Tech & Ai

How to unblock Pornhub for free in North Carolina
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 2025
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from North Carolina with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN. More than a third of U.S. states

EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 2025
A mod for The Sims 4 that removed LGBT and Black nonplayable characters (NPCs) from the game and automatically changed them to “straight” and “white,”

xAI blames Grok’s obsession with white genocide on an ‘unauthorized modification’
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 2025
xAI blamed an “unauthorized modification” for a bug in its AI-powered Grok chatbot that caused Grok to repeatedly refer to “white genocide in South Africa”

Wordle today: The answer and hints for May 16, 2025
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 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

The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 2025
Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global

Sam Altman’s goal for ChatGPT to remember ‘your whole life’ is both exciting and disturbing
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 16, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a big vision for the future of ChatGPT at an AI event hosted by VC firm Sequoia earlier this

The Panasonic MultiShape drops to $170 in May 2025. It’s my favorite grooming tool.
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 15, 2025
Back in 2022, Panasonic released a men’s grooming tool called the MultiShape. It had a simple value proposition: Built with swappable heads, this multi-groomer lets

Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 15, 2025
On Thursday, Windsurf, a startup that develops popular AI tools for software engineers, announced the launch of its first family of AI software engineering models,

Artists use controversial AI report to fight Meta in court
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 15, 2025
Plaintiffs in the landmark Kadrey v. Meta case have already submitted the U.S. Copyright Office’s controversial AI report as evidence in their copyright infringement suit

The 35 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (May 2025)
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 15, 2025
As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, Max (aka the streamer formerly known as HBO Max, and soon to