Black Mesa gets shiny: Free Half-Life ray-trace mod adds subtle splendor
It's free, it's fun, and it makes you appreciate even the most boring hallways. Enlarge / The familiar hallways of Black Mesa can be made new with some generative lighting. (credit: Valve) Half-Life is a legendary game,.....»»
Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain
Australia's unprecedented Black Summer bushfires in 2019–20 created ideal conditions for misinformation to spread, from the insidious to the absurd......»»
4 high-end features Windows laptops still have over MacBooks
Apple's MacBook lineup offers excellent performance, even better battery life, and great displays. But that doesn't mean Windows laptops can't compete......»»
Saturday Citations: Mediterranean diet racks up more points; persistent quantum coherence; vegan dogs
This week, we reported on the birth throes of black holes, the questionable assertions of a study about vegan dogs and a technique for observing entanglement without breaking quantum coherence......»»
Toronto FC vs CF Montreal live stream: Can you watch for free?
Toronto FC and CF Montreal meet for the Canadian Classique tonight. Here's how to watch a live stream in the U.S. or Canada......»»
The best movies on Hulu right now (May 2024)
The best movies on Hulu include Bad Boys For Life, Black Hawk Down, The Royal Tenenbaums, Walk the Line, War for the Planet of the Apes, and more......»»
Preakness Stakes 2024 live stream: Can you watch for free?
It's time for the running of the 2024 Preakness Stakes, and we've found all the different ways you can watch a free live stream of the race......»»
New York City FC vs Red Bulls live stream: Can you watch for free?
New York City FC and NY Red Bulls clash in the Hudson River Derby today, and we have everything you need to know to watch a live stream......»»
A ‘healthy’ PC means using Bing, according to Microsoft
Microsoft adds Bing as default search engine in an attempt to help clean up your PC......»»
Check Out This Nifty Bedtime iPhone Trick
If you like to listen to white noise on your iPhone in bed, you might love this extremely subtle trick using the device’s alarm. A lot of people like to listen to music, audio books, movies, or TV shows while they fall asleep. Of course, in doi.....»»
iPhone 16 Pro Max Battery Life Could Top iPhone 15 Pro Max
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro Max may offer longer battery life than its predecessor, the iPhone 15 Pro Max. In a new post on Medium, Kuo says his “latest supply chain survey indicates the energy density (Wh/kg).....»»
Scientists develop new geochemical "fingerprint" to trace contaminants in fertilizer
An international team of scientists has uncovered toxic metals in mineral phosphate fertilizers worldwide by using a new tool to identify the spread and impact of such contaminants on soil, water resources, and food supply......»»
Redfall will final update that adds an offline mode
While Microsoft said it was halting active development on Redfall, the game will get one more update that adds an offline mode......»»
Data from MAXI J1820+070 shows Einstein was right about how matter plunges into a black hole
A team of astrophysicists from the University of Oxford, Newcastle University and the Institute of Astronomy, all in the U.K., working with a colleague from the University of Virginia, in the U.S., has found evidence showing that Albert Einstein was.....»»
3 PS Plus free demos you should try this weekend (May 17-19)
PS Plus Premium subscribers get access to a variety of game trials, so we recommended demoing these great games this weekend......»»
iPhone 16 Pro Max to get new battery that could last longer
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the iPhone 16 Pro Max will get a new battery that has a greater energy density than before, which means a longer life if Apple keeps the battery to the same size.A battery being taken out of an iPhone (Source: Apple).....»»
A devastating fire 2,200 years ago preserved a moment of life and war in Iron Age Spain, down to a single gold earring
A ruined building in the middle of the Pyrenees records a tragedy for the people who lived there—a devastating fire that burned a settlement to the ground, destroying almost everything except a hidden gold earring. Now archaeologists' excavation of.....»»
Apple’s best-selling AirPods are back at their Black Friday price
The Apple AirPods 2 are an excellent middle ground of performance vs price, and this deal from Amazon makes them even cheaper at their Black Friday price......»»
This is what Google Maps’ big redesign looks like
A redesigned Google Maps interface has several quality-of-life changes that have us excited. Here's what's new......»»
Doorbuster deal drops the price of this Lenovo laptop from $2,009 to $779
Lenovo has cut the price on the 2-in-1 Lenovo ThinkPad L13 so it's down to just $779. Here's why you need it in your life......»»
LG updates its Tone Free earbuds with ‘pure graphene’ drivers
LG's latest wireless earbuds are claimed to offer better sound quality thanks to the use of pure graphene drivers......»»