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

Sony reveals the Death Stranding 2 required PC specs
Designer Hideo Kojima might be known for spectacle in his projects, but the minimum specs for Death Stranding 2 on PC are quite reasonable.
Apple inks deal for IMAX screenings of live Formula 1 races
Apple is partnering with IMAX to show five races from the 2026 season.
Slay the Spire 2 will enter early access on March 5
Developer Mega Crit shared some details about its goals for the early access phase of Slay the Spire 2 alongside a teaser trailer.
Google's $500 Pixel 10a smartphone arrives on March 5
Google debuted the Pixel 10a phone today, but a lot of the specs are identical to last year's model.
Samsung teases mobile AI photography tools ahead of Unpacked
Ahead of next week's Unpacked, Samsung hinted at some of the AI tools coming to the Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup.
Amazon's Fire TV redesign is rolling out today
US viewers will have access to Amazon's new Fire TV UI starting today.
There's a dedicated channel for Formula 1 in the Apple TV app now
Apple continues to double down on its Formula 1 programming, adding a dedicated channel for the racing league to the Apple TV app.
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will go offline on April 17
Activision will officially pull the plug on Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile this spring.
Amazon's Send to Alexa+ feature arrives on Kindle Scribe and Scribe Colorsoft
Amazon is launching a feature that will add a new artificial intelligence layer to its writing tablets.
Diablo II: Resurrected is adding warlock as a brand new player class
Blizzard announced today that it is introducing the Warlock as a playable character to Diablo II: Resurrected.
Facebook is offering Meta AI-powered animations for profile photos
Meta has been going all in on AI, whether people want it or not, and now it's bringing more features in that vein to Facebook.
Sam Bankman-Fried wants a re-trial for fraud charges
Former cryptocurrency poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get another chance in court.
Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team
Riot Games announced that it's cutting jobs on its pair-based fighting game 2XKO.
DOJ may face investigation for pressuring Apple, Google to remove apps for tracking ICE agents
A House Judiciary Committee member has asked the US Department of Justice to turn over all its communications with Apple and Google regarding the companies' removal of apps that shared information about sightings of ICE officers.
The CIA stops publishing The World Factbook
The US Central Intelligence Agency is ending one of its popular services, The World Factbook.
DOJ and states appeal Google monopoly ruling to push for harsher penalties against the company
Today, the US Department of Justice filed notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision last fall that Google would not be required to sell off the its Chrome browser.
ChatGPT is back up after an outage disrupted use this afternoon
ChatGPT is back after a partial outage for many users this afternoon.
Crunchyroll increases prices for all anime streaming plans
Crunchyroll announced today that it will be increasing the monthly costs for all its plans by $2.
Moltbook, the AI social network, exposed human credentials due to vibe-coded security flaw
Cybersecurity firm Wiz found that Moltbook exposed the credentials for thousands of its human users and undermined the AI social network's core premise.
Ubisoft fires employee who publicly criticized its RTO plan
Ubisoft continues to raise eyebrows around how it is treating employees as it attempts a business overhaul.

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