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2mos ago

Wing Commander IV shows why FMV games looked like the future in 1996

Origin Systems spent big on film, actors and CDs, but its landmark space sim now reads as a preserved branch of gaming t...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Dr. Zachary Rubin’s anti-misinformation work gets a Verge spotlight

The pediatric allergist and immunologist uses Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to push back on junk science and medical mis...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

ICE watchdog office probes online critics as speech fights widen

Court filings and subpoenas show ICE’s internal oversight office has pursued online posts about agency employees, raisin...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

PamStealer targets macOS passwords with a quieter fake Maccy installer

Jamf says the new macOS infostealer uses AppleScript, JXA, Rust and PAM to validate and steal login passwords while avoi...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

WIRED names Asus RT-BE96U its top Wi-Fi 7 router pick

After testing more than 40 routers, WIRED’s Simon Hill favors Asus for raw Wi-Fi 7 performance while warning that US rou...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Ars Technica editor marks US at 250 with case for guarded optimism

Eric Berger cites science, space work, local journalism and reality's stubbornness as reasons for hope amid political an...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Meta glasses backlash exposes the weak privacy math in AI wearables

Smart glasses and AI recording gadgets are getting cheaper and subtler, while privacy signals remain easy to miss or def...

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Xtra’s Muse camera drops to $329 as DJI’s Pocket 3 sits at $378

The gimbal camera deal undercuts DJI’s Pocket 3, while Best Buy and Amazon also have notable discounts on Apple hardware...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Galaxy map challenges a basic assumption about cosmic uniformity

A Nature study says galaxy structures stay aligned across billions of light-years, a result that could complicate standa...

By June Castellano

2mos ago

Wildfire betting markets draw backlash from survivors and fire agencies

Polymarket users wagered on Los Angeles fire outcomes, while officials and ethicists warn wildfire contracts create ugly...

By Riley Okafor

2mos ago

Grand Theft Auto VI preorders open with two digital-era editions

Rockstar’s next GTA is due Nov. 19, 2026, with $80 and $100 editions for PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.

By Dana Voss

2mos ago

Palestinian Museum builds distributed archive as Gaza heritage is damaged

The Birzeit museum says its digital archive now holds more than 500,000 items, with backups meant to survive raids, hack...

By June Castellano