9to5 Mac macOS is designed to put your Mac to sleep when it is not being used. That is usually exactly what you want. Sleep saves power, protects battery life, and keeps a MacBook from running when it is closed and stuffed in a bag. Sometimes tasks like...
Techcrunch The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but that those issues have resolved.
Daring Fireball Thomas Regnier spokesperson for the European Commission, in a statement posted to LinkedIn (with edited video, if you’d like to watch him read parts aloud): What is the true story behind Apple’s decision not to roll out “Siri AI” in the...
New York Times - World President Trump said a deal was close, and Iran’s foreign minister said an agreement “has never been closer.” Pakistan’s prime minister went further, claiming the final text of a deal had been agreed to.
Polygon We saw The Wolf Among Us 2 in action, and got a glimpse of the long-awaited sequel's much darker tone.
How To Geek Streetball royalty, a traveling alt-rock circus, and Sunset Strip hair metal excess—this weekend's Paramount+ docs are a serious nostalgia trip
Den of Geek Among the most tantalizing reveals from Summer Game Fest 2026 was a more in-depth look at the upcoming Alien: Isolation 2. First announced in 2024, the sequel to Creative Assembly’s 2014 survival horror hit looks to escalate the tense gameplay and...
Lifehacker I might actually start using Image Playground now.
Apple Insider Just in time for America's 250th anniversary, Disney Imagineers tapped Apple Vision Pro to help give one of their most iconic flight rides a patriotic makeover.A Disney audio engineer wears the Apple Vision ProDisney has shared a brand-new...
The Geek Games Microsoft’s console brand has reached a major turning point: according to Matthew Ball, Xbox cannot regain trust through promises alone, but through clearer messaging, better marketing, and a value proposition that players can actually understand...
The Guardian - US ⚽️ Canada tightens in anticipation | What is enough for US?⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail JohnFive takeaways from the World Cup opener. These come courtesy of Matt Hughes who was in the Azteca (I can’t bring myself to say...
The Geek Games MOVIE NEWS – The world of one of the 21st century’s best action and science fiction films may be preparing another return, while 81-year-old George Miller is reportedly looking for a new studio to continue the Mad Max saga. Despite the failure of...
The Guardian - US The record-breaking IPO valued Musk’s company at $1.77tn after raising $75bn through a share offeringSpaceX’s shares will be supported by a number of “forced buyers”, such as tracker funds.Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor,...
BBC - Innovation The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX, already the world's richest person, is now also its first trillionaire.
The Guardian - US Possible suspect in Midland attack was in a standoff with officers on Friday afternoon, police saySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has left one person dead and nine others in the hospital,...
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MacRumors The upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate updates expand drawing tools to more of Apple's built-in apps across the iPhone and Mac. In the Messages app on iOS 27, there is a new "Drawing" option in the app drawer, which can be opened by...
New York Times - World In two nights of violence in Northern Ireland after a brutal stabbing, people were targeted because of their skin color, the authorities said.
How To Geek The M Concept packs four motors and a big battery.
The Guardian - US Islamabad working with both sides to finalise next steps, says Shehbaz SharifIran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has cautioned against media speculation about a potential memorandum of understanding to end the war, particularly on...
Truthout LGBTQIA+ bars are places to dance and drink, but they are also sites for building our futures.
The Guardian - US Trump administration created fund to resolve his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returnsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal judge in Virginia has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s nearly...
The Guardian - US British journalist becomes one of most prominent appointments made by embattled editor-in-chief Bari WeissCBS News has hired the prominent British broadcaster Trevor Phillips as its senior global affairs correspondent in a significant hire for...
Hack-A-Day Last week, Elliot got his foot stepped on by a 1.5 metric ton draft horse, and boy is he glad to be back to the relative safety of podcasting! Joining …read more
How To Geek Your NAS can do a lot more than hold files.
Lifehacker Put your name into the hat to get the best deals Amazon has to offer.
New York Times - World Four decades after the conceptual artist Christo draped the Pont Neuf with fabric, JR, a French street artist, offers his own trick of the eye.
New York Times - World Grieving relatives returned to Ahmedabad to honor the 260 lives lost in the June 2025 disaster, but investigators have not yet released a report into the cause.
The Guardian - US Dear Frances offers the latest take on ballet flats, offering ‘a glove-like fit wearability’ – which is fine if you have nice feetWhen is a shoe not a shoe? On sale this month is a pair that seems to pose the question – the no shoe-shoe is the work...
The Takeout Fast food burger joints are facing the squeeze in this troubled economy, which can be seen in the fact that this once-popular chain is closing more locations.
Jalopinik If your car gets a flat, you're wise to pull over immediately, or you risk ruining the tire and worse. Pilots aloft, though, can't just stop flying.
Techcrunch The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of...
Engadget Three judges denied Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction appeal. Is anyone the least but surprised.
The Guardian - US President is first in US history to be impeached twice, over abuse of power and inciting an insurrectionDonald Trump is pressing Congress to erase one of the darkest chapters of his political career, urging Republicans to pass a resolution that...
Gizmodo New research seems to bust a common hypothesis for how a Venus flytrap's trap begins to close, while supporting another.
Jalopinik The video was kept under wraps by Chief Harris for nearly 10 months because he invoked an exemption to a state law requiring police shooting to be released.
Kotaku An unquantifiable amount of RPG Maker resources are now at risk of being lost forever as a result of RPG Maker Forum's closure
Polygon Chet Faliszek, one of the key writers for franchises like Left 4 Dead, Half-Life, and Team Fortress 2, has some strong opinions on game development
New York Times - World Israeli strikes on Friday left Lebanon out of sync with a cautious optimism taking hold elsewhere in the Middle East.
Mashable Looking for an iPhone 17 Pro or Pro Max? We've rounded up the best trade-in deals and carrier discounts available right now.
404 Media "I’ve spoken. I’m not debating this."
Polygon Crimson Desert's 1.11 patch from Pearl Abyss lets you register up to 100 animals, turning Kliff into a cat lady.
The Guardian - US Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings ‘joy and enthusiasm’It is Marcio Santos who best sums up the predicament Brazil’s players found themselves in before the 1994 World Cup. “We hadn’t won in 24...
Mashable Siri is not for companionship and Apple says it designed the AI assistant that way.
Digital Tends Wikipedia’s latest iPhone addition turns history into a quick daily challenge. It’s simple, surprisingly addictive, and might teach you something before your morning coffee kicks in.
Gizmodo Xbox expects rising memory and storage costs to push console prices higher than they already are. The answer may be ad-based Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Gizmodo Steven Spielberg's latest film, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, is now in theaters.
The Guardian - US Patients with vulvovaginal pain spend thousands as delayed diagnosis and insurance gaps inflate costsAny time Jennifer Vargas, a 35-year-old sex educator in Bushwick, attempted sex, she felt stabbing pain in her vagina so severe her body ached for...
How To Geek A crime too shocking to believe, a sports legend's goodbye, and a long-lost film resurrected.
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9to5 Mac In asking one big question and highlighting 11 key features about iOS 27, I said that the Liquid Glass debate was over. Apple introduced a slider that enables everyone to choose their exact desired degree of transparency, including effectively...
Lifehacker Most of the iOS 27 parental features aren't entirely new.
The Takeout LongHorn Steakhouse has plenty of menu items that keep customers coming back for more, but we think these five menu items are better left unordered.
Mashable The latest iPhone Fold rumors and leaks point toward a wide design, very impressive display, and massive battery.
Kotaku The developers say Tupac's character will be who the man might be 30 years after his death
Digital Tends Apple improved the Clean Up tool in iOS 27, but it broke the hide faces feature in the process, and what it does now is both funny and a little alarming.
InVerse The director of 'Luca' returns to Pixar for a new film about Mafioso cats, with Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne leading the voice cast.
Techcrunch The SpaceX IPO has boosted Musk's paper wealth to more than $1,000,000,000,000 at a time when he is more hated -- and powerful -- than ever.
Techcrunch The company made its heavily anticipated debut on Friday, trading higher than its initial $135 IPO price.
Truthout Like Trump's pick for “acting” DNI Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton does not have an “extensive” national security background.
Truthout Ohio Organizing Collaborative board member Prentiss Haney accused the feds of using “straight-up intimidation tactics.”
Truthout The groups argue SpaceX's test launches send rocket debris into the area, which is home to an endangered ocelot.
The Geek Games Due to its older technology, the Kingdom Hearts collection may encounter some issues on Nintendo hardware. Kingdom Hearts 3 and the rest of the series will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 as part of Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III], ahead of...
Gizmodo The clock of physicists' wildest dreams may finally help advance science.
Digital Tends The gadget often criticized for seeing too much is about to help thousands of blind veterans see the world a little differently.
How To Geek Think of it like packing a suitcase for your phone.
9to5 Mac iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes, Messages, Wallet, and more, and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.
Polygon There are many mysteries surrounding Critical Role, but Taliesin Jaffe just answered one of the biggest in the latest Campaign 4 episode.
Mashable Everything you need to know to watch the FIFA World Cup on June 12, including today's schedule, kickoff times, livestream information.
Hack-A-Day What counts as portable is somewhat a matter of opinion, especially over the years. [Helge Fykse] has a portable spy radio of Swedish origin. For its time, it was considered …read more
9to5 Mac Alongside the ongoing all-time low pricing on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon’s $130 price drop on 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 live again on all colors, as well as this Apple Watch SE 3 cell model...
How To Geek Rovers, rockets, and all things space.
Lifehacker The queer subtext in these films is threating to become text.
The Geek Games When it comes to the Halo Studios remake, it’s important to clarify the situation if we were to run it on a PC. The skepticism surrounding Halo: Campaign Evolved was well-founded, since the game opted for Unreal Engine 5 instead of the Slipspace...
Digital Tends A brief Meta outage logged users out of Facebook and Messenger, sent Downdetector complaints surging, and also affected Instagram while Threads remained less clear in available reports.
Polygon Mad Max has been around for almost 50 years, but creator George Miller still has a couple more stories he wants to tell.
Apple Insider OpenAI is forcing Mac users to update ChatGPT and other desktop apps, after a supply chain attack exposed signing certificates that Apple's security systems use to verify trusted software.OpenAI is forcing Mac users to update ChatGPTThe company...
The Geek Games We’ve made it through this year’s major non-E3 season as well, and in terms of marketing, we can now identify which games delivered the biggest surprises. Marketing analytics firm LevelUp has provided an answer to which games generated the most...
Mashable Where you can score food specials for the FIFA World Cup 2026, including McDonald's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Grubhub, and more.
Jalopinik If this is really his last season, it would finally mark the end of what is the longest career F1 has ever seen.
How To Geek Not a bubble card in sight.
Apple Insider Apple's forthcoming macOS 27 doesn't run on Intel Macs at all, and that's just the beginning of a timeline that will complete a years-long transition to Apple Silicon. Here's what to expect, and when.Running Intel apps on Macs will soon be a thing...
Mashable Multiple Meta products saw service outages on Friday morning.
MacRumors Apple this week confirmed that Notion is migrating its user interface to SwiftUI, citing the app's desire for greater performance and UI consistency than its existing web-based stack can deliver. Notion is a productivity app that combines...
New York Times - World A court ruled that Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached former president, had sought to stir up instability to justify his bid for authoritarian rule in 2024.
The Geek Games The studio explained how it used generative AI during the development of the game. Shortly after Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis was featured on State of Play, the game’s Steam page went live. Players quickly noticed a statement about the use of...
Gizmodo Health officials warn the smoke could be hazardous to multiple communities in the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley.
Ars Technica Did chatbot abandon mental health guardrails when a vulnerable user pushed back?
The Next Web Meta had a bad Friday morning. A major Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger for users around the world, starting shortly before 10am ET. By midday it was recovering, unevenly, region by region. The trouble appeared...
Kotaku 'It's been ethnically cleansed and gentrified,' one fan wrote
How To Geek A typical USB-C cable gives you one shape and one port, but countless ways to disappoint you when you need it.
404 Media This week, we discuss Trump fucking up the World Cup, some thoughts on ICE coverage, and movies.
Polygon Saber Interactive is reviving Stuntman with Back to the Future, Fast & Furious, and Miami Vice-themed stunts for Stuntman Hollywood.
Polygon Erosion is a Wild West-themed roguelike that plays with the genre in fascinating way. Read Polygon's Erosion preview for more.
The Geek Games According to a rumor, the remake of the game that was originally planned for the N64 but ultimately skipped a console generation may also have changed development teams. After months of speculation, Capcom finally unveiled the Resident Evil Code...
Gizmodo As if anyone is supposed to know what a million tokens adds up to.
New York Times - World Ever since she collapsed in a park three and a half years ago, speculation has swirled in Thailand about who could become the next monarch.
The Geek Games The Breach Studios is currently working on a game featuring survival, crafting, building, and management, all set in the Wild West. Westlanders is a game that combines survival, crafting, building, and management. It offers a deep, multi-layered...
Engadget Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram appear to be down for many users this morning.
The Next Web Baidu’s robotaxis are heading to the Alps. AmiGo, a venture between the Chinese giant’s Apollo Go robotaxi unit and Swiss Post’s PostBus, has won a special permit from Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office for Level 4 autonomous driving, Baidu said....