Five shows and movies to stream this week: ‘Arrow,’ ‘Blue Velvet,’ and more

Online streaming is bigger than ever, and with so many streaming services adding new shows and movies every week, it can be nearly impossible to sort through the good and the bad. If you need something to watch and don’t want to wade through the digital muck that washes up on the internet’s shores, follow our picks below for the best new shows and movies worth a watch. On the list this week: The return ofArrow, the end ofComedy Bang!...

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Elizabeth Steele

Google and YouTube team to help protect people’s privacy during 2020 census

Google and YouTube have announced how they plan to jointly support the new option of completing the2020 U.S. censusonline. The July 29, 2025, census will be the first time people will have the option of completing it online. Google and YouTube are trying to combat deceptive practices and the spread of misinformation about the census through new efforts and policiesannouncedon Wednesday. These efforts include expanding YouTube’s deceptive practice policies to cover the census process....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Thomas Martin

Google Chrome 66 arrives to stall those noisy autoplay videos

If you’re like some people, then some of your most frustrating experiences while browsing the web occur when autoplay videos blare loud and obnoxious audio in a quiet work environment. You’ve probably installed a plug-in, if one exists in your chosen browser, aimed specifically at blocking such videos and maintaining your serenity. Those don’t always work, however, and that’s why Google is finally tackling the problem with the release of Chrome 66....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Barbara Costa

Google got 20 workers in $40M deal for Fossil’s hybrid smartwatch tech

Fossil and Googleannounced a $40 million dealearlier this year for a mysterious and unnamed smartwatch technology that Google will presumably use in an upcoming smartwatch. According to a new report, Google may have gotten a little more than intellectual property in the deal — and Fossil may have ended up with the short end of the stick. Thereport comes from Wareable, and notes that the deal was for a hybrid smartwatch technology developed by Fossil, which was referred to internally as “Diana....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · James Tapia

Google’s balloon internet is coming to Kenya in 2019

Loon ground stations in Nairobi, Kenya.Loon It may be hard to imagine a modern day without the internet, but billions of people around the world still lack connectivity. Sure, the internet has its dregs, trolls and garbage content strewn across the web, but it also offers access to more information than all the world’s libraries. to bring the internet to those who lack it, many of whom live in remote or rural areas where cell towers are uneconomical, a company calledLoonislaunching balloons into the stratosphere....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Gabriel Solomon

Half of all iPhones are already on iOS 13 less than a month since release

The installation ofiOS 13is moving forward at a pace that Google can only dream of for Android. It took less than a month from the mobile operating system’s release on September 19 for it to be adopted in half of all iPhones. According to figurespublishedby Apple on October 15, 50% of all iPhones have already upgraded to iOS 13, with 41% staying on iOS 12 while the rest remain on earlier versions....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Kenneth Payne

HBO Go and HBO Now vs. Disney+: Which one should you get?

Disney+ is like the HBO of old. It’s a great place to find some of the best movies ever made, as well as a small selection of top-tier original series. HBO is, well, HBO, a premium cable channel with a streaming component that keeps cranking outhit after hit after hit. Both generate tons of buzz. Both are worth your money. Still, there’s not enough time to watch everything, and not every streaming service will fit your budget....

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1222 words · Anna Martinez

Honda engineers build a Civic Type R pickup truck, just for fun

TheHonda Civic Type Ris already a fairly practical five-door hatchback, but that apparently wasn’t good enough for a group of U.K. Honda engineers who gave a Type R the full El Camino treatment, turning it into a pickup truck named “Project P.” Up front, Project P looks like a standard Civic Type R. But the roof aft of the front doors was removed to make way for the pickup bed. The stock rear spoiler was retained but modified so it could swing out of the way to allow easier loading and unloading of the bed....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Alicia Lam

House of the Dragon may have secretly revealed major character’s death

House of the Dragon may have secretly revealed major character’s death A major death may have happened off-screen in House of the Dragon Season 2, with viewers pointing to one potentially tragic scene in Episode 3. Death came knocking throughoutHouse of the Dragon Season 1, taking the lives of Aemma Arryn, the Crabfeeder, Daemon’s wife Rhea Royce, Joffrey Lonmouth, and evenKing Viserys I Targaryen, among others. From the point of view of Rhaenys and Corlys, somebody else died: their sonLaenor Velaryon, Rhaenyra’s first husband....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Joshua Jones

How to add the Google Assistant to your Samsung Galaxy Watch

The newSamsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Proare here, and they’re the hot new Android smartwatches to buy. They’re not a huge upgrade from theSamsung Galaxy Watch 4andGalaxy Watch 4 Classic, but Samsung has made enough changes to make choosing the new watches over the old worthwhile. The Classic model is out, replaced witha Pro modelthat’s geared for outdoor enthusiasts, with enhanced durability and boosted GPX navigation data.The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 gets Google Assistant, at last....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Richard Rice

How to change your Windows 10 login screen background and desktop wallpaper

Nothing is quite as impersonal and boring as the generic background already loaded on your computer. Whether it’s a drop of water or a landscape view of a place you’ve never been, it’s time to change it to something more reflective of you. Difficulty What You Need Backiee — Wallpaper Studio 10 This guide shows you how to change thewallpaperof your Windows 10 desktop using a few simple steps. We’ll also show you how to change the background for the lock and sign-in screens....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 967 words · James Griffin

How to take a screenshot on PS4

Finally beat that insanely punishingBloodborneboss or got that clutch first place finish inWarzoneand want to brag to your friends? Or maybe you’re just a beleaguered gaming writer on a deadline in need of image assets. Whatever the reason you might need to take a screenshot of your games on PlayStation 4, you’re in luck, because capturing and sharing your play is integral to modern gaming, with easy functionality built right into the PS4 out of the box....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · James Foster

Instagram now shows when you’re online (don’t worry, it has an off button)

Instagram’s newest feature may present a problem if you’re trying to fly under the radar. On Thursday, the photo-sharing network debuted itslatest update— a way for folks to see when their Instagram friends are online and, therefore, available to chat. If it sounds familiar, that’s because it bears a striking resemblance to parent company Facebook’s “available” status indicator on Messenger. It even looks the same. As Instagram noted, “When your friends are active on Instagram, you’ll see a green dot next to their profile picture in various spaces within the app, including the Direct inbox and your friend list when you share a post from feed....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Brian Mitchell