2025-09-11

Grok claimed the Charlie Kirk assassination video was a 'meme edit'

Grok has once again been caught spreading blatant misinformation on X. In several bizarre exchanges, the chatbot repeatedly claimed that Charlie Kirk was "fine" and that gruesome videos of h [...]

2025-09-12

The Morning After: HBO Max is going to get more expensive

As is often the case, the tech news tide is out after Apple’s iPhone 17 event. (Did we do a dedicated newsletter on all the announcements? Yes, yes we did.)<br /> Before the weekend, though, t [...]

2025-09-17

House committee asks Discord, Valve, Twitch and Reddit to testify on online radicalization

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has asked the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Valve and Reddit to testify at a hearing on online radicalization. The hearing will b [...]

2025-10-31

How an Oregon court became the stage for a $115,000 showdown between Meta and Facebook creators

Some of the most successful creators on Facebook aren't names you'd ever recognize. In fact, many of their pages don't have a face or recognizable persona attached. Instead, they run pa [...]

2025-11-01

Man Jailed Over Trump Meme After Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Has Finally Been Released

Larry Bushart was charged with threatening a school after reposting a Facebook meme about Trump. A Tennessee sheriff, who mourned Kirk online, demanded authorities track him down. [...]

2025-04-14

The Last of Us season two premiere: 'Future Days' highlights the fracture between Ellie and Joel

Spoilers follow for The Last of Us season two, episode one<br /> The heart of all things The Last of Us, whether it’s the games or the first season of the HBO adaptation, is the relationship b [...]

2025-01-08

Someone please buy me this battery-powered, plug-in induction range from CES

I don't want or need 99 percent of the stuff on display at CES — don't get me wrong, most of what we're seeing this week is impressive in one way or another, but nothing had seemed li [...]

2025-09-10

Charlie Kirk shot during live event at Utah college as internet reacts in horror

Conservative political leader Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking at a Utah college on Sept. 9. [...]

2025-05-03

Doctor Who ‘Lucky Day’ review: Pete, I owe you an apology

Spoilers for “Lucky Day.”<br /> When the writers for this season of Doctor Who were announced, one name in the roster put me instantly on edge. Pete McTighe may have a distinguished filmogra [...]