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Discord launched its Nitro subscription almost 10 years ago, and it’s changed a lot over the years. While its current tiers mainly offer users more emojis, higher quality streaming, and generally more customization options, it used to include complementary games, but that perk was discontinued in 2019. Today, the company announced plans to revive that idea and partner with Xbox and provide Game Pass for Nitro users – kind of.According to a blog post on Discord’s website, the new program is called Nitro Rewards, and it’s exactly what it sounds like – perks for Discord’s paid subscribers. Discord describes today’s…

Summer is when pools move from being part of the setup to becoming part of everyday life. What starts as a manageable routine quickly turns into regular use, whether it is weekends with family, hosting friends, or simply spending more time outdoors. It is also when maintenance stops being occasional and begins to demand consistency, which is where most systems start to fall short. Surface debris returns faster than expected, shallow areas remain inconsistent, and steps that were meant to be automated begin to come back into the routine. What looks simple at the start of the season starts to…

When Until Dawn was released in 2015, it felt novel. Telltale had popularized a specific formula of interactive narrative, but Supermassive’s teen-slasher horror game took its ideas and applied an impressive layer of creativity and production value on top of it alongside casting choices that only look more brilliant with time. Successive entries in the The Dark Pictures Anthology series, however, have increasingly failed to live up to the promise of Until Dawn, and Directive 8020 is the latest result of that downward trend. Directive 8020 looks great. Close-up shots of character faces show an incredible level of detail, and the…

Even on powerful hardware, you have probably noticed that Windows 11 can feel less responsive than it should. Tiny delays in basic actions like opening the Start menu or navigating File Explorer can make the system feel heavier and less polished than rivals like macOS. Microsoft appears to know this is an issue and may finally be working on a fix. After speeding up right-click menus and Quick Settings, improving File Explorer, and making broader under-the-hood changes, the company is now reportedly testing a new feature called Low Latency Profile to make Windows 11 feel more responsive overall. How does…

Chuwi has never been the brand you associate with top-tier hardware: it built its name on budget laptops that punched above their weight at entry-level prices.  The new CoreBook Air 226V is a deliberate step away from the brand’s comfort zone. It’s a sub-1kg Copilot+ PC built around Intel’s Lunar Lake processors, and at $800, it’s asking buyers to trust it with something that it has never before: a premium Windows laptop.  What makes the CoreBook Air 226V worth considering? For $800, the spec sheet is genuinely compelling. An Intel Core Ultra 5 226V (3nm, up to 4.5 GHz) chipset…

While humans built the internet, actual people aren’t the ones roaming the online space the most. A new report from Thales says bots accounted for more than 53% of all web traffic in 2025, up from 51% the previous year. Meanwhile, human activity has fallen by 47%, which means automated traffic has now become the dominant force online. And that’s not even the bad news. How AI is making the bot problem worse The big jump in bots on the internet is largely driven by AI-driven automation. According to the 2026 Thales Bad Bot report, 40% of all web traffic…

A real-world test of BYD’s Megwatt Flash Charge technology showed the battery hitting 169.6°F during a charging session. That’s hot enough to roast a turkey, and well above China’s recommended safety ceiling of 149°F for lithium iron phosphate battery cells. The test, conducted by an automotive blogger who livestreamed the session (via ChinaEVHome), has raised concerns about whether the heat generated by ultra-fast charging degrades long-term battery health. Why the heat matters Under normal driving and charging conditions, EV battery cells typically operate between 68°F and 86°F, with most vehicles flagging overheating warnings above 140°F. Temperatures in the range recorded…

Nearly a year after the Nintendo Switch 2 launched, the console still doesn’t offer any streaming apps. While the console supports TV docking, you cannot use it to stream YouTube videos or watch movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime, or Hulu. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched with all of these on day one, but the Switch 2 remains a streaming desert. It’s hard to say whether Nintendo or the streaming apps are at fault for this. Google promised at launch that YouTube support is “coming soon,” but has since gone quiet. So players decided to take…

The team behind GrapheneOS, a security-focused Android alternative, is calling out Google and Apple for what they describe as anti-competitive behavior dressed up as a security feature. With the latest Google reCAPTCHA upgrade, if you’re on a Windows PC, Linux machine, or pretty much anything that isn’t a smartphone, you may soon be asked to scan a QR code with your phone to prove you’re human.  Not just any phone, though. It has to be an Apple device or a Google-certified Android device. Why should you care about this? Most coverage of this feature treats it as a minor CAPTCHA…

Samsung Galaxy S25 users in the United States are finally getting the One UI 8.5 update. After rolling out to newer devices, the update is now making its way to last year’s Galaxy S25 series, bringing a solid list of improvements worth knowing about. Users on X have reported receiving this update on their Samsung Galaxy S25 devices, so if you own one, now might be the time to go into the software update settings and get the latest update.  What’s new in One UI 8.5? One UI 8.5 is bringing several new features and a bunch of UI improvements.…