Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 3 delayed as fans await Verdansk return

Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 3 delayed as fans await Verdansk return All signs pointed towardBlack Ops 6and Warzone Season 3 starting at the end of March, but Activision announced a change of plans. Based on the Battle Pass timer, we initially expectedSeason 3to start on March 20. Fans began to get excited about the update as leaks revealed that Warzone’s original map,Verdansk, would make a long-awaited return for the first time in four years....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Leroy Martinez

Can an AI chatbot help you quit smoking? It can, with lots of caution

Earlier today, I gave a live demo of ChatGPT as it served enlightening words on a lifestyle without nicotine vices. Two of my heavy-smoker friends saw the chatbot in action and looked impressed. Less than an hour later, I saw them sharing a cigarette from across the glass window. “It lacks coercion,” one of them sheepishly told me. I don’t think the AI failed its duty. I believe human cravings prevailed this time....

June 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1170 words · Robert Le

Casio’s Pac-Man tribute watch is about as retro and geeky as watches can get

There are retro watches, and then there’s Casio’s newly announced Pac-Man tribute watch, which is about as geeky and retro as watches can get. The A100WEPC, to give it its full name, has not only been given the full Pac-Man theme treatment but it’s based on the Casio F-100 watch first released in 1978, the first quartz timepiece released by the company. That’s enough retro appeal to attract gamers and watch fans....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Melissa Brown

Couple discovers genius Amazon package hack to trick porch pirates

Couple discovers genius Amazon package hack to trick porch pirates A couple devised a genius trick to protect their Amazon packages from porch pirates after 40 parcels were stolen from their property. To combat thieves, also known as porch pirates, Sarai Vazquez and Martin Jurado from Denver, Colorado, used fake Amazon packages and placed them on their porch. That way, when a porch pirate stole their packages, which had proven to be a problem for them, they’d be going home without anything valuable....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Angela Smith

Dream Scenario review: a one-note nightmare comedy

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ “How does it feel to go viral?” It’s fitting that this question is posed so early inDream Scenario, a film that treats fame as much like a disease as it does a curse. Produced by Ari Aster and distributed by A24, the new movie from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli is a decidedly modern nightmare comedy, one that’s practically overflowing with its own notions about everything from Cancel Culture to the kind of insidious viral marketing techniques that are designed to capitalize on every odd story that gains attention online....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 913 words · Carol Taylor

DuckDuckGo is taking on ChatGPT without busting your privacy

Privacy-focused web browser DuckDuckGois adding artificial intelligence (AI) smarts to its search results with a new summarizer feature. It’s just the latest browser to integrate AI into its offerings, and suggests you can have both privacy and AI in theage of ChatGPT. Dubbed DuckAssist, the tool takes your search query and generates an answer summary from Wikipedia, placing this synopsis at the top of your search results. In keeping with DuckDuckGo’s emphasis on privacy, DuckAssist works anonymously using AI natural language technology....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Deanna Reese

Elden Ring players believe summons are “no longer optional” in Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring players believe summons are “no longer optional” in Shadow of the Erdtree Many Elden Ring players believe summons are no longer optional in Shadow of the Erdtree as the community struggles to beat the game’s toughest bosses. FromPutrescent KnighttoMessmer the Impaler, Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree is home toplenty of tough bosses. In fact, many players and streamers likeAsmongold have been strugglingto beat these fearsome foes. The difficulty spike has proven so harsh thatunhappy Tarnished have flocked to Steamto share their displeasure, giving the game a “Mixed” review rating....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Justin Hess

FaZe Rug sets the record straight after Starbucks calls cops on brother Brawadis

FaZe Rug sets the record straight after Starbucks calls cops on brother Brawadis FaZe Rug is hitting back at critical viewers who lashed out at him after his brother, fellow influencer Brawadis, got the police called on him for refusing to stop filming in a Starbucks. While Rug is largely focused ongaming, Brawadis’ content is more varied, includingprankvideos, tryingviraltrends and ‘hacks,’ and other such ideas. In August 2025, Brawadis was filming a video trying “exotic” fast-food drinks when he went inside aStarbucksto get a Refresher....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Shelley Smith

First US human case of flesh-eating parasite confirmed after patient returns from El Salvador

First US human case of flesh-eating parasite confirmed after patient returns from El Salvador The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm myiasis in the United States. The parasitic infestation was identified in a patient who had recently returned from El Salvador, with confirmation made on August 4. NWS myiasis is caused by fly larvae, or maggots, that burrow into living tissue....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Anita Holloway

Fitbit Ionic review

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Image used with permission by copyright holder This product was featured in ourHoliday Gift Guide! Check it out to find gift inspiration for everyone in your life. A mainstay in the fitness tracking industry for years, Fitbit’s ascension to the cream of the wearable crop was originally met with subpar competition....

June 8, 2025 · 10 min · 1933 words · Jesse Acosta

Game Freak will not change plans amid Pokémon Sword and Shield controversy

Game Freak has responded to the backlash from their controversial decision to not allow all Pokémon to be imported into the upcomingPokémon SwordandShield, but the developer said that it will not change its plans for the highly anticipated RPG. Pokémon SwordandShield, announced earlier this year, generated massive hype as the next entry in the series. However, in Nintendo’s Treehouse Live presentation at E3 2019, it was revealed that not all Pokémon in players’ collections may be transferred to the upcoming game....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Joshua Strickland

Google gives memory superpowers to Gemini for more natural chats

Google is finally bringing a crucial new feature to Gemini that will solve a key pain point of interacting with its AI chatbot. The company isenablinga memory feature which allows Gemini to pull up details from a past conversation. “Whether you’re asking a question about something you’ve already discussed, or asking Gemini to summarize a previous conversation, Gemini now uses information from relevant chats to craft a response,” says a Googleupdate....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Steven Morgan

Hit the gym with Plantronics’ new suite of fitness-focused headphones

It hasn’t been all that long since Plantronics released its last set of headphones, and we justreviewed the BackBeat Go 600a few months ago, but the company has kept busy since then. On Monday, September 10, Plantronics announced new models in both its BackBeat Go and BackBeat fit lines, bringing fitness-focused headphones for everyone, no matter whether you prefer on-ears,true wireless in-ears, or anything in between. If the overall weight of your headphones doesn’t matter much to you, but keeping outside noise at bay goes, the new BackBeat Go 810 and 410 models will likely appeal to you....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · James Kemp