July 12, 2023 FTC appeals ruling that would have let Microsoft’s Activision takeover move forward The Federal Trade Commission isn’t giving up on its attempt to halt Microsoft’s pending $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The agency has appealed…
July 12, 2023 Elon Musk launches xAI startup to, naturally, understand the universe Billionaire Elon Musk is entering the world of AI – again – as he officially reveals his latest tech business venture, xAI, which aims…
July 12, 2023 Linux could be 3% of global desktops. What happened to Windows? How can you argue against these numbers? (credit: 20th Century Fox / Aurich Lawson) According to one measurement by one firm, Linux reached 3.07…
July 12, 2023 The Gaming Shelf Is a Furious, Godkilling Cocaine Owlbear We’re switching formats! As I am incapable of saying no, this is an overstuffed edition. Soon I will start saying no. Or i’ll go…
July 12, 2023 macOS Sonoma preview: For the widget wonks It’s easy to look at every new macOS release and wonder where the upgrades actually are. Unlike iOS and iPadOS, Apple doesn’t often push…
July 12, 2023 Tumblr Is in the Red and Losing $30 Million Every Year Once the go-to spot for teens wearing Doc Martens and suffering from a taste in alternative music, Tumblr is apparently seriously in the red:…
July 12, 2023 [UPDATED] Archive of Our Own Is Back Online After a Massive DDoS Attack The Archive of Our Own—the largest digital library for fanfiction currently operating, and one of the highest-trafficked sites in the world—was temporarily unavailable after…
July 12, 2023 15 Comic-Con Panels We’re Excited for in 2023 This year promises to be a San Diego Comic-Con like no other, but maybe not in the best way. Over the past two decades…
July 12, 2023 Samsung Frame smart TVs drop to as low as $548 for Prime Day 2023 You’ll want to act quickly if you’re shopping for a truly stand-out TV set. Samsung’s 2023 Frame TVs are on sale at Amazon for…