Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Anthem , the failed attempt at a live-service game by Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare, is now offline for good. This morning, shortly after 10am Pacific time, Anthem's remaining players r...
Fans are saying farewell to Anthem , BioWare's failed live-service blockbuster, as its servers are switched off and the game disappears forever — officially, at least. Anthem publisher EA announced la...
Photo illustration of job interview with software developers. vgajic/Getty Imagess A tweet about job interview thank-you notes sparked an online debate. Some users say thank-you notes are outdated due...
Business Insider's reporter regretted booking a room at the front of Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas. Joey Hadden/Business Insider Booking a room at the front of the ship was my biggest regret on...
Where can you play 1993 classic fps Doom? Loads of places. Cooking pots , smart photo frames , receipt printers (what), Wikipedia (what???), Alarmo , the wacky list goes on. And as of yesterday, that ...
The latest core series entry in the Doom franchise, The Dark Ages, which came out earlier this year, is seeing a major discount on physical copies of the Standard Edition for both PlayStation 5 and Xb...
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams star as Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max The romance drama "Heated Rivalry" became a surprise hit after i...
Veteran video game developer Peter Molyneux has announced a release date for what’s described as his final god game: Masters of Albion. Molyneux and his studio 22cans confirmed Masters of Albion for A...
The debut trailer for Sword and Fairy 4 Remake is out in the wild — and it looks a lot like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . Developed by Chinese studio Up Software and published by Cube Game, Sword and ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ No Other Choice releases in theaters on Christmas Day with a wide release in January. ✓ The film stars Lee Byung-hun as M...
Americans have received millions of dollars as part of guaranteed income pilot programs. SimpleImages/Getty Images Basic income pilots have distributed over $335 million in economic relief to American...
📋 Key Facts ✓ James Cameron was fired from his first directing job on Piranha II: The Spawning. ✓ He initially viewed the firing as a p...
Stranger Things actress Jennifer Marshall, who played Max's mom Susan, has called out her character's absence in the show's final season — and said that being able to film scenes would have helped fun...
Minecraft-style sandbox game Hytale looks set to be a significant hit even at the early access stage. Hot on the heels of predicting over 1 million players for tomorrow’s launch , its developer has sa...
Toys R Us was one of the dominant toy retailers of the 1990s and early 2000s. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Toys R Us opened pop-up stores at some US malls this holiday season . The retailer h...
Koury Angelo/Bravo; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Swig Drinks; Alyssa Powell/BI In 2025, Mormonism was at the center of mainstream popular culture. Reality shows, along with brands like Swig and Crumbl, h...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the Sámi people. ✓ Climate change,...
With the New Year comes new goals, and (hopefully) new travel plans in 2026. Whether you’re planning sunny vacations abroad, or planning an epic getaway with friends, you’ll want to stay connected. Th...
ElOjoTorpe/Getty Images I've been vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, since I was a toddler. I live in Maine now, but I make an effort to bring my family to the same beach every year. The endless ...