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Tech

Esports Pro ‘Doublelift’ Isn’t Done Yet

09.15.23

By Shannon Liao
Games

‘Valorant’ Fans in Brazil Empty Arena As Soon As Their Team Loses

03.07.23

By Renata Price
Tech

CYBER: Hacking Digital License Plates

01.11.23

By Matthew Gault
Tech

U.S. Army Planned to Pay Streamers Millions to Reach Gen-Z Through Call of Duty

12.01.22

By Joseph Cox
Games

‘Joe Biden’ Is Killing It on the Fighting Game Circuit

10.26.22

By Renata Price
LAN Parties Are Almost Extinct, But Not If You Know Where to Look

09.08.22

By Clémence Duneau
Tech

Navy Looking for Gamers After Disastrous Esports Launch

08.30.22

By Matthew Gault
Games

‘Overwatch 2’ Is Not a Very Good Sport

05.12.22

By Renata Price
Games

Ukrainian ‘Counter Strike’ Pro S1mple Calls for Peace at Esports Tournament

02.25.22

By Gita Jackson
Pulse

Chinese Team’s Esports Win Triggers Frenzied, Nationwide Celebrations

11.08.21

By Viola Zhou
Tech

Batman and FaZe Clan Team Up for Crossover No One Asked For

09.08.21

By Matthew Gault
Games

How ‘Overwatch’ Lost, Then Found Again, the Things That Made It Special

05.28.21

By Nico Deyo and Tyler Colp

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Music

More Genres (And Artists) I Would Add to the ‘Dad Rock’ and ‘Cigarette Mom’ Musical Canon

Dad Rock and Cigarette Mom genres often boil down to a simple concept: mainstream music that white people like. Here’s more of that.

41 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

North Carolina Man Must Pay Back the Millions He Acquired in First-Ever Streaming Fraud Case

Michael Smith used AI-generated songs and bots to scam millions from streaming platforms since 2017, and now must face the music.

56 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

Norovirus Turns Cruise Ship Into a Poop-and-Vomit Wonderland. Here’s How This Keeps Happening.

Cruise ships may be affordable and accessible, but the trade-off is spending your vacation on a giant floating petri dish of disease.

3 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

NASA’s Hubble Caught a Comet Breaking Up in Real Time, and the Images Are Wild

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers captured detailed images of a comet as it began to tear itself apart.

3 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur Species in South Korea, and It’s Named After a Cartoon

Paleontologists in South Korea have identified a new dinosaur species and named it after a beloved Korean cartoon character.

3 hours ago

By Luis Prada