /> <br /> Much like Eurovision itself, that was a lot, wasn’t it?< [...]

2025-05-16

Meta is trying to get its antitrust case thrown out in the middle of the trial

The FTC just rested its case following weeks of testimony in a landmark antitrust case against Meta. But before Meta can begin its defense, the company's lawyers have opted for another move: aski [...]

2025-05-16

Gaming billionaire named UK’s richest person under 40 in tech-heavy wealth list

A Russian-born gaming mogul has been named the UK’s richest person under 40 — in a ranking dominated by tech entrepreneurs. Dmitry Bukhman, 39, built his fortune after founding mobile gaming giant [...]

2025-05-16

Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case

Meta has stated that the FTC's evidence doesn't stack up, adding that content and engagement have improved since its acquisitions. [...]

2025-05-16

How Murderbot’s Chris and Paul Weitz adapted All Systems Red for TV

For Paul and Chris Weirtz, Murderbot — the upcoming TV adaptation of Martha Wells' sci-fi novella All Systems Red — was an experiment: Can you have a hero who tries to do nothing?<br /> [...]

2025-05-16

Grok kept talking about 'white genocide' due to an 'unauthorized modification'

In the early hours of May 14, xAI's chatbot Grok repeatedly gave X users responses that referred to claims about a "white genocide" in South Africa even if their inquiries had nothing t [...]

2025-05-16

Exclusive: Swiss startup picks Rotterdam for green aviation fuel plant

Swiss tech startup Metafuels has unveiled plans to open its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Port of Rotterdam.  Metafuels’ CEO Saurabh Kapoor told TNW that Turbe [...]

2025-05-15

TikTok will try to force teens to meditate after 10PM

TikTok recently began experimenting with an in-app meditation feature that encouraged teens to "wind down" after 10PM. Now, the company is making the feature official for all users and turni [...]