The State of New York will now require social media platforms to display warning labels similar to those found on cigarettes. The bill was passed by the New York Legislature in June and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday. It will apply to any platforms that feature infinite scrolling, auto-play, like counts
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2025 was rough for Target. It could also be the
By Douglas Davis • December 24, 2025 • This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Some may call this Target’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Others, sitting in Minneapolis, hope this year was when the retailer started to get back on track. Much of the front half of the year for
Your subscription fatigue ends here: Lock in lifetime Office for
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows is just $29.97 (MSRP $229) through December 21 — one payment, no subscription fees, all the essential apps you already use every day. Why keep paying for Microsoft Office on repeat when you can make it a one-and-done purchase instead? For $29.97, you can grab a lifetime
Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control
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The Oscars will dump ABC for … YouTube?
Skip to content Image: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The biggest night in Hollywood will soon be streamed right next to Mr. Beast. You heard right: the Oscars, the Academy Awards, the annual ceremony, the red carpet, the most glamourous faces in Hollywood gathering to give themselves golden statuettes, is going to YouTube—starting in 2029. The
Court rule that fuelled Post Office’s prosecution rampage: Everything you
In 1999, a new rule on the use of computer evidence in court was introduced, which unintentionally went on to enable the Post Office to prosecute and destroy the lives of innocent subpostmasters. It was a few years earlier, in 1995, when the Law Commission put out a call for evidence on a proposed change
OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company
OpenAI’s chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, announced internally on Monday that she is leaving the company in January, WIRED has learned. In a statement to WIRED, OpenAI spokesperson Kayla Wood confirmed the departure. “Hannah has played a defining role in shaping how people understand OpenAI and the work we do,” said CEO Sam Altman and
16 genuinely useful changes in Windows 11’s big December update
Skip to content Today, Microsoft will release December’s monthly patch for Windows 11. The last Patch Tuesday in 2025 will be huge, because according to Windows Central, there will be no fewer than 16 new features included in the update. These include various design changes to important elements such as the Start menu, specific improvements
A new AAA Alien game is reportedly in the works
If Alien: Romulus reawakened your appetite for the iconic sci-fi franchise, the good news is that a promising video game could be on the way. According to an Insider Gaming report, a new game for the Alien franchise is back in development. The report's sources mentioned that the single-player game will be set in a
Act fast! This portable OLED USB-C monitor is on sale
Image: Innocn OLED monitors are great. Portable monitors are great. You know where this is going, we’ve got a peanut butter-and-chocolate situation here. You can find a USB-C-powered portable screen to augment your laptop for a song, but getting an OLED upgrade isn’t cheap. Unless you check out this Amazon deal: a 13.3-inch OLED portable










