What happened to iRobot can happen to anyone
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The best board games to gift and play with the family for the 2025 holiday season
Have some screen-free fun with your loved ones this year.
The best subscription box gifts for 2025
When you won't see friends or family in person for the holidays, these gift ideas will come in clutch.
The 12 best last-minute Christmas gifts for 2025 that will arrive by December 24
These gadgets are small and affordable, and should ship quickly in a pinch.
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Steam Replay 2025 is here to recap your PC gaming habits
The Spotify Wrapped-ification of all things continues unabated.
The last Xbox update of 2025 includes a handy Wireless Headset upgrade
Microsoft is updating the Xbox Wireless Headset so that it supports Bluetooth LE Audio on Windows 11 devices.
NYT Games has a year-in-review thing now too
The New York Times is getting in on the year-end roundup bandwagon.
Texas sues five TV manufacturers over predatory ad-targeting spyware
AG Ken Paxton accused Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL of "spying on Texans."
YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool
Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives.
Crunchyroll annual subscriptions are on sale for the holidays
You can get a year-long Crunchyroll Fan subscription for $65 or a Mega Fan subscription for $100.
Netflix will soon start airing video podcasts like The Breakfast Club
Netflix has inked a deal with iHeartMedia to begin showing video podcasts. The partnership covers around 15 popular podcasts.
Meta is rolling out Conversation Focus and AI-powered Spotify features to its smart glasses
Conversation Focus, which is able to amplify the voices of people around you, is now starting to roll out in Meta's latest batch of smart glasses software updates.
CES 2026 preview: What we're expecting from tech's biggest conference in January
CES 2026 will feature press conferences from companies like Samsung and AMD, and new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
ChatGPT image generation is now faster and better at following tweaks
Arriving just in time to challenge Nano Banana Pro, OpenAI says its new image generation model is faster and more precise.
Rainbow Six Mobile will finally be available in February after years of testing
The long-awaited Rainbow Six Mobile comes out in February, 2026. It's been in the testing phase for years.
What happened to iRobot can happen to anyone
iRobot's fall from grace was well-telegraphed, and serves as a reminder to other companies what not to do.
Dead Island 3 is in development and will reportedly come out in 2028
The zombie-shooting sim Dead Island 3 is still in development, according to financial documents. These documents suggest a 2028 release date.
The best board games to gift and play with the family for the 2025 holiday season
Have some screen-free fun with your loved ones this year.
Amazon is set to lay off 370 workers at its European HQ
The company announced plans to fire 14,000 employees in October amid its deepening embrace of AI.
The best subscription box gifts for 2025
When you won't see friends or family in person for the holidays, these gift ideas will come in clutch.
PayPal applies to become a bank under Trump's looser financial rules
It's already a registered bank in Europe.
Avatar Fire and Ash review: Maybe it's time to sunset Pandora
The third Avatar film is a fine spectacle, but it doesn't add much to the franchise.