This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

Join this exciting RC truck adventure as we take it on a snack run to the store. Experience the thrill of navigating obstacles, testing the truck’s capabilities, and enjoying a fun-filled remote ...

A new study reveals that when employees actively inject "play" into their work tasks, this playful mindset extends to their leisure time, leading to healthier eating and improved self-care. This ...

Stripe and Paradigm’s joint blockchain project Tempo has launched its first public testnet, marking a major step forward in launching the official layer-1 blockchain. According to a Tuesday ...

Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain backed by Stripe and crypto investment firm Paradigm, has launched its public testnet, a key step in its effort in making stablecoin payments for mainstream use.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new initiative, the Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes for Digital Health Devices Pilot, or TEMPO. It's designed as a voluntary effort ...

Every year at Christmastime, there’s no shortage of holiday movies to choose from, between comfort classics and a swath of new releases from streamers and beyond. But how can the newcomers stand out ...

Memecoin factory Pump.fun became one of the most influential and polarizing forces in crypto this year, powering a surge of token creation, fueling speculative excess, and testing the limits of retail ...

In what feels like an impersonal present gifted to mothers, a Christmas-obsessed mom crashes out after her complacent hubby and coddled adult children don’t deliver the respect she deserves. First to ...

Steven Spielberg is back with a new kind of close encounter. The first trailer for the legendary director's next movie "Disclosure Day," which until now did not have an official title, has debuted ...

When supermom Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) realizes her husband (Denis Leary) and their grown children don’t appreciate her Martha Stewart–level holiday preparations, she takes off on her own. Naturally ...