PlayStation console owners who wanted to play online games got a rude start to the weekend.Users started reporting widespread PlayStation Network outages in the early evening on Friday, per Down Detector (a service owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company…
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times’ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of…
If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times’ elevated word-search game.Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up,…
Kendrick Lamar is back on the biggest stage in sports. The rap icon is set to headline the Super Bowl 59 halftime show as the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles — round two in a high-stakes…
Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer, is the first of Elon Musk’s DOGE crew to lose their job.Elez resigned from his post at Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal uncovered that…
Since late January, Elon Musk and the staff of his Department of Government Efficiency task force, or DOGE, have systematically accessed the digital networks and information databases that power the federal government. Among their first targets were the Treasury’s payment…
The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and even if you’re not a football fan, you’re still pretty much required to watch the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Super Bowl Sunday has become as much of…
When Nintendo first unveiled the Switch 2 last month, we (and everyone else) noticed something peculiar about the new Joy-Con controllers. Now, some recently unearthed patent filings more or less confirm all the theories.Specifically, there are now publicly viewable patents…
TL;DR: This offer includes Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and a 15-course learn-to-code bundle for just A$88.Give the gift of code this month! Whether you’re shopping for an experienced developer or an aspiring coder ready to take on the tech world,…
Being a solopreneur comes with plenty of benefits: You can set your own hours, decide your own business priorities, and kiss performance reviews goodbye. But a one-and-done tax season? That is not one of them.In many cases, independent workers must…

