I thought Cat Quest 3 wouldn’t be for me. I was very wrong
Cat Quest 3 is already winning us over thanks to its blend of light-hearted adventure and surprisingly deep RPG systems......»»
Meta Quest 3S: everything we know about the leaked cheap VR headset
Here's everything we know about the rumored release date, price, and specs of the Meta Quest 3S......»»
Nintendo just proved me wrong about the Switch
After a 2024 filled with remakes and niche oddities, Nintendo just showed us that its serious about sending the Switch off in style......»»
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake might divide retro and modern RPG fans
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will launch this November, and we've already gotten hands-on with it......»»
Surgeon general’s proposed social media warning label for kids could hurt kids
Mental health experts warn label wouldn't solve platforms' child safety issues. Enlarge (credit: MirageC | Moment) US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants to put a warning label on social media platforms, alerting young us.....»»
The Meta Quest just got an awesome new VR accessory
Learn more about Logitech's new stylus that works in VR and lets you draw, paint, and sculpt in 3D with your Meta Quest 3 headset......»»
Sonos removes a promise to not sell personal data, gets busted by users
Audio hardware maker Sonos has removed a promise from its US user agreement that it wouldn't sell users' personal information, which went unnoticed until eagle-eyed users spotted the change.Sono users are angry about recent changes to the lineup's ap.....»»
Research says high energy fire influences prescribed burn effectiveness
Fighting woody plant encroachment with prescribed burns may be more effective than land managers previously thought......»»
Shackleton died on board the Quest; ship’s wreckage has just been found
"His final voyage kind of ended that Heroic Age of Exploration." Enlarge / Ernest Shackleton died on board the Quest in 1922. Forty years later, the ship sank off Canada's Atlantic Coast. (credit: Tore Topp/Royal Canadian Geograp.....»»
This photo got 3rd in an AI art contest—then its human photographer came forward
Humans pretending to be machines isn't exactly a victory for the creative spirit. Enlarge / To be fair, I wouldn't put it past an AI model to forget the flamingo's head. (credit: Miles Astray) A juried photography contes.....»»
NASA"s Perseverance fords an ancient river to reach science target
Originally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team......»»
Satellite data reveal electromagnetic anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake
Earthquakes may betray their impending presence much earlier than previously thought through a variety of anomalies present in the ground, atmosphere and ionosphere that can be detected using satellites, a recent study in the Journal of Applied Geode.....»»
Aerosols may affect climate more than previously thought
A key to improving climate prediction is to improve understanding of the impact of aerosol on clouds, commonly known as the aerosol-cloud-interaction, according to a new study led by Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) researchers p.....»»
Here’s the latest phone from a brand you’ve forgotten about
HTC, a phone maker you probably haven't thought about for a while, is back with a new mobile. Here's everything about the HTC U24 Pro......»»
T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next
"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017. Enlarge / T-Mobile logo above the Deutsche Telekom pavilion at Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (credit: Getty.....»»
Study finds 1 in 7 adults have experienced someone threaten to share their intimate images
A global study on the prevalence of sexual extortion among adults has found the issue to be more widespread than initially thought. The study, "Sextortion: Prevalence and correlates in 10 countries," was published in Computers in Human Behavior.....»»
Not quite an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you"re an ambivert
Our personalities are generally thought to consist of five primary factors: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, with each of us ranking low to high for each......»»
iPadOS 18: Top new features and big things still missing
Apple has officially released iPadOS 18 Beta 1 for all developers to try out. I took the plunge and installed it on my main M4 iPad Pro so you wouldn’t have to. Surprisingly, despite plenty of bugs, it isn’t nearly as bad as I anticipated. So her.....»»
The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined
A year after OceanGate’s sub imploded, thousands of exclusive leaked documents and interviews with ex-employees reveal how the company’s CEO cut corners, ignored warnings, and lied in his fatal quest to reach the Titanic......»»
Origins of fast radio bursts come into focus through polarized light
What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by astronomers at the University of Toronto. The mysteries of the millisecond-long cosmic explosions are u.....»»
New plasma escape mechanism could protect fusion vessels from excessive heat
The furious exhaust heat generated by a fusing plasma in a commercial-scale reactor may not be as damaging to the vessel's innards as once thought, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.....»»