May 2025

Elon Musk’s Grok AI has been having a very normal one: It’s become obsessed with South African racial politics and answering unrelated queries with frequent references to the apartheid-era resistance song, “Kill the Boer.” It’s an anti-apartheid song calling for black people to stand up against oppression, but the lyrics “kill the Boer” have been…

Star Wars is turning May into a month-long cautionary tale about the dangers of associating your brand with generative AI. First, Lucasfilm’s Rob Bredow unveiled a near-universally reviled Star Wars-branded short film of AI-generated animal mashups. And today, Fortnite added a Darth Vader NPC that can speak with players using “conversational AI,” which has—regrettably—gone exactly…

Newest in a lineup of intensely customizable gaming earbuds, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 waltzes onto the scene with style and practicality on its side. But with some of the best gaming earbuds coming in at well under its $130/£100 price tag, the Soundcore Liberty 5 is going to have to offer something truly special…

I felt pretty content upgrading to an RTX 4070 Super last year, yet taking one peek on Reddit put my modest rig to shame. One Nostalgic user has managed to own so many retro Nvidia cards that it was this close to shattering the shelf some of them rested on. The aptly named u/GPU-Collector has…

I’ve reviewed a fair few portable monitors in my day. But none have I ever desired. Until now. The new Acer Nitro PG271K looks like it might be a tiny bit brilliant thanks to a combination of 4K res, slick looks and high refresh, though there is a slight catch. The basics involve a 27-inch…

The Pokémon Fossil museum has announced a special exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum that will open its doors in May 2026. The exhibition puts fantasy fossils of Pokémon alongside real fossils, and invites viewers to compare and contrast. In the case of the Chicago field museum, that means things like SUE the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which…