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Updated 2026-05-03 14:45
Nintendo offers vague answers on backward compatibility for “Switch 2”
Reading the tea leaves on what could be a key feature for Nintendo's future.
Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack
Hackers might seek to do more than extort companies.
GeForce RTX 4060 review: Not thrilling, but a super-efficient $299 workhorse
60-class GPUs are Nvidia's most popular; the 4060 don't fix what ain't broke.
Electrifying volcano eruption set off the most extreme lightning detected
Lightning seen "at heights and rates not previously observed."
Now Volvo is switching to Tesla’s charging plug
And SAE International will make the specification a standard within 6 months.
Casualties keep growing in this month’s mass exploitation of MOVEit 0-day
The dramatic fallout continues, with as many as 122 organizations now breached.
We finally know how the mysterious Geminid meteor shower originated
A probe sent toward the Sun ran into the debris of an asteroid breakup.
YouTube “Playables” could bring Facebook-style casual games to YouTube
YouTube's demands for eternal growth could mean branching out into casual games.
Woman who went on the lam with untreated TB is now out of the slammer
After 23 days in jail, she agreed to take her meds and must open her door to officials.
Protests broke Reddit hack for useful Google search results—and Google knows it
Search term + Reddit = John Oliver?
Trend or aberration? Russia is launching foreign satellites again
Major space industry players are still keeping Russia at arm's length.
The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones
It's not an easy process, but it's getting close to a nearly full SteamOS feel.
Malaria spreading in Texas and Florida; first US-based cases in two decades
Despite cases in Texas and Florida, the overall risk is considered "extremely low."
Tesla on Autopilot crashed into stopped truck during highway lane closure
Tesla hit truck that was providing traffic control for a highway lane closure.
Twitter gets buggier: Followers don’t display, users restricted in error
Twitter looking into a bug restricting some users from liking and retweeting.
EV startup Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy protection
Struggling company accuses Taiwanese group Foxconn of reneging on commitments.
Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of Duty
CoD policy was "the opposite" of what Bethesda was "told to do... What's the difference?"
The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing
What if a single shot lasted for months?
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange infected with previously unseen Mac malware
It's not yet clear how the full-featured JokerSpy backdoor gets installed.
SpaceX making more than 1,000 changes to next Starship rocket
"Hot staging" and engine upgrade to debut on SpaceX's next Starship test flight.
World’s largest predatory shark had elevated body temperature
A warmer body would have made for a faster shark.
The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields
Worms lept at an average speed of 0.86 meters per second, close to human walking speed.
Couple develops rare disease after beetles eating their furniture get mites
When your pests have pests, you're in for a bad-and very itchy-time.
US allocates $42B in broadband funding—find out how much your state will get
Texas and California lead way as 19 states will get at least $1 billion each.
Supreme Court rejects Genius lawsuit claiming Google stole song lyrics
SCOTUS won't overturn ruling that US copyright law preempts Genius' claim.
Person who made the Windows 3.1 port of Wordle is back with a ChatGPT client
Developer has ported modern SSL/TLS libraries to Windows 3.1 to get it working.
RIP to my Pixel Fold: Dead after four days
The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.
Meta debuts PlayStation Plus-like Quest+ subscription
Oddly, it won't offer subscribers access to an established library.
How do you destroy a forever chemical?
3M offers $10.3 billion settlement over PFAS contamination in water systems. What's next?
Worries over Starfield “skipping Xbox” helped push Microsoft to buy Bethesda
Spencer says PS5 exclusives like Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo spooked Xbox maker.
Lucid will supply Aston Martin with leading-edge electric powertrains
The $450 million deal should see the next Aston Martin EV arrive in 2025.
Context is everything: Why key developments often sit unused
The book Sleeping Beauties looks at everything-biology, skills, ideas-that lies latent.
It’s summer and that means disturbing swim advisories. Here’s our top 5
Behold the most nauseating and mesmerizing swim advisories floating around.
Employee finds SSD stolen last year from corporate data center for sale on eBay
How can third-party marketplaces prevent stolen goods from being listed?
X-ray “light echoes” hint at outburst from Milky Way’s central black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy hasn't always been quiet.
“Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature
Midjourney v5.2 features camera-like zoom control over framing, more realism.
Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls
Google says it's working on a fix, but as usual, manufacturers will need to update.
Windows 11 preview adds better passkey support, rolls back File Explorer changes
User pushback deters Microsoft from even tiny changes to ancient Windows menus.
Lawyers have real bad day in court after citing fake cases made up by ChatGPT
Lawyers fined $5K and lose case after using AI chatbot "gibberish" in filings.
Behold the likely face of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon teenage girl
Isotropic analysis revealed her diet and likely migration from southern Germany to England.
NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal
"It is better to not do it than to torch the whole science community."
A threat to portable monitors everywhere: Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review
Multitasking on a 13-inch laptop is much easier with 26.6 inches of screen.
The search for the lost sub pushed up against the limits of tech and physics
Finding the Titan's wreckage-or anything else at those depths-is hard.
In post-Roe US, clinical trials may be too risky during pregnancy
The bans and restrictions complicate clinical trials and leave risky paper trails.
Meta won’t negotiate with publishers, will end Facebook news in Canada
A small percentage of Canadian Facebook users is already losing access to news.
Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty
In FTC trial, Microsoft also downplays cloud gaming as "stuttering... tiny... niche."
Rocket Report: Electron scoops up Virgin launch, ULA flies first 2023 mission
"In microlaunchers that balance is on a knife's edge."
Stars collided in galactic “demolition derby,” produced oddball gamma-ray burst
Such oddball events tell astronomers a lot about spectacular diversity of cosmic explosions.
US might finally force cable-TV firms to advertise their actual prices
Biden angry about cable firms' hidden "Broadcast TV" and "Regional Sports" fees.
Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills
Australia ordered Twitter to combat hate or risk maximum fines up to $700K daily.
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