Cruise’s robot taxis head to Arizona and Texas

Cruise’s autonomous cars are heading to Texas and Arizona before the end of this year. The General Motors-owned company plans to launch ridesharing pilots in Austin and Phoenix in what will be its first expansion of the service outside of San Francisco. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt shared the news ina series of tweetson Monday, September 12, revealing that his Austin team is planning to go from having no test vehicles or maps to launching fully driverless rides within the space of just 90 days....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Melissa Curtis

Customer data and images leaked from Home Depot MyInstall complaint service

Home Depot has been storing mountains of customer data on a publicly accessible, unencrypted page, leaving many of them vulnerable to scams and identity theft,according to Consumerist. Worse yet, some of the files found on the page were even discoverable by search engines, making them even easier to find. It is not uncommon to discover that a large corporate entity or organization is running a website with poor security, or evenleaving customer information accessible to hackers....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Carrie Larsen

Dave Portnoy hits out after Family Guy doesn’t ask him to voice his own character

Dave Portnoy hits out after Family Guy doesn’t ask him to voice his own character Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy has responded after Family Guy featured him in an episode – but didn’t ask him to voice his own character. Over the last few years, Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy has changed the lives of pizza shop owners around the United States with his ‘One Bite Pizza Review’ videos. In fact, Portnoy’s reviews have become so popular that the Barstool CEO made a cameo in a March 2025 episode of Family Guy, but the influencer has hit out at the show for not asking him to voice his own character....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Evan Davila

Dell Plus 16 2-in-1 review: an impressive freshman laptop debut

“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.“ Dell has undergone its biggest PC rebrand in years, completely revamping how it names and positions its various laptops and desktops. Simply put, the old branding was a bit confusing in finding exactly the PC that would meet your needs and your price point....

August 11, 2025 · 12 min · 2402 words · Timothy Marquez

Dell’s most popular business laptop is usually $1,459 — today it’s $783

Dell laptop dealsare always worth paying attention to, and that’s even more the case today, with Dell’s latest sale seeing a massive $676 off the ever popular Dell Latitude 5340 laptop. If you’ve been looking for greatlaptop dealsto aid your business plans, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Normally priced at $1,459, the Dell Latitude 5340 is down to $783 for a strictly limited time thanks to the sale happening right now....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Kelly King

Diablo 4 player’s mom stomps high-level boss and fans love her for it

Diablo 4 player’s mom stomps high-level boss and fans love her for it A Diablo 4 player’s mom has literally beaten them at their own game after slaying a boss 11 levels higher than her character. Fans of the game have rallied around ‘Diablo Mom’. Diablo 4is in the throes of its third major content update. Season of the Construct has been a tad divisive with the pendulum of player support swinging back and forth rapidly....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Matthew Lopez

Did Han or Greedo shoot first? New Disney+ edit of Star Wars makes it less clear

Eagle-eyed Star Wars viewers have noticed that the version ofStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hopeon Disney+ has been edited once again, making yet another revision to one of the first Star Wars movie’s most controversial scenes. The classic showdown between Han Solo and the bounty hunter Greedo in the Mos Eisley cantina features a couple of new shots, contains one new line of untranslated dialogue from Greedo, and, most importantly, now has Han and Greedo fire their blasters on the same frame, making the two attacks simultaneous....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Stephanie Smith

EA FC 24 devs announce controversial change to ICON Swaps

EA FC 24 devs announce controversial change to ICON Swaps EA FC 24 controversially removes full-length Icon Swaps promos by combining Swaps tokens with seasonal reward progress. Community members love Icon Swaps because it rewards playtime over spending money. Players complete SBCs and play Online Friendlies and Squad Battles to earn tokens. Those tokens are then employed to unlock must-use players that some users previously couldn’t imagine adding to theirUltimate Teamsquad without making microtransaction purchases....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Alan Hart

Facebook Messenger dark mode rolls out: Here’s how to unlock the hidden feature

Facebook has quietly rolled out a dark mode for its Messenger app, though activating the feature will take a few more steps than simply accessing the settings menu. The Facebook Messenger dark mode has been teased since last year’s F8 developers conference. It has since been tested in a few countries, with only a limited number of users able to enjoy the feature — until now. Toactivatethe Facebook Messenger dark mode, users will first have to send the crescent moon emoji to anyone, including any of their contacts, a chatbot, or even themselves....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Tiffany Brock

Genshin Impact Natlan Leaks: Pyro Archon May Be The Best Flex Character So Far

Summary The Pyro Archon of Natlan inGenshin Impactmay become the best flex character in the game, according to new leaks about their playable version. Natlan is the sixth major Nation of Teyvat and is set to arrive in HoYoverse’s popular action RPG later this year with Version 5.0. The status of the region is unknown, but the Pyro Archon is expected to play a large role in the story arc – though most will likely only become known with therelease of Natlan inGenshin Impact....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Erin Harper

Guitar Hero meets Earthbound in 2024’s strangest game

For a good chunk of my young-adult life, I was obsessed with the idea of creating my masterpiece. It’s not even that I wanted to create a great work of art with something to say; I felt I had to. My fear of death led me to believe that I needed to find a way to leave a lasting legacy behind, like the filmmakers and playwrights I revered at the time....

August 11, 2025 · 5 min · 947 words · Marissa Rollins

Hackers can gain control of an insulin pump to inject a harmful dose into patients

When someone mentions hacking, generally it’s aboutteens breaking into the government’s networkor the latest retail/service breach grabbing the personal data of millions of customers. Cracking into an individual’s pacemaker or insulin pump doesn’t really come to mind, but it’s possible anddoeshappen. Johnson & Johnson is actually warning patients now about a security vulnerability found in one of its insulin pumps. The good news is that the risk of using the affected Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump is extremely low, so there’s no need for panic....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Gary Hardin

Hasan Piker unbanned from Twitch just one day after being “cancelled”

Hasan Piker unbanned from Twitch just one day after being “cancelled” Hasan Piker has been unbanned on Twitch just one day after calling for the death of politician Rick Scott, something he claims was a comment made in hyperbole. As one of the biggest political commentators on Twitch, Piker has seenno shortage of controversyin his streaming career. His hard stances on political issues have earned him equal parts ire and fanfare over the years....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Brett Davis