Why America Lags Behind the World’s Top Technology Leaders

How many times have you come across a really cool tech product, only to discover it’s not available here in the good old USA? Sure, you may buy a kabillion run-of-the-mill MP3 players if you want, but zip on down to the local Mega Mart fora toothbrush-shaped video camerathat takes up close and personal footage of all your nasty cavities, and you’ll come up empty every time. Due to a variety of circumstances, Americans miss out, at least temporarily, on a lot of great stuff....

August 20, 2025 · 10 min · 2025 words · James Ward

‘Dota 2’ is hopping on the battle royale train in its own unique way

Dota 2‘s2018 International Battle Passis on sale now and one of the perks of purchasing it is a new game mode that sounds an awful lot like a spin on the battle royale variant. Called “The Underhollow,” the newDota 2game mode turns the MOBA into a last-team-standing dungeon crawler. The mode’s description reads: “Battle through a labyrinth filled with monsters, marvels, and many other three-player enemy squads as you search for Roshan’s rarest cheese and work to be the last team standing....

August 20, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Michael Mcclure

10 Most-Anticipated Thriller & Horror Books Coming Out In July 2024

Summary There is no shortage ofhorrorandthrillerbooks coming out in 2024, andalthough July isn’t the biggest month for these genres, it has a number of exciting releases in store. Horror novels and thrillers make forsurprisingly good beach reads, so summer is a great time for readers to catch up on eerie and unsettling novels.June 2024’s most-anticipated horror and thriller booksincluded some great offerings, and July will continue to deliver on the mysteries and scares....

August 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1853 words · Kathryn Trujillo

3 action movies on Netflix you need to watch in November

Who’s in the mood for an action film?Netflixhas an impressive slate of action films that only improves with the addition of new films every month. New arrivals include Liam Neeson’sCold Pursuit, David Fincher’sThe Killer, and Adam Wingard’sGodzilla vs. Kong. This November, we curated a list of three action movies you need to watch on Netflix. Our action picks include one of thebest war movies ever made, an underrated Clint Eastwood thriller, and Michael Bay at his finest....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Mark Shepherd

5 best Amazon Prime Video shows to watch on Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day weekend, which means time to kick the feet up, relax, and do absolutely nothing. Dads should be taking a break from the regular day-to-day grind on Father’s Day, focusing on doing something just for you. You might spend the day with the kids who want to shower you with love, gifts, and special activities. But once the celebrations are over, sit back and relax at home by watching a great TV show....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Kevin Jones

70-year-old Pokemon Go Mom starts “beef” after dominating local Gyms

70-year-old Pokemon Go Mom starts “beef” after dominating local Gyms Pokemon has always been a game for people of all ages, and that includes the young and the old.Pokemon Goespecially is very accessible on almost any mobile device, so it has a wide audience of older gamers. The fact it can be combined with healthy exercise is also a bonus. One Pokemon Go player has shared a story – all about their 70-year-old Pokemon Go-playing Mom – and other PoGo trainers are finding it hilarious for multiple reasons....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Patricia Collins

AI is making a long-running scam even more effective

You’ve no doubt heard of the scam where the perpetrator calls up an elderly person and pretends to be their grandchild or some other close relative. The usual routine is to act in a distressed state, pretend they’re in a sticky situation, and ask for an urgent cash transfer to resolve the situation. While many grandparents will realize the voice isn’t that of their grandchild and hang up, others won’t notice and, only too keen to help their anxious relative, go ahead and send money to the caller’s account....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Madison Gray

All ray tracing games on PC: AMD Radeon and Nvidia RTX ray tracing

Thebest graphics cardsall support ray tracing now, whether you use a recent Nvidia RTX card or AMD Radeon GPU. We rounded up every game that supports ray tracing on PC now, as well as several titles that will support the sophisticated lighting tech in the future. Ray tracingis demanding on your graphics card, but the list of ray tracing PC games continues to grow. If you don’t want to sort through the mess, verify to read our roundup on thebest ray-tracing PC gamesto know which ones to download first....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Casey Bennett

Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo concept drives off the screen and onto the track

Several automakers have createdVision Gran Turismo conceptsfor variousGran Turismovideo games, but these cars tend to be purely virtual. The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo is a bit different. It’s a real working car that will give rides to spectators atFormula Eraces. “Although the design of a virtual vehicle allows much greater freedom and the creation of concepts which are only hard to implement in reality, we did not want to put a purely fictitious concept on wheels,” said Audi chief designer Mark Lichte....

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Lisa Watts

Beautiful creatures: Behind the visual effects of HBO’s His Dark Materials

Just six months after HBO bid farewell toGame of Thrones, the cable network has two new hits on its hands with superhero dramaWatchmenand fantasy sagaHis Dark Materials. The latter adapts author Philip Pullman’s series of the same name, and is set in a fantastic world where humans’ souls take the form of animal companions called daemons. His Dark Materialsfollows a young girl named Lyra who becomes caught up in a secret war between powerful forces when she begins investigating a friend’s disappearance, and soon finds herself swept away on an adventure to the farthest reaches of the world she knows — and beyond it....

August 19, 2025 · 8 min · 1696 words · Madeline Robinson

Best Acer laptop deals: From Chromebooks to gaming laptops

While Acer might not be the biggest brand out there when it comes to the number of laptops and configurations, it has been around for quite a while and can compete as one of thebest laptop brandsout there. A lot of that is due to the fact that it has been around the market for quite a while, and it makes some excellent budget-oriented laptops and Chromebooks. That makes it a great option if you’re looking for an alternative that won’t cost you an arm and a leg....

August 19, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Hannah Campbell

Black Ops 6 fans want “game-breaking” specialty removed already

Black Ops 6 fans want “game-breaking” specialty removed already Black Ops 6 players believe the game needs to get rid of one specialty in particular, calling it “game-breaking” and a “disadvantage” to play without it. Since launching on October 25,Black Ops 6 has been met with plenty of praise. Fans have been enjoying the single-player campaign and the new ominimovement, as well as the classic COD vibes that the game has as a whole....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Erica Williams

Bots, not humans, tweet majority of links to popular websites, research says

It’s no secret thatTwitter is largely populated by bots, automated programs that often act under the guise of being an actual human, but new findings out of the Pew Research Center helps quantify their activity. Bots account for two-thirds of tweets that link to popular websites, according to the report, and have a tendency to share adult content, sports, and news with particular vigor. The report comes after many months of revelations into the role bots have played in spreading fake news across social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, potentially influencing votes from the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum to the 2016 United States presidential election....

August 19, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Stephanie Johnson