Tech

Five ways to build a Slate EV, from $25,000 to $37,000

It has some interior trim that the bare-bones pickup did without, and it sports a fetching purple wrap to match my unicorn-servicing business’s uniforms, which admittedly adds $499 to the bottom line. But the rest is purely functional: a structural floor liner for the bed, a toolbox, a locking

Tech

Hyte Y70 PC case, once my daily driver, is now $170

The Hyte Y70 is listed at $170 on Amazon, featuring a fish-tank design, vertical GPU support, multiple color options and a $50 discount. A relative newcomer, the Y70 stands out with three glass panels, a dual-compartment layout and generous cooling support. I built inside it myself and used it as

Tech

Best Prime Day Apple deals for MacBooks, iPads, AirPods and more

Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, June 23, to Friday, June 26. I spend lots of time writing about technology and think these sales events are more an opportunity for retailers to reignite interest in their products and clear inventory than they are a guaranteed chance for shoppers to find

Culture

Adventure Time: Side Quests resets the show’s early charm

Adventure Time grew from a whimsical kids' show about a boy and his magic dog into a series that explored dark, multiversal storylines. Side Quests, a spinoff created by Nate Cash, deliberately returns to the lighter, self-contained tone of the show's early seasons, setting its stories in

Culture

Prime Video announces Invincible season 6, casts The Boys star as villain

Just two months after season 5 was announced, Invincible has confirmed a sixth season. The official Invincible HQ account posted an image reading "Invincible season 6 confirmed!!!" and shortly afterward revealed that The Boys actor Jack Quaid will play the villain Gravitator in the animated show's

Health

Annika Schröder at her veteran farm — Jan Kraus's photograph

Annika Schröder’s story is an unusual one. She served in the German military for almost 20 years, joining when she was young, adventurous and needed to earn money. She was allowed to jump out of an aeroplane and drive a tank, but after a deployment to Afghanistan her unit

Culture

Star Fox Sticks the Landing, But Just Barely

Star Fox makes its visually overhauled debut on Switch 2 on June 25. Early reviews find the core experience established in the N64 game is as good as ever, even if all of the new bells and whistles don’t quite add up to a completely new-feeling experience; the remake

Culture

Prime Video Reboots Conan the Barbarian as Animated Series by Genndy Tartakovsky

Prime Video is moving forward with a new animated Conan the Barbarian series from Genndy Tartakovsky and Cartoon Network Studios. The project is a reboot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1982 cult classic, and Schwarzenegger is set to return in his own long-awaited sequel. Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter's

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? A short, eight-question quiz calculates the universe your instincts were built for. Questions range from how you respond when something feels deeply wrong to which resource you guard most fiercely, what threat keeps you up at night, how you deal with authority, which

Sports

Two fans paid $50,000 to watch every World Cup match in Times Square

Austin Franklin and Kevin Akoto were chosen to watch every World Cup match from a glass cube in Times Square, commuting each day from a nearby hotel. They sit in a 32 by 16 feet glass box with vantage points on three of its four sides, watching the games and

Science

Cosmic Structure SIG Seminar — 17 July 2026

The Cosmic Structure SIG will hold a virtual seminar on 17 July 2026 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET. Sujeong Lee of Ohio University will present Constraints on Dynamical Dark Energy from the Full Dark Energy Survey. Lee examines the w0-wa parameterization using the full six-year Dark Energy Survey

Culture

Reese Witherspoon's son Deacon, 22, channels dad Ryan Phillippe at 'Elle' premiere

Deacon, 22, recreated his father Ryan Phillippe’s 2001 "Legally Blonde" red carpet look at the "Elle" premiere, arriving in a black suit with a pink tie, Ray‑Ban sunglasses and slicked‑back hair. Witherspoon also nodded to the original premiere in a pink custom Monse

Culture

GTA 6: locking core identity behind a $20 upgrade kills hype

Grand Theft Auto has always been as much about looking fly as it has been about shooting, car chases and seedy criminal activity — driving around in tricked-out cars, nipping to the barbershop for a nicer haircut, and spending riches on parodied designer clothing and jewellery. I never expect to have

Tech

GTA 6 is a single-player experience, Rockstar says

Rockstar Games clarified that Grand Theft Auto 6 is a single-player experience as it shared details ahead of pre-orders opening on June 25. The company outlined price, special edition bonuses, and pre-loading information on Wednesday. One pre-order incentive is a free month of GTA+, Rockstar's subscription for Grand

Crypto

DeFi TVL down $45B in 2026 despite more resilient market structure

Total value locked in decentralized finance has fallen by about 39% so far in 2026, sliding to just over $70 billion from roughly $115 billion in January. CryptoRank ties the drop to the broader market correction after October 2025’s peak; following Bitcoin’s run above $122,000, a market-wide

Culture

Genndy Tartakovsky to helm Conan the Barbarian animated series

Conan the Barbarian is returning to the screen as an animated series from Genndy Tartakovsky, announced at the Annency International Animation Film Festival. A preview image shows Conan rendered in Tartakovsky’s trademark style. Though produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series is being developed for Amazon’s Prime Video

Sports

Martinez hails Ronaldo as 'exemplary' after Portugal's 5-0 win

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez praised Cristiano Ronaldo as an "exemplary" leader after the 5-0 World Cup victory over Uzbekistan, in which the Al-Nassr forward scored twice to silence critics following a difficult week of external pressure. Ronaldo had described the period after Portugal's 1-1 draw

Culture

Taylor Swift sparkles in black and silver at Tight Ends and Friends

Taylor Swift wore a custom Monse dress for a surprise performance at Tight Ends and Friends in Nashville. The asymmetrical black strapless gown featured silver embellishments, a hemline that trailed from her hip to her opposite ankle, and an array of paillettes, sequins and crystals. She doubled up on silver

Tech

Valve would change one thing about the Steam Machine: make it cheaper

The Steam Machine broke cover last Monday, and its cheapest model still costs $1,049—a price the company ties to the ongoing RAM crisis. That figure prompted pushback from potential day-one buyers, and Valve’s own engineers admit they aren’t thrilled with it either. PCG interviewed Valve engineers

Culture

Hulu renews The Testaments for season 2

The Testaments, developed by Bruce Miller and based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, wrapped its first season in late May and was renewed for a second season before the finale aired. Produced by MGM Television and 20th Television, the series has become one of 2026’s most talked-about dystopian dramas

Culture

Vice City-Inspired Preorder Bonuses for GTA 6

A new GTA game set in a fictionalized Florida comes with clear nods to the original Vice City, and preorders go live tomorrow. Here’s a look at the Vice City–inspired perks available when you preorder Grand Theft Auto VI. One exclusive item is the ’55 Vapid Stanier, a

Culture

Portugal’s Fishermen’s Trail reveals the Algarve’s wild side

The fluorescent green gaiters seemed a ridiculous suggestion, but proved a godsend as we plodded across a wide, crescent-shaped, honeyed beach. The sun was high and slivers of light flickered through a thick sea fog while 6ft waves crashed and fizzed, their white foam licking the towering limestone cliffs. I

Culture

Netflix debuts first trailer for new One Piece anime

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming anime series The One Piece. The clip followed a brief look at the series at the Annecy Animation Festival and a new poster released by Netflix. Wit Studio is producing this new adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's manga. The

Culture

Which Iconic Sci-Fi Hero Are You? Take the Personality Quiz

This personality quiz pairs you with one of five iconic sci-fi heroes — Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley or Max Rockatansky — by probing how you face impossible situations and what drives your decisions. Eight short questions explore topics like how you lead under pressure, your greatest strength in

Tech

How to handle expiring Secure Boot certificates affecting Linux

Several Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 reach the end of their formal validity in 2026. That does not mean existing Linux installs will suddenly stop booting; current shims and bootloaders should continue to work. The real risk is for new or updated distributions on machines whose firmware never