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Nintendo's answer to unfamiliar times is a very familiar, and very dense, sim game.

Beat those lockdown blues with some fascinating tales of game-design challenges.

New exercise buds arrive on March 18 after extensive leaks.

Revisiting a seminal 2007 paper modeling WoW's Corrupted Blood incident.

Spoilers: A look at what we learned in the season premiere, and what might be yet to come.

The portal, developed by a different Alphabet company, is not ready for national use.

Your productivity, your health, and your sanity: We have your home office covered.

The analog world still has plenty of wonders in this excerpt from The Analog Antiquarian.

Some staffers at power grids, intelligence agencies, and more can't work from home

Reducing the time it takes for peer review by 80 percent wouldn't affect funding levels.

New explanation for why sea predators are eating so much plastic

But at least it's an equal-opportunity offender. And Betty Gilpin is terrific.

"Super puff" planets are either extremely low density, or just block a lot of light.

Comcast also opens Wi-Fi hotspots to all and T-Mobile boosts mobile-hotspot data.

Plus it comes in some ridiculous color combinations.

Microsoft co-founder exits the board 45 years after starting the company.

Manning sought to challenge the legitimacy of the grand jury process.

The declaration frees up $50 billion in response funding.

About a million years ago, ice ages got much longer—what changed?

“Acoustic metamaterials” can mimic key components of a sound “computer.”

ISPs agree to waive late fees and service disconnections, but data caps remain.

Linux users discovered Ice Lake laptops were actually faster in powersave mode.

They're useful flight- and pilot-monitoring tools, says the Air Force.

The company still plans to announce its slate of new features for iOS and macOS.

Amazon says it lost deal because Trump hates Bezos; DoD will now review.

Cheap incense, quick-hatching eggs, and more updates encourage less real-world wandering.

Tuning tiny OLEDs' fabrication results in faster switching times.

Singapore built a robust system for tracking and containing epidemics after SARS and H1N1.

We asked 10 ISPs if they'll waive caps as pandemic forces people to stay home.

News+ publishers already agreed to a bundle, but music labels are holding out.

The mission had problems, and key people can no longer get together to sort them out.

It has the same terrible Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC that all other Android watches have.

Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey star in this Peter Docter-directed animated film.

Attackers got a head start when critical SMBv3 flaw details leaked 2 days ago.

Like TrueDepth, it would enable new kinds of applications and more precise AR.

We were there, and here’s a bunch of pictures from the ribbon cutting ceremony.

FERPA is probably not in anyone's top 100 concerns right now, but it still exists.

Elegant 2D platformer is a graphical showcase, especially with an HDR display.

Dealmaster also has the Echo Dot for $25, PlayStation Plus for $40, and more.

A trip from Ohio to Florida in the American-made supercar.

Falling cryptocurrency prices reflect a global selloff of risky assets.

Lego Super Mario sets go on sale in August, we think.

Comcast made the same mistake once before and had to pay $33 million.

Two sites are publishing leaked info but aren't forthcoming about the source.

Vermont has a law regulating data brokers and claims Clearview broke it.

Amount of iron in the atmosphere is the difference between night and day.

The disease and its spread are alarming—so is the level of inaction, WHO says.

Why combine Yahoo Mail and Verizon cell service? The word "synergy" is involved.

ESA announces it won't hold massive game marketing event for the first time since 1995.

No, essential oils and silver solutions won’t ward off COVID-19.