New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes
New York state has filed a lawsuit against Valve alleging that randomized loot boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 amount...
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A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission
The US space agency has released a “pre-solicitation” for what is expected to be a hotly contested contract to develop a spacecraft to orbit Mars and...
Read moreFrom Headsets to Hearing Aids
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Audio Precision. Bluetooth started as a simple wireless connection between a phone and a headset. Since its...
Read more15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy
Scientists have long warned that a warming world is likely to hasten the spread of infectious diseases, making vaccination even more critical to safeguard public health....
Read moreSecurity updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (freerdp), Debian (firefox-esr and libstb), Fedora (389-ds-base, chromium, firefox, munge, opentofu, python3-docs, python3.14, and vim), Oracle (buildah, containernetworking-plugins, gimp,...
Read moreNXP Posts New Linux Accelerator Driver For Their Neutron NPU
The Linux kernel continues seeing more open-source kernel drivers emerge for supporting different AI accelerators / NPUs. The newest open-source driver breaking cover today is from...
Read moreBadge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted
Much of the Subaru Uncharted makes very little sense. The “new” EV clearly resembles the Solterra, upon which Toyota and Subaru jointly developed the Uncharted and...
Read moreHow Stupid Would It Be to Put Data Centers in Space?
What’s the difference between a stupid idea and a brilliant one? Sometimes, it just comes down to resources. Practically unlimited funds, like limitless thrust, can get...
Read moreULA isn’t making the Space Force’s GPS interference problem any easier
DENVER—The Global Positioning System is one of the few space programs that touches nearly every human life, and the stewards of the satellite navigation network are...
Read moreAI Can Now Easily Unmask Your Secret Online Life (Even If You Use a Fake Name)
New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts… and it only costs a couple of dollars.
Read moreThe Download: how America lost its lead in the hunt for alien life, and ambitious battery claims
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. America was winning the...
Read moreLinux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality
While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won’t debut as stable until April, there are already features...
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