Survivor’s Ben Katzman Reveals How He Would’ve Broken Tie Vote

Summary Survivor46’s Ben Katzman was part of the final three and ineligible to vote, but after a controversial tribal council,Ben revealed how he would’ve voted if things had ended in a tie between winner Kenzie Petty and runner-up Charlie Davis. While theSurvivor46castaways have been moving rapidly since the merge, the final tribal council revealed some shocking allegiances, and lack thereof, in the game. After choosing to bring Charlie to the final three and having Kenzie and Liz Wilcox battle it out for the third spot, Ben made his case to the jury but came up short....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Ricardo Arellano

Target Gaming Sale: Cheap games for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One

What’s better than two games? Three games. Luckily, Target is currently runninga salein that vein with the lowest item being free. A wide variety of select games are on offer for gamers to dive into, no matter what their preference. There’s something for everyone, with games on offer for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Shop The Sale Not only that, but some of these titles are currently running at discounted prices, ensuring you’ll be getting more for your cash....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Cynthia Baird

Tech manufacturing is moving out of China, but it’s not coming to the U.S.

Despite the fact that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping havenegotiated a temporary cease-fire in the trade war, many major tech companies are moving ahead with plans to close down factories in China and relocate them elsewhere. The future of U.S.-China trade relations is still murky enough, and thefirst round of tariffs continue to bite hard enough, that companies from U.S. PC giantsHP and Dellto software and service-basedAmazon, Google, and Microsoftare committed to pulling out of China....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Kimberly Henderson

The Last Jedi is the most faithful Star Wars story

It’s been almost five years since Rian Johnson’sThe Last Jedisplit the increasingly brittleStar Warsfandom, mainly over the way that the movie represents Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). For a vocal segment of the fan base, the original last Jedi (Luke) wasn’t an action hero enough in the movie, choosing instead to be a conscientious objector in the interminable galactic conflict. Supposedly, his appearance near the end of the second season ofThe Mandalorian“retconned” this mistake by giving Lukea momentin which he got to slash up stuff with his lightsaber real good, leading some fans to proclaim the return of the “real” Luke....

July 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1627 words · Amanda Carlson

The Light Phone 2 starts shipping to backers, next orders ship in mid-October

The phone that isn’t meant to be used is back. The Light Phone 2 adds texting and some other proposed features to the ultra-minimalist phone range, and it’s now shipping to customers that funded the project on Indiegogo. The device raised $3.5 million through its Indiegogo campaign, but Light said it has raised an additional $8.4 million in seed funding. The result of all that support? A somewhat successful product that you can now getstraight from the Light Phone websitefor $350 a pop....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Antonio Mayo

Trends with Benefits: Tidal in trouble, boombox luggage, dirty VR daydreams

RSS|iTunes|Stitcher On this episode, we are joined by tech innovators Ezra Cimino-Hurt, ofCase of Bass, and Chris Regis, ofGreen Century Electronics Recycling. Ezra has created an amazing combination of tech and art by turning old luggage into cool, retro-inspired boomboxes, while Chris’s company keeps old electronics out of landfills by refurbishing or recycling them. Chris and Ezra talk about the origins of Case of Bass and how much work it took to create a quality product that not only looks good, but functions well....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Daniel Russell

Trump says Silicon Valley execs will join ‘Opening the Country’ council

President Donald Trump has announced more than 200 companies and public figures that will participate in his effort to reopen the U.S. economy, with the list including some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent players. Those in the Opening the Country Council’s tech working group include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is also on the list, in the retail group....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Elizabeth Parker

Virgin River angers fans with big Season 6 change

Virgin River angers fans with big Season 6 change Listen up, Virgin River fans – Season 6 is set to have another change in store. Here’s everything we know about just how much of the fictional town we’re about to see. Currently, fans are waiting with bated breath for the continuation of Season 5, which has been split into two parts. You can read our full breakdown of Season 5 Part 1here....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Ashley Rose

Volkswagen’s James Bondian electric race car will take on Pikes Peak

The car was designed from the ground up to take on Pikes Peak, which has been run since 1916 on the eponymous Colorado mountain. The 12.4-mile course climbs 4,700 feet, ending at the summit of Pikes Peak, just over 14,000 feet above sea level. This explains why it’s sometimes called “the race to the clouds.”Volkswagen will test the car on race tracks in Europe in the coming weeks, start practicing in Colorado in late May, and have the car ready for this year’s hill climb, which will be held June 24....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Brandon Collins

Wearable air purifiers: What are they, and do they work?

While the battle against COVID-19 continues to rage around the globe, the virus has brought much attention to personal space and the air we breathe. A new trend is to wear a portable or necklace-style air purifier in hopes of staving off pollutants, allergens, and even COVID-19 — though there’s plenty of otherpandemic-related gadgetsthat are making the rounds. But do these wearable air purifiers — also known as personal air purifiers or portable air purifiers — work?...

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Carlos Wright

Why is Stephen King under fire? Epstein files claim explained

Why is Stephen King under fire? Epstein files claim explained Stephen Kingis never shy when it comes to voicing his opinions, but the legendary horror writer is facing backlash for his latest comments about the Epstein files. Discussion around the Epstein files has exploded once again, ever sinceElon Musksuggested Donald Trump’s name appears in the documents amid their ongoing, very public feud. For the uninitiated, the files refer to court documents, flight logs, witness statements, and other evidence linked to the late sex offenderJeffrey Epsteinand his criminal network....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 917 words · Anthony Hunt

You can’t play Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox, but you can play these 6 Game Pass RPGs

Baldur’s Gate 3justlaunched on PCon August 3 and comes to PlayStation 5 shortly on September 6. Unfortunately, an Xbox Series X/S version of the RPG does not have any concrete release date. Developer Larian Studios explained in acommunity postthat this is because it doesn’t “want to compromise on quality and feel it would be a shame to downscale to 30 [frames per second, aka fps] or make other compromises to hit an arbitrary date....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 972 words · Timothy Murray

Zuckerberg: Online privacy is not a “social norm”

Speaking at an awards show in San Francisco over the weekend,Facebookfounder Mark Zuckerberg described increased sharing of personal information with wider groups of people and businesses as a new “social norm,” pointing out the vast number of people on the Internet who post information about their lives to blogs and who have become “comfortable” sharing information about themselves—and their activities, habits, and purchases—with more and more people and businesses. And in doing so, Zuckerberg describes Facebook’s recent privacy overhauls—which default to sharing substantial information about users with the whole world—as keeping with current social norms....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Timothy Lara