How to make a YouTube channel

As the premier video sharing website in the world, YouTube attracts everyone from thebiggest online content creatorsto those just looking to share a few clips of themselves with friends and family. Whether you’re trying to become the next Pewdiepie or manage a personal video storage locker, everyone starts from the same place. You need to know how to make a YouTube channel. Fortunately, Google has made the process easier and easier over the years, so you can follow just a few quick steps and you’ll be up and running in no time at all....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Tracy Henson

How to turn on dark mode on Snapchat

A while back, Apple and Google introduced the option to switch iPhones and Android phones into light and dark modes. This feature is also accessible to third-party apps like Snapchat. Dark mode is a great feature. Whether you want to more comfortably see your phone at night, not disturb people with it in a dark room, or you just prefer how it looks, there are plenty of reasons to love dark mode....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Darin Hogan

How to watch World Cup 2022

The 2022 World Cup is down to its final teams, with just a smattering of games before a champion emerges. It might have been Brazil’s tournament to lose, before it ran into Croatia. (Nobody wins in a shootout, except that Croatia did, and it advanced.) But then Croatia ran into Argentina in the semifinals, and that was that. France has been pretty scary, too, though, handling England in the quarters to set up a showdown with Morocco in the semis....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 817 words · Devin Reyes

I saw the future of video calling, and it blew me away

When was the last time you saw or used a piece of technology that made you feel like you were living in the future? Was it the very first time you picked up a smartphone? Perhaps it was more recently, when you held your first folding phone? Maybe it was even an AI gadget? (Wait, probably not that.) For me, it was on July 15, 2025. A few hours after theGoogle I/O 2024keynote ended, I had the opportunity to demo Google’s Project Starline....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1025 words · Joshua Jackson

I’ve tested OpenAI’s claims about GPT-5 — here’s what happened

OpenAI recently launchedGPT-5, its latest large language model and a huge update toChatGPT. While the new update has a lot going for it, claims are one thing, and reality is another. GPT-5 is said to be faster, less prone to hallucination and sycophantic behavior, and able to choose between fast responses and deeper “thinking” on the fly. How many of OpenAI’s claims are actually visible when using the chatbot? Let’s find out....

May 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1151 words · Kyle Davis

Jalen Brunson & Knicks fans fume as controversial call extends losing streak

Jalen Brunson & Knicks fans fume as controversial call extends losing streak Jalen Brunson, Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks’ fanbase were incensed after a botched call against the Rockets extended their losing streak to three games on Monday night. All-Star Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks were left bewildered after an outrageous blown call from the referees costed them the game against the Houston Rockets on Monday night. On the court, Brunson and Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau couldn’t help but throw their arms up and contend in disbelief as Brunson was called for a ticky-tack foul for grazing Aaron Holiday on a three-point heave with less than one second left on the game clock....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Tracey Caldwell

Lab Zero has zero employees after firings by Mike Zaimont. Here’s what happened

Studio head Mike Zaimont of Lab Zero Gameslaid off the remainder of his staffat the end of August after nearly a quarter of its employees resigned due to sexual harassment accusations lobbed against him. Zaimont now remains the sole employee at the studio. Who is Mike Zaimont? Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont is the lead animator at developer Lab Zero, the developer behind popular indie 2D fighting gameSkullgirlsand indie RPGIndivisible. He is also a competitive fighting game player and attends numerous tournaments as both a competitor and commentator....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Wendy Foster

Leave the World Behind: What is predictive programming?

Leave the World Behind: What is predictive programming? Leave the World Behind has been riding high on the Netflix chart, with the movie sparking accusations of “predictive programming” – but what does it mean? Back in 2020, a star-studded movie based on Rumaan Alam’s novel Leave the World Behind sparked a bidding war, with Netflix ultimately coming out on top. And judging by the reaction, the move paid off. Directed by Sam Esmail and starringJulia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha’la, the apocalyptic drama centers on two families who fight for survival amid an inexplicable blackout....

May 31, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Laurie Ortiz

Looking for Powerbeats alternatives? These Treblab earbuds are $50

TheBeats Powerbeats Pro 2aren’t going to appear with a discount fromBeats headphone dealsany time soon, but fortunately, there’s a more affordable alternative. Check out the Treblab X-Open wireless earbuds, which are originally priced at $100, but are currently on sale from Amazon at 50% off for an even lower price of $50. There’s no telling when the the $50 in savings will end though, so if you’re interested you should push forward with your transaction for them as soon as you’re able to....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Austin Nguyen

MrBeast offers to be new X CEO as Linda Yaccarino steps down after two years

MrBeast offers to be new X CEO as Linda Yaccarino steps down after two years Linda Yaccarino has stepped down as the CEO of X/Twitter after running the site for two years following Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform and MrBeast is looking for the job. Elon Muskbought Twitter back in October 2022, and soon after, appointed Linda as CEO of the microblogging platform. Yaccarino has run the site ever since, and has been a major part of the rebrand from Twitter to X, as well as various other feature launches....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Angela Duncan

NASA scrubbed its moon rocket launch on Monday. Now what?

An issue with one of the four main enginesforced NASA to call off the launchof its mega moon rocket just 40 minutes before it was due to lift off on Monday morning. As of Monday night, the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft remain on Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida while the Artemis I mission team consider what to do next. The next opportunity to launch the Artemis I mission to the moon is on Friday, September 2, but this can only happen if NASA engineers can quickly fix the issue that it spotted on the number three engine of the rocket’s core stage earlier on Monday....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Becky Stewart

Nearly 3 in 4 Americans are reportedly afraid of self-driving cars, study says

The latest consumer survey reveals most Americans still fear self-driving cars. Only a small minority, 19 percent, would trust autonomous vehicles to transport people they care about. An earlier gradual easing of fears reversed following high-profile fatalities with self-driving test vehicles. The American Automobile Association (AAA) started surveying consumers attitudes, opinions, and knowledge of self-driving vehicles in 2016. Since that time, AAA has tracked consumer acceptance of the self-driving car concept and dug deeper to measure fear or acceptance of vehicle autonomy....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Michael Phillips

New Game+ Kejora’s stunning hand-drawn art takes after Studio Ghibli

New Game+ Kejora’s stunning hand-drawn art takes after Studio Ghibli The tale of Kejora is a fascinating one for two reasons. Not only does the game’s time-loop narrative offer plenty of intrigue, but the behind-the-scenes story of its genre-swapping development is equally as captivating. When Indonesian studio Berangin Creative began work on its first full-fledged game, what they came up with was something akin toCuphead: a side-scrolling run-and-gun-style game with a bit of platforming thrown in the mix....

May 31, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Aaron Holmes