Supporting kids' social lives, without social media

In Australia, as this school year ended, kids under 16 also lost access to social media. Some are relieved. Some are furious.

Google’s FunctionGemma Turns Natural Language into Fast, Private Function Calls

FunctionGemma is a 270M-parameter model for function calls that runs on phones and NPUs, helping teams cut cloud costs and ship faster.
The Escapist

Capcom’s card game Teppen is shutting down in 2026

Teppen, the long running card game from GungHo and Capcom, is set to close its doors next year after running for nearly seven ...
Space.com

The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked

Slipgate Ironworks surprised us in 2025 with Tempest Rising, an excellent sci-fi real-time strategy game. At first glance, it ...
Wargamer

This "cozy" board game about sick leave might be the strangest tabletop title I've seen all year

Nothing screams cute, cozy board game like corporate burnout and fighting with HR about when to take sick leave - what a ...

I played dozens of retro games this year, and these are the ones I still whole-heartedly recommend going into 2026

Dust off your DOS, reinstall those ROMs, and party like it's 1999.
CBSSports.com

U.S. online casinos: Here is where all 50 states currently stand on legalizing internet gambling, casino play

Only seven states have legalized real-money online casinos as of December 2025. In Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia, users may play online ...