Crypto lender Celsius is being investigated by multiple states after transactions freeze

Crypto lender Celsius Network opted to freeze customer withdrawals and other transactions on Sunday, leaving its nearly two million users unable to access their funds. Now, state security boards in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington have launched probes into Celsius, Reutersreports. The SEC has also been in contact with the firm. Engadget has …

Pew confirms what we already knew: People like to retweet political hot takes

While it’s no secret that social media shapes our political discourse, a new study by the Pew Research Center reveals to what extent. Nearly one in three tweets posted by American adults are political in nature, according to Pew’s analysis of a sample of a year’s worth of English-language tweets from US adults. But only …

LG’s extra-tall DualUp Monitor is available now for $699

If you've been eyeing LG's super-tall display ever since December, you'll be glad to hear that you can finally buy it. LG has released the DualUp Monitor for $699. As promised, the clamp-mounted design centers on a 16:18 aspect ratio, 28-inch LCD whose 2,560 x 2,880 resolution promises the visual real estate of two 21.5-inch …

Call of Duty has stricter gun control measures than the US

Activision is taking on Call of Duty cheaters in some inventive ways. For one thing, it's literally taking away their guns. When the Ricochet anti-cheat system detects someone who's breaking the rules, they may lose their weapons (as well as their dignity). The cheaters can't even defend themselves with their fists."We don’t expect many clips …

‘Overwatch 2’ won’t have loot boxes

Overwatch 2 will get rid of one of the first game's most infamous elements. Blizzard has confirmed at a reveal event that that the new team-based shooter won't have loot boxes when it premieres October 4th. Instead, you'll get the items you want through either a Battle Pass or a "consistently updated" in-game store. You …

Instagram is testing a new full-screen TikTok-like feed

Instagram is testing a new full-screen version of Instagram’s feed that would make scrolling through posts look and feel a lot more like TikTok. Mark Zuckerberg shared a preview of the test on his Instagram Story, saying that the new look would be available to some people “soon.”The app began testing a version of a …

Anna Sorokin wants to move away from her ‘scammer’ persona… by selling NFTs

Infamous grifter Anna Sorokin, who spent four years in prison for fraud, says she is "trying to move away from this, like, 'scammer' persona" that has "been pushed upon me by the prosecution and by the following media and by the Netflix show [Inventing Anna]." What better way to do that than by selling a …

SpaceX employees say Elon Musk is an ’embarrassment’ as he waffles on work-from-home

Elon Musk's disdain for remote work doesn't fully extend to Twitter. As The New York Times and The Verge note, Musk told Twitter staff in an inaugural all-hands meeting that employees at the social network who produce "excellent" work at home should be permitted to keep their positions. While the aspiring new owner stressed that …

Arturia’s FX Collection 3 adds classic distortions, plus granular and lo-fi effects

A couple of years ago Arturia ventured simulations of vintage synths and into audio effects territory. The FX Collection wasn't as clear of a must have as the V Collection, but the company has slowly built out its stable of effects with the new FX Collection 3 growing to 26 from the original 15.New to …

The Xbox app will tell you how a game will perform on your PC

Microsoft is adding a useful feature to the Xbox PC app that should help save you some time if it turns out your setup won't be able to run a particular game. The company started testing the game performance indicator in December and it's rolling out the tool now. "The app compares the game’s performance on …