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X has introduced X Numbers, private codes that let users receive calls and messages through X Chat without sharing their personal phone numbers. The codes can allow selected people to make contact even when they do not follow the recipient or would normally encounter a closed inbox. Conversations started through an X Number go directly […]

September 23, 2026

Mario just got a tiny visual power-up. Nintendo has quietly polished the Super Mario logo with a little more depth and shine after its 40th-anniversary celebrations.

September 23, 2026

Tyler, the Creator’s fictional travel card ended up in a TSA seizure photo and instantly stole the show. Sometimes merch looks a little too convincing.

September 23, 2026

Hedwig eyes on the camera, shifting house colors on the back, and Hogwarts in your ears. Realme rolls out a 16 Pro entirely for Potterheads.

September 23, 2026

Pokémon is teaming up with the European Space Agency for World Space Week 2026, with Astronaut Pikachu taking center stage. French astronaut Sophie Adenot carried a Pikachu plush to the International Space Station from April 11 to June 17, where it spent 67 days in orbit and circled Earth roughly 1,040 times. The partnership will […]

September 23, 2026

Meta has blocked paid Facebook and Instagram ads for Teatre Raval’s Barcelona production of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. The campaign was classified as involving social issues, elections or politics under Meta’s EU advertising restrictions, leaving the theater unsure whether references to feminism, Woolf or other language triggered the decision. While its organic […]

September 23, 2026

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September 23, 2026

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September 23, 2026

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September 23, 2026

A wonderfully weird typeface from 1973 has come back to life — and somehow it looks more at home in 2026 than ever. Meet Clippy, the retro font that bends, rocks and wobbles its way into the digital age.

September 23, 2026

The White House has launched Trump TV, a 24/7 stream featuring President Donald Trump’s speeches, appearances and administration highlights. The channel arrives amid a dispute over White House press access after Trump revoked credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which have sued over their exclusion. Major television networks subsequently suspended pooled video coverage, leaving […]

September 22, 2026

IKEA’s blue bag has apparently been moonlighting for 30 years. Its new campaign turns the strange, smart, and very real ways people reuse FRAKTA.

September 22, 2026

Jabberin’ Jack, an animated Halloween decoration from Mindscope Products, has gone viral after parents discovered suggestive lyrics in its song Wicked For One Night. A TikTok warning from a mother of three drew more than one million views and sparked debate over the pumpkin’s innuendo. Mindscope says Jabberin’ Jack is home décor, not a children’s […]

September 22, 2026

Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging it extracted biometric information from billions of Facebook and Instagram photos without notice or consent. Families in Illinois and California claim facial data was used to develop generative AI systems and NameTag, an unreleased facial-recognition feature designed for Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The complaint alleges NameTag […]

September 22, 2026

Magic, telepathy, shapeshifting, or superspeed? Marvel has assigned every birth month a different ability, and the results may spark some birthday envy.

September 22, 2026

Ms Rachel has pledged $1 million to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, matching Macklemore’s donation following his removal from Ed Sheeran’s US Loop Tour. Macklemore committed his $1 million in net tour earnings to six organizations supporting Palestinians after controversy over his pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium. Ms Rachel called on other wealthy celebrities to […]

September 22, 2026

A tiny wild cat from Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests has been identified as Leopardus tilcayo, or the tilcayo tiger cat, a distinct species previously mistaken for other felines. The discovery began with a kitten found beside a forest road and initially raised as a domestic pet. Genetic research later confirmed it belonged to a separate […]

September 22, 2026

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September 22, 2026

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September 22, 2026

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September 22, 2026