YouTube Music rolls out new features! AI artwork for custom playlists, Speed Dial, more

Chinese Mini PC manufacturers are shaking things up in the Asian market with new AMD Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" options with fancy designs.

Netflix Inc.'s advertising-supported plan has reached 15 million global customers one year after its launch, the company said in a blog post Wednesday.

Writer Jonathan Hickman's new Ultimate Universe has officially launched. And while readers previously got some hints from Marvel about what's in store, with some particularly interesting news about the new Ultimate Spider-Man already being teased by the publisher. 

 New York Times Co. technology workers plan to mount a half-day strike Monday afternoon, accusing the media company of trying to unilaterally force them back to the office without negotiating in good faith.

Itch.io has put together a new bundle of more than 250 games to raise funds in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians, a UK-based charity founded in 1982 that «works in partnership with Palestinian communities to uphold their rights to health and dignity.»

Valve has launched its much-awaited SteamVR 2.0 update, following a one-month beta testing period in September. While it's unclear whether the company is laying the groundwork for a new virtual reality headset, the update brings a complete overhaul to the user interface, in a way that matches the current Steam Big Picture mode. The store prioritises new and major VR releases at the top, in addition to making it easy to navigate through a consistent experience across the desktop app, the Steam Deck, and other devices. The update was originally supposed to drop in 2020.

Generative artificial intelligence has become a major discussion point in 2023, but we generally hear about its consumer-focused or business-focused applications. However, generative AI is not just limited to this space as it has made a strong impact in academics and research fields as well. A new report has highlighted that a group of researchers have developed an AI tool that can potentially predict deadly viruses before they can appear. This model can be crucial in predicting COVID-19-like pandemic situations ahead of time, and enable governments and the healthcare industry to be better prepared.

Supercell, the Tencent-owned Finnish game studio known for mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, announced the Open Beta launch for their new monster hunting game mo.co.

Publisher Square Enix and developer Gemdrops have released the launch trailer for action RPG remake Star Ocean: The Second Story R, as well as details on the rest of the game’s party, the Ten Wise Men, Assault Actions, and New Game+.

Super Smash Bros. fans are sounding the alarm over Nintendo's strict new community tournament guidelines, which could indeed be devastating to local organizers and competitors.

Julia Roberts and Moon Knight's Ethan Hawke find themselves on a hellish holiday in the first official trailer for Leave the World Behind, the upcoming Netflix thriller based on Rumaan Alam's best-selling novel of the same name and produced by former US president Barack Obama.

The online puzzle game hit Aladdin X’s Suika Game (AKA Watermelon Game) has received a new update on Nintendo Switch, adding English, Korean, and Chinese language support, as well as (mercifully) new background music.