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Enlarge / Adenoviruses remain the leading suspect, though no cause has been identified. (credit: Getty | BSIP ) The global tally of unexplained hepatitis cases within children has reached about 400, including 11 reported deaths, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control . The cases come from more than […]
Enlarge / This weirdly squished Duke-ification of classic art should tell you everything you need to know about this week’s surprise leak of a build of Duke Nukem Forever . (credit: 3D Realms) Earlier this week, a retro game leaker teased ’90s shooter fans with something they’d never seen before: in-game footage of 3D Realms’ […]
Enlarge (credit: David Aubrey ) Over the last decade or so, the science community has been concerned about what has been called the “reproducibility crisis”: the apparent failure of some significant experiments to produce the same results when they’re repeated. That failure has led to many suggestions about what might be done to improve matters, […]
Enlarge / Sound Recorder is back, but it’s wearing Voice Recorder’s clothes. (credit: Microsoft) Windows’ Sound Recorder app has gone through a few iterations since its initial release in Windows 3.0 back in 1990, when it launched as a simple app that could only record 60 seconds of audio at a time. But the app […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson) Last November, Western District of Washington Judge John Coughenour sided with Valve in dismissing a Steam antitrust legal action that had been filed by indie developer (and Humble Bundle creator) Wolfire Games . Now, that same judge is showing new respect for Wolfire’s arguments, allowing parts of an amended […]
Enlarge / At first glance, this could be any other Ford F-150 pickup, but the aerodynamic wheels and nose treatment mark it out as the all-electric F-150 Lightning. This is the top-spec Platinum trim. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Ford provided a night in a hotel and a flight to San Antonio so we could drive the […]
Enlarge (credit: Sean Gladwell / Getty Images) The US and European Union on Tuesday said Russia was responsible for a cyberattack in February that crippled a satellite network in Ukraine and neighboring countries, disrupting communications and a wind farm used to generate electricity. The February 24 attack unleashed wiper malware that destroyed thousands of satellite […]
Enlarge / Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but maybe that’s just because it’s new… EA Sports announced today that the soccer title it publishes in 2023 would be part of the new EA Sports FC brand, doing away with the FIFA name the series has used since the days of the Sega […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) Elon Musk today said Twitter’s decision to ban Donald Trump was “morally wrong,” and that he would reverse the ban if he completes his pending acquisition of Twitter. Financial Times reporter Peter Campbell asked Musk if he would reverse the Trump ban during a keynote session at an […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anadolu Agency) Netflix has reportedly told employees it plans to roll out an ad-supported tier by the end of this year, sooner than expected. Additionally, Netflix’s plan for an extra fee to fight password-sharing would roll out around the same time. In a note to employees, “Netflix executives said that […]