UPDATE (10 p.m. EDT): Character.ai is back online and fully operational after users reported widespread outages earlier. Character.ai is reportedly down for hundreds of users in the United States.

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Thousands of Fortnite players reported issues logging into the game on Wednesday afternoon. Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, confirmed it was investigating major login outages.

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If you’re someone who uses Discord (and let’s face it, almost every gamer does), chances are you’re seeing a big “!” appear on a lot of official channels. If so, it’s not just you, but it seems ...

I’ve wondered how much servers make at popular chain restaurants before, and now I finally have some answers! A couple name Brittany and Brett took to TikTok and talked about how much money they made ...

These employees are being paid as part of the deferred resignation program. The federal government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the deferred resignation program ...

A routine meal at an Applebee's ended awkwardly for a group of four diners when their server apparently confronted one of them outside the restroom, demanding to know why she hadn't been tipped. The ...

Let's talk about proxy servers. Proxy servers are often confused with virtual private networks (VPNs) because their network architectures are very similar. But proxies and VPNs are very different ...