Instagram has announced a number of new safety feature updates to its photo and video sharing app, including an expansion of its existing blocking feature. On Thursday, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseritweeted a videoin which he introduced the new safety updates to IG. Of the three new “updated safety tools” Mosseri announced, the expansion of IG’s blocking feature was particularly notable. Updated Safety Tools 🙏🏼 Today, we’re announcing new ways for creators to stay safe on Instagram:...

iPhone 16 rumored to have completely revamped AI-powered Siri Apple is reportedly developing a new AI-powered Siri for the iPhone 16, which could be its most advanced virtual assistant yet. AI hastaken this yearby storm and none of the big tech companies are shy of embracing it. Apple also announced a handful of AI-focused developments duringWWDC 2023but without using the term “AI” or “artificial intelligence”. AI is already a big part of your iPhone, with Siri and Spotlight being just two examples....

Japan’s lunar lander has reestablished contact with its mission controllers on Earth, confirming that it had successfully made it through a bitterly cold two-week lunar night. SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) reached the moon last month — a first for Japan as it became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface. But it soon emerged that SLIM hadtoppled over as it touched down, leaving the team at JAXA — Japan’s NASA — wondering if the mission could continue....

Apple now hasso many iPhone modelsthat the once logical range has become needlessly confusing. The breadth of “choice” appears to be more about filling all available price points, rather than delivering a set number of devices to make it easy for potential buyers to navigate through when out shopping. Choice is essential, of course, but it shouldn’t only be about ticking price boxes, and Apple has traditionally always been great at gently nudging people toward the right phone for them by showing the clear benefits between the different models....

Among the many mysteries of the world, few are more profound or significant than the question of why a particular movie or TV show is at the top of the Netflix chart on any given day. Some of the movies that get to that spot make sense, but others can be head-scratchers, at least at first blush. Unhingedis one such title that has been dominant on theNetflix chartsrecently, and while it may seem like a pretty random movie, there are some important reasons for its appeal....

New YouTube feature lets you search for anything you see in Shorts YouTube users will now be able to search for anything they spot in a Short, meaning you’ll never have to ask people in the comments for info ever again. Have you ever watched aYouTube Shortand wondered about landmarks, plants, objects, animals, or anything else in the clip? You’re not alone – and the Google-owned platform wants to help....

Nintendo is notoriously stingy when it comes to offering sales for games on its systems, but the company must be feeling generous for the holidays, as a number of thebest Switch gamesarecurrently availableat drastically reduced prices. Multiple publishers — both big and small — are partnering with Nintendo for holiday sales. Team17 is currently offering the excellentThe Escapists 2for $11 rather than $20, andYoku’s Island Expresshad its price cut in half to just $10....

Pokemon Go announces powerful new Poke Ball for Wild Area 2024 event Ahead of the new Pokemon GoWild Area 2024 event, Niantic has announced a new Poke Ball will be released for players to use. Pokemon Go has announced the debut of the Safari Ball, which will become available in the game during the first Wild Area 2024 event. This new global celebration isdescribedas “following in the footsteps of Pokemon Go Fest and Pokemon Go Tour”, and has already teased big features like thedebut of Toxtricity....

Over the past few weeks, cracks have begun to appear in the security of the video-calling tools we evidently can no longer live without. None of them, including the likes of Zoom and Google Meet, secure your calls end-to-end, which means your data can be potentially accessed and viewed by these companies. Brave browser wants to be the privacy panacea in this increasingly crowded telecommunications space, and to do that, it’s adding an end-to-end video-calling service....

Best Buy has discounted the Theragun H3Pro Percussive Massage Gun for Memorial Day, dropping it down from $599 to only $399. It’s the latest in a long line ofMemorial Day salesthe Blue Shirt retailer kicked off this weekend, which arrived leases than a week after theBowflex Memorial Day Sale. Massage guns relieve muscle soreness with fast, percussive tissue massage designed to improve blood flow. You don’t need to press hard with the gun head....

Superman: Legacy star hints at what fans can expect from upcoming film Superman: Legacy star Rachel Brosnaham has provided fans with a new update on the development of Superman: Legacy. First announced in December 2022,Superman: Legacywill serve as the entry in Gunn and co-DC Studios head, Peter Safran’s revampedDC Universe. As such, a lot is riding on the production, which Gunn himself set to both write and direct. And with Superman: Legacy news breaking on a semi-regular basis, fans’ scrutiny of the superhero reboot has only intensified....

TeamSpeak crash reports skyrocket after Russia bans Discord Russia has banned Discord throughout the country and it immediately caused a jump in crash reports for another popular voice chat program. Since its launch in 2015,Discordhas become the go-to place for all things voice and text chat. It’s amassed over 200M monthly active users and has over 28M servers made by people from around the world. On June 24, 2025, Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, revealed that it had banned the California-based messaging app for violating Russian Law....

There aregaming laptop dealsfor top-of-the-line machines, but there are also offers that make budget-friendly models even more affordable. Here’s one from Dell — a $300 discount on the Dell G15 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, which brings its price down from $900 to just $600. The savings won’t be around forever though, so if you’re interested in this device, you should go ahead and complete your purchase as soon as you can....