Upgrade your storage with 29% off this Samsung 990 EVO SSD

Upgrade your storage with 29% off this Samsung 990 EVO SSD Many experts are anticipating prices for SSD storage to rise considerably over the next year. If you want more storage, now is a good time to grab a bargain. Whether it is on agaming PCor a console like thePlayStation 5, having fast, reliable storage is very important for decreasing loading times and improving overall performance. However, modern games tend to take up a huge amount of space, so having storage that can hold all your favorite games is equally important....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Amber Vance

Viva is Microsoft’s latest platform, designed to help you thrive at work

As we all continue to deal with working from home, Microsoft has announced another platform to enhance the remote work experience. Building on the success ofTeamsand the rest of the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoftis now introducingMicrosoft Viva, an employee experience platform designed especially for work in this digital and online era. Microsoft Viva attempts to solve a lot of problems around workforce engagement. That includes key activities in the life of an employee, such as training, well-being, and onboarding....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Dan Smith

Vivo’s new flagship will have a stunning camera, but you probably can’t get it

Vivo has just announced the upcoming launch of its new flagship, the Vivo X200 Ultra. By the sound of it so far, it could end up rivaling some of thebest smartphones. We now have an official release date for the device, but there’s one problem: Getting one in the U.S. could be tricky. The news comes directly from Vivo’s product managerHan Bo Xiao, and it was later shared byNotebookcheck. There’s been a flurry of leaks surrounding the upcoming Vivo X200 Ultra, but now, the device has an official release date....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Erika Barnes

Voyager 1 probe has nine lives, is operating its four instruments once again

An artist’s concept of the Voyager spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech Having suffered through a tricky glitch, the incredible Voyager 1 spacecraft is now operational once again, with data coming in from all four of its current scientific instruments. The spacecraft is nearly 50 years old, having launched in 1977, and has long since traveled beyond the orbit of Pluto and out into interstellar space. The recent issues with Voyager 1 began in November 2023, with aglitch affecting a systemcalled the flight data subsystem (FDS)....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Brad Salas

Walmart to end its grocery delivery partnerships with Uber and Lyft

Online grocery delivery and ridesharing services is a bad match, if Walmart’s experience is anything to go by. The retail giant will soon end its delivery experiment with Uber and Lyft,Reutersreported on Tuesday. Described by the news outlet as “a potential setback for the retailer’s ambitions to challenge Amazon,” the last-mile delivery service for online shoppers, which saw Uber and Lyft cars swap people for groceries, has been runningsince 2016....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Jeff Bowers

We really hope Apple doesn’t add MagSafe to everything, but fear it will

Somewhere deep inside the Apple campus, and in Apple accessory makers’ offices around the world, teams of conceptual artists, engineers, and designers are likely working hard to bring the next wave of MagSafe products to life. MagSafe products,like the MagSafe leather wallet, have beenmostly underwhelming so far, but they have been restricted to the iPhone. But what if they weren’t.What ifMagSafe spread to other Apple products? It got us thinking about what items we didn’t want to see evolve from Apple’s MagSafe range, but that we fear someone, somewhere may be working on anyway....

June 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1139 words · Matthew Warner Jr.

When it comes to bringing you a slice, Pizza Hut’s new robot can’t be topped

We love pizza, and we love robots, so when the two come together it’s something to get really excited about. A branch of Pizza Hut in South Korea hasintroduced a robot waiterto serve your slice, in an effort to increase its use of food-related technology, lessen staff pressures, and of course to attract the geeky and inquisitive to come in and eat at the restaurant. The robot is called the Dilly Plate, and it has been created by South Korean food technology company Woowa Brothers, better known for its GrubHub-style local food delivery app called Baedal Minjok, which translates to Delivery Nation in English....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Jenna Campbell

X-Men Editor Reveals Canceled Plans to Permanently Remove Kitty Pryde's Mutant Status

Summary Marvel’s outgoing SeniorX-MenEditor, Jordan D. White,revealed that early in his tenure, he nearly retconned iconicX-character Kate “Kitty” Pryde’s mutant status, in a storyline that would have revealed she was not, in fact, born with the X-gene. The potentially controversial creative decision was only averted by the franchise’s 2019 relaunch, which ushered in the Krakoan Era. Speaking with AIPT forX-Men Monday, White was asked about the cliffhanger ending of 2018’sHunt for Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda, in which Tony Stark shockingly stated: “I think the X-Men have a sleeper agent....

June 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1559 words · Janet Allen

You can still get a half-price Instant Pot Duo60 Prime Day deal at Walmart

Inour review, we noted that the Instant Pot Duo took the market by storm with a plethora of cooking functions and recipes anyone can make. A 7-in-1 multi-use programmable cooker, it boasts 12 preset temperatures and a 6-quart capacity perfect for dishes big and small. The single-pot cooker performs several key cooking functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, steaming, sautéing, yogurt making, and warming. Its intuitive controller lets you adjust the cooking time....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Brenda Hinton

You Probably Missed Doctor Who Season 14's Brilliantly Meta Ncuti Gatwa Reunion

Summary Warning: Spoilers ahead forDoctor Whoseason 14, episode 5, “Dot and Bubble.” Doctor Whoseason 14, episode 5 featured a brilliantly meta cameo from one of Ncuti Gatwa’s former cast mates that probably went unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers. So far,Doctor Whoseason 14hasn’t been short on guest appearances, with famous faces such as Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, and Anita Dobson all popping up along the way. While the latest episode may not have been packed with A-list stars, it did feature a delightfully crafty cameo....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Charles Keith

‘Fortnite’ Creative lets you design your own maps and games

Epic GamesannouncedthatFortniteis getting a major new mode in Season 7. DubbedFortniteCreative, the mode lets players create their own custom maps using creation tools. Creative mode will be available for those with the Battle Pass starting December 6. After the early access period, all users will be able to dabble with the new sandbox mode December 13. “Design games, race around the island, battle your friends in new ways and build your dreamFortnite....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Carlos Roberson

‘Frankenstein’ tentacle rabbits terrify the internet and spark The Last of Us comparisons

‘Frankenstein’ tentacle rabbits terrify the internet and spark The Last of Us comparisons Residents in Fort Collins, Colorado, are facing a bizarre and unsettling sight: rabbits roaming the area with black, tentacle-like growths sprouting from their heads, sparking online comparisons to infected creatures from The Last of Us. While their appearance is alarming, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the rabbits are suffering from Shope papilloma virus, also known as the cottontail rabbit papilloma virus (CRPV) – a condition that’s harmless to humans but can cause grotesque, wart-like projections to grow on a rabbit’s face and body....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · John Herman

10 best San Diego Comic-Con 2023 panels to go to

Even before SAG-AFTRA sent the actors on strike,San Diego Comic-Conwas lacking the star power of previous years. Marvel Studios and DC Studios are skipping this year’s convention, leaving the San Diego Convention Center’s infamous Hall H vacant during long stretches of the con. In a normal year, there would be Hall H panels from start to finish across all four days of the convention. But since other major studios are avoiding Comic-Con this year as well, there just wasn’t enough to fill those gaps....

June 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1105 words · Amanda Hawkins