Pocketpair follows Palworld’s success with new indie publishing label
Pocketpair is getting into the games publishing business. The company has announced that it’s taking the gobs of money it made after launching Palworld, the Steam-record busting, ...
The Sonos Arc is matching its best price to date just in time for the Super Bowl
Before Sonos released the Sonos Arc Ultra last year, the Sonos Arc was the company’s highest-end soundbar. Along with eight woofers and three tweeters, the Arc boasts two upward-firing Dolby Atmos ...
Google’s mobile search results are dropping the ‘breadcrumbs’ from URLs
Google is changing the way visible URLs show up on mobile search results worldwide. Search results since 2009 have shown “breadcrumbs” or the hierarchy of a webpage’s URL using “>” after the domain ...
Google is giving IT more control over your Chrome extensions
Google has announced some new business features that can help IT admins better manage Chrome browser extensions, a popular attack vector for cybercriminals. A curated Chrome Web Store experience is ...
Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal
TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, struck a deal this week with one of the largest data center developers in the US to deploy advanced nuclear reactors. TerraPower and Sabey ...
Dasung’s new portable E Ink monitor has a 60Hz refresh rate
Dasung has announced a new compact E Ink monitor that’s the company’s first to offer a 60Hz refresh rate. The Paperlike 103 features a 10.3-inch e-paper panel making it similar in size to E Ink-based ...
CNN is building a new streaming service nearly three years after killing its last one
CNN jumped on the streaming bandwagon in 2022 with the launch of CNN Plus, a short-lived service that shut down after just one month. Thompson doesn’t say whether the new service will mirror the ...
Matter will be better in 2025 — say the people who make it
The companies behind Matter hear the complaints and say this is the year those concerns will be put to rest. “2025 is going to be a really important year. We’re looking to rea ...
Samsung Galaxy Ring drops to a new record low of $280
If the Galaxy Ring cost $250, I’d say Samsung was a diabolical genius company. But at $400, it’s asking a lot for what amounts to a secondary device for your smartwatch,” is how Victoria ultimately ...
Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
The $20 million fund isn’t the first time Substack has offered a pool of money meant to entice creators. Under a program called Substack Pro, the company poached top media talen ...
Everything we saw at Xbox’s Developer Direct 2025
Though Nintendo can technically claim it had the first big gaming news event of the year, at least Xbox’s Developer Direct actually showed off some games and let us know when we can play them. The ...
Fitbit fined $12 million for Ionic smartwatches that burned 78 people
Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine over its Ionic smartwatches, which the company recalled in 2022 after reports that the watches’ lithium-ion batteries overheated and, in some cases, burned ...