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Updated 2025-07-05 12:15
Xbox takes back-compat to new extremes, tricks old games to run faster
"FPS boost" skips code injection, delivers doubled performance—for some weird games.
Citibank just got a $500 million lesson in the importance of UI design
Citibank was trying to make $7.8M in interest payments. It sent $900M instead.
Apple M1-native malware has already begun to appear
Security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered M1-native malware targeting macOS.
Mobile World Congress will proceed without vaccination requirements
"It would be great if the world was vaccinated, but we can’t rely on that."
Ex-Stadia developers dish on Google’s mismanagement and poor communication
Former Stadia developers "shocked" by surprise shutdown of Google's game studio.
Million-year-old mammoth DNA rewrites animal’s evolutionary tree
The oldest DNA yet sequenced shows how the genus split off into new species.
Fortnite fight expands as Epic claims Apple broke EU competition law
In the US, Epic is taking Apple to court; in the EU, it's heading to regulators.
Volta Truck’s city delivery trucks will use Proterra batteries
Testing begins this year, with production scheduled for 2022.
Big Tech opens wallet for publishers as Australian news code looms
Google and Facebook strike deals in effort to stymie rules on paying for content.
Two visionaries: Marie Curie forged a friendship with dancer Loïe Fuller
Liz Heinecke on her new book Radiant, a parallel biography of two extraordinary women.
France ties Russia’s Sandworm to a multiyear hacking spree
Destructively minded group has exploited an IT monitoring tool from Centreon.
McLaren drops the V8, moves to V6 plug-in hybrid for its next supercar
It's the first car to use McLaren's new V6, as well as its new MCLA platform.
Online fighting games during COVID: How rollback helps us connect
We played Guilty Gear Strive's online beta to see how its netcode holds up.
An anniversary for great justice: Remembering “All Your Base” 20 years later
Back in our day, memes didn't benefit from centralized services like YouTube, Twitter.
Posing as Amazon seller, consumer group investigates fake-review industry
Fake Amazon reviews still sold in bulk—it costs $10,900 for 1,000 reviews.
Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iPads
The all-in-one iPhone app made a seamless transition to the iPad.
Today’s best tech deals: Hitman 3, 400GB microSD cards, and more
Dealmaster also has Apple's MagSafe Charger, Roku streamers, and gaming laptops.
North Dakota lawmakers jump into Apple/Epic fight with new app store bill
ND bill would require Apple, Google to let you side-load apps and avoid the 30% cut.
“ShareIt” Android app with over a billion downloads is a security nightmare
Trend Micro audited one of Android's most popular file-sharing apps. It's not good.
North Korea may have hacked into Pfizer servers looking for COVID data
South Korea's NIS warned lawmakers of Russian and North Korean hacking activity.
Bitcoin’s price rises to $50,000 as mainstream institutions hop on
Bank of New York Mellon says it will begin offering bitcoin storage services.
PC versions of Grand Theft Auto reverse-engineered to raw source code
Decompilation leads to Switch port, improved load times, and more.
Morphing bodywork among Lotus’ ideas for a future electric race car
The firm has extrapolated current technology out to 2030.
Galaxy S21 Ultra—$200 cheaper but still not competitive
Review: The first new 2021 phone doesn't justify its price.
Just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land, the horizon began to glow
"We did get a little bright glow... no longer see a flame there."
China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defense industry
Beijing asks industry executives if proposed restrictions will harm western contractors.
Valheim is the endless Viking survival game we have craved for years
Vikings, voxels, and valor: Why we're hooked on Steam's newest Early Access success.
New type of supply-chain attack hit Apple, Microsoft and 33 other companies
Researcher who got targets to automatically install his code gets $130,000 payout.
Neanderthals used stone tool tech once considered exclusive to Homo sapiens
A child's molar from an Israeli cave links Neanderthals to the cave's stone tools.
VLC 4.0 sneak peek—a look at its work-in-progress new interface
VLC 4.0's brand-new interface abstracts media files away from their content.
Parler says it’s back without “Big Tech” after being kicked off Amazon
Parler said it's using "independent technology" to get online after Amazon ban.
Texas’ power grid crumples under the cold
Competition for natural gas and frozen wind turbines are only some of the problems.
Astronomers: A comet fragment, not an asteroid, killed off the dinosaurs
Jupiter's gravity pushed comet toward Sun; comet was ripped apart by tidal forces.
Ebola outbreak erupts in Guinea as cases tick up in the DRC
The two outbreaks are not linked, but they face the same challenges.
Zuckerberg responds to Apple’s privacy policies: “We need to inflict pain”
Meeting between Zuckerberg, Cook "resulted in a tense standoff."
After the failure of the Facebook Phone, get ready for a Facebook Watch
Facebook has an extremely optimistic plan to beat Apple and Google.
Report: Nissan shot down Apple deal to avoid becoming Foxconn of cars
Nissan says it wants to "adapt their services to our product, not vice versa."
Jaguar to lose internal combustion engines in new EV strategy
Jaguar will be EV-only from 2025; Land Rover will be 60 percent BEV.
Chevrolet gives the Bolt EV a facelift, a stretch, and a price cut
There are new front seats, and the 2022 Bolt EV starts at $31,995.
Jared Leto’s Joker is back in new trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League
"If you can't bring down the charging bull, then don't wave the red cape at it."
CDC releases updated “science based” school guidelines
CDC head Walensky promises the new guidance is "free from political meddling."
Why did the flywheel hybrid system never catch on for road cars?
Born for but never raced in F1, the idea found some success at Le Mans.
The $3,000 eVscope makes stargazing easy and fun
Unistellar's eVscope promises great stargazing whether you're in the city or country.
A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, Pt. 6: Two quantum spooks
Proof that the world can be much stranger than we expect.
The digital divide is giving American churches hell
COVID-19 has upended churchgoing in the US, and the impacts are not felt equally.
Review: The Stand starts out strong and then whiffs the landing
A stellar cast can't save the narrative from slowly unraveling into a pointless finale.
China refused to hand over key data to WHO team probing pandemic’s origin
The WHO and investigators offer conflicting accounts of the closely watched probe.
The best Presidents’ Day tech deals we can find this weekend
Dealmaster has discounts on AirPods Pro, Lenovo and HP laptops, and more.
New details emerge about Google’s payments to link to French news sites
The deal could become a template across Europe and perhaps around the world.
Bad Girls: Grindhouse chills, thrills, and kills shot on a $16K budget
Three teenage strippers go on a blood-soaked and drug-fueled cross-country tear.
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