How to create a Subreddit on desktop and mobile

Few social media sites are as popular as Reddit. Regardless of what you’re interested in, there’s probably a thriving community for you to interact with on the platform. Known as subreddits, these communities are home to topics like gaming, world news, science, movies, and more. If you can’t find a subreddit with your particular interest, … Read more

How to know if someone blocked you on WhatsApp

While it’s still not won mass adoption in the U.S., WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app, and billions use it every day to chat with friends, family, local groups, and even businesses. But such an enormous user base means not every interaction is going to be positive, and that’s why WhatsApp has a … Read more

Audible Free Trial: Listen to best-sellers free for 30 days

Unlike regular books, audiobooks can be listened to at any time, such as during your daily commute. Or, if you find yourself with tired eyes and still have the desire to get lost in beautiful prose, Audible is a great service to consider. The books are recited audibly on whatever device you’re using, leaving your … Read more

How to convert VHS to DVD, Blu-ray, and digital

While DVD and Blu-ray dominate today’s world, VHS tapes ruled supreme in the ’80s and ’90s. It wasn’t uncommon for families to document birthday parties, holidays, sporting events, and other big moments in life with their handheld camcorder, recording the footage onto a trusty VHS tape. Unfortunately, playing those VHS tapes is challenging nowadays, as … Read more

Reddit in $60M deal with Google to boost AI tools, report claims

Google has struck a deal worth $60 million that will allow it to use Reddit content to train its generative-AI models, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The claim follows a Bloomberg report earlier in the week that said Reddit had inked such a deal, though at the time the … Read more

The 5 Best Websites Like Craigslist in 2024

For years, Craigslist has been the go-to website for scoring a free sofa or finding an apartment. But there are plenty of other alternatives to Craigslist that do an equally fine job, oftentimes with a more attractive interface and fewer spam postings. The 5 best Craigslist alternatives are: Facebook Marketplace OfferUp Locanto Mercari Recycler While … Read more

How Much Is Spotify Premium, and Can You Get It for Free?

Spotify gives you access to an incredible amount of music (100 million songs), podcasts (5 million) and audiobooks (nearly half a million)—so it’s no wonder the service has become culturally ubiquitous, with well over 200 million subscribers as of 2024. That’s more than both Apple Music and Amazon Music. If you want to get the … Read more

OpenAI and Microsoft sued by NYT for copyright infringement

The New York Times has become the first major media organization to take on AI firms in the courts, accusing OpenAI and its backer, Microsoft, of infringing its copyright by using its content to train AI-powered products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, the media giant claims … Read more

X rival Threads could be about to get millions of more users

Meta Threads — Meta’s rival to X, formerly Twitter — has just launched in the European Union (EU), a market with nearly half a billion people. The app launched in the U.S. to much fanfare in July, with Meta hoping to attract X users disillusioned with the turbulence on the platform since Elon Musk acquired … Read more

The ESA confirms that it is ending E3

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the organizer of the E3 video game industry expo, confirmed that E3 is dead and that it has no plans to bring the show back. “After more than two decades of serving as a central showcase for the video game industry, ESA has decided to end E3,” The ESA explained … Read more