Your new graphics card is disappointing because of one hardware mistake
Buying a new GPU is the ultimate thrill when it comes to putting together a rig. Though be sure you’re not slipping into eight catastrophic mistakes first-time PC builders make. Yet no matter how powerful that shiny new graphics card is, if you don’t pair it with a suitably beefy gaming CPU, you’re asking for […]
3 tremendous Netflix thrillers to watch this week (May 11-17)
Apex’s reign at the top of Netflix might be coming to an end with the addition of two new movies in May. The first is Swapped, an animated adventure starring Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple. The other movie is Remarkably Bright Creatures, an endearing drama starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman. Both movies have […]
Fake DDR5 RAM sticks are now using plastic chips to fool buyers
If DDR5 prices were not painful enough already, counterfeit RAM is now entering the chat. Some fake memory sticks reportedly look convincing enough to fool buyers, right down to plastic chunks disguised as DRAM chips. Fake DDR5 RAM sticks are now getting disturbingly convincing Latest reports from Asian PC markets suggest that counterfeit DDR5 modules […]
Missed Saturday Night Live? Catch Matt Damon’s SNL return — plus, the Tucker Carlson sketch that broke the internet
All rise! Court is back in session for Matt Damon’s Brett Kavanaugh. Saturday Night Live returned for its penultimate episode of its 51st season last night, May 9, with the “Bourne” and “Odyssey” star hosting for the third time. One of the most viral skits from last night’s episode is the cold open, where Damon […]
Doctors, lawyers, and travel advisors are quietly getting offended when clients fact-check their expertise using AI chatbots
Study finds professionals feel disrespected when clients compare their expertise with AI-generated answers Advisors become less motivated after losing clients to AI-powered recommendations online Clients using AI fact checks may appear less trustworthy to professionals afterward A new study from Monash Business School has claimed professional advisors feel offended when clients use AI to get […]
Sorry Euphoria, but this 2000s Hulu cult classic did teen drama better
After a four-year wait, Euphoria has returned to television, but season 3 is providing a major shake-up to its formula. Not only have four years passed in the real world, but the in-universe tale has moved forward, taking the cast of the Zendaya-led teen drama out of high school and into the trials of young […]
Amazon’s Vega OS just made my old Fire TV stick worth keeping
Amazon has made it official: every Fire TV Stick released from this point forward will run Vega OS, the company’s new Linux-based operating system. The announcement, quietly confirmed on Amazon’s own developer website, signals a definitive shift for Fire TV. Depending on how you use your streaming stick, it could be a bigger deal than […]
AnimeKai, one of the biggest pirated anime streaming sites, has gone offline
One of the bigger names in pirated anime streaming, AnimeKai, has just gone offline. While the usual takedown from corporations is expected, the issue this time around seems unusually dramatic. A post on the r/AnimeKAI subreddit, labeled as an official announcement, says AnimeKai will be shutting down. The reason? Problems in running the site, especially […]
Safari’s Latest Trick Could Be Automatically Organizing Your Tabs Into Groups
For those of us who keep hundreds of Safari tabs open, Apple is reportedly testing out a new feature that can organize all of it automatically. According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a Safari feature called “Organize Tabs” that will debut with iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27. As the name suggests, the […]
This $40 battery ring is more useful than every portable charger I’ve tested
I’ve owned many portable external battery banks. I typically look at how much power they hold, how fast they can charge other devices, and how big they are—but my latest battery came with a perk I didn’t know to look for. Can you use your phone while charging? There’s a difference between an active battery […]