Burning Man’s Fyre Fest Moment Is Coming to a Close

About 70,000 Burning Man attendees in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert were stuck in the mud this weekend after torrential rains this past Friday evening. No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” Eventgoers usually drive or bike from location to location throughout the designated desert area. However, the difficult … Read more

The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores

Many students have no choice about working with the College Board, the company that administers the SAT test and Advanced Placement exams. Part of that relationship involves a long history of privacy issues. Tests by Gizmodo found if you use some of the handy tools promoted by College Board’s website, the organization sends details about … Read more

Apple Will Finally Pay for Throttling iPhones With ‘Batterygate’ Settlement

If you had battery-related performance issues on an older iPhone—and you got in on a class-action lawsuit against Apple six years ago—you could soon receive some payback for your trouble. According to a statement released by the law office involved in the suit against Apple, the tech giant will soon have to pay out up … Read more

YouTube Music Adds a TikTok-Like Videofeed to Attract Gen Z

YouTube Music just announced Samples, a new in-app feature where users can scroll through short music video clips from their favorite artists and discover new songs. Welcome back to the short-form video wars. Yes, Silicon Valley remains hyperfixated on generative AI, but don’t forget one of its other, recent favorite trends: releasing features that vaguely … Read more

Our Top Song of the Summer Picks

Music is a sport, and summer is the most competitive time of the year for artists. Which musician will reign supreme? What song will be played on repeat? What anthem will color the nostalgia of our sun-smooched days? The Song of Summer is among the most coveted trophies because it lives with us forever, locked … Read more