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The best deals we found during Amazon’s Gaming Week

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Apr 29, 2026

Amazon’s annual Gaming Week is bringing discounts on video games, accessories, and PC components through May 4th. This event is smaller than Amazon’s other sales, but there are some genuinely good dea...

Google TV is getting a dedicated row for YouTube Shorts

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Apr 29, 2026

Google is making it easier to jump into watching YouTube Shorts on its TV devices without having to open the dedicated YouTube app. The Google TV homepage will soon introduce a new "Short videos for y...

Uber adds hotels to its app in big travel swing

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Apr 29, 2026

Open Uber's app and you'll see options to hail a car, order some food, or go grocery shopping. And starting today, you'll see something new: hotels. In a major expansion into the world of travel accom...

Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI for not alerting police to the suspect’s ChatGPT activity

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Apr 29, 2026

Seven families of victims injured or killed in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company and its leadership of negligence...

ChatGPT downloads are slowing — and may cause problems for OpenAI’s IPO

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Apr 29, 2026

ChatGPT is struggling to keep up its once-explosive growth as users uninstall the app or opt for rival chatbots instead. According to data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, ChatGPT experienc...

Senior citizens join the immigration fight to protect caregivers

  • Business
  • Andrea Hsu
  • Apr 29, 2026
  • US

As the Supreme Court weighs the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, seniors are advocating for protections for their immigrant caregivers.

The keyboard used to score Dune 2 is getting more affordable

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Apr 29, 2026

Expressive E is making its Osmose MPE keyboard (comparatively) more affordable by ditching the synthesizer and making it a simple MIDI controller. The new Osmose CE comes in two sizes, 49 and 61 keys,...

Larry’s risky business

  • Technology
  • Elizabeth Lopatto
  • Apr 29, 2026

If you want to know whether the AI bubble is bursting, there's only one publicly traded company that will tell you: Oracle. That's right, the database company. Oracle has burned its boats and pivoted...

Taylor Swift deepfakes are pushing scams on TikTok

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Apr 29, 2026

Scammers are using AI-generated videos of celebrities including Taylor Swift and Rihanna to promote shady services on TikTok, according to authentication company Copyleaks. The ads typically show cele...

Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 29, 2026

The DualSense controller was one of Sony's main selling points for the PS5. Beyond things like a striking new design and adaptive triggers, the controller's haptic feedback offered genuinely cool new...

Electric air taxis are finally taking flight — just not with passengers

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Apr 29, 2026

It was the perfect day for an electric air taxi demonstration - albeit one without passengers. On Monday, an electric aircraft from Joby Aviation took off from JFK Airport for a flight demonstrating t...

Your PS5 can now transform into a Linux PC

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • Apr 29, 2026

A developer has created a method to get Linux running on some versions of Sony's PlayStation 5 console. Andy Nguyen previously showed off a ported version of Ubuntu running PC games on a PS5 last mont...