New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory plans in Galloway approved

Spotify is rolling out a new “About the Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The feature displays short story cards that users can swipe through and rate with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. These short, swipeable stories are summarized from third-party sources to…

Match Group and its subsidiary OkCupid has finally settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission that dates back to its alleged sharing of user data back in 2014. According to the lawsuit, the FTC accused OkCupid of inappropriately sharing personal user data that includes photos and location info with a third party company, Clarifai,…

Some residents in northern Ontario were forced to evacuate due to the ongoing fires. One First Nations chief reported her community was “burnt to ashes”. Fires are also burning on the country’s west coast, where more than 59 active fires in British Columbia were reported on Friday. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said that 39…

Longtime CES observers know that Sony’s press conference is the traditional capper to the press day that precedes the show floor’s official opening the following day. And while that appears to be the same for 2026, there’s a twist: Instead of an overview of Sony’s electronics, video game and Hollywood studio plans for the new…