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When you arrive at TwitchCon 2025 at the San Diego Convention Center, you're immediately met with tight security. Bags are checked, backpacks are prohibited, and everyone passes through metal detectors. To access different areas inside, attendees must scan their wristbands — but these often malfunction, and security rarely makes exceptions. With such a visible security presence, you'd think creators would feel safe. They don't — and for good reason. SEE ALSO: Streamer Emiru reportedly assaulted during meet-and-greet at TwitchCon 2025 Emiru, a YouTuber and Twitch streamer with nearly two million followers , was assaulted at a meet-and-greet on the first day of TwitchCon. And, despite Twitch saying time and time again that "safety and security" is its "highest priority," she was left feeling "hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact." "I don't understand how he was allowed to make it to me in the firs...

TL;DR : Bring home a feature-packed MacBook Pro for just $279.97 (reg. $1,499) through Nov. 2, while supplies last. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch Touchbar 2017 (Refurbished) $279.97 $1,499 Save $1,219.03   Get Deal Whether you just spilled coffee on the keyboard or your old one is just ready to retire, now is a great time to get a new laptop. The MacBook Pro , which is a notoriously powerful but expensive device, rarely ever goes on sale this low — but right now you can bring one home for just $279.97 (reg. $1,499) through Nov. 2. The MacBook Pro is packed with all the bells and whistles we know and love from Apple . This particular model is equipped with a 3.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, so it’s ready to keep up with all your multitasking. If you’re doing something that requires heavier processing, it also has Turbo Boost technology that enables processing speeds up to 3.5GHz. SEE ALSO: Everything Apple announced ...

What do Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon have in common with an advocacy group called Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) that represents students? They are all taking on the Texas App Store Accountability Act, a law that requires age verification from users in the state of Texas in order to download apps in app stores. As Engadget reports , SEAT and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have filed two separate lawsuits against the state to prevent the law from taking effect in Texas on January 1, 2026.  CCIA has several Big Tech companies as members, including Apple, Google, Meta, Intel, Shopify, Amazon, and Uber. The Texas App Store Accountability Act was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May. Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly contacted Governor Abbott directly to try to convince him to veto the bill or alter parts of it. The law requires that companies that operate app stores, like Apple and Google, verify users' age before download...

Horror and comedy are sometimes thought of as being at opposing ends of the genre spectrum — but it doesn't have to be that way. Alongside its original movies and truly scary movies , horror streaming platform Shudder has a nice little section reserved for horror comedy. Think parodies, tongue-in-cheek gore fests, and the type of films that can make you laugh even while they're grossing you out or putting your nerves on edge. SEE ALSO: The scariest horror movies on Shudder to keep you up at night I've combed through the archives to track down the best horror comedies on Shudder, from Josh Ruben's highly entertaining Scare Me to Lee Min-jae's very silly Zombie for Sale ... Zombie for Sale Credit: Christine Rampage / AMC Networks What's it about? A family finds a way to profit from a zombie. Why should you watch it? What if zombie bites weren’t all bad? More specifically, what if a nip from the undead would give the impotent new life below t...

SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it's not supposed to use, NPR reports . Starshield is a classified version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite network offered on contract to government agencies "to support national security efforts," according to the company's website . The report is based on findings from amateur satellite tracker Scott Tilley, who observed what appeared to be Starshield satellites broadcasting on frequencies normally dedicated to "uplink" transmissions from the Earth to satellites in orbit. Using the frequencies that way violates standards set by the International Telecommunication Union , a United Nations agency dedicated to coordinating the use of radio spectrum across the world. Standards around which frequencies are used for uplink and downlink broadcasts to satellites were created to avoid interference, among other technical ...

Waymo has announced a new partnership with DoorDash that will make the company's self-driving cars a delivery option for users in Phoenix, Arizona. You can already hail a ride in Waymo’s Arizona service area, but this new partnership will give the company's cars something to do when they're not transporting human cargo. To start, Waymo says that deliveries will be limited to things you can order through DashMart, DoorDash's storefront for convenience and grocery stores. Eventually, though, deliveries will "include more local Phoenix merchants and a wider variety of offerings."  Phoenix, your next delivery just took a step into the future! We’re partnering with @DoorDash to bring the safety and convenience of the Waymo Driver to grocery runs and meal orders. More at https://t.co/qDKGER0wsR pic.twitter.com/y7nIo6pnNB — Waymo (@Waymo) October 16, 2025 In order to try out a Waymo delivery, you'll have to place your order through DoorDash and "o...

The Crew 2 was updated today to include Hybrid Mode , adding an offline mode to the driving game. Online and offline modes are separate saves, so if you snag a sweet ride while playing offline, it won't be available the next time you join an online session. Players will have the option to re-export their online save to the offline one, but it will overwrite and erase all offline-only progress. Multiplayer content, user-generated content, LIVE Summits and Crew Credits purchases will not be available in the offline mode.  It's a bare-bones option, but the addition of offline mode is a welcome move from Ubisoft. The company's decision to delete The Crew from players' libraries after servers for the online game shut down sparked some big debates about ownership and preservation. One of the notable voices emerging from that conversation was the Stop Killing Games movement, which is pushing for EU legislation to ensure access to games even after their devs stop supporting...

Apple insiders are pointing to a tactile new future for the company's laptops. Last month, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that Apple would incorporate touchscreens into MacBooks some time in the next few years, "further blurring the line with the iPad." Today, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg confirmed that prediction, sharing even more specifics about the touchscreen approach for a MacBook Pro that is currently projected for release in late 2026 or early 2027.  Gurman reports that the touchscreen laptops are internally known as K114 and K116, and will run on M6 chips; Apple just introduced the M5 generation of its silicon for this year's iteration of the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro . His sources also say that the laptops will have OLED screens and will boast "a reinforced hinge and screen hardware" so that the display portion doesn't move when being used. The laptops will still have a trackpad and keyboard for non-touchscreen control, and will be housed in ...

Working at department stores during the holiday shopping season should come with hazard pay. Barraged by giddy children hyped up on too many sweets, anxious parents determined to get the perfect gift, and bosses who are total Grinches, these workers too often get too many bad days for too little in return. That's the case for beleaguered handyman Nick (Connor Swindells) and harried retail-worker Sophia (Olivia Holt). So, they decide it's time for a Jingle Bell Heist. Written by Abby McDonald and Amy Reed, this Netflix holiday original follows its thieving antiheroes as they devise a plan to rob the London department store where they've been ripped off. The goal is a big Christmas Eve score. But while planning their scheme, these two begin to want each other for Christmas. It's an inside job with plenty of holiday cheer. Lucy Punch, Peter Serafinowicz, and Poppy Drayton co-star in this curious addition to Netflix's ever-growing holiday lineup. Are you ready to hav...