Airbnb has banned “party houses” following a deadly shooting at a property in Orinda, California, that was rented through the service. Five people died and several were injured in the shooting, which happened on July 20, 2025. Reports suggest the home was originally booked for a small number of people but was later advertised on social media as a venue for a party, with around 100 people attending. Following the shooting,Airbnbco-founder and CEO Brian Chesky announced that the company had decided to take action against unauthorized parties....

From ThinkPad to Yoga, the look and feel ofLenovo laptopshave always been in flux. But what has been maintained, according to Lenovo, is a longstanding ethos of making the highest quality products with the least environmental impact. That might sound fairly vanilla to you, but Lenovo really has been leading the charge to more eco-friendly tech over the past decade. The company moved to100% recycled packagingway back in 2008 and has even gone to experiment with bamboo and sugarcane-based materials....

Apple TV show with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score is the “best series of the year” Pachinko is being hailed as the best series on Apple TV+ due to its incredible score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Apple TV+ series Pachinko tells the harrowing story of Kim Sunja as she tries to deal with the discrimination that comes with settling into the community of Korean immigrants in Japanese society. Between the colorful opening credits and a realistic look at Korea’s rule over Japan from 1910 to 1945, many fans can’t help but hype up Pachinko as a whole....

We’ll soon learn what Apple has in store for the software that powers its popularstreaming device, theApple TV, with itsWWDC 2025keynote presentation set to reveal all. The next major version will be tvOS 19 / tvOS 26 and it’s expected to get new features, a possible new design, and will push integration with Apple’s other products deeper than before. Will tvOS 19 actually be called tvOS 26? According to prominent Apple tipster Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing a major shake-up to the nomenclature of its operating systems....

Apple has brought itsM4 chipto the iMac, making it the first Mac to get Apple’s latest silicon chip. The update also brings new colors and a significant performance improvement for the all-in-one desktop computer, and it comes a year after it received theprevious-generation M3 chip. As with the previous M1 and M3 iMacs, the M4 model is compatible withApple Intelligence. It comes at the beginning of aweek of product releases from Apple, with the company previously teasing that it had much more to reveal in the coming days....

Adding more about the upcoming tablet, Gurman mentions that we’ll see 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro updates, both powered bythe M2 silicon. The next-gen M-series chip was revealed at Apple’s WWDC event earlier this month and has already found its way insidethe redesigned MacBook Airand the 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh. “Upgrades to the camera system” are also expected, but Gurman didn’t go into detail about what that will entail. Apple may add another camera lens, make upgrades to the existing dual-camera hardware, or just add new software capabilities in the imaging department....

Best Evade Eagle Spiritborn build in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred The Evade Eagle build for the Spiritborn class is one of the most overpowered in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred right now if you build it right – so here’s how to do exactly that. The Vessel of Hatred expansion introduced theSpiritbornclass to Diablo 4, a shamanistic warrior who’s anevolution of the Witch Doctorclass from Diablo 3. As a brand new class inSeason 6, the Spiriborn doesn’t have as many builds as the other classes on ourtier list....

Multiple consumer groups wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), calling for the organization to review how companies are marketing toward children and tracking them online. The coalition of consumer advocacy groups includes the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and more, according toCNBC. The groups want more information and transparency in how digital media companies go about tracking children online and collecting and storing their data....

Black Ops 6 praised as the best CoD “since BO3” as honeymoon period begins Call of Duty Black Ops 6 launched on October 25 and fans of the series have already dubbed it the best entry in years despitereviewscriticizing certain aspects of the sequel. As Treyarch and Raven’s latest effort is still in the honeymoon period, opinions on the newest installment are guaranteed to shift before they settle, especially concerning BO6’s somewhat contentious multiplayer maps....

When Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch announced earlier this year that it wanted to be the first company to brew beer on Mars, most commentators thought that it had its tongue lodged so firmly in its cheek that delicate surgery would be required to remove it. But the beer brand clearly isn’t letting go of the idea, this week announcing that it’s “upholding its commitment” and moving forward with the first stage of the plan....

One of the most popular British shows to emerge in the last 15 years isLuther. Starring Idris Elba as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, the BBC One series lasted five seasons, was a critical and commercial success, and made an international star out of Elba, who frequently tops hypothetical lists of actors who would make a great James Bond. After a three-year absence, Elba returns to the role that made him famous withLuther: The Fallen Sun, a feature-lengthNetflix filmco-starring futureWickedactress Cynthia Erivo andAndor‘s Andy Serkis....

Gran Turismo was the most dominant PlayStation franchise at CES 2023, appearing twice during Sony’s January 4 press conference. We not only got a first look at the upcoming Gran Turismo movie, but learned thatGran Turismo 7will get PlayStation VR2 support as well. During the press conference, Sony confirmed that more than 30 games will be available for PlayStation VR2 at launch, includingHorizon Call of the Mountain,No Man’s Sky, andResident Evil Village....

Christopher Nolan’s canceled movie with Jim Carrey sounds incredible Christopher Nolan has worked with some of the greatest actors of any generation, but he almost worked with another legendary icon: Jim Carrey. Jim Carreysayshe’s retired now, though he appears to have no qualms about returning for another family-friendly romp as Doctor Robotnik. The actor reprises the role forSonic the Hedgehog 3, his first acting gig since 2022’s Sonic 2. Carrey has had an incredibly prolific career and, while he was initially hailed as one of the finest comedic actors of the ’90s, he quickly made a name for himself as a dramatic actor thanks to The Truman Show, The Number 27, and Man on the Moon....