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Former USDS Leaders Launch Tech Reform Project to Fix What DOGE Broke

The plan, which is still in its early stages, is spearheaded by former USDS administrator Mikey Dickerson.

YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics

These controversial topics include self-harm, abortion, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse.

Samsung will pay you $50 to leave your non-Samsung watch party

Samsung has a pretty hilarious escape plan for you if you’re stuck watching the national championship on a screen that’s seen better days....

Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs

Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.

X outage: Elon Musks site is down, heres what we know

Elon Musk’s X appeared to suffer a major outage on Friday. User-reported issues for X on Downdetector spiked shortly after 10 a.m. ET....

Is X down for you? Friday’s outage the second this week

The social media site appears to be suffering a widespread outage today.

Spotify is raising prices again – but I found a cheaper way to pay for it (and other alternatives)

Premium, Student, Duo, and Family users are about to pay more. Fortunately, you have other options.

7 products at CES 2026 I’d buy as soon as they’d take my money

With the Las Vegas trade show done and dusted, here are the products that impressed me the most – enough to make me...

Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases

Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive” sales practices for two of...

Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next-gen Siri?

Apple’s next-gen Siri is still far off, but this week the company announced that it’ll be using Google’s Gemini AI for its new...