Rick and Morty is all for pushing the envelope and the latest episode of season 6 — Bethic Twinstinct — safely met the brief. Space Beth and Beth spend some quality time together, going all in on the idea of self-exploration. The rest of the family? They’re preoccupied with... Read more

YouTube says its systems are working as they’re meant to. “Mozilla’s report doesn’t take into account how our systems actually work, and therefore it’s difficult for us to glean many insights,” says YouTube spokesperson Elena Hernandez, who added that viewers are given control over their recommendations. This includes “the... Read more

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Rockstar Games confirmed today that it has been hacked by an outside source which, over the weekend, revealed footage of Grand Theft... Read more

Adnan Syed, subject of the first season of the blockbuster Serial podcast, was released from prison on Monday after a judge vacated his 2000 conviction for the murder of former high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Syed, 41, had been serving a life sentence and has maintained his innocence... Read more

There are four tiers: 4 GB for $25, 10 GB for $35, 15 GB for $45, or Unlimited for $40. The prices are the lowest if you pay for a year at a time. Mint has an offer that lowers the prices to $15, $20, $25, and $30 per... Read more

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. I played the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II multiplayer for quite a few hours this weekend, leveling my way up to... Read more

An especially right-wing panel of the already conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down an astonishing opinion on Friday, effectively holding that the state of Texas may seize control of content moderation at major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The... Read more

Enlarge / Colorized photo image of a Western blot test result. Scientific publishers such as the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Taylor & Francis have begun attempting to detect fraud in academic paper submissions with an AI image-checking program called Proofig, reports The Register. Proofig, a product... Read more

Adnan Syed, subject of the first season of wildly popular podcast Serial, was released from prison on Monday after having his 1999 conviction for the murder of his former girlfriend was overturned. Syed, 41, had been serving a life sentence and long maintained he was innocent of the crime. ... Read more

Our favorite barefoot shoes, Xero’s Z-Trail sandals, are roughly half-off right now, at around $40 ($40 off)—the exact deal varies slightly by color and size. Xero’s big sale also extends to some of our other top shoes from the brand, including our favorite road running shoe, the HFS, for... Read more