The Morning After: Hulu officially joins Disney+

A month after taking full ownership of Hulu last November, Disney started beta testing integration with Disney+. Today, Hulu on Disney+ is officially out of beta, making it easy for subscribers to access content for both services. It’s also a way for D…

Microsoft may be working on a cheaper, disc-free Xbox Series X

Microsoft may be working on a white version of its current all-digital Xbox Series X console, according to leaked images reported by Exputer and documents seen by The Verge. The design appears to be identical to the current black disc version (san…

Twitch bans streams overlaid on boobs and butts

No more Fortnite Twitch streams on butts. I said what I said. If you're out of the loop on all things Twitch, there's a trend going around of streamers projecting their gameplays on green-screened body parts, usually intimate ones like butts an…

The White House lays out extensive AI guidelines for the federal government

It's been five months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) to address the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The White House is today taking another step forward in implementing the EO with a policy that aims to regu…

Oregon’s Right to Repair bill is now a law

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed the state's Right to Repair bill into law, and it even comes with a provision that potentially makes it stronger than California's and Minnesota's versions. It's the first to prohibit (PDF) a practi…

These Custom Toys Are More Art Than Action Figure

Human instinct dictates that when we see a toy, we want to open it. It’s why old toys that are still in their box are so valuable. Everyone who bought them as a child opened and played with them, making ones still in the package much rarer. But what if…

Florence Pugh Takes Us on a Tour of the Thunderbolts Set

There’s a new crew of ne’er do wells joining up to save the world in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts. The new film starring Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, this era’s Black Widow, has started shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and the actress has given fans a l…

Anti-trans hate is ‘widespread’ on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, report warns

Meta is failing to enforce its own rules against anti-trans hate speech on its platform, a new report from GLAAD warns. The LGBTQ advocacy group found that “extreme anti-trans hate content remains widespread across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.”
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Lush’s Slimy New Shrek Collection Brings the Swamp to the Spa

Shrek’s swamp comes home—with a spa upgrade—thanks to a new Lush collection featuring an all-star ensemble of Shrek characters, including Donkey, Princess Fiona, Gingy, and the big green ogre himself. It’s the latest Lush collaboration with Universal P…

NASA Rockets Set to Probe the Moon’s Shadow During Upcoming Eclipse

As the Moon wedges itself between Earth and Sun, temporarily dimming the day’s light over parts of our planet, three rockets will take to the skies to observe how those brief moments of darkness affect Earth’s upper atmosphere.Read more…