Big Tech had a chance to take major steps against systemic racism, but it failed

When peaceful protests are being countered with aggressive,violent responsesfrom police and other authorities nationwide, it’s become clear that the White House will not lead the change that thousands of protesters have been calling for. Outside of the government, the organizations with the greatest impact on our daily lives — and the most powerful megaphones — are part of Big Tech. And those companies have failed to deliver in any meaningful way....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1149 words · Megan Figueroa

Black Ops 6 “pacifist” reveals how they Prestiged without getting a single kill

Black Ops 6 “pacifist” reveals how they Prestiged without getting a single kill One Black Ops 6 player has managed to Prestige without getting a single kill by mastering what they call a “pacifist” gameplay style. Call of Dutyplayers have settled well intoBlack Ops 6, the newest installment in the beloved franchise, offering plenty of new content for everyone to dive into. As expected, hardcore players have wasted no time grinding to get toPrestigeand cement their status as a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Adam Craig

Bleach Proves Shonen Jump's Biggest Problem, & Thousand-Year Blood War Shows How to Fix it

Quick Links Summary Bleachis one of the most popular manga series of all time, but its ending is also regarded as being particularly weak. While there are a lot of reasons why that’s the case, one of the biggest has to do with howShonen Jumpproduces manga and how it negatively affects manga creators. Fortunately, the anime adaptation ofBleach’s ending,Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, is taking the time to fix many of these problems, and the way they’ve gone about it shows how Shonen Jump can prevent this from happening in the future....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1084 words · Miss Samantha Hill

Born to hug: 6 of the weirdest, most outlandish robots humanity has ever created

Whether it’s carrying out search and rescue missions orperforming life-saving surgery, there are some astonishing robots in existence that promise to change the world as we know it. But for every mainstreamAtlas robot, there are plenty of other, more unusual creations — and they’re every bit as worth celebrating. Here are six of the wackiest robot concepts we’ve covered here at Digital Trends: A robot for ruiningWhere’s Waldo? Remember how much fun you had as a kid scouring the pages ofWhere’s Waldo?...

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Kevin Brown

Cadillac’s 2020 CT4 small sedan starts at $33,990, sporty V model tops $40,000

Following the reveal of theCT5sedan, Cadillac is unveiling a little sibling called the CT4. The new sedan replaces theATSin Cadillac’s lineup, offering more tech features, including Cadillac’s sophisticated Super Cruise driver-assist system. If the CT4 looks familiar to you, that’s because it is. Cadillac has already shown theV-Series performance versionof the new sedan. The exterior styling is basically a shrunken version of what you get on the CT5. The overall look is a bit more expressive than the old ATS, but not as elegant....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Brendan Vance

ChatGPT vs. Perplexity: battle of the AI search engines

The days of Google’s undisputed internet search dominance may be coming to an end. The rise of generative AI has ushered in a new means of finding information on the web, withChatGPTandPerplexity AIleading the way. Unlike traditional Google searches, these platforms scour the internet for information regarding your query, then synthesize an answer using a conversational tone rather than returning a list of websites where the information can be found. This approach has proven popular with users, even though it’s raisedsome serious concernswith the content creators that these platforms scrape for their data....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 670 words · Caleb Ross

Dallas Actors Who Have Died: A Cast Guide

Summary Though the show premiered over four decades ago, there have thankfully not been a significant number ofDallasactors who have died.Dallas, the CBS prime-time soap opera, first premiered in 1978 and lasted until 1991 with 14 seasons centering on the Texas-set rivalry between sworn enemies the Ewing and Barnes families. As the series progresses,oil tycoon J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) becomes the focal point of the story,but each character has plenty of screen time to make an impact....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1176 words · Douglas Lee

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 (7445) review: one thing holds it back

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ With so many new chipsets introduced lately from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm, you might be tempted to think those are the only laptops around. But they’re not. Manufacturers are still releasing machines with older generations, in particular where pricing is a concern....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1427 words · James Hansen

Despite looming deadline, Jaguar is still tweaking XE SV Project 8 super sedan

The utterly bonkersJaguar XE SV Project 8super sedan is scheduled to enter production in June, but Jaguar engineers are still making changes. This hot-rod version ofJaguar’s XE small sedanis one of those rare cars that focuses purely on performance, and the team at Jag’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) skunkworks doesn’t seem to want to let it go. In case you need a refresher, the XE SV Project 8 is powered by a 5....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Stacey Scott

EA Play Live 2020 event: Live news and announcements

Electronic Arts’EA Play Live 2020event is part of the Summer Game Fest, and it showed off a number of its biggest upcoming games.Star Wars: Squadronwas announced ahead of the event, though the presentation had more in store for viewers than that. Star Wars: Squadrons A clip fromStar Wars: Squadronsgives us a glimpse of explosive action within the upcoming Star Wars piloting game from EA. It looks to harness the nostalgic experience of Star Wars flight games....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Melinda Contreras

Ecobee service restored after being down for a few hours

Good news for Ecobee customers: Your service is now restored. Smart home vendorEcobeehad experienced a major server and web site outage for a couple hours Thursday, disrupting services across the country to its mobile apps and products with Alexa and SmartThings integration. Ecobee reported that they were back up and running at about 5 p.m. PT. The outage was reported by hundreds of users on Twitter and Outage.Report, and confirmed in several Ecobee tweets responding to individual complaints....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Ryan Reese

Every Villain In The Magicians, Ranked

This article contains discussions of rape. Summary The Magiciansincludes multiple great villains, but some rise above the others as the best in the series. From 2015 to 2020, SyFy aired one of the best adult fantasy shows,The Magicians. The series follows the graduate students of Brakebills University as they traverse into the magical world fromtheFillory and Furtherbooks. Despite the world appearing in a children’s book, the group soon learns that Fillory is much darker and more twisted than expected....

July 3, 2025 · 10 min · 2061 words · Edward Johnson

Ford’s latest acquisition will help boost the development of self-driving cars

Ford has acquired a small, Michigan-based, company with experience in software and robotics to help aid itsself-driving cardevelopment efforts. Quantum Signal will provide a simulation platform that will help Ford test autonomous-vehicle tech, Randy Visintainer, chief technical officer of Ford’s autonomous-vehicle division, wrote in ablog post. Quantum Signal was founded in 1999, but has kept a low profile. The company previously developed software for the military to remotely control robotic vehicles from thousands of miles away, Visintainer wrote....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Dennis Cain