Month: June 2025
TikTok isn’t really working right now
Just after 11PM ET, many people started reporting problems with TikTok, which isn’t completely offline, but definitely has been dealing with some kind of outage. Downdetector listed 44,000 reports at our last check, and the issue isn’t fixed yet. Based on reports from Reddit, Twitter, Bluesky, and looking at our…
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‘A grimy, gothic treat’: Netflix has a new crime procedural show with 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
Netflix’s latest crime drama series Dept Q has received a lot of praise from viewers At the time of writing, it has a solid 81% Rotten Tomatoes score The Guardian called it a “grimy, gothic treat” in their 4-star review With so much to choose from on Netflix, it’s easy…
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Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features announced Monday for Microsoft Windows users in the European…
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Can’t upgrade your laptop to Windows 11? Asus joins Microsoft’s campaign urging you to buy a new Copilot+ PC, and I’m not sure that’s wise
Asus is trying to persuade those who can’t upgrade their Windows 10 laptop to switch to a Copilot+ PC This is ignoring concerns about millions of PCs heading to the scrapheap because of Windows 11’s spec requirements Asus is also overselling the abilities of Copilot+ PCs, which just aren’t that…
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Ukraine’s drone strike isn’t just an attack — it’s first-person warfare
Ukraine launched a surprise attack on Russia that targeted more than 40 of the country’s military aircraft on Sunday. The mission, called Operation Spiderweb, involved sending 117 drones over Russia’s borders and into several of its airfields. It was the Ukrainian military’s longest-ranged attack yet, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
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No, you shouldn’t peel off the Nintendo Switch 2 screen’s protective layer
We’re just days away from the Switch 2 launch on June 5, 2025 A safety manual reveals the Switch 2 has a protective film layer as part of its screen If you’re getting a Switch 2, don’t try and peel it off … though it’s not a traditional screen protector…
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