War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content
The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.
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Fallout: New Vegas dev says don’t expect a remaster, argues Bethesda doesn’t have the source code or ‘the engineering knowhow’
I’m not quite sure that would be the biggest issue.
Read moreExoplanets Without Lots of Water Can’t Maintain Their Carbon Cycles
Water is critical to life because cells need liquid to function. That’s why scientists focus on finding and studying exoplanets in habitable zones. But even if...
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Git 2.54.0 released
Git maintainer Junio Hamano has announced Git 2.54.0, which includes contributions from 137 people; 66 of those people are first-time contributors to the project. Changes include...
Read moreHere’s how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show
After spending the last couple of weeks discussing the problem, Formula 1’s stakeholders have arrived at a number of solutions to the sport’s hybrid energy problem....
Read moreNASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft with its nosecone open and carrying over 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware as NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission approaches the...
Read moreWhy Many Beginner Self-Taught Developers Struggle (And What to Do About It)
Self‑taught developers often begin with the same “starter pack”: a laptop, internet access, and sheer determination. What they lack, however, is structured guidance, a defined curriculum,...
Read moreThe USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics
When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2005 she helped define the new area...
Read moreRep. Mike Johnson Tries, Fails To Sneak Clean Section 702 Re-Authorization Past The Goal Line
Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were accessed during investigations of the January 2021 insurrection attempt, the...
Read moreRobot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of...
Read moreDaily Deal: The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi & ESP32 Bundle
The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32 Bundle has 14 courses covering what you need to get started on building out your own smart home. After...
Read more2026 Green Power Challenge: NFC Powers Command Write and Wake of MCU
One of the more interesting categories of our ongoing Green Power Challenge is “anything but PV” — and since the radiated power of Near Field Communication...
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