Anna Washenko

Contributing Reporter

Anna has been a freelance writer for more than a decade. In that time, she's covered everything from electronics to esports, from marketing to magic. Her tech and entertainment reporting has appeared on Ars Technica, Mashable, Digital Trends, and more. She especially loves playing, making, and geeking out over video games.

Articles by Anna Washenko

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order updates: The latest on restocks, My Nintendo Store invites and more
The new console will officially be available on June 5.
GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The Strong National Museum of Play welcomed the 2025 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame today.
ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub
ChatGPT is bringing its Deep Research service directly into GitHub's developer ecosystem.
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for crypto fraud
CEO and founder of Celsius Network Alex Mashinsky has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a US District Court.
Meta will test video ads on Threads
Instagram's Threads app began testing advertisements for its users at the start of this year, and the social platform is already ramping up its monetization efforts.
Appeals court once again upholds Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not violate antitrust laws.
Google launches a Gemini app for iPad
Google is once again crossing the great divide between rival tech giants, at least with artificial intelligence.
Minecraft ended virtual reality support today
Minecraft is no longer officially available on virtual and mixed reality platforms.
Destiny 2 will get a Star Wars expansion this December
Bungie laid out its plans for the next year of Destiny 2 content, and the back half of 2025 could be particularly exciting for Star Wars fans.
Zoox issues software recall for 270 robotaxis following Las Vegas collision
Zoox, the Amazon-owned robotaxi company, announced a voluntary software recall for its vehicles.
Microsoft introduces agent for AI-powered settings controls in Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft announced a series of upcoming new features for Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11, and they're all about new AI applications.
The best rice cooker for 2025
Get excellent rice every time for all of your katsus, curries, burritos and more.
Perplexity is building a browser in part to collect customer data for targeted ads
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said the company is building a browser to track user activity and sell targeted advertisements.
Razer has a vertical mouse now
Razer has unveiled two new iterations of its Pro Click mouse with an eye toward ergonomics.
Motorola introduces the no-frills Moto Watch Fit
Motorola has introduced a new smartwatch to its Moto Things branded lifestyle collection.
Retro PlayStation UI options return permanently to the PS5
Sony had promised that a fan-favorite aspect of the PlayStation 30th anniversary celebration would be coming back.
LG smart TVs are getting Xbox Game Pass this week
LG announced that the Xbox app will begin rolling out to a collection of its smart TVs in 25 countries this week.
OpenAI says it would buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell
Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, spoke at a hearing about the Google monopoly situation and was asked whether OpenAI would be interested in acquiring Chrome.
Max implements $8 extra member charges on all subscription plans
Max now requires a fee for extra members who join a plan outside of the household.
Wheel of Time is getting a new AAA open-world RPG adaptation
Wheel of Time is getting a new video game adaptation, but it's still a long ways off.

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