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The surprising way that America’s $40 trillion debt costs you
A sign displays the national debt at a bus stop in Washington, D.C. on August 20, 2026. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you...
Riot is ending development on its League of Legends fighting game
Riot Games is already winding down work on 2XKO, the free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, less than a year after its initial launch. Riot says "active development" will conclude at the end...
The Genesis GV90 blows the bloody doors off what’s possible in EV design
Genesis, Hyundai's luxury brand, just revealed its first full-size, three-row electric SUV for the US market, the GV90. And arguably it has some of the wildest designs and features in the auto...
Senators press TikTok on ‘sinister’ experiment that held back an algorithm safety feature
A teen who died by suicide was reportedly part of the test.
Meta’s app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
It's called Pocket and is described as a "platform for making and sharing gizmos."
Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg now owns an actual castle. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre...
Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global
The platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website.
Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
Roblox is promising more changes to its child safety features following testing from Australia's online safety regulator, eSafety. eSafety has been looking into concerns that the company hasn't been...
FCC officially decides gigabit speeds are too good for you
Another day, another sad thing to report about our compromised Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Brendan Carr has followed through on his 2025 threat to kill long-term broadband speed...
A recent Windows 11 update is causing game crashes and all kinds of other problems
The company has launched an investigation.