This Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED gaming monitor deal is perfect for Super Bowl LIX

If you’re planning towatch Super Bowl LIXon your computer, you’ve still got time to upgrade withmonitor deals. For the best possible experience, you’ll want a top-quality screen like the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 curved gaming monitor, which is on sale from Samsung at $300 off. From its original price of $1,700, it’s down to $1,400 — still pretty expensive, but since it’s going to serve as an excellent display long after the big game, it will be worth every single penny....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Sarah Hawkins

TikTok to appeal $600M fine for sending data to China

TikTok to appeal $600M fine for sending data to China TikTok has been fined $600M for violating a European Union Data Privacy Law for sending user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission announced the fine on Friday, May 1, and has given the ByteDance-owned company six months to bring its data processing into compliance with the law. The $600M fine was given toTikTokafter the Irish DPC found the app violated the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, because it couldn’t guarantee that data sent to China would be protected....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Richard Moreno

Umamusume player liked the game so much they bought a real race horse

Umamusume player liked the game so much they bought a real race horse Umamusume, a gacha game about training and racing anime horse girls, has been immensely popular upon its Western release. Now, just a few weeks after its launch in the West, a player decided to just buy a real race horse instead. One player took things a step further and decided to just go all in and get their own racehorse....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Douglas Ramirez

Volkswagen will deploy retrolicious autonomous vans during the 2022 World Cup

Technology fans who aren’t remotely interested in sports now have an excellent reason to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place in Doha, Qatar. Volkswagen announced it teamed up with local authorities to prepare the deployment of a fleet of autonomous cars during the event, and they’ll be based on one of the coolest concept cars we’ve seen this decade. The German automaker agreed to work with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to develop the physical and digital infrastructure required to put autonomous vans on Doha’s roads....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Miranda Koch

Waymo explores perks for riders to set its robo-taxi service apart from rivals

The day whentruly driverless vehicles rule the roadmay be a ways off, but in the meantime companies like Waymo are working diligently on developing robo-taxi services to whisk us quickly and safely across town. The Alphabet-owned company is already running a limited ridesharing service using its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans (with a safety driver) in Phoenix, Arizona, but news last year of it ordering more than60,000 additional minivanshighlights the sheer scale of its robo-taxi ambitions....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Douglas Sweeney

What is Dubai chocolate? Viral TikTok food explained and where to find it in the US

What is Dubai chocolate? Viral TikTok food explained and where to find it in the US These bright green slabs of Dubai chocolate are huge, and they’re going viral on TikTok. As the name suggests, they are only sold exclusively in Dubai, so people in the US need to get creative if they want to try out this viral food trend. FoodTok has been overrun with viral videos of these ginormous treats that are colorful inside, and out....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Garrett Ross

What you should know about the Summer Game Fest

There are numerous annual gaming events during the spring and summer presenting gamers with the year’s upcoming games, including E3 and GDC. But 2020’s lineup was shaken due to the ongoing pandemic, just as Sony and Microsoft prepare to release theirnext-generation hardware. In place of this year’s annual gaming events, The Game Awards and other organizations will produce several online presentations. And the Summer Game Fest will bring a lineup of announcements to gamers eager for news on forthcoming titles....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Justin Curry

You’ll soon be able to stream songs in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format

When Sony gave us a chance to demo its new360 Reality Audio format at CES 2019earlier this year, we were very impressed with what we heard. Our only question was, when will we get a chance to experience it in the comfort of our own homes? The answer, according to Sony, is “late fall, 2019” — in other words, much sooner than we expected. The immersive audio format, which will compete withDolby’s Atmos Music, will be added to Tidal, Amazon Music HD, Deezer, and Nugs....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Ashley Cole

5 games to play now that Grand Theft Auto 6 is delayed

Grand Theft Auto 6now has anofficial release date, but unfortunately, it’s in May 2026, notfall 2025 as previously expected. It was set to be perhaps the biggest launch of the year, but Rockstar says it needs more time to makeGTA 6the best game it can be. While it’s a disappointment for fans, it’s probably thebest move for the game. But if you planned to spend your fall playingGrand Theft Auto, you probably have a pretty decent gap in your gaming schedule....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 764 words · Craig Martin

5 songs you need to stream this week: Cloud Nothings, Dirty Projectors, more

Every week, there are thousands of new songs hitting the airwaves — and it’s just too much for your two ears to handle. With all those options, you may’t be wasting your time on tracks that deserve a thumbs-down click. But don’t worry, we’re going to save you the hassle. We listen to some of the most-hyped and interesting songs each week, and tell you which are worthy of your precious listening time....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Javier Cole

90 Day Fiancé's Jibri Tries Too Hard To Look Happy

Summary Jibri Bell from90 Day Fiancéhas been acting too cheerful after his failed marriage with Miona Bell, making it seem like he’s trying to make her jealous. The South Dakota man was madly in love with his Serbian wife a few years ago. He wanted to build a family with her, so he invited her to the United States on a K-1 visa. Jibri and Miona’s story played out in90 Day Fiancéseason 9....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1175 words · Charles Ho

Acer Swift 3 OLED review: an OLED laptop under $1,000

“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.“ Acer has been slow to jump on theOLED laptopbandwagon. But finally, the company has brought an OLED panel to its popular midrange 14-inch laptop, the Swift 3. This is more than just thestandard Acer Swift 3with a better 90Hz OLED screen swapped in....

August 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Charles Griffin

After 51 Years, Thanos Abandons His Love of Death to Become a Literal God

Summary Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Thanos Annual #1 - The Infinity Watch!Thanos’ love of and obsession with Death has been his driving motivation for the majority of his Marvel Comics career.The Mad Titan underwent theThanos Questto retrieve the Infinity Stones in an attempt to court Death, and one of the first things he did with the Infinity Gauntlet was murder half the universe as a ‘gift’ to his true love. However, despite spending so much time trying to win Death’s heart, Thanos has finally abandoned his love to become a literal god - the God of Death....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Justin Miller