Georgia Tech has announced the finalists in its fierce musical instrument competition

Georgia Tech has announced the finalists in its fierce musical instrument competition

This year’s finalists are an impressive collection of weirdos. There are amphibious modules, a modular synthesizer that trades interconnect cables for a bowl of salt water. Gajveena, which combines the double bass with the traditional Indian veena. And the Fiddle Henge is, well, a henge made of fiddles. Four green violins are attached to the … Read more

4chan creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creation of infamous far-right board /pol/

4chan creator says 'Epstein had nothing to do' with creation of infamous far-right board /pol/

Epstein had nothing to do with the reintroduction of the political board on 4chan, or anything else related to the site. The decision to add the board was made weeks in advance and the board was added almost 24 hours before the first chance encounter at a social event. His assistant then approached me and … Read more

PlayStation State of Play February 2026: all news and trailers

PlayStation State of Play February 2026: all news and trailers

It was Nintendo and Xbox’s turn, and now it’s PlayStation’s turn. Sony has just announced its next big State of Play show, which will be streaming on February 12th at 5pm ET. There aren’t many details on what to expect, but Sony says the event will last over an hour and will include “compelling third-party … Read more

Developer Highguard is reportedly laying off “most” of its staff just over two weeks after launch

Developer Highguard is reportedly laying off "most" of its staff just over two weeks after launch

High Guardiana new multiplayer shooter from developers who worked on games like Apex Legends and Call of Dutythat launched more than two weeks ago, but developer Wildlight Entertainment is already cutting jobs at the company, according to posts by affected employees on LinkedIn. Former Wildlight level designer Alex Graner says that “most of the team … Read more

YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall

YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall

Free YouTube Music accounts now have limited access to lyrics, according to several reports. Google began testing Texts as an exclusive feature for Premium users in September, but it appears it’s now getting a wider rollout. It appears that free users will be limited to viewing lyrics for five songs per month, though we’ve asked … Read more

How I built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams

How I built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams

One of my pandemic hobbies that got stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant – the popular open source, extremely customizable home automation platform – and all the complex things you can do with it to make your housework work better. I have ADHD and have found the home assistant to be a valuable … Read more

Spotify’s About the Song offers context and trivia about your favorite songs

Spotify's About the Song offers context and trivia about your favorite songs

Spotify is launching About the Song in beta today, offering context and facts about the song you’re listening to. Premium users can scroll down to the new About Song section for information in the Now Playing view. It’s only available for a limited number of songs at launch, but there are plans to expand it. … Read more