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From the “cinnamon challenge” to the “chubby bunny challenge,” the Internet has seen many viral trends that spread like wildfire thanks to a combination of boredom, curiosity, and a desire for online fame. Some were even conceived for a great cause, such as the “ice bucket challenge,” born as an initiative to encourage donations for ALS research.Still, not everything seen online should be reproduced. A Florida man named John has recently inspired jaw-dropping reactions online after announcing that he would embark on a…

This week Google expanded the Gemini mobile app to Latin America, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Canada. If you’re not in those regions but want to try out Gemini, you can sideload the app on your Android device. We can confirm Gemini works as intended in Europe with Google Assistant language set to US English. Do note that once you install and set up Gemini, it will replace your Google Assistant. The iPhone 16 Pro series could bring bigger batteries and up to 2TB of storage. Adding to the rumored bigger 6.3-inch and…

Private Division Of the three games available for no additional cost with a PlayStation Plus Essential subscription this February, the best game isn’t the highest-profile one. A lot of attention is going to Foamstars, the odd multiplayer game Square Enix launched free on PS Plus, but the real gem of February 2024’s PS Plus Essential lineup is Rollerdrome from Roll7 and Private Division. First released for PS5 and PC in August 2022, I previously described this game as Max Payne meets Skate. Essentially, Rollerdrome is…

ADA and SCORP: Crypto Surge Signals For those closely monitoring the cryptocurrency market, Cardano (ADA) presents a compelling case for investment this month. Currently moving towards the $0.60 resistance level, ADA’s potential breakthrough to $0.65 hinges on maintaining its upward trajectory. Equally promising is Scorpion Casino (SCORP), which stands out in the online gaming sector for offering passive income opportunities through its innovative use of blockchain technology.  The ongoing presale of…

Digital Trends February is celebrated as Black History Month to honor Black Americans’ remarkable achievements and contributions. The theme for this year is “African Americans and the Arts,” which shines a light on the impact of African Americans in different artistic fields, such as cultural expression, visual and performing arts, fashion, literature, and more. In this regard, we present a list of popular iOS and Android apps developed by Black-owned businesses and cover various topics such as finance,…

Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander, iconically named the Odysseus lander, is currently on its way to the moon after a successful launch early Thursday morning (February 15). Despite being delayed a day, the SpaceX Falon 9 rocket carrying Odysseus lifted off on time on Thursday.But the journey is far from over. It’s during this middle point between the launch and landing that Odysseus will need to shine, and so far, the spacecraft is doing just fine. Further, Intuitive Machines says it has a close eye on the…

Let's start with the good news. Mac users running hardware powered by M1, M2, or M3 processors can download and install the iOS version of the Authy app or Androidapp on your mobile device. The upside of this is that you can make the switch without too much hassle; the downside is that you lose direct access to your 2FA codes on your computer.If you want access to your 2FA codes on your desktop, then Twilio suggests users look at the following options:Users moving to an Authy app on a different platform will need to…

Sons of the Forest will leave early access on Steam and launch on February 22, and developer Endnight Games released a new trailer showing off what to expect in the game's 1.0 version.The trailer shows footage of players being able to rescue others by calling an SOS, paraglide, and fight off infected monsters. In Sons of the Forest, you're sent off to a remote island with the task to find a missing billionaire. However, upon arriving, you find that it's filled with cannibals. As with many survival games,…

Nothing Phone (2a) price (tipped)The Nothing Phone (2a) is tipped to cost €349 for the 8GB/128GB storage model in France, while the 12GB/256GB model would cost €399.Since the leak comes from an unconfirmed source in France, we suggest you take this with a pinch of salt. In comparison, the Nothing Phone (2a) is tipped to cost around Rs 30,000 in India. Nothing’s Carl Pei hinted the phone will be cheaper than Nothing Phone (1), which launched at a starting price of Rs 32,999 in India.Nothing Phone (2a) specs leakedDisplay:…

First up, four fresh Fast Company tech stories for you:A year ago, the era of generative AI chatbots was new, and sitting around with your mouth agape was a perfectly understandable reaction. OpenAI’s ChatGPT was amazing! In some ways, Bing Chat—which drizzled Microsoft special sauce on the same large language model as ChatGPT—was even more amazing! As for Google’s Bard . . . well, it was slightly less amazing than ChatGPT and Bing. But given Google’s formidable AI chops, there was every reason to think it might catch up…