Mario Party has been the series that has brought people together — while simultaneously ripping them apart — for decades. For years, friends and family have picked up the controllers and had a great time moving around the colorful boards, playing the mini-games, and seeing who was lucky enough to end up the superstar. WhenSuper Mario Partycame out on the Switch, many fans felt it was long overdue for a console Mario Party to finally allow players to start games online....

With illnesses on the rise, restaurants across the globe have had no choice but to temporarily bar guests from dining in. Fortunately, mobile ordering has made it easy for those of us sheltered at home to conveniently order takeout using popular delivery apps like GrubHub and DoorDash. Now many restaurants are even offering in-house delivery options. While it’s great to support local businesses and courier drivers, it’s still important to consider some of the health risks associated with mobile ordering....

The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits center stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Bellini The Hubble Space Telescope has captured this image of the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 2008, located 425 million light-years away in the constellation of Pictor (The Painter’s Easel). In the image, you can see the glowing nucleus of the galaxy’s center, with arms of stars and dust reaching out from this, in a form that is distinctive to spiral galaxies....

In the latest privacy blow for Facebook, the information of up to 540 million users — including passwords, comments, likes, and Facebook IDs — were left by app developers on publicly visible Amazon cloud servers. That’s according to a report from the security firmUpGuard, which initially discovered the two datasets of Facebook user information. Though the information on the servers was eventually removed once Facebook was contacted, it is not known how long the data was available to the public — or who may have accessed it....

Is Macaulay Culkin’s child in Home Alone? Macaulay Culkin is known for his child star making role of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone, but does his own child actually appear in the franchise? Now that it’s the Christmas season, no doubt families are putting on the classic 90s flick Home alone, starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister. The plot of the movie reads, “Eight-year-old Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France....

Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd arrested for reckless driving in Florida Franky ‘KodiyakRedd’ Venegas, also known as one half of the Island Boys, was arrested for reckless driving in Florida. On June 01, 2025,TMZ reportedthat Island Boys’ Franky ‘KodiyakRedd’ Venegas was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for reckless driving and “other offenses.” Details about what Venegas actually did to be charged with these crimes are unknown as of writing, but TMZ says they’ve reached out to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for information....

When modernelectric carsfirst hit showrooms in large numbers about a decade ago, one of the biggest questions about them was battery life. But Nissan hopes to finally put those doubts to rest. After reviewing data from itsLeaf electric cars, the automaker now believes batteries will outlast the vehicles they’re installed in by 10 to 12 years, Francisco Carranza, head of Renault-Nissan Energy Services, said at the recentAutomotive News EuropeWorld Congress....

LEGO Wallace & Gromit and X-Files sets officially revealed LEGOsets for Wallace & Gromit and The X-Files have been officially confirmed after two fan entries won a 90s-themed building challenge. On June 25, just days afterLEGO greenlit a fan-made Godzilla set, the toy construction company revealed the fan-made Wallace & Gromit and The X-Files sets would be released. This is particularly great news for fans of Aardman’s legendary claymation comedy franchise, Wallace & Gromit....

Summary A new spy thriller TV series starringMichael Fassbenderand produced byGeorge Clooneyis now in development. Both Fassbender and Clooney are A-list actors, with the former best known for roles inShameandX-Men: First Class. Meanwhile,Clooney’s notable rolesinclude parts inER,Gravity, andUp in the Air. Recently, Fassbender’s work has included roles inNext Goal WinsandThe Killer, while Clooney has dedicated his talents toIFandTicket to Paradise. As perThe Hollywood Reporter, a new thriller series involving Clooney and Fassbender has now been announced for Paramount+ With Showtime....

Microsoft just teased an upcoming Surface event via a tweet featuring the voice of Surface Chief Panos Panay. The company added that there’s more to come, and is recommending everyone “stay tuned.” There’s more to come… stay tuned 👀pic.twitter.com/84wXtcFISY — Microsoft Surface (@surface)July 04, 2025 It has beenrumored for some timethat Microsoft would be holding a Surface event this spring, and the tweet seemingly confirms one could be on the way imminently....

The two biggest audio trends in 2023 wereopen-ear earbudsandspatial audio. They weren’t new — both were already picking up steam a few years ago — but this was the year they became ubiquitous, as big and small brands jumped in with new products. What was once niche is now mainstream, and you can expect that acceleration to continue into 2024. Spatial audio Spatial audio is a strange term. We’ve been talking about it for years....

Sonoshas established a reputation as the preeminent wireless whole-home music system, and for good reason. Its combination of high-quality speakers, easy and intuitive app control, and support for nearly every streaming service on the planet makes for a very compelling product. But one criticism of Sonos continues to dog the company, especially from audiophile circles: It has limited native support for audio formats, and cannot play anyhigh-resolutionfiles. For Sonos customers who have chosen to load up their music libraries with high sample rate, 24-bit lossless formats like FLAC or WAV, this has presented an unfortunate reality — transcode your high-quality music to a lower sample rate, 16-bit format, or don’t listen to them on Sonos at all....

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet player bags uncatchable Shiny with “pro strats” A clever Pokemon Scarlet & Violet player has achieved the impossible and managed to bag themselves a Shiny Pokemon that would ordinarily be lost. MostPokemonplayers would fall over themselves to bag a Shiny, as those elusive creatures are incredibly hard to find, even in titles likePokemon Scarlet & Violet. One thing players don’t want, however, is to encounter a Shiny they can’t catch, squandering all of their luck in one futile moment....