A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know ...
ConsumerAffairs

What’s open on Christmas? A last-minute grocery + restaurant playbook

Some restaurants + a few “select location” chains stay open on Christmas Day. Check OpenTable/Resy fast, and still call ahead Essentials: Walgreens/CVS + 7-Eleven/Circle K/ampm can cover basics in a ...
GOLF.com

Stunning finish at Australian Open: Cam Smith’s short miss flips script

A spectacular tournament deserved a spectacular ending, and so the 2025 Australian Open got what it deserved. Just not the outcome its fans really wanted. In a stunning 72nd-hole reversal, Rasmus ...
The Drive

Nissan Is ‘Open for Business’ for OEM Collabs, Willing to Share Frontier Platform

If beggars can’t be choosers, then Nissan must be emerging from its financial hardship. The automaker is reportedly looking to borrow other automaker’s platforms, but only if that sharing goes both ...
MassLive

Diners find comfort among strangers at a shared Thanksgiving meal in Springfield

People weathering the loss of loved ones, homes and stable incomes trickled into the cafeteria of Springfield’s High School of Commerce to enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday. The “little thing” ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide

Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen’s suicide and instead arguing the teen violated terms that ...
ZDNet

7 open-source apps I'd honestly pay for because they're that good

There are tons of brilliant open-source apps. You'll find open-source titles for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. Some of these apps are so good, they should have a price tag. Since I started my journey ...
Ars Technica

Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino’s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company’s open source DNA at ...
MacRumors

How Tos

In macOS Tahoe 26, Apple gave Spotlight a major update with a visual overhaul, clipboard access, and Actions for performing tasks within apps directly from the search bar. There's quite a lot of ...
Cinema Blend

Simon Pegg Shared Details About The Star Trek Script Quentin Tarantino Wrote, And He Didn't Hold Back

Movies The Batman 2 Writer And Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson Both Fired Back After Quentin Tarantino Made Some Bold Criticisms Sci-Fi Movies Star Trek 4 is reportedly dead at Paramount, though a new ...
The Verge

Nothing’s Ear Open earbuds are back under $100 right now

The open-ear style allows you to remain aware of your surroundings during use, unlike standard earbuds. The open-ear style allows you to remain aware of your surroundings during use, unlike standard ...
Rolling Stone

Hayley Williams and David Byrne ‘Open the Door’ With ‘the Twits’ Collaboration

Hayley Williams and David Byrne learn to take the good with the bad on their new collaboration, “Open the Door.” The record will appear on the official soundtrack to The Twits, the forthcoming ...