Remedy confirms Alan Wake 2 will have a performance mode
Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Alan Wake 2 will have a performance mode despite being built for a 30 FPS experience. As spotted by VGC, Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha…
Chinese hackers are targeting Cisco routers – so patch now
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors are once again attacking Cisco routers to target private sector giants in Japan and the US, experts have warned. The warning was issued by Japanese and…
The FTC has restarted its fight against Microsoft’s Activision acquisition deal
It’s been revealed that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recommenced its fight against Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision, after the trade watchdog lost its legal case attempting to…
The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, Explained
On October 3, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is due to go on trial for fraud and conspiracy in a court in the Southern District of New…
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited…
Can FTX Be Revived—Without Sam Bankman-Fried?
In 2017, Bankman-Fried started his own trading outfit, Alameda Research, taking seed funding from effective-altruist donors. Early employees were mostly EAs too; it was all about earning to give. The…
Mortal Kombat 1 bug gives player one the advantage, causing problems across all modes
Mortal Kombat 1 has a bug that could potentially impact every character in the game, giving an advantage to whoever happens to be player one. Mortal Kombat 1 player and…
Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown is starting sooner than expected
Disney Plus is apparently bringing its password sharing crackdown into play in a much swifter timeframe than expected. In fact, the first rumblings of the enforcement of this policy are…
The Ray-Ban Stories 2 is here with a new design, new specs, AI, and a new name
We knew Meta Connect 2023 would be when Meta finally told us everything we needed to know about the soon-to-release Meta Quest 3 VR headset, but that’s not the only…
Scientists transformed a cockroach into a remote-controlled zombie cyborg using an electrical backpack — and no, there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of
Mechanical engineers with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have created a remote-controlled cockroach using a pain-free method. The aim? Use this novel technology to create an army of cyborg…