SteamOS 3.8 Drops: Hibernation, Handheld Upgrades, and a Nod to Steam Machine Revival
Valve has just rolled out the SteamOS 3.8.0 preview, and it’s a hefty update. The highlights: true hibernation for the...
Author: Noor Jacobs
Growing up, I wanted to work on games; build them, market them, shape them. Somewhere between late-night playthroughs and Reddit rabbit holes, I realized there’s a whole ecosystem behind every launch.
Bluesky Raises $100M Series B, Shifts Leadership as User Base Surges
Bluesky just pulled in a massive $100 million Series B round, led by Bain Capital Crypto. The funding, quietly closed in...
Counter-Strike 2 Reloads the Rules: Ammo Now Lost on Magazine Swap
Valve has revamped reloading in Counter-Strike 2, and it’s more than a simple tweak. Now, whenever you reload, any bullets...
Senator Blackburn Drops Draft for Sweeping Federal AI Bill: Copyright, Child Safety, and Section 230 in the Crosshairs
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has launched the US Congress's AI regulation debate by releasing a discussion draft for a...
Robinhood Launches Social Beta to Bring Twitter-Style Conversations to Traders
Robinhood has started beta testing its new social platform, Robinhood Social, with a group of 1,000 users who attended the...
WhatsApp Hits Garmin Smartwatches: Messaging Goes Wrist-Deep
WhatsApp has officially arrived on select Garmin smartwatches, letting users access their chats without reaching for their...
Helldivers 2 Drops ‘Uncover the Truth’ Update: Illuminate Get Scarier, New Mystery Unfolds
Arrowhead Game Studios is dropping its next major content update for Helldivers 2-titled ‘Uncover the Truth’-on...
Live Nation-Ticketmaster Antitrust Trial Resumes: States Take the Lead After DOJ Exit
The antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster is back in action after a chaotic pause. The Justice Department settled...
Digg Relaunch Fails Fast: Staff Laid Off, Site Shuts Down (Again), But a Reboot Is Teased
Digg, the once-iconic link-sharing site, has crashed and burned-again. Relaunched in January 2025 under Kevin Rose (Digg...
Niantic Says Pokemon Go Data Is Being Used to Train Delivery Robots
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, is now leveraging augmented reality data collected from players to train a fleet of...
Meta Pulls End-to-End Encryption from Instagram DMs, Sets 2026 End Date
Meta is pulling the plug on end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages. The company confirmed the feature will...
FBI Investigates Steam Games Laced with Malware: What Players Need to Know
The FBI is investigating a series of malware-infected games sold on Steam between May 2024 and January 2026. The agency has...