"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year, and the company is quick to clarify that human editors did all the selecting. According to Encyclopedia Britannica's subsidiary, capturing the elusive, low-quality content flooding screens in recent years in a single four-letter word once again demonstrates the English language's ability to......
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount hostile bid, backs Netflix deal
Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, urging shareholders to stick with Netflix's previously announced acquisition. The decision shuts down Paramount's attempt to wrest control of the media giant just days after taking its offer directly to investors. Read Entire Article
OnePlus 15R launches to mixed reviews: big battery, bigger price
The OnePlus 15R lands in an awkward middle ground, pairing strong hardware with notable compromises. It's powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and features a massive 7,400 mAh battery, but carries a $699 price tag. Reviewers praise its performance, but criticize the mediocre camera system. Read Entire Article
The ten worst games of 2025, according to Metacritic
Metacritic ranks its 10 worst games based on the lowest scores. The site explains that it excludes any titles with fewer than 4 reviews, and that the reviews must come from "professional critics." Read Entire Article
Senators probe whether AI data centers are driving up electricity costs
In formal letters sent to seven tech firms – Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Equinix, Digital Realty, and CoreWeave – Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut raised concerns that data center growth has coincided with dramatic increases in local utility rates. They......
Uber sued by FTC and states over deceptive billing and cancellation practices
The complaint alleges that Uber repeatedly charged customers without their informed consent and failed to honor the savings and benefits it promoted to subscribers. Read Entire Article
RAM scammer swaps DDR5 modules for DDR2 and metal weights
VideoCardz reports that a reader recently warned it of a RAM package scam from Amazon. The fraudulent shipment shows that the number of components that warrant caution from buyers is growing. Read Entire Article
Microsoft will soon deprecate the insecure RC4 encryption algorithm
Microsoft recently confirmed that it is finally deprecating RC4, the encryption method used by the Kerberos authentication protocol for the past three decades. Developed by mathematician Ron Rivest in 1987, Rivest Cipher 4 has been vulnerable to attacks since 1994, when the secret algorithm leaked to the public. Read Entire...
EU probes Google for “illegally” scraping the web to catch up to its AI rivals
European regulators have opened a new antitrust investigation into Google, centering on whether the company illegally scraped online content to shore up its artificial intelligence products as it struggled to keep pace with faster-moving rivals. Fortune reports that the probe targets Google's use of publisher content and user-uploaded material to......
Macs Fan Control is the easiest way to keep your Mac cool under pressure
Macs Fan Control puts you in charge of your Mac's cooling. It shows real-time temperature readings and lets you fine-tune fan speeds to balance performance, heat, and noise. Windows users looking for similar fan control may want to check out SpeedFan. Read Entire Article