The largest illegal sports streaming service has been shut down after sting operation

The sports broadcasting piracy network Streameast has been shut down after it was investigated for a year by a US-based anti-piracy group. Streameast is the largest illegal sports streaming platform i [...]

The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025

Around ten years ago, as the price of cable rose to untenable heights, live TV streaming services arrived as the low-cost, contract-free antidote. The services are still blissfully easy to walk away f [...]

FBI seize well-known Nintendo Switch game piracy site

One of the most popular sites for Nintendo Switch piracy has been taken down as part of an ongoing FBI investigation. As reported by Kotaku, Nsw2u was known for hosting Switch ROMs, which users could [...]

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over ‘flagrant piracy’

A group of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group are suing Anthropic, according to a report by Reuters. The suit accuses the AI company of illegally downloading more th [...]

Where to sell your used and unwanted gadgets

Springtime is a period of renewal – and that often includes new iterations of all your favorite gadgets. Laptops and phones and even game consoles are all getting a new look on the outside and new s [...]

Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 25 that Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers, reversing a 2024 appeals court decision that had upheld t [...]

An AI copycat of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard went unnoticed on Spotify for weeks

Despite making some moves to address the proliferation of AI-generated audio on its platform, Spotify failed to catch a copycat making imitations of music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The [...]

AI searches account for growing share of retail website visits, Adobe study finds

AI-powered visits to retail websites increased 1,200 percent between July 2024 and February 2025, according to a new Adobe Analytics study.<br /> The article AI searches account for growing shar [...]

ChatGPT continues to dominate the chatbot market with 5.49 billion visits in May

ChatGPT kept its lead in May with 5.49 billion visits, according to new data from Similarweb.<br /> The article ChatGPT continues to dominate the chatbot market with 5.49 billion visits in May a [...]