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Cyberpunk platformers, gallivanting geckos and other new indie games worth checking out
Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. Once again, there are some neat new games for you to check out this weekend. We've got a bunch of updates and announcements...
How Americans really feel about immigration
Construction crews install panels of the border wall near La Casita-Garciasville, Texas, on November 26, 2024. | Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images Immigration enforcement was once one of President...
15 years after ‘Video Games,’ Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song
The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs (perhaps most memorably with Live and Let Die), and it looks like that tradition will now extend to video...
Is the Strait of Hormuz really open?
Donald Trump walks over to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images This story appeared in The...
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving
Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team's leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities...
The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTube
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission have safely returned to Earth, but if your Moon fever has yet to break, or you're curious to get a big picture view of how the second of a planned...
Should you stare into Sam Altman’s orb before your next date?
Tinder users who prove they're a real person by visiting an identity-verifying orb will soon be able to get five free boosts in the app - and it's just the latest service to embrace the orb. World,...
Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good graces
The Trump administration has spent nearly two months fighting with AI company Anthropic. It's dubbed the company a "RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY" full of "Leftwing nut jobs" and a menace to national...
A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026
The specter of price hikes caused by the current AI-driven demand for memory and storage appears to have convinced a fair share of people to buy a new computer. According to data analyzed by...
Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists
Prediction market exchanges have created an environment where just about any piece of information is potentially monetizable: How well will BTS's new song perform this week? How hot will Los Angeles...