Gorodenkoff/Getty Images How long has it been since you bought a movie on disc? If you’ve stuck to watching via streaming devices and smart TV apps these past several years, you might have missed out on recent advancements in 4K Blu-ray players. Cinephiles are turning back to

Sometimes a life hack works when I wish it didn’t. I, for example, am vulnerable to depression and anxiety. I also passionately hate running. I have, unfortunately, discovered that running regularly helps my mental health a great deal. I’m thankful (because I feel better) and resentful (because I have to run). This is how I

By CP StaffThursday, February 19, 2026 Quick Summary AI Summary Liberty University warns students that Satan uses phones to ‘separate us from God.’ University launches a 28-day ‘digital rest’ challenge to encourage students to disconnect from social media and devices. Participants receive a 54-page guide with Scripture readings and reflection prompts. An artificial intelligence-powered tool

Nearly everyone on team NBC Select thinks they would benefit from less screen time. There are plenty of productivity apps and screen time features that aim to help you focus and reduce distractions, but most of them are easy to override. Perhaps that’s why The Brick caught our attention. It’s both a physical puck and

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Streamline your web design with Blueprint AI. (seksan Mongkhonkhamsao via Getty Images) One of the most important aspects of starting a new business, or expanding an existing one, is building a website. Whether you’re building a home for your online portfolio or setting up a home base for a new small business, a web presence

Last summer, Bria Sullivan was getting ready to launch her app, an adorable companion called Focus Friend meant to help people manage their screen time. Her outlandish dream was to get 100,000 downloads. She’d been building the app with Hank Green, a creator with a huge audience, so she thought maybe, maybe, Focus Friend could

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has pushed back in court against a lawyer’s suggestion that he misled Congress about the design of the company’s social media platforms, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues. At a hearing in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, local time, Mr Zuckerberg was questioned about his statements

General Motors CEO Mary Barra has issued a warning about cheap Chinese EVs entering North America. It comes after Canada approved a plan to let thousands of Chinese-built electric vehicles into the country at a sharply reduced tariff rate. For shoppers, that sounds like more affordable options in a market that desperately needs them. For

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) – A Kansas bill banning cell phone sin schools has ignited debate over student safety and local control. Senate President Ty Masterson announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18, that he is fast-tracking a bill that would bar students from using personal devices during school hours. Senate Bill 302 was moved on Tuesday from

The average person spends around 145 minutes on social media every day—more than 2.5 hours. Among other issues, spending that amount of time on social apps can lead to feelings of anxiety or depression, according to UC Davis. There are several steps you can take to resolve this problem, including deleting the apps from your

Cyberpunk 2077 is now fully playable on the RedMagic 11 Pro Android phone The game runs above 30fps when using FSR Frame Generation via PC emulation This means high-end Android phones are now capable of AAA gaming Handheld PC gaming has come a long way over the years, with the Steam Deck placing it back

Here’s something that you’ve never seen on Big Tech social platforms: the decentralized open social network Bluesky has integrated new technology from a startup called Germ Network in order to bring end-to-end encrypted (E2E) messaging to the Bluesky app. The move makes Germ DM the first private messenger that can be launched natively within the

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Apple was preparing to update CarPlay with support for voice-based interactions in AI apps like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. As of this week’s release of iOS 26.4 beta 1, that support has officially arrived. Here’s how it works. iOS 26.4 adds a new category of CarPlay app For

José Adorno/BGR With the first beta of iOS 26.4 now available, X user Aaron found references that the Apple TV app is coming to Apple CarPlay. Besides that, 9to5Mac found references that the already-announced “Video In Car” feature, which Apple unveiled during the WWDC 2025 keynote, is

Google has just announced its latest mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 10a. While I haven’t had a chance to go hands-on with it as yet, I suspect that it’s going to make a strong case for buying the year-old Pixel 9a. Back in August I wrote a piece about the then-new Pixel 10, suggesting that it

Rivian is hoping to break into the mass market for electric vehicles in 2026. Electric cars have had a difficult run during the past few years. According to Cox Automotive, although 2024 was the best year ever for electric vehicle (EV) sales in the U.S. market, with 1.3 million EVs sold, the pace of sales

My dreams of becoming a pro-level developer have unsuccessfully never gone beyond basic HTML. I can structure a page and close my tags properly. But anything concerning Python and full-stack frameworks has proven impossible for my neurodivergence. Google’s experimental AI tool has revived my hope. Opal removes most of the technical friction involved in coding

YouTube suffered a widespread outage on Tuesday, halting video access for users across multiple countries, including India and the United States. Hundreds of thousands reported failures to load videos and use related services amid the disruption. Early in the disruption, Google acknowledged the issue in a public statement from TeamYouTube, stating, “We’re aware some of