Meta is paying big money to lure TikTok creators to its platforms

So far, 2025 has proven to be a rather dynamic year with regard to the social media scene. In a whiplash-inducing turn of events, short-form video juggernaut TikTokwas briefly banned within the US market, only to haveits fortunes reversed mere hours later. Amidst these tumultuous developments, competing social media giantMetaappears to have its eyes set on expansion. The company has launched a new ‘breakthrough bonus program’, which is geared towards content creators migrating onto Meta-owned services....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Steven Castaneda

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Devs Announce Final Digital Event this June

Capcom have announced for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak the Final Digital Event for the Action-RPG. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Devs Announce Final Digital Event this June Set for June 7th, the Final Digital Event will be happening for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Capcom have set the developer roundtable forJune 7 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. Fans of the monster-slaying game can tune in 30 minutes early for the pre-show....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Peter Jordan

Netflix Says Stranger Things 4 Will Be Massive With Two-Part Release

Netflix Says Stranger Things 4 Will Be Massive With Two-Part Release Though “Stranger Things” fans have been givena few trailersfor the upcoming fourth season, Netflix and the show’s creators have remained silent about when the new episodes will finally premiere. That changed on February 17 withan open letterfrom Matt and Ross Duffer, the duo behind the hit original, who say “Stranger Things 4” has been “the most challenging season yet.” What does that mean?...

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Janice Hall

New Pixel feature drop: Everything in the March 2022 update

Google regularly updates its family ofPixel smartphoneswith so-called feature drops. And the latest one for March 2022 has just arrived. It also happens to be Pixel’s 10th feature drop to date, bringing new features to everything from Gboard to Google Duo. Here is a detailed look at everything new in the software update now rolling out to Pixel phones. Which Pixels get the latest feature drop? The latest feature drop is rolling out toPixel 3athroughPixel 5a (5G)devices starting 02 August 2025....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Alicia Taylor

New Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Revealed, And It's A Lot Like The Ford Ranger

New Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Revealed, And It’s A Lot Like The Ford Ranger Volkswagen has finally come out with thesecond-generation Amarokto the delight of car enthusiasts in Europe, South America, and Africa. This release followed a 12-year-long wait for the next Volkswagen Amarok pickup truck, which has become a popular vehicle across Europe for its powerful twin 3.0-liter V6 turbocharged direct injection diesel engines offering up to 268 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Thomas Johnson

Petition To Re-Hire James Gunn Gets 300,000 Signatures

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed At the dawn of a new age with democratization of the big giants of industry, another attempt to undo a major decision of studio is taken. Chandler Edwards has started a petition onChange.org, to re-hire James Gunn as the directorGuardians of the Galaxy Vol3. Gunn was fired from the project by Disney after his old objectionable tweets resurfaced dated back to 2008....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Ronald Pham

Review: Beyond Blue

I would like to think that any sensible, open-minded individual wouldn’t hold it against a studio aiming to be as much an educational affair as it is an entertaining one. One of the main gripes from consumers when it comes specifically to a game’s themes is the feeling of heavy-handedness. The feeling that some games, particularly when tackling current, contemporary subject matter, close themselves off from the notion of polarized viewpoints....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1239 words · Kaylee Fisher

Review: Exoprimal

A sign of the standard set by other developers putting out similar models, or a sign at the sheer level of appreciation garnered by the very company in question? Comparing it to others in the field, or comparing it to that which said studio has already created. The answer may well vary depending on your own affinity for and recent history with Capcom and their release portfolio over the past half-decade....

June 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1418 words · Donna Thompson

Samsung 65" CCFL-Backlit LCD TV Latest Addition To LCD 650 Series

Samsung 65" CCFL-Backlit LCD TV Latest Addition To LCD 650 Series We love big TVs as much as the next person, but there just has to be a point where big is too big. Is 65-inches too big? That’s probably a personal taste thing, and while we’re sure that there’s plenty of people out there that would love to have this new set introduced today at CEDIA by Samsung, we can guess there’s one huge obstacle you’ll have to climb before you can have one of these bad boys....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1153 words · Clayton Johnson

Steal a Brainrot Admin Abuse Times (August 06, 2025)

Steal a Brainrot Admin Abuse Times (August 24, 2025) Updated on August 23rd:This article is updated for the latest Steal a Brainrot Admin Abuse time. If you’re a Steal a Brainrot player, you’ve probably heard about Admin Abuse events. These special events are some of the most exciting times in the game, and today’s your lucky day because the next one is happening on August 23rd, 2025! So, when exactly will Steal a Brainrot Admin Abuse start, and what can you expect during this awesome event?...

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · John Morris

The killer smartphone camera feature that we all want, but may never get

I’ve been a longtime fan of shooting in portrait mode. It was popularised by theiPhone 7 Plusall the way back in 2016, but it was with theHuawei Mate 20 Proa few years later that I first got to play with it - and I’ve been hooked ever since. To be clear, I’m specifically talking about the artificial background blurring (bokeh) effect that’s applied to photos when shooting in this mode. These days, all kinds of features are lumped into portrait mode, but for the purposes of this article, I’m just focusing on the shallow depth of field effect....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Jeffrey Lopez

The MacBook Air in the Midnight color is a fingerprint magnet and scratches too easily

Apple’s new M2 MacBook Air in that gorgeous Midnight color is a fingerprint magnet and scratches too easily, some folks have complained on social media. Is that a scratch on your MacBook Air? The vast majority of reports describe dings and scuffs around the edges of USB-C ports. Some people also reported scratches on the cover. These nicks are mostly permanent so if you prefer to keep your gear in pristine condition, you’re probably better off picking another color option....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Matthew Parsons

There’s more in the making: 33 Apple logo wallpapers

Applesent out invitationson Thursday, October 18 for an event titledthere’s more in the making. It is widely anticipated the event will see updates to the iPad Pro lineup, at the least. Otherspeculationsassume Apple will update most of their existing hardware, including Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook 12″ and the AirPods. Theinteractive event websiteincludes dozens of variations of the Apple logo. We have 33 of them ready for you to use as your iPhone wallpaper....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Jacqueline Williams