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Dimension 20’s season premiere comes with a post-credits surprise

Dropout’s hit D&D actual play anthology series, Dimension 20, has covered a lot of ground over the course of its run. But with the premiere of its 25th season, Titan Takedown, the D20 crew has got something that may surprise even long-time fans: A post-credits segment. So if you’re looking forward to the first episode […]

Key parts of the US Social Security site have crashed in the past week, as phone support is reduced; report: SSA's site was down four times in 10 days in March (Lucas Ropek/Gizmodo)

Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo:
Key parts of the US Social Security site have crashed in the past week, as phone support is reduced; report: SSA's site was down four times in 10 days in March  —  Elon Musk's organization has been monkeying with America's retirement system, with no positive results so far.

Switch 2 Zelda upgrades have achievements, weird GPS voice assistant

On top of the improved graphical performance for the Switch 2 versions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, there will be a suite of new features in the Nintendo Switch phone app, including an achievement system and, strangely, a voice navigation assistant. The new service inside the […]

The White House says "de minimis" exemptions for packages under $800 from China and Hong Kong will end on May 2, affecting Temu, Shein, and other marketplaces (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
The White House says “de minimis” exemptions for packages under $800 from China and Hong Kong will end on May 2, affecting Temu, Shein, and other marketplaces  —  De minimis tariff exemptions, which currently allow packages worth as much as $800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the US duty free …

These Black Trauma Films Are Better Than Doomscrolling

It seems like everyday when we turn on the news, there’s yet another trying, upsetting and arguably traumatizing thing going on. Whether it’s some absurd policy enacted by President Donald Trump that aims to erase the history and contributions of Black folks from or another senseless police brutality encounter—what’s…

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