Baldur’s Gate 3, Lego Fortnite, and 7 other games that defined 2023
Despite lay-offs and the end of a gaming mainstay, 2023 was a year filled with brilliant video games.
Despite lay-offs and the end of a gaming mainstay, 2023 was a year filled with brilliant video games.
In a nondescript Culver City warehouse, members of the metal band Avenged Sevenfold wear protective booties over their shoes to avoid scuffing the floor-to-ceiling green screen. The surroundings couldn’t be more different from their usual fire-and-brimstone aesthetics. That will soon change, of course, with the green screen swapped out for a series of fantastical concert…
Listen to article (1 minute) Google is going forward with sweeping changes to how companies track users online—moves that have been years in the making. Advertisers still aren’t ready. The changes, among the biggest in the history of the $600 billion-a-year online-ad industry, center on the use of cookies, technology that logs the activity of…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The newsletter platform Substack rose to prominence with a permissive approach to online speech, attracting big-name writers who felt “canceled” by the mainstream media for their conservative or libertarian rhetoric. Criticized in December for tolerating Nazis and white supremacists on its platform, Substack doubled down,…
There are a wide range of considerations for why an outlet might want to retain verified status for its journalists. A newsroom leader at an entertainment news outlet who was not authorized to speak about its policy told BuzzFeed News that the publication will probably end up paying for verification. Although this outlet is at…
TikTok has become one of the most influential platforms on the planet. It shapes music charts, launches careers, defines trends, and even plays a role in politics and activism. Every day, millions swipe through entertainment, education, humor, and personal stories—all condensed into addictive, bite-sized videos. But what if, suddenly and without warning, TikTok was banned…
What if a missile could jet toward a moving target — and then fly back home to try again if it missed? That’s the idea behind the Roadrunner, a novel combination of AI-powered drone, bomb and boomerang designed by the defense tech company Anduril Industries and announced on Thursday. The company unveiled the product at…