MechWarrior 5: Clans couldn’t have happened without Duke Nukem Forever
Creating a MechWarrior game is complicated for reasons far beyond game development. You also need to factor in IP law, anime, and ... Duke Nukem?.....»»
Why I ditched my iPhone 15 Pro for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The iPhone 15 Pro is a great device. But I recently replaced it with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra — and I couldn't be happier......»»
I did a Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. Pixel 8 Pro camera test. It’s not even close
Find out what happened when we put the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra against the Google Pixel 8 Pro in this big camera comparison......»»
I paid Meta to ‘verify’ me — here’s what actually happened
Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — charges $15 to verify your account. I wanted to see if it was worth it......»»
Apple’s App Store is Riddled With Popular Piracy Brands
Apple is relatively good at banning piracy-related software from its App Store. Now and then, a pirate app may slip through the cracks, as happened this week. These are typically dealt with right away, but not always. Just as intriguing is the fact t.....»»
What Happened When Computers Learned How to Read
Computers love to read. And they love to read greedily, writes Dennis Yi Tenen. Computers love to read. And it isn’t just fiction before going to bed. They read greedily: all literature, all of the time—novels, encyclope.....»»
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry launch rebranded site
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have relaunched their website, sussex.com. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back with a relaunched website, pivoting Archewell.com to Sussex.com. The renovated site features a smiling portrait of the Duke and Du.....»»
Prepare for Android 15’s First Developer Preview, Coming This Week
Google typically releases for the first developer preview of the next build of Android in February of a new year. This happened for Android 12, 13, and 14, so it only makes sense that with Android 15 not yet released, we remain on high alert for an i.....»»
Rare marbled godwit dies soon after drawing admirers in Vermont: What happened?
Excited nature lovers flocked to a tiny town from all across the state of Vermont last September, wildlife officials said. They all came to see one rare sight: a marbled godwit......»»
Did your AirPods Pro noise cancellation just get worse?
All of this has happened before, and it will happen again. A firmware update has made your AirPods better. Or worse......»»
How to unlock Jun Kazama’s side story in Tekken 8
There are a few loose ends after wrapping up Tekken 8's story mode — the big question being what happened to Jun Kazama. Here's how you can find out......»»
How the social structures of Nazi Germany created a bystander society
In the initial post-war judicial proceedings to establish what had happened under Nazism, and to punish the perpetrators of crimes, victims' accounts were often discredited. Only in 1961, with the high-profile trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichman.....»»
Betelgeuse before, during and after the Great Dimming
When a prominent star in the night sky suddenly dims, it generates a lot of interest. That's what happened with the red supergiant star Betelgeuse between November 2019 and May 2020. Betelgeuse will eventually explode as a supernova. Was the dimming.....»»
What to expect from Apple"s Q1 2024 earnings report
Apple's first fiscal quarterly results will be released by the company on Thursday evening. Here's what happened in the holiday quarter, and what to expect the iPhone maker to reveal to investors.Apple CEO Tim CookApple confirmed on January 8 that it.....»»
Apple declares last MacBook Pro with an optical drive obsolete
The laptop hadn't been for sale in more than seven years. Enlarge / The 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2012. Sometimes, it's worth taking a moment to note the end of an era, even when that ending might have happened a long ti.....»»
Your next TV likely will have AI, whether you want it or not
You couldn't turn on a TV at CES 2024 without AI practically hitting you in the face. And that's probably a good thing......»»
Predicting chaotic weather systems is probability, not certainty
What happened to the scorching El Niño summer we were bracing for? Why has the east coast of Australia been drenched while the north and west gets the heat?.....»»
Why do so many people choose not to report rape?
Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial......»»
That’s never happened before: Games Done Quick video stars speedrunning dog
The Shiba Inu was trained to use a custom controller in a game meant for a robot. Peanut Butter the dog speedruns Gyromite at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024. The twice-a-year video game speedrunning and fundraising live event Games D.....»»
For All Mankind"s Happy Valley: Why a Martian city could well extend below the surface
Apple TV+'s alternate space race, "For All Mankind," imagines what would have have happened if USSR cosmonauts, and not NASA's astronauts, had been the first to land on the moon. Rather than the waning of interest in space that followed the moon land.....»»
Ancient DNA study finds Iberian lynx hybridized with Eurasian lynx over the last few thousand years
Cross-species hybridization is a more frequent phenomenon than previously thought. In the past, it happened with modern humans; it is estimated that our genome contains about 2% Neanderthal DNA......»»