Letterboxd sells a majority stake after explosive pandemic-fueled growth
The film-focused social media site LetterBoxd has new ownership. Cofounder Matthew Buchanan announced on Friday that Tiny, a venture capital firm, has bought a 60 [view more]
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Cocoon is a near-perfect puzzle game that everyone should play
A beetle protagonist emerges into a beautiful, lonely world. There’s no preamble, no text overlays; not even a hint of what you’re meant to do [view more]
Your phone will blare a national emergency alert test on October 4 at 2:20PM ET
The federal government will conduct a nationwide alert test on Wednesday, October 4. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [view more]
The NSA has a new security center specifically for guarding against AI
The National Security Agency (NSA) is starting a dedicated artificial intelligence security center, This move comes after the government has begun to increasingly rely on [view more]
The Creator review: A visually stunning, yet deeply shallow, AI epic
Equal parts Terminator, The Golden Child and The Matrix prequel, The Creator is yet another sci-fi epic about a war between humans and AI, one [view more]
The Arecibo Observatory’s next phase as a STEM education center starts in 2024
An educational center could open up at the site of the famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico as soon as early next year, but astronomy [view more]
The Supreme Court will hear social media cases with immense free speech implications
On Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to take on two landmark social media cases with enormous implications for online speech, as reported by The [view more]
The best early October Prime Day deals you can get for 2023
Amazon’s second Prime-related event for 2023 is officially called Prime Big Deal Days and will happen October 10 and 11. This is the second year [view more]
Analogue’s limited edition Pockets are delightful and frustrating
The life of a retro gamer is one fraught with delight and frustration. Chasing the unique feeling of waiting years while someone develops a new [view more]
Meta’s Quest 3, AI and Ray-Ban smart glasses
This week, it’s Meta’s turn to highlight AI during its device event. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn dive into all of the news from [view more]