Five shows to stream this week: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ ‘Brooklyn,’ and more

Online streaming is bigger than ever, and with so many streaming services adding new shows and movies every week, it can be nearly impossible to sort through the good and the bad. If you need something to watch and don’t want to wade through the digital muck that washes up on the internet’s shores, follow our picks below for the best new shows and movies worth a watch. This week: a character study of a struggling musician, a Louis C....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Joseph Beck

Ford’s Mustang-inspired electric crossover will spawn a Lincoln luxury version

MostLincoln luxury carsare derived from the more blue collar models of parent Ford. For once, that might be a good thing. Ford’s first mass-market, long-range electric vehicle will be acrossoverinspired by the Mustang. That was always a bizarre proposition:the Mustangisn’t what comes to mind when one thinks of eco-friendly transportation, and the association may anger fans of the ‘Stang. Now it turns out that Lincoln will get its own all-electric model based on the same platform....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Michael Mckinney

Forget nut milk: Fungus-based dairy is real milk without the cow

Nut milks are everywhere. The nut beverage’s 2010 arrival in dairy cases helped lead to a 13% growth in milk alternatives, though it had been available in shelf-stable varieties for years. Now it’s easy to find oat, hemp, and cashew milks in a normal grocery story.Perfect Dayhopes to spark a similar trend with its flora-based foods. Co-founders Perumal Gandhi and Ryan Pandya were unenthusiastic vegans, whose dairy cravings never quite subsided....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Casey Gentry

Fortnite challenge guide: Fly 20 meters with a chicken

Week 3 ofFortnite’sseason 6 is underway with a new batch of challenges for you to check off your list. This week’s challenges are varied in difficulty, though only a small portion should give you trouble. The first one we’ll be tackling is the one for flying 20 meters with a chicken. Of course, season 6 has introduced wild animals around the map, including boars, frogs, and chickens. You can actually grab the chickens like in The Legend of Zelda and use them to glide around, which is actually an effective strategy for getting out of a bind....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Jessica Gonzalez

Google Pixel Slate vs. HP Chromebook x2

Chromebooks are no longer budget systems meant for schools and organizations looking to save a buck and keep things simple. While Chrome OS continues to evolve and remains a less feature-complete (albeit more secure and easy to manage) platform, it’s increasingly running on premium hardware that offers excellent build quality, high-performance components, and great looks. HP recently joined the fray with a detachable tablet 2-in-1, theChromebook x2, that offers just as much premium quality without as much of a premium price....

June 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1083 words · Christian Hicks

Google releases 3 more Android apps to help you spend less time on your phone

Have you considered throwing your phone in an envelope to cut down on screen time? At least that’s what Google wants you to do with Envelope, one of the three experimental apps the company is releasing today. The new apps have emerged from the search engine giant’s Experiments With Google division and offer unorthodox solutions to help you spend less time staring at your phone. Google billsEnvelope— which is currently exclusive to Google’s Pixel 3a phones — as “an experimental app which temporarily transforms your phone into a simpler, calmer device....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Karen Elliott

Hackers just stole LastPass data, but your passwords are safe

The developers behind password management software LastPass have just shared some concerning news: Bad actors were recently able to access “elements of our customers’ information” in a recent security breach. It’s the second time in just a couple of months that LastPass has suffered a security incident, and it appears the two events are directly linked. That’s because LastPass’s developers say that the unauthorized party was able to access customer data “using information obtained in the August 2022 incident....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Nicole Jones

How to download the MacOS Monterey public beta

During theWWDC 2021keynote, Apple announced its next version of MacOS. Known asMonterey, this year’s MacOS desktop operating system isnow available for everyone to download, if you’re daring enough to be one of Apple’s beta testers. Though Apple has not given a specific release date for the official release of MacOS Monterey — the Cupertino, California, tech giant vaguely mentioned that the software will be available this fall — you can get your hands on and try out MacOS Monterey through a public beta program....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Janet Deleon

How to factory reset an HP laptop to start fresh or for resale

When it’s time to factory reset a computer, you’ve probably exhausted all your other reboot and repair options. After all, performing on a full-on factory reset isn’t exactly fun, but sometimes it’s the only thing that will get eventhe best laptopor desktop back in working order. Difficulty What You Need An HP laptop with Windows 11 or 10 If you’re the proud owner of an HP laptop that that requires a factory reset, you’ll be pleased to learn that the restart process isn’t too complicated....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 746 words · Andrea Vance

How to move your Twitter/X follows to Bluesky

Blueskyhas ascended in popularity, gaining over 20 million users in the past month. The influx of new users come mostly from X (formerly Twitter), in the wake of Donald Trump’s reelection and a series of controversial changes made by Elon Musk. If you’re looking to leave X, then one of the things holding you back is the idea of losing your precious follows and followers. After all, most users have built up relationships and don’t want to lose them....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Angela Robertson

How to watch Women’s Soccer in the Olympics

Reigning gold medalists Canada are back to defend their women’s Olympic soccer title in Paris, but they’ll face formidable challenges from the United States, Spain, France, Japan, Australia and others. The action gets started on Thursday, July 25, and will conclude with the gold-medal match on Saturday, August 10. If you live in the U.S., matches will be televised across these channels: USA Network (English), E! (English), Telemundo (Spanish) and NBC Universo (Spanish)....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · David Moss

Intel Rocket Lake: Everything you need to know about the 11th-gen processors

Intel’s 11th-generation Rocket Lakedesktop CPUs areTeam Blue’s answertoAMD’s Zen 3 chips, and they appear to be an interesting bridge between technologies as Intel continues to iterate on its 14nm process. They are the follow-up tolast year’s 10th-gen Comet Lake chips, which officially debuted in the spring. All thefinal specs and features have been been officially dropped, including price and potential performance. All that’s left is to verify Intel’s claims with an independent review ourselves....

June 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1313 words · Dennis Roberts

Internet shut down in Iran in response to large-scale fuel protests

Iran has shut down its internet. In a bid to quell growing protests across the country over a sudden hike in gasoline prices three days ago, the Iranian government has severely restricted the nation’s online services. The blackout appears to be part of efforts to prevent people from organizing protests and disseminating news of the unrest. Oracle’s Internet Intelligence, which analyzes the connectivity of networks and service providers around the world, has described it as “the largest internet shutdown ever observed in Iran....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · James Cruz