Players shocked as US TikTok ban renders Marvel Snap unplayable

Players shocked as US TikTok ban renders Marvel Snap unplayable Update: As of July 16, 2025,Marvel Snap has been restored in the United States. The game is once again accessible to those in the region. The original story is as follows: Fans were left without access to Marvel Snapdue to the US TikTok ban, which targeted the parent company of both, ByteDance Ltd. As well as Tiktok, ByteDance is the parent company of Nuverse, the publisher of Marvel Snap....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Danielle Simpson

Pokemon Go Amoonguss: Best moveset for PvP and Raids

Pokemon Go Amoonguss: Best moveset for PvP and Raids If you’re a fungi fan looking to add the dual Grass/Poison-type Pokemon Amoonguss to your Pokemon Go team, here are the best movesets you may teach it for PvP and Raid battles. The mushroom, Amoonguss, was introduced to the franchise inPokemonBlack & White and debuted inPokemon Gowhen the Unova Pokedex was added back in 2019. Now that its previous stage, Foongus, will be featuredduring the Sustainability Week eventfrom July 06, 2025, until July 13, 2025, you can take the opportunity to evolve it into Amoonguss and try out its best movesets for PvP and Raid battles....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Robert Vaughn

Reddit’s new feature is bringing back AOL-style chat rooms

Redditis launching a new throwback chat tool to connect complete strangers in small groups. In a move that feels like a modern take on AOL chat rooms from the 1990s, Reddit launched the Start Chatting button Wednesday. The feature matches Redditors with other available, online users for small group chats. Since January, Reddit’s existing chat toolhas spiked by 80 percent. The new Start Chatting button differsfrom existing chat roomsin a few key ways....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Jason Booker

Restaurant chain to use AI to combat ‘sushi terrorism’

A conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Japan.Trevor Mogg / DT Sushi fans in Japan were appalled last month when several videos emerged showing people performing vile acts such asputting their saliva on menu itemsat a conveyor-belt restaurant, leaving them for other unsuspecting diners to eat. Apparently performed as stunts by a tiny number of attention-seeking social media users, the dangerous act has been dubbed “sushi terrorism.” Now restaurants in the industry are scrambling to reassure customers that they’re doing all they can to ensure their food is safe to eat....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Cassie Bailey

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: an (almost) perfect foldable flip phone

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is one of the best folding smartphones you can buy in 2022. Simultaneously, it’s also one of the most boring compared to its predecessor. It’s a fascinating place for the foldable niche to already be....

June 11, 2025 · 20 min · 4138 words · Jimmy Hodges

Save $300 on a Dell XPS 9570 gaming laptop, more in Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale

Thanksgiving has come and gone and Black Friday is long over, but some of the best deals on techstill continue to surface online. You can now save up to $300 on a Dell XPS 9570 Gaming Laptop and other popular Windows devices during Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale event. Currently, one of the affordable dealshappens to be on the Acer Swift 3, which is now going for $580 instead of $800. This sleek laptop packs a spacious 14-inch Full HD display and up to 10 hours of battery life....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Stephanie Roy

Scientists genetically engineer yeast to make THC and other medical marijuana chemicals

Medical marijuana is causing a stir as patients petition for access to cannabis-derived compounds for medicinal purposes, while governments worldwide seek to control the supply of the still-illegal plant. However, biochemists at the Technical University of Dortmund in Germany may have a solution to this conundrum — THC-producing yeast. These genetically-modified organisms are potentially capable of synthesizing THC, and other medically important marijuana compounds, using an affordable method which can be scaled for bulk production....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · John Hines

Star Trek: Discovery All 5 Seasons Ranked Worst To Best

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for the Star Trek: Discovery series finale, “Life, Itself” Summary With the conclusion ofStar Trek: Discovery’s fifth and final season, a clear quality ranking of all the show’s seasons emerges.Discoverywas the firstStar TrekTV showto air on Paramount+ starting in 2017, and has accomplished a lot for the franchise in the seven years it has been on the air. As the first modernStar Trekseries since the end ofStar Trek: Enterprisein 2005,Discoverybegan a new era for the franchise, making it possible for other shows likeStar Trek: Strange New WorldsorStar Trek: Picardto even exist....

June 11, 2025 · 7 min · 1323 words · Mark Hartman

SVS’ new Prime Wireless speakers and amplifier make hi-res streaming simple

Check out our full review of the SVS Prime Wireless speakers. Constantly punching above its weight (and price point), SVS makes some of our favorite high-end speakers that offer audiophile performance without audiophile pricing. It only makes sense thatSVSwould bring its penchant for high performance and affordability to its new pair of powered, wireless bookshelf speakers, the SVS Prime Wireless. After showing them off at CES 2018, the company finally made the Prime Wireless Speakers available for pre-order on Wednesday, October 3....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 749 words · Erica Jones

Taco Bell is going full send on Crispy Chicken with 3 new menu items

Taco Bell is going full send on Crispy Chicken with 3 new menu items Taco Bell has introduced three new items to expand its already-popular chicken menu, including strips and a new burrito and taco. After a successful test in 2024, Taco Bell brought itscrispy chicken nuggets back to the menu in April 2025and revealed plans to make crispy chicken a permanent menu item before the end of the year....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Gina Mccann

The Asus Chakram was the best mouse of CES 2020 — and the most interesting

This story is part of our continuing coverage of CES 2020, including tech and gadgets from the showroom floor. CES 2020 didn’t have heaps of new mice on show, but the ones that were there were easily overshadowed by the Asus Chakram. With its built-in joystick, wireless charging, RGB lighting, and high-end Omron switches, it proved far more capable than we expected. It’s super customizable too, so it can be a mouse for any situation and any user....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Christopher Love

The Duskbloods: release window, trailers, gameplay, and more

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct gave us a ton ofupcoming Switch 2 gamesto look forward to. We already knew aboutMario Kart World,but new reveals likeDonkey Kong Bananzashowed what other games were on the way in 2025. However, there was one game that stood out from the crowd. At first, many (ourselves included) thought the impossible had become real and we were seeingBloodborne 2.Instead, we got something that might be even better....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Angela Brady

The iPhone’s AI future just got a lot more interesting

Apple iPhone 15 Pro MaxAndy Boxall / Digital Trends Not too long ago, Apple was rumored to be internally working on something calledApple GPT, a chatbot based on the company’s own AI model with the goal of emulatingwhat OpenAI’s ChatGPT does. In the months that followed, we have seen generative AI products appearing everywhere, from Google Pixels and Samsung’s Galaxy S24 phones to anupstart like the Nothing Phone 2a. In the meanwhile, all we got from Apple were vague, but bold claims....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Lori Castillo