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Valve responds to Steam security breach, and it isn’t as bad as it sounded
Valve has addressed Steam’s security breach reported earlier this week, a leak which allegedly involved over 89 million user records. Fortunately, it apparently isn’t as
The Internet’s Biggest-Ever Black Market Just Shut Down Amid a Telegram Purge
For years, a Chinese-language market for crypto scammers and money launderers—by some measures, the internet’s biggest black market of all time—operated in plain sight on
YouTube targets TV dollars with NFL deal, bingeable ‘shows’ from creators
YouTube announced a range of initiatives designed to attract more TV ad dollars to its platform at Brandcast, its annual Upfront event for advertisers. Notably,
Best wireless charging mats and stands in 2025 (UK)
This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience. The demands of everyday life are hard
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’
A chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence startup xAI appeared to be suffering from a glitch Wednesday when it repeatedly brought up white
YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos
Imagine you’re watching a highly anticipated video from your favorite YouTube creator — perhaps the moment a famous couple finally gets engaged — when an
Wordle today: The answer and hints for May 15, 2025
Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you
SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures
SpaceX founder Elon Musk also wants Starship to fly to Mars, which will, likewise, require a mastery of in-space refueling. NASA may also soon rely
Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s
AirFly Pro review: I’ll never fly without it again
My body refuses to fall asleep on planes, though not for lack of trying. I’ve stayed up late before flights, booked red-eyes, popped melatonin, ordered