Summer Game Fest, and the surrounding video game showcases from Sony and Microsoft have come and gone, and while there were loads of fantasy and realistic titles worth adding to our wishlists, you know us: We love sci-fi and space-set games…
Apple gives iOS gaming a real home, just not a new direction
It isn’t Valve’s steam, but Apple’s new Games app in iOS 26 and macOS 26 finally admits mobile gaming deserves more than a menu tab and a forgotten leaderboard. Apple has launched a new Games app as part of iOS 26…
Surfshark unveils a new tool to minimize the impact of lost VPN connections – but don’t call it a kill switch
Surfshark has unveiled “an industry-first technology” for greater VPN connection stability Surfshark Everlink works in the background to recover dropped VPN connections The provider also promises to reduce the risk of IP address exposure Surfshark has just unveiled an “industry-first” patented…
The Download: Funding a CRISPR embryo startup, and bad news for clean cement
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Reddit is suing Anthropic Reddit claims the AI company kept accessing its site after claiming it had stopped. (WSJ $)+ Reddit says AI companies should not scrape the…
Breaking down the highlights of WWDC 2025
In this special episode, recorded live in Cupertino, Cherlynn and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham are joined by the Washington Post’s Chris Velazco and Wired’s Julian Chokkattu to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2025. Though the announcements were all over the place…
NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032. Although now too distant…