Privacy is dead, but it may not matter as much as we think

There’s a Twitter account, calledRoom Rater, that critiques the spaces celebrities, news anchors, and others inhabit during video calls. You might get extra points forinteresting bookendsor docked forbad lighting. It’s not just those on TV who are being judged for their decor, though. Due to the pandemic, we’re all seeing new sides (and sideboards) of our co-workers during video chats. This virtual view into our colleagues’ lives is a consequence of the pandemic, but it’s also part of a larger degradation of privacy that’s been happening for years....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Julie Valencia

Severance Season 2 has one final setback due to LA fires

Severance Season 2 has one final setback due to LA fires Severance fans have waited years for Season 2, but the tragic recent fires have proven the latest setback for the widely lauded series. The fires sweeping through LA county have devastated thousands of homes,spreadingfrom the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst all the way into the Hollywood Hills. The fires have alsodisrupted myriad local productions, alongside halting many Hollywood events and premieres....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Jesse Johnson

Show winter who’s boss with this Nissan Juke that rolls along on tank-like tracks

Nissan has unveiled the Juke Personalization Adventure concept ahead of its public debut at the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon, and it is a sight to behold for snow lovers. It rides on four tank-like tracks that let anyone lucky enough to slip behind the wheel forget every lesson they ever learned about driving on snow and ice. The Juke Personalization Adventure concept started life as a regular-productionJuke— a modelno longer soldin the United States but still available in other global markets....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Andrew Keller

Skybound Set To Expand Gaming IP Across Multiple Platforms

Summary Skybound Entertainment, the company responsible for the games inThe Walking DeadandInvinciblefranchises, is aiming to expand its IP (intellectual property) across multiple platforms, from gaming to TV shows and movies – and two of its top representatives will be speakers in a keynote at Gamescom Latam 2024. Founded in 2010 by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, Skybound is the company responsible for the comic seriesThe Walking Deadand has been involved with many of the franchise’s adaptations....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Tony Nicholson

Some retailers are already selling Intel Alder Lake processors, at a cheap price

Intel has promised that its12th-gen Alder Lakeplatform is arriving in 2021, but the company has yet to announce an official release date. It seems some retailers are getting antsy, and have even shipped processors to customers weeks ahead of the rumored launch date. Reddit user u/Seby9123apparently received two Intel Core i9-12900K processors, two weeks ahead of the rumored release date. We always recommend handling random Reddit posts with skepticism, but the images of the processor and its box are hard to argue with....

June 2, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Garrett Garza

Star Trek: Discovery Never Showed The 32nd Century’s USS Enterprise

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Summary Star Trek: Discoveryended without showing the 32nd-century version ofStar Trek’smost iconic ship — the USS Enterprise. Since its introduction inStar Trek: The Original Series,the Starship Enterprise has become one of the most recognizable spaceships in popular culture.Over the years, there have been many incarnations of the Enterprise, and the ship remains a fixture ofStar Trekeven today.Under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), the USS Enterprise of the 23rd century serves as the centerpiece ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds,with a stunning upgrade for modern-day television....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 662 words · Tiffany Berry

Starfield’s lead dev says they “just nerfed the hell” out of game’s space exploration

Starfield’s lead dev says they “just nerfed the hell” out of game’s space exploration In an interview, Starfield director Todd Howard revealed the developers planned for planetary exploration to be far more complex, but eventually chose to make it less difficult. One of the most interesting parts ofStarfieldis exploring the game’s many planets. Bethesda Softworks has hidden a variety of secrets across the game’s universe, and thevarious resources, wildlife, and lootmakes planets worth searching....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Steven Wallace

Starlight's Powers In The Boys Explained

Summary In the world ofThe Boys, Starlight’s powers seem to have unlimited potential. She was a timid addition and possibly the weakest member of The Seven in the show’s early seasons, but Starlight has come into her own throughout the series. As she’s become more collected and confident, her abilities have evolved,creating a deeper meaning for Starlight’s powersthat are more reflective of the person she is. At the end of season 3, Starlight unleashed an ability she didn’t know she had: flight....

June 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1138 words · Jake Stephens

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more

Rocksteady made a name for itself as one of the first teams to make a universally acclaimed superhero game withBatman: Arkham Asylum.It followed that success with two sequels, the even more belovedBatman:Arkham Cityand the divisive, though still fantasticBatman:Arkham Knight.Fans were left waiting to hear what this studio would tackle next. Most assumed it would be another DC property, since it is owned by Warner Bros. Games, and those suspicions turned out to be right on the money, though with a property not many would have predicted....

June 2, 2025 · 9 min · 1726 words · Andrea Cook

The Essex Serpent review: A visually ravishing gothic melodrama

“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.“ The Essex Serpentis a strange show. TheApple TV+series’ title and logline suggest that it’s about a small English town that becomes the target of a mythical sea creature, and that element is certainly a part ofThe Essex Serpent....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 997 words · Sharon Brown

The Google Pixel 8’s AI photo features are amazing — and a little scary

When you get theGoogle Pixel 8orGoogle Pixel 8 Proin your hands, it’s going to be tempting to dive right in and change the photos you take with it using the spectacular new AI tools that come with it. These features are insane, as it will suddenly be possible to create your “perfect” photo after the fact, and with almost no effort outside of tapping on the screen. It’s an exciting new world, but it’s one that needs to be approached — and enjoyed —with a great deal of caution....

June 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1008 words · Michael Figueroa

The Instant Pot is on sale at crazy prices for Mother’s Day

We definitely dig the Instant Pot here at Digital Trends, and for good reason: from the Instant Pot Duo to the super-popular Instant Pot Ultra to the upcoming Instant Pot Max, these 10-in-1 pressure cookers arewildly diverse in their applications, serving as a steamer, rice cooker, yogurt maker,wine maker, and other ideas we probably haven’t even dug up yet. You love your mom, don’t you? The good news is that the kitchen appliance industry has jumped on Mother’s Day with gusto this year and is offering theInstant Potat crazy prices today....

June 2, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Anthony Holmes

These comics prove that Free Comic Book Day is for movie lovers, too

For nearly 15 years now,Free Comic Book Dayhas made the first Saturday in May an annual holiday for comic book fans, growing with each year and encompassing a wider range of publishers, characters, and offerings from around the comics world — and yes, even more free comics. Fortunately, you don’t need to be a comic super nerd to get in on the fun. With comic book stories and their characters all over the big screen, it makes sense that comics that have inspired — and been inspired by — movies have a big presence during FCBD....

June 2, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Travis Sexton