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EBay plans to acquire trading card vendor TCGplayer for $295 million

In the collectible space, TCGplayer is seen as a competitor to eBay. Some enthusiasts criticized the deal, saying they used TCGplayer as an alternative to eBay. https://wapo.st/3Awe4sm

If you love ‘The Last of Us,’ the remake is worth a new cover charge

If "The Last of Us Part I" is one of your favorite games ever, playing this version — the best version — is a must. https://wapo.st/3Q1YoD2

Help Desk Quick Fix: How to send text messages from your computer

It's 2022, but sending a standard text message from your computer can still be trickier than it sounds. Let this guide show you how it's done. https://wapo.st/3TyytWC

California lawmakers pass landmark children’s online safety bill

The legislation is part of a growing push nationwide to hold tech companies accountable for how their services affect children’s mental health and safety. https://wapo.st/3KzT4FH

For disabled gamers, ‘The Last of Us Part I’ remake is worth $70

A decade after its release, “The Last of Us Part I” will finally be playable for large swaths of the video game community. Not everyone is happy. https://wapo.st/3AYdtRw

Musk offers new reason to break off Twitter deal, citing whistleblower

Elon Musk sent Twitter a letter to terminate his acquisition deal, citing allegations from a whistleblower. https://wapo.st/3cqZdYp

Self-harm posts are surging on Twitter, despite breaking content rules

Since October, self-harm related hashtags has increased roughly 500%, according to a new report. https://wapo.st/3AXp839

Elon Musk’s legal team subpoenas Twitter whistleblower for deposition

The subpoena signals that whistleblower Peiter Zatko's allegations could factor into the ongoing litigation between Musk and Twitter. https://wapo.st/3ApAoni

‘NFL Blitz’ is back, depicting a gentler, less violent NFL

“It’s really the game of the '90s,” said Hall of Famer and 3-time NFL Champion Jerry Rice about “NFL Blitz.” https://wapo.st/3AsVcKV

Online creators are de facto therapists for millions. It’s complicated.

Faced with explosive demand and few safeguards, mental-health content creators are defining their own ethics. https://wapo.st/3ARuRrg

Leaving your job? Take these steps before returning your work devices.

Advice for job-hopping workers on saving, transferring and deleting data from their laptops and mobile devices before leaving a job. https://wapo.st/3cr6g36

‘Thymesia’ is a love letter to From Software with killer combat

If the Soulslike virus remains lodged in your core as it does in “Thymesia’s,” you should easily become absorbed into its diseased world. https://wapo.st/3C9hbJ6

Gen Z TikTok creators are turning against Amazon

The ‘People Over Prime’ campaign is a public setback for the company, which has courted young influencers. https://wapo.st/3dujexc

Amazon workers walk off job at major West Coast air hub

An Amazon worker walkout in Southern California over pay and heat safety shows how labor organizing has spread to yet another division of the ecommerce behemoth’s business — air freight — in one of the most important regions in all of its logistics empire. https://wapo.st/3QG36a0

Twitch streamers traumatized after four ‘swattings’ in a week

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Samsung’s Odyssey Ark is a 55-inch, curved monster that eats your face

The monitor costs a bundle of cash but delivers high-resolution gameplay at a fast refresh rate, despite it's massive size. https://wapo.st/3ppPNik

From W-2s to nudes, here’s how to hide sensitive photos

Not every photo is for public consumption. Here's how to hide images on iPhone, Samsung and Google Photos. https://wapo.st/3dkPvGO

Samsung scion Lee pardoned for bribing former president

The move, which has overwhelming public support in South Korea, allows Jay Y. Lee to formally resume control of the conglomerate. https://wapo.st/3SI1bE1

FBI shooter was prolific contributor to Trump’s Truth Social website

An account with the gunman’s name was one of the pro-Trump social network’s most prolific users, writing hundreds of posts calling to “kill [the FBI] on sight.” https://wapo.st/3QIk2gn

The Inflation Reduction Act could push climate change tech into the future

If the Senate spending bill becomes law, climate change tech that seems like science fiction could get the tax credits and research dollars needed to develop. https://wapo.st/3phPqGN

Microsoft and Sony clash over Call of Duty and Game Pass in legal docs

PlayStation is contesting Call of Duty's inclusion into Xbox Game Pass, claiming it could trigger a monopoly as the two companies enter a new battleground. https://wapo.st/3pdlYS9

‘Cult of the Lamb’ is cute, but it didn’t make me a convert

Floaty combat mechanics fail this dark spin on organized religion. https://wapo.st/3vZFOEa

Gen Z workers demand flexibility, don’t want to be stuffed in a cubicle

The young generation of professionals is entering the workplace with new demands — including increased flexibility, wellness perks and authenticity — shaped by their experiences during the height of the pandemic. https://wapo.st/3pbZrFi

Since lawsuit, Riot Games’ once all-male leadership now over 20 percent women

In a new D&I report, Riot Games touts the hiring of more women into top roles, and says it no longer requires employees to be "core gamers." https://wapo.st/3bIq7ue

After years of sameness, phones are getting delightfully weird again

Some smartphone makers are turning traditional device design on its head. Here's what they're doing, and how well it's working. https://wapo.st/3pfzULj

Big Tech tried to quash Russian propaganda. Russia found loopholes.

Five months into the Ukraine war, new research backs up Ukrainian officials' concerns that Russian propaganda continues to spread via social media. https://wapo.st/3QvfxFN

Solving America’s race problem one byte at a time

How did a girl from D.C. and Prince George's Public Schools became an engineer from the University of Maryland, a public policy expert from Harvard and a big-data scientist from UCLA? https://wapo.st/3PeGj49

Biden signs Chips Act, kicking off huge federal industrial initiative

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U.S. bars Americans from using crypto service Tornado Cash

The service, Tornado Cash, is a crypto "mixer" that allowed hackers and others to launder more than $7 billion since 2019. https://wapo.st/3Qb6XMD

Make room, bellhops: Robots and AI may soon predict what guests want

Rosewood Hotel Group CEO Sonia Cheng says the company is working on tech advances to personalize guest stays, predicting their wants and needs and help make employees’ jobs easier. https://wapo.st/3p6lsWg

Married and on your parents’ cell plans

Newlyweds used to worry about combining finances. Now it’s cell plans, passwords and Spotify. Here's what to consider going in. https://wapo.st/3oZWZBR

Crypto finds a bright spot in a stormy summer: Congress

After being caught by surprise last year with a tax provision it wasn't expecting, the crypto industry increased its lobbying spending and campaign contributions and now has found friends in Congress. https://wapo.st/3JzA1ed

Inflation is helping gig companies like Uber — and hurting their workers

Ride-share drivers, delivery workers and freelancers at companies including Uber, Lyft and Doordash are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of gas and the tools they need to do their jobs. https://wapo.st/3A0Ue9I

Lifeguard drones can save lives. But U.S. beaches might not buy them.

The drones navigate to struggling swimmers quickly, when a delay of seconds could be the difference between life and death. In Spain they're being used on nearly two dozen beaches. https://wapo.st/3BHUA6b

Fans wanted a war game to be more real, so they leaked classified docs

Fans of the video game "War Thunder" have thrice leaked manuals for real tanks in the game's online forums. "Please, never do that!” say the developers. https://wapo.st/3d6FCwo

How Alex Jones was embraced by Trump, Rogan years after Sandy Hook lies

Trump has called Jones "amazing," while Rogan has argued that the Infowars founder is "entertaining." https://wapo.st/3oVqhBu

How to make sure people see your digital party invite

Email, text, DM or Facebook? Inviting friends to a party has gotten complicated. https://wapo.st/3bzf46G

Musk’s countersuit contains aggressive new claims. Twitter is rebutting them.

Elon Musk issued his initial response to Twitter's lawsuit on Friday, but it was filed confidentially. https://wapo.st/3zYFkRl

Video game giants see hundred million dollar dip in revenue amid recession fears

“The world is on vacation,” Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an earnings call on Tuesday. https://wapo.st/3oWJDpM

Evil Geniuses doubles down on ‘Valorant’ with women’s roster

Evil Geniuses have acquired Dignitas's "Valorant" Game Changers roster. https://wapo.st/3zV7M6C

Visiting the space station? You’ll need a former NASA astronaut as an escort.

Even learning how to move in a weightless environment can be jarring, and an escort with space experience can keep visitors from interferring with space station operations. https://wapo.st/3SiYto2

A pair of hacks rattle an already jittery crypto industry

Exploitations of Solana and Nomad have some questioning if crypto’s speed is worth the cost. https://wapo.st/3zvTkAr

Pelosi dined with Taiwan computer chip executives during her brief visit

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that Pelosi and she attended a lunch with Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactuering Company, and its chairman, Mark Liu, as well as Chen Jianzhong, vice chairman of electronics manufacturer Pegatron Corp. https://wapo.st/3zuVgct

Open-world ‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’ features motorcycle legendaries

Wednesday's Pokemon Presents teased the new mainline entries, updates to published games and the location of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships. https://wapo.st/3oUXddr

Surgeons use virtual reality techniques to separate conjoined twins

Twins Arthur and Bernardo Lima, conjoined at the brain, were separated by surgeons in Britain and Brazil using virtual reality techniques. https://wapo.st/3btKoDQ

A Senate proposal would give CFTC responsibility for policing bitcoin, ethereum

Oversight of the remaining cryptocurrencies would be divided between the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. https://wapo.st/3bniJEE

‘MultiVersus’ is a real contender for Nintendo’s platform fighter crown

“MultiVersus,” which is in open beta, may be the first real contender for Nintendo’s platform fighter throne. https://wapo.st/3Q0fyl9

Jes Negrón’s first game after suing Riot is about heritage and a haunted house

"Good Bones" comes nearly half a decade after Jes Negrón, the developer, called out her former employer, Riot Games, for discrimination. https://wapo.st/3SlxBnp

Uber loses $2.6 billion, but its stock soared anyway

The ride-hailing company announced its second quarter results before the stock market opening Tuesday. https://wapo.st/3JqEFep

Gadget graveyard: We found the hidden death dates on popular devices

When will your battery die? We calculated the soonest it might happen — and what you can do about it https://wapo.st/3cZsUPQ