The Indie Game Awards snatches back two trophies from Clair Obscur over its use of generative AI

The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of two major awards, including Game of the Year and Debut Game. This is due to developer Sandfall Interactive's use of generative AI [...]

Annas Archive backed up Spotifys massive catalogue to preserve online music

Anna's Archive claims its scraped nearly 300 terabytes of music metadata from Spotify, in an effort to create and preserve an open music archive. [...]

Pirate group Anna's Archive says it has scraped Spotify in its entirety

Anna's Archive, the open-source search engine for shadow libraries, says it scraped Spotify's entire library of music. The group acquired metadata for around 256 million tracks, with 86 mill [...]

Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dead in car crash

Video game designer Vince Zampella leaves behind a huge legacy, including the Call of Duty series, following his tragic death. [...]

Quiet on the creek TikTok trend, explained

TikTok is obsessed with Saucy Santana’s 'quiet on the creek.' Here’s where the phrase came from and what it means. [...]

Shawna the Mom: World-building on Instagram with the McCallisters

Shawna Lander has amassed millions of fans with her one-woman TikTok sketches. [...]

They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years

Getting into Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app, has become nearly impossible for some. We met people who have waited as long as two, five, and even seven years to join. [...]

Steve Rogers returns in Avengers: Doomsday teaser

It's purportedly the first of four planned teasers, one per week, showing before Avatar: Fire and Ash. [...]

Need a timeline cleanse? The 8 most wholesome internet moments of 2025.

Believe it or not, some good things *did* happen online in 2025. [...]