Chick-fil-A's next move is a video streaming service, apparently
A elaborate marketing or advertising play?
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Want great work-life balance? These are the top tech companies to work at now
Remote work reshapes employees' expectations
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing X of discrimination over return-to-office policy
The plaintiff can file an amended suit
New study shows gaming can actually improve your mental health
Most people already knew this
Where in the world were waterproof phones the norm in the 2000s?
The trend got started after the habit of taking phones into the bath... and dropping them into water
The Pirate Bay TV series set to premiere in Sweden this November
Get ready to "steal" this show
Internet Archive preserves classic radio show on early computing technology
A long-lost show coming straight from the 1980s, full of IT celebrities in their early days
The Atari 7800+ is a modernized version of the 1986 console with HDMI and wireless controllers
Compact remake built for modern TVs
ChatGPT cheating is endemic in schools, and no one knows what to do
There are tools to detect cheating but their effectiveness is limited
Firaxis preserves the 33-year-old, $10,000 386 PC Sid Meier used to develop Civilization – and it still works
Complete with 16MB of memory
Motorola Razr V3: The iPhone of Yesteryear
Before smartphones became mainstream, the Motorola Razr was the spiritual predecessor to the iPhone, transforming phones from a necessity into an object of desire.
"I fuc**ng hate generative AI": Procreate CEO vows never to use the technology in its products
Digital artists have praised the stance
Star Wars: The Acolyte has been canceled after one season
Disappointing the 50 people who liked it
What just happened? In what must be the least surprising news of the year so far, Disney+ has canceled its latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, after just one season. The show's critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is a respectable 78%, but viewers tended to hate the series, hence its average audience score of 18%. Viewing figures have fallen since its debut, resulting in what is believed to be the least-viewed Star Wars finale ever.
Chart-obsessed gamer spends over $500K to reach level 5,960 on Steam
Racial slurs and offensive imagery mar controversial account
World's first unmanned air control station installed on US Navy aircraft carrier
A specialized room for controlling Navy drone aircraft like Boeing's MQ-25
How do you pronounce "GIF"?
Jif with a soft G (like the word gin), Gif with a hard G (like "gift") or ...?
Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM now shipping for $50
A new Raspberry Pi 5 for less memory intensive applications
Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue
Netflix and Disney+ are lagging behind Max
In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.
Walmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worried
The mega retailer plans to introduce ESLs in 2,300 stores
UC Davis researchers debut highly accurate brain-to-speech technology
The new interface boasts accuracy similar to that of a non-disabled person reading aloud
Nicolas Cage plays John Madden in Amazon's upcoming "Madden" biopic
It should be a fun watch while you're eating your turducken
Scientists learn more about the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs
It was likely a carbon asteroid from the outer regions of the solar system
Airbnb host implements "no-cryptomining" policy after receiving $1,500 electricity bill
The miners say they made $100,000 during their three-week stay
Tech enthusiast crafts custom gaming laptop entirely from desktop components
A desktop-powered laptop
Kim Dotcom loses extradition battle but refuses to leave New Zealand
"I love New Zealand. I'm not leaving"