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  • Netflix’s Controversial Squid Game Reality Show Is a Hit

    Netflix’s Controversial Squid Game Reality Show Is a Hit

    Cheryl Eddy

    The idea was bonkers from the start—a reality competition based on a fictional series about a reality competition in which players fight to the death—but perhaps unsurprisingly, given the runaway success of its gruesome source material, Netflix’s controversial Squid Game: The Challenge is a certified hit. Even without any dead bodies. According to Netflix’s viewership report…

  • Minecraft Is the Highest-Selling Game of All Time, Behind Tetris

    Minecraft Is the Highest-Selling Game of All Time, Behind Tetris

    Kyle Barr

    Close to 15 years after its release, Minecraft is more popular than ever. The game is already one of the highest-selling games of all time, but on Monday the Microsoft-owned company Mojang declared it crossed the threshold of 300 million copies sold. The sales number dropped at the Minecraft Live event on Sunday. During the…

  • The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games

    The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games

    Mack DeGeurin

    When the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team introduced its new “Go-Ahead Entry” facial recognition authentication method last week, it was intended to decrease wait times and increase efficiency. In reality, according to Axios, it did just the opposite. Glitches in the system accidentally picked up the faces of others waiting in lines, forcing security to create…