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Many lies get told on TikTok; also, many truths. One such truth came last weekend when a user with the handle @madallthatime explained that all the people looking for distinct Halloween costume ideas on social media were just being served the same videos by the algorithm—thus negating their uniqueness. Instead, this internet sage explained, they … Read more

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier … Read more

Think Scout is just ripping off Rivian? Think again, says The Autopian’s Jason Torchinsky, who has a highly detailed breakdown of the new Terra and Traveler EVs designs, as well as a thorough debunking of the sentiment that they’re just Rivian clones. I’ve personally read over a dozen comments on our own story accusing Scout … Read more

Similar to how Mastodon offers an open source, distributed version of X, the fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor. This week, an app called Loops began accepting signups on its new platform for sharing short, looping videos. Still in the early stages, Loops is not yet open sourced, nor has it completed its integration … Read more

If you’re hoping to find a great Samsung Galaxy Watch deal this holiday season, you may not need to wait for the Black Friday sales to save big. The early offers this year have been no joke, and I’m starting to wonder how retailers plan to top these discounts when the big day finally arrives. … Read more

Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority TL;DR Galaxy Tab S10 and S9 series accessories are cross-compatible, allowing users to reuse covers and keyboards between models. The Galaxy Tab S10 series keyboard cover includes a Galaxy AI key that currently doesn’t work with Tab S9 devices. Samsung has confirmed that the upcoming One UI 7 update will … Read more

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Ahead of the debut of Apple’s private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researchers up to $1 million to find vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of its private AI cloud. In a post on Apple’s security … Read more

Starting with iOS 18.2, Apple News+ subscribers in the U.S. have access to daily sudoku puzzles, with easy, moderate, and challenging difficulty levels. A scoreboard tracks your sudoku stats, including your total number of puzzles solved, fastest completion times per difficulty level, and more. Sudoku is also available in Apple News+ on iPadOS 18.2, and … Read more

Wikipedia/Netflix After one of the great cliffhangers in the show’s history, fans are eager to gather every detail about Stranger Things 5. Understandably, season 5, the finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things, is now one of television’s most highly anticipated events. Since Vecna succeeded in tearing open a massive gate to the Upside Down, audiences now … Read more

Velan Studios announced its VR pinball game Bounce Arcade is available for pre-order on Meta Quest and will debut on November 21. In the game, you enter the machine and play pinball like you’ve never seen before. It has multiple themed pinball tables full of challenges. Players must strive to survive, unlock mini-games, and chase … Read more