Tech
“Weirdly unique”: Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds spent years turning Capture the Flag into a new video game
"Dan Reynolds building games? Love the creator vibe CTF with fresh twists and original tunes hits right."
“World of Warcraft” partners with Zillow to promote new in-game homes. Players’ reactions are mixed
"How did I end up in this timeline?"
“Repulsive and immoral”: Backlash grows after Meta obtains patent for AI bots to take over a dead user’s account
"Why would anyone ever want this?"
“Thank you for your patience”: TeamSpeak’s servers reach capacity after Discord users flee age verification policy
"The end is near."
“Essentially doxxing folks”: TikTok’s new “Local Feed” sparks more privacy concerns and opt-out confusion
“This is the most dangerous feature I've ever seen."
Adam Mosseri testifies that Instagram isn’t “clinically addictive.” The internet disagrees
"When your business model depends on attention, redefining addiction becomes convenient."
Elon Musk announced SpaceX’s pivot from Mars to the Moon. People are unimpressed
"I think I just turned NIMBY about the moon."
“Good”: Picture day canceled over fears that the nation’s biggest school photo company is in the Epstein files
"You should be concerned that the system is designed to treat you like cattle."
Pokémon GO team finally nixes the “Epstein Island” PokéStop added years ago
"And just like that, they've taken more action than the DOJ."
“They lie about deleting photos”: Discord rushes to walk back age verification after users abandon the platform
"Discord alternatives" searches reportedly jumped 10,000% overnight.
“Just feels greedy”: YouTube Music’s latest “experiment” requires users to pay to see lyrics
Talk is cheap — lyrics are not.
Discord announced the new “Teen By Default” program, and the internet answered with the “Age Verification” meme
"Age verification? I remember using the Pokémon Snap kiosk in Blockbuster."
“This is a hill worth dying on”: Voice actor behind Anran in “Overwatch” responds to character’s controversial new design
"People feel understandably let down."
“Pointlessly forcing the use of this ungodly technology”: Netflix viewers disgusted by AI recreations in Lucy Letby true crime doc
Another day, another unfortunate AI story in Hollywood.
Chappell Roan arrives in Fortnite after asking to be featured: “Give me a skin, please”
"Pink Pony Club" came to Fortnite.
