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Once upon a time, a "board game" meant Monopoly or Risk. Then several brave souls dared to ask the question: "What if this was fun?" Thirty years later, we're blessed with tabletop games that challenge our minds, immerse us in other worlds and conjure good times with those we love â sometimes all three at once. For your gift-buying needs, we've put together a list of new favorites and returning classics that run the gamuts of genre and weight. If you're ready to push beyond Pictionary, read on.
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Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said the US needs to shift away from "power-hungry" chips, but Nvidia has a "death grip" on the sector. Read more âș
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Nick Woolsey spent his 20s living in Japan. He figured it would be easier to raise his children back in the States, but now he's returning to Japan. Read more âș
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Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone is set to arrive next year, and already faces some preemptive competition from Samsung. Korea's ET News reports that Samsung's upcoming "Wide Fold" is also set to launch in 2026, and will closely mirror the display size and 4:3 aspect ratio of Apple's first foldable. The machine-translated report says the Wide [âŠ] Read more âș
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A group of activists has scraped Spotify's entire library, accessing 256 million rows of track metadata and 86 million audio files totaling roughly 300TB of data. The metadata has been released via Anna's Archive, a search engine for "shadow libraries" that previously focused on books. Spotify described the activists as "anti-copyright extremists who've previously pirated content from YouTube and other platforms" and confirmed it is actively investigating the incident. The... Read more âș
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While we wait for the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro (and/or Reno15 Pro Max and/or Reno15 Pro Mini) to make the journey to Europe, a bunch of retailers on the continent have now listed the Reno15 FS 5G, and it seems to be ready to order even though it's not yet in stock. It's priced at âŹ459.90 and here's what you get for that amount of money. The phone has a... Read more âș
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Yoshua Bengio, known as one of the "AI godfathers," said that while more jobs will be automated by AI, human qualities like love will always be valuable. Read more âș
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These days when you want to engage with some media, you can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances - or books, one of the oldest and most popular ways to learn something new or escape (at least temporarily) from today's troubled world. We polled the staff of The Verge to find out what books [âŠ] Read more âș
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You guys voted, and now we've got the winners for your favorite tech in 18 product categories. Read more âș
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According to YouTube's 2025 Recap feature, the podcast I consumed the most on its platform was Seth Meyers' recurring segment "A Closer Look" on his show Late Night. Last year, I would have argued that this is not a podcast. That it is, in fact, a clip of a TV show. But in 2025, with [âŠ] Read more âș
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2025 is just about in the books, and the reviews are in: It sucked. Over at the subreddit r/decadeology, you can check out a long, long thread of redditors submitting reasons why 2025 was, in the words of the first post, âa long, disappointing year.â War in Gaza, vibecessions, chaos in the White House, growing [âŠ] Read more âș
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AI in HR is driving new job titles such as AI trainer, adoption lead, and governance manager, with demand for AI skills on the rise. Read more âș
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The Nintendo Switch 2 supports a wide range of controllers, from Nintendoâs own Pro Controller to many Bluetooth gamepads you might already have. Whether youâre setting up your new console for the first time or adding extra controllers for multiplayer games, pairing them is simple as long as you know where to look. Hereâs how to connect the Switch 2 Pro Controller, how to sync additional Bluetooth controllers and what... Read more âș
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Domestic audiences didn't fully turn up for 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' but the international market may help it rake in end-of-year dough. Read more âș
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OnePlus has already confirmed that it's working on an entirely new range of smartphones that will be called Turbo. According to recent leaks, the brand will launch two devices initially, and one of those may have just been spotted in the Geekbench online database with the model number PLU110. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC, paired with 16GB of RAM. It runs Android 16. Based on past... Read more âș
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Trump is touting tariff revenues and a shrinking trade deficit as his economic accomplishments ahead or midterms, but economists say it's complicated. Read more âș
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A new leak suggests Oppo's upcoming Find X9 Pro could feature dual 200MP cameras and a 50MP telephoto shooter with 10x optical zoom. Read more âș
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Score savings of up to AU$670 on TVs, vacuums, flagship phones and so much more during Koganâs Boxing Day 2025 sale. Read more âș
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Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, the company announced. WBD said it remains committed to its $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, which would close some time next year, pending regulatory approval. "[The board] has unanimously determined that the tender offer launched by Paramount Skydance on December 8, 2025 is not in the best interests of WBD and its shareholders and does... Read more âș
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The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but the company is still finding new ways to take people's money. Anyone who desperately wants to fund this sham can now buy a refurbished phone from the company. The business's website has listings for "Renewed" models of the Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone 15 and 14. Gizmodo noticed that Trump Mobile is selling these other brands' phones for... Read more âș
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Creators and publishers have long worried about Meta's ability to throttle links to outside content. Now, the company is testing out a new scheme that effectively puts link-sharing behind a paywall for creators on Facebook.Under the test, a Meta Verified subscription will determine how many links a creator can share another profile per month. According to a screenshot shared by social meda consultant Matt Navarra, creators in the test recently... Read more âș
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Behold: Ken Paxton will now demonstrate that broken clocks are indeed right twice a day. The Texas Attorney General is notorious for, well, a very long list of reasons. But in this case, he at least appears to be doing consumers a solid: He sued five television companies for using ad-targeting spyware on their TVs.Texas sued Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL for allegedly recording what viewers watch without their... Read more âș
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Behold Mark Zuckerberg: man of principle. Witness the Meta CEO's dedication to the most high-minded of causes: "currying favor with whoever's in charge." In 2013, when Barack Obama was president, Zuckerberg co-founded FWD.us, a pro-immigration advocacy group. For years, he vocally supported providing paths to citizenship for "the most talented and hardest-working people, no matter where they were born." Now, in 2025, with Donald Trump back in power and pushing... Read more âș
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The zombie-decapitating sim Dead Island 3 is still being developed, according to financial documents from Dambuster Studios that were published on X and reported on by Video Games Chronicle. These documents suggest a 2028 release date, so that's something to look forward to. Dambuster Studios' financial statements are out (as of March 2025)The company employed 194 employeesDead Island 3 is in developmentThe current predicted release window for the project is... Read more âș
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Faraway road trips just got a lot easier, at least for the passengers. Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between the two Japanese conglomerates created to produce electric vehicles, announced that its Afeela EV will come with PS Remote Play. While playing video games in a car may be a niche feature, it means drivers will have something to do when parked, and passengers can chip away at their favorite... Read more âș
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If you still haven't bought into the Steam Deck craze, it'll cost you a little extra to take the plunge now since Valve is only offering OLED models. Valve announced in a note on its Steam Deck page that it's "no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model," adding that "once sold out, it will no longer be available." As of this article's publishing, the $399 Steam Deck with... Read more âș
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The big ticket tech gifts may get the lion's share of attention during the holidays, but it's surprising how much people appreciate small and thoughtful accessories and gadgets. We picked out a dozen such stocking stuffers for under $50 â perfect for a little something extra for a loved one or a welcome gift for a coworker. Just be sure to check the shipping windows to make sure these handy... Read more âș
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iRobot, the company that brought robotic vacuum cleaners to homes and popular culture, has filed for bankruptcy. It plans to sell all assets to its primary supplier, the Chinese company Picea Robotics. Investors âwill experience a total loss and not receive recovery on their investmentâ if the deal is approved, iRobot said. The company didnât discuss how the move might affect its employees in the US or elsewhere. Amazon dropped... Read more âș
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