Another New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Is in the Works

‘Shadow of the Past’ will see Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert join forces with the architects of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie saga.

The BB-777 is the ultimate in boombox nostalgia

Scooby Doo. | Image: Bumpboxx Bumpboxx is fully embracing nostalgia with its latest boombox, the BB-777, which is modeled very closely on the legendary Sharp GF-777. A real deal GF-777 will set you back over $2,000 for one in working order. Plus, that vintage unit lacks modern amenities like Bluetooth or a rechargeable battery. Heck, […]

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 Is a Slow Burn That’s Worth the Wait

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio star in the New York-based Marvel Studios show, now streaming.

‘Watershed Moment’: Meta Just Lost a Huge Court Case About Child Safety

Thousands of other cases are still waiting in the wings for Meta.

Meta is letting creators fill their Reels with shopping links

It’s about to get a lot easier for creators on Facebook and Instagram to push products to their followers. Meta will now allow creators to include clickable shopping links for products directly in their Reels.Brand partnerships and affiliate links, in which creators earn a portion of sales generated by their recommendations, are central to how […]

Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content

Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it’s adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each. On Facebook, content creators will be able to link their affiliate accounts they have […]

Jury rules against Meta, orders $375 million fine in major child safety trial

A jury in New Mexico has found Meta liable for violating the state’s consumer protection laws in a high-profile civil trial over child exploitation and other safety issues. One day after closing arguments in the weeks-long trial concluded, the jury ruled against Meta on every count and ordered the company to pay $375 million. The case […]

R.I.P. Sora (2024-2026)

OpenAI’s video model and social media platform were too beautiful for this world.

This is What Has Become of the Humane Ai Pin: An Enterprise Laptop Chatbot

HP wants to put a chatbot on your PC, but not like Microsoft did with Windows 11.

Sony is reportedly shutting down Dark Outlaw Games, run by former Call of Duty director

Sony is shutting down Dark Outlaw Games, a first-party game studio led by former Call of Duty producer Jason Blundell, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reports. Before leading Dark Outlaw Games, Blundell was the head of Deviation Games, which was an independent studio, but also happened to be developing a PlayStation game before it shut down, Schreier […]