Watch Tampa Bay and Los Angeles duke it out in MLB's first regular-season game in its "Virtual Ballpark"
It's a digital 'watch party,' and everyone is invited
Tech Culture
The technology revolution is everywhere and it's manifesting in more ways than we can imagine. The intersection of technology and society, from art to communication.
Honda's iconic 80s microscooter returns with an all-electric design
A top speed of 15 mph
America's largest video store takes its DVD rental service nationwide
When one door closes, another opens
Putin heaps praise on "outstanding" Elon Musk, says Russia's moon missions will continue
Just after Musk confirmed he prevented Ukrainian drones from sinking Russian warships
Microsoft plans to capture carbon using crushed limestone
Removed carbon could be used for concrete
The Mega Bloks Xbox 360 building kit has great attention to detail, including a removable hard drive
Mega Bloks is well-known for oversized toddler-oriented bricks, but advanced sets like this are closer to Legos
Elon Musk disabled Starlink during Ukraine attack on Russian ships over fears of nuclear reprisals
"How am I in this war?"
In a nutshell: Elon Musk turned off Starlink to foil a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian naval fleet in Crimea last year over fears that Vladimir Putin would retaliate with a nuclear strike, according to a new biography.
This AI startup that "generated" 3D models from 2D art was actually using human workers
Generative AI often depends on unacknowledged human labor
Greece and Israel are developing AI-based capabilities for early wildfire detection
Israel should join Europe in the effort to coordinate firefighting efforts, Greece said
A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism
Not quite Avatar the movies, but still pretty cool
Apple shares fall after China expands iPhone ban to more government offices and agencies
Apple's love for China isn't being reciprocated by its government
What just happened? China is following Russia's lead in banning iPhones from certain government offices. According to a new report, the country plans to expand the ban on Apple devices beyond sensitive departments to government-backed agencies and state companies. The Cupertino giant's shares were down 9% on the back of the news.
See Starfield's physics engine handle 20,000 potatoes stuffed into one room
Better get to peeling
WTF?! It's not a Bethesda game if you can't hoard thousands of useless tiny objects in one room. Starfield maintains this amusing trait of the developer's past titles and pushes it to a new level with shockingly advanced physics calculations.
Study suggests China's online gaming restrictions might not be achieving intended results
They could be having the opposite effect
Media giant Gannett sputters nonsense, puts its AI-based reporting experiment on hold
Facepalm: AI algorithms are well known for being unreliable and untrustworthy for journalism reporting or factual documentation. And yet, media companies are extremely eager to jump on the AI bandwagon anyway. They can always retreat from their "experiments" and ask for forgiveness later, after all.
US Department of Defense launches official UFO information hub website
Containing photos and videos of resolved UFO cases, with a reporting tool on the way
Cruise denies its self-driving taxis hindered ambulance response in fatal pedestrian accident
"Seconds and minutes can make a difference in whether somebody bleeds out"
Man says bingeing Starfield saved his family from a fire
More proof that video games are good for you
Customs officers confiscate over 40,000 pieces of smuggled hardware during Typhoon Saola
The big picture: Chinese taxation policies have created a profitable gray market for hardware smugglers. Hong Kong, which offers much lower VAT rates and provides easy access to its border, has become a popular pick-up destination for smugglers attempting to sneak goods back to the Chinese mainland.
Homing pigeons can theoretically transfer data faster than gigabit fiber within 500 miles
Physical transportation still beats digital signals when moving massive amounts of data
Usenet is still alive, and the Big-8 Board is managing things again
The granddaddy of internet forums keeps on sending messages out
Hundreds of thousands of trafficking victims are being forced into committing online scams
"This complex phenomenon has two sets of victims"
iFixit requests DMCA exemption for McDonald's unreliable ice cream machines
Fighting for the right to repair
The UFC, NBA, and NFL ask the government for "instantaneous" DMCA takedowns of illegal streams
The leagues say processing current DMCA takedown requests takes too long
50 Years of Video Games - Part 3: Good Games Always Prevail
With an increasing number of people spending more of their hard-earned money on the latest tech and services, games expanded into new arenas. History showed once more, new tech paved the way for new opportunities.
