YouTube brings picture-in-picture mode to everyone on mobile, and you don’t have to pay for it

YouTube is finally bringing picture-in-picture mode to all mobile users worldwide — no Premium subscription required, just a updated app and a screen that’s yours to multitask on.

The dreams of an uber-powerful and massive “iPad Ultra” have run into a wall

Apple’s iPad Ultra dream is dead — killed off by sluggish iPad Pro sales, an absurdly heavy foldable prototype, and a price tag that had no business existing in the first place.

Is Ben Mauro’s ‘Huxley’ graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)

‘It’s exciting to see things come to life and see it grow and expand. It just makes me happy every day.’

The keyboard used to score Dune 2 is getting more affordable
The keyboard used to score Dune 2 is getting more affordable

Expressive E is making its Osmose MPE keyboard (comparatively) more affordable by ditching the synthesizer and making it a simple MIDI controller. The new Osmose CE comes in two sizes, 49 and 61 keys, for $999 and $1,199, respectively. Now, $999 is pretty expensive for a MIDI controller, but it’s far less than Osmose’s $1,799 […]

Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be
Saros reminded me how great the DualSense can be

The DualSense controller was one of Sony’s main selling points for the PS5. Beyond things like a striking new design and adaptive triggers, the controller’s haptic feedback offered genuinely cool new experiences for games. Rumble effects had been around for decades at that point, but the DualSense offered something very different: I’m still blown away […]

Netflix renews Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 for Season 2 despite its worst-ever franchise ratings

Netflix has renewed Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 for season 2 despite divisive reviews. The animated spinoff holds the franchise’s lowest scores on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.

Taylor Swift is stepping up the legal war on AI copycats
Taylor Swift is stepping up the legal war on AI copycats

Taylor Swift has been at the center of AI imitation controversies for years, and now, she’s become the latest celebrity who’s escalating attempts to protect herself from AI copycats. As usual, however, the legal system intersects with technology in complicated ways – and Swift’s efforts may be a long shot. In trademark applications filed last […]

Ted Lasso season 4 release date is set for this summer and the trailer looks promising

Season 4 finds Ted back in Richmond with a completely new challenge: coaching a second division women’s football team.

Apple TV’s new horror series is scarier because it’s also hilarious
Apple TV’s new horror series is scarier because it’s also hilarious

Kate O’Flynn views comedy and horror as “kind of the same thing.” Both are at their best when they surprise – a laugh or a scare that comes out of nowhere hits the hardest. That’s why, for the star of the new horror-comedy hybrid Widow’s Bay, mixing up the genres makes perfect sense – they […]