The Morning After: Google I/O’s biggest announcements want to keep you Googling

Google I/O 2025 happened earlier this week, and while there was no new hardware to speak of, the company barraged developers with new AI announcements, search features and bafflingly pricy subscriptions.

First up is the new AI Mode chatbot in search. AI Mode handles more complex queries than traditio

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SteamOS now officially supports a second handheld

Valve officially added support for the Lenovo Legion Go S in its latest SteamOS release. The handheld, which begins shipping

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You can now apply for verification on Bluesky

Bluesky is ramping up its verification program, even though it's still not exactly clear how it plans to determine which accounts are "authentic and notable" enough for a blue checkmark. One month after the company said it would start giving checkmarks to select accounts, the company is now allowing people to apply for verification

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The FTC will finally stop challenging Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission has finally given up the ghost on challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. "The Commission has determined that the public

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Summer Game Fest 2025: What to expect and how to watch games revealed live

As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, that's also when a whole host of showcases takes place as part of Summer Game Fest. Along with the two blockbuster events — Summer Game Fest Live and the Xbox Games Showcase — the

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Boltgun — Words of Vengeance is Warhammer's grimdark answer to Typing of the Dead

Games Workshop, maker of the popular Warhammer 40K tabletop game, held its annual Warhammer Skulls festival today, and announced a slew of new video games, remasters and DLC for its properties. I've collected some of the more exciting announcements below. 

First, let's start with Space Marine 2. In March, Games Workshop

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WhatsApp 'audio hangouts' are now open to group chats of any size

WhatsApp is expanding its Discord-like voice chat feature so that group chats of any size can talk to each other in real time. Unlike group calling, which has existed on the app for years, real-time "audio hangouts" are more of a drop-in feature that doesn't ring every member of the chat.

Voice chats also offer a bit more flexibility than a traditional call bec

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How to use Nintendo Switch virtual game cards

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch systems. You can even let friends and family members borrow a game you've purchased from the

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X is experiencing a data center outage

If you had trouble using X today, you're not alone. DownDetector reports that over 5,000 people have reported issues accessing the social media platform as of 4PM ET. X's official Engineering account claims

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What to expect at WWDC 2025: A new look, Apple Intelligence and more

Apple's big 2025 software reveal is nearly upon us. On June 9, the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) keynote will showcase the changes coming with — deep breath — iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16, watchOS 12, tvOS 19 and visionOS 3.

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