Every angle covered: nearly 250 Sony cameras set to capture Super Bowl LIX
A cinematic spectacle
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"Everything I say leaks," complains Mark Zuckerberg in a memo that was leaked
As if that wasn't enough, a second memo warning employees about leaks was also leaked
Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a self-driving cab service in Texas in June
Model Y and Model 3 will be pressed into action until the launch of the Cybercab
Japan's sex game developers blocked from receiving Steam payments by banks
Hent-ied up in red tape
Video Game History Foundation releases trove of game dev documents, magazines, and more
Searchable archived documents and never-before-seen development materials available for free
The Doomsday Clock has been updated to just 89 seconds until a civilization-ending disaster
Ukraine war, global tensions, AI dangers cited in apocalyptic reset
Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launch sparks frenzy in Japan, buyers resort to extreme measures
Shoppers scaled a nearby kindergarten fence in a desperate attempt to play the GPU lottery
Logitech's tiny radar sensors could let managers see if a cubicle is occupied
Still less invasive than cameras
Amazon controls 80% of eBook sales – Bookshop.org wants to change that
Fighting "Silicon Valley oligarchs," one good read at a time
Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 hits Mach 1.1
Spotify sets record $10 billion payout to music industry in 2024
500 million people now pay for streaming music worldwide
Classic DOS adventure Last Half of Darkness returns in full 3D after 36 years
"Blossom green of sweet Gi-Gi. Add to red and heat up thee"
Campers arrive at Micro Center for Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs days before launch
There will likely be some scalpers in the crowd
San Francisco AI startup founder and wife indicted in $60 million fraud scheme
Couple faces decades in prison if convicted
A new Resident Evil movie is in development from the writer-director of Barbarian
Going back to its horror roots
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% ownership for US government
TikTok has two months to find an American buyer
Michigan new law mandates Computer Science classes in high schools
Code literacy requirement aims to equip students for future jobs
Forward-looking: Michigan has passed a new law requiring all public high schools to offer at least one computer science course starting in 2027, a way of boosting tech skills and preparing the future workforce. It essentially guarantees all students in the state will soon have access to at least some computer science education before graduating.
Anthropic CEO says AI could double human lifespan within a decade
We can retire at 130
A Super Bowl for nerds: The Microsoft Excel World Championship crowns its winner
It was full of guys from finance
WTF?! What kind of world championship hands out pro wrestling-style belts to its winners? You'd expect it at events like WWE matches, MMA bouts, or maybe high-stakes college football games. But a "competitive spreadsheet" event seems an unlikely setting for such an over-the-top display. Yet that's precisely what took place at the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas. Held in an arena typically reserved for Fortnite and League of Legends tournaments, this unique event treated its participants like celebrated athletes.
Developer creates a subpixel version of Snake that requires a microscope to play
Impressive if impractical
Oracle and Microsoft are negotiating a TikTok takeover, ByteDance could retain a minority stake
TikTok's $200 billion valuation complicates Trump administration plans for a buyout
John Carmack developed Doom's engine during a 28-hour coding marathon
How one grueling coding marathon changed gaming and tech forever
A true gaming pioneer Doom is one of the most successful and influential video games ever created, and John Carmack was the lead programmer behind this groundbreaking project. Carmack went above and beyond to bring Doom to life, finalizing its code during a grueling coding marathon that few could endure.
Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded
TikTok helped Meta's cause