When meal kits hit the scene, they were mostly thought of as a charming — and expensive — date night project. Meal kits have since become more affordable, with the top meal delivery brands like Blue Apron and HelloFresh angling to be less of a special event and more... Read more

The tabletop gaming community offers a place for communication and togetherness that can be incredibly rare in modern culture. It’s a privilege that nerds have gotten better at sharing in recent years, particularly with those who need community most.  Elizabeth Kilmer is a clinical psychologist who uses tabletop role-playing... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Team Liquid is opening its next Alienware Training Facility in São Paulo, Brazil. The 13-story, nearly 33,300 square-foot facility will serve the team’s players and staff in one of the largest esports... Read more

Enlarge / Macs running macOS Ventura. Apple When it announced iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura at its Worldwide Developers Conference last summer, one of the features Apple introduced was something called “Rapid Security Response.” The feature is meant to enable quicker and more frequent security patches for... Read more

$450 at Amazon Nothing Phone 1 A flashy, affordable phone (Update: Low stock) Show more (5 items) Apple’s iPhone isn’t the only choice if you’re in the market for a new phone. Android has several advantages over iOS, and one of the biggest is the sheer variety of devices you can... Read more

It is possible to fall out of love with technology. I have seen skilled, successful software engineers give up their laptops to become farmers or therapists or realtors. They may use spreadsheets and software to manage their crops, but code is no longer their main concern; they’re more worried... Read more

Enlarge / In a still from a DeepMind demo video, a researcher pushes a small humanoid robot to the ground. DeepMind On Wednesday, researchers from DeepMind released a paper ostensibly about using deep reinforcement learning to train miniature humanoid robots in complex movement skills and strategic understanding, resulting in... Read more

Samsung has reportedly banned employees from using popular generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and Bing out of security concerns. The Korea-based company notified employees at one of its biggest divisions on Monday of the new policy, Bloomberg reported. The ban is out of concern that data... Read more

Most of us have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos just sitting on our phones and computers that we rarely get to revisit in a polished way. There are too many to print and frame, and more keep piling up. That’s why I love digital photo frames. If you’re... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Meta announced today that it’s holding a summer Quest Gaming Showcase on June 1. The show, which is 40 minutes long, will have a pre-show event of game updates leading into the... Read more