Destination

2026-08-15

I watched two returning horror franchises and played a creepy indie game in August — and I was surprised by which one let me down the most

August saw the return of two franchises as well as the arrival of an indie game demo. But which ones are worth your time? [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

Engadget review recap: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Dell XPS 13 and more

A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget. [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

A Kingdom Hearts anime is coming to Disney+

Disney has announced an anime based on Kingdom Hearts, featuring a brand new story. [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year

Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much. [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

I've finally found a true crime documentary that doesn't make murder investigations feel like entertainment — and you can stream it for free on BBC iPlayer

The third season of Murder 24/7 is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer — and it's the best example of true crime education over entertainment that I've ever seen. [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-15

A phone company just lost 1.6 million records to a phone call

Have I Been Pwned logged the leaked records, and The Register reported the dump on 14 August. Jessica Lyons, its cybersecurity editor, wrote it. A ShinyHunters spokesperson told her the group broke in by voice-phishing a member of staff. There was no exploit and no unpatched flaw. Someone picked up the phone. The detail that […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-15

The US told Apple not to buy Chinese memory chips. It has no rule that stops it

The commerce secretary made the comments to The Wall Street Journal on 14 August, in a piece by Rolfe Winkler, Raffaele Huang and Amrith Ramkumar. “The Trump administration is not in favor of that,” Lutnick said. There have to be “other solutions to the memory issue, but it’s not great American companies using Chinese memory”. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

Expensive earbuds: When and why it's worth paying more

Earbuds range in price from under $10 to hundreds. What do you get for the money? [...]

Destination

2026-08-15

Riffs on GoldenEye 007, Star Fox and Kingdom Hearts, and other new indie games worth checking out

Our indie game roundup this week features a handful of '90s-inspired entries along with a dog game, a cat game and a sheep game. [...]