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The best gear to upgrade your home theater setup
A good home theater setup goes beyond just having the right TV (although that certainly does help a lot). Getting the right sound for your space, the right lighting and making sure your streaming...
Head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division reposts betting market wager on department action
The head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, has reposted a prediction market wager on a possible DOJ prosecution. Dhillon reposted an X post from prediction...
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 has been a mess
Microsoft's first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has been a buggy mess, to say the least. After reports of shutdown issues on some machines, Microsoft issued an emergency update to fix its January...
Are we getting stupider?
Brain rot is everywhere. Our feeds are filled with slop, misinformation is ubiquitous, and AI is increasingly doing our thinking for us. And the crisis goes even deeper: Math and reading...
The Supreme Court will decide whether to turn teachers into informants against their students
Would you trust this guy to raise your child? | Win McNamee/Getty Images The Supreme Court is currently considering whether the Constitution requires public schools to out transgender students to...
TikTok broke in its first weekend with US ownership
TikTok has suffered from extensive problems on its first weekend after completing the sale of its US arm, though some issues appear to have spread globally. TikTok has yet to confirm any issues a...
How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, where to stream and more
The New England Patriots are headed to the 2026 Super Bowl. (Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images) Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off...
Outside Parties is the creepiest Playdate game yet, and I'm kind of obsessed
Never underestimate the chilling powers of grainy grayscale imagery and ethereal whooshing sounds. Outside Parties asks, "What if I Spy, but in an alien hell dimension?", and it is...
Microsoft releases second emergency Windows 11 update to fix Outlook crashes
Microsoft issued another out-of-band update to fix a bug that caused Outlook to crash for Windows 11 users. This second emergency patch addresses issues seen with Outlook and files stored in the...
Apple reportedly plans to reveal its Gemini-powered Siri in February
A new and improved Siri may finally make an appearance, but this time, it could be with a Google Gemini glow up. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple wants to announce a new Siri in...