That’s science! Mycologist colonizes marshmallow Peeps with fungi for Easter

Easter is coming, and you know what that means — chocolate eggs, candy bunnies, and of course marshmallow Peeps. But a scientist from West Virginia University has his own plan for the sweet marshmallow treats this Easter season — he’s using Peeps for an experiment into the environmentally adaptive abilities of fungi. Mycologist and Assistant Professor of Forest Pathology at West Virginia UniversityMatthew Kassonwanted to see whether fungi can survive in extreme environments....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Joseph Walker

The best games we played at Summer Game Fest 2025

The summer has truly begun. Last week, Geoff Keighley christened June with his annualSummer Game Feststream. While a bit less exciting than previous years, the two-hour stream unveiled plenty of new games fromCode Vein 2toResident Evil Requiem.Following the event, Digital Trends attended the show’s three day long Play Days event. The show featured playable demos of several games revealed during the show, as well as Sony’s State of Play, Day of the Devs, and more....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1453 words · Kimberly Foster

The biggest Apple disappointments, flops, and failures

Another WWDC 2018 has officially come and gone. The annual conference, which Apple uses to highlight its latest-and-greatest software initiatives, saw the announcement ofiOS 12, ARKit 2, andMacOS Mojave, as well as increased functionality for AR emojis and Siri. In the past, the tech giant has also used this event to announce new iterations of the iPhone and Mac but, alas,that wasn’t the case this year. And while Apple showed off some cool refinements coming to its desktop and mobile operating systems, not everything the company has done in the past has been as elegant....

August 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1222 words · Jamie Franco

The Golden Bachelorette: How Joan Vassos Fits Her Capricorn Zodiac Sign

Summary The Golden BachelorettestarJoan Vassos' zodiac sign is Capricorn, and she truly has all of the qualities of this Earth sign, which is ruled by Saturn and represented by the mythical sea-goat. Joan is a 61-year-old private school administrator from Rockville, Maryland. She was born on July 07, 2025, under the zodiac sign of Capricorn, whose dates range from December 22 to January 19 or 20. Joan got her start on Gerry Turner’sGolden Bachelorseason....

August 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1563 words · Christopher Browning

The latest Kindle Paperwhite is at its lowest price of the year

Bibliophiles, here’s a great chance to add an e-book reader to your arsenal: Amazon has slashed the price of the 16GB model of the 11th-generation Amazon Kindle Paperwhite with a 23% discount. From its original price of $150, it’s down to its lowest price this year of $115, but this offer will only be available for a limited time. If you want to pocket the savings of $35, you’re going to have to hurry with your purchase as every minute that you delay increases your chance of missing out on this bargain....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Alejandro Murphy

The Lenovo Z5 Pro GT packs the most RAM ever seen in a smartphone

In the west, Lenovo is primarily known for laptops and being the name behind Motorola’s recent phones, but it’s easy to forget Lenovo has a phone range all its own. It won’t be so easy to forget once you set your eyes on theLenovo Z5 Pro GT, even though the phone is unlikely to be coming to the U.S. The first thing you’re likely to notice about the Z5 Pro GT is the almost complete lack of bezels....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Stephanie Hampton

The only gaming laptops you should consider for college

The laptop market is a bit strange right now, which is particularly problematic if you’re going back to school. We’ve seen some of thebest gaming laptopsever this year, but many solid laptops for going back to school haven’t been updated to the latest generation yet, making it hard to settle on one machine. We’ve reviewed dozens of laptops in 2023, and there are only a select few that meet the balance of price, performance, and portability that students demand....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 858 words · Mary Bradford

The Way Home’s most controversial character could be someone else entirely

The Way Home’s most controversial character could be someone else entirely Del’s attitude inThe Way Home Season 3hasn’t gone down too well with fans, but a new theory suggests her teenage self could be someone else entirely. For the uninitiated, Del is the matriarch of the Landry family inThe Way Home. In the present day, she’s hugely opposed to Kat and Alice time traveling through the pond, wishing they’d both stay out of past affairs....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Samantha Solis

This long-awaited YouTube TV feature is a channel-flipper’s dream

The move from cable to streaming for live TV changed a lot of things. Choice, for one. (We have more.) Price, for another. (You’re likely paying less.) But not all changes were great. If you’re of the channel-surfing variety — or love to flip back and forth between two channels — you’ve likely been missing that feature. This is hardly a new idea. Cable remotes long had a dedicated button for going to the previous channel....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Dylan Ramirez

Toyota leapfrogs competition: Level 4 self driving due next summer

Toyota Research Institute(TRI) announced that its Platform 4 (P4) automated driving test vehicle will be available for public demonstration rides next summer in Tokyo. The P4 is based on aLexus LS sedan. The P4 experience will take place in Tokyo’sOdaiba district, a busy and often congested waterfront subcenter. Odaiba’s complex environment of pedestrians, vehicle traffic, diverse road infrastructure, and tall glass buildings provide a challenging setting in which to demonstrate the capabilities of Toyota’s automated driving technology....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Philip Brown

What is GTA 6’s ’27’ theory? Trailer 2 speculation reaches fever pitch

What is GTA 6’s ’27’ theory? Trailer 2 speculation reaches fever pitch A new GTA 6 theory is going viral with many in the community believing that everything, including trailer 2, is connected to the number 27. GTA 6fans have been anxiously waiting for Rockstar to reveal the second trailer for over a year, but they’ve been left disappointed every time. Now, a bunch of possible clues are adding up… to 27, that is....

August 24, 2025 · 4 min · 726 words · Edwin Miller

Wicked: Part 2 gets a ‘Good’ new title as second half draws near

Wicked: Part 2 gets a ‘Good’ new title as second half draws near Fans of Jon M. Chu’s critically acclaimed Wicked just got an exciting update about its second half: a brand new title. While theinitial decisionto split the adaptation in two parts struck fans as curious, especially in light of the first half’sextensive runtime, it didn’t stop the film from an enthusiastic receptionby criticsand audiences alike. The long-simmered film was delayed numerous times due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Sarah Long

Windows 11 will finally respect your default browser — in Europe

Microsoft makes it easy tochange the default browser in Windows 11. That’s important if you require special features specific to one of the many web browsers that are available on a PC. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple to be rid of Edge entirely. Microsoft Edge will still load to open some other file types. When opening a link from Windows Settings or other system components, the webpage will load in Edge....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Stephanie Atkinson