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How to watch PlayStation’s State of Play for February 2025

It’s still relatively early in the year, but 2025 has already been a pretty busy one for gaming announcements. Nintendo officially unveiled the next Switch (with more details on the way), Xbox had an impressive game-filled event, and now it’s Sony’s turn. The company is holding its semi-regular State of Play stream this afternoon, which […]

HHW Gaming Preview: ‘South of Midnight’ Is Banking On Emotional Storytelling, Not Just Gameplay

It's not often games will tug at your heartstrings and pull tears out of you, but it seems South of Midnight is banking on the emotion through its storytelling to keep you engaged.

Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges

The Trump administration breached a federal privacy law by letting workers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access information on millions of government workers, privacy advocates including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) allege in a new lawsuit filed on behalf of two labor unions and a group of current and former federal employees. […]

The best President’s Day sales you can already shop

Valentine’s Day and President’s Day are happening on the same weekend this year, meaning there are plenty of sales to take advantage of between the two of them. Thankfully, if you’re looking to get ahead, Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers are already discounting plenty of tech, including some of the items we fawn over […]

PlayStation Owners Still Looking For PSN Outage Compensation Following Massive Service Disruption

PSN subscribers are still awaiting the compensation PlayStation promised them.

Powerbeats Pro 2 review: the workout buds to beat

After an epic wait, the Powerbeats Pro 2 are finally here. No, seriously. The original Powerbeats Pro released nearly six years ago, roughly an ice age as far as gadgets go. Turns out, it was worth it thanks to new active noise canceling, a transparency mode, and heart rate monitoring. None of these features are […]

The new Powerbeats Pro 2 have a sleeker design and heart-rate monitoring

Beats just announced the $249 Powerbeats Pro 2, the long-awaited sequel to a pair of fitness earbuds released way back in 2019. The new model retains the ear hook design that’s synonymous with the Powerbeats line, but the buds are significantly smaller and 20 percent lighter than their predecessors. The charging case has also been […]

Google Maps now shows the ‘Gulf of America’

Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name today of the body of water spanning between the eastern coast of Mexico and the Florida panhandle. […]

Hacker pleads guilty of taking over SEC’s X account to post fake Bitcoin news

Hacker Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud after he took over the SEC’s X account in January 2024. Once Council gained access to the account, his unnamed co-conspirators posted a doctored image, message, and fake quote by then SEC Chairman Gary Gensler […]

FBI Warns Android & IPhone Smartphone Users To Delete Text Messages Containing Road Toll Scam

Does anyone else feel phone scams have been out of control since Donald Trump got back into office?

Elon Musk just offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion

In a dramatic escalation of Silicon Valley’s most heated AI rivalry, Elon Musk just announced that he’s leading a $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit arm, according to The Wall Street Journal. The bid was reportedly delivered to the board Monday morning. The offer brings together a powerful coalition of backers, including Musk’s own […]

The Verge’s 2025 Valentine’s Day gift guide

Valentine’s Day might seem like any other commercial holiday given the abundance of candy and the sheer number of cards lining store shelves, but if you put in a little effort and a lot of heart, it can be about so much more. After all, at its core, February 14th is about celebrating love in […]