Capcom's latest Resident Evil 4 Remake ad perfectly sums up my experience with the demo (Update: more episodes)
You will die many many times
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4Chan user arrested for posting "in Minecraft" death threat
"A 4chan troll has to come out of his room," wrote the sheriff who was targeted
Facepalm: Just because you present something as a hypothetical scenario in a video game, it doesn't mean you won't be held accountable. A 38-year-old 4Chan user found this out the hard way after posting a death threat that targeted a Florida sheriff but used the words "in Minecraft" at the end. He was later arrested and is being extradited to face felony charges.
The State of Self-Driving Cars: Autonomous Advances
Significant advances have been made in the technology that powers self-driving cars in the last decade, but there's still further to go. We dive into the current state of self-driving cars in 2023.
Man tries to sneak 84 SSDs past Chinese customs by stuffing them inside electric scooter
Another imaginative attempt to evade import taxes
Donald Trump completes social media return after YouTube ends ban
In preparation for his 2024 Presidential campaign
Second Life, the original metaverse app, is getting a mobile release
After two decades, Linden Lab is bringing its virtual world to mobile devices
NexGen: Gone But Not Forgotten
Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. But what happened?
Tesla hit with right-to-repair class-action lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices
Tesla faces claims of exorbitant wait times and supracompetitive prices
3D-printed anti-tank weapons are under development
Designs are still early, but promising, and potentially dangerous
As the AI race unfolds, OpenAI keeps the lead and unveils GPT-4
Why it matters: OpenAI launched GPT-4 this week, an update to its popular language model and technology that aims to improve precision and is designed to act as an underlying engine for chatbots, search engines, online tutors, and more. GPT-4 is now available to paid subscribers and there's a waitlist to use the model via API. Furthermore, the AI race is on, with "AI startups" raising funds like there is no tomorrow and big tech companies like Google scrambling to make it known that they are not so far behind.
Former Trump official claims the US would destroy TSMC plants were China to invade Taiwan
Former national security advisor thinks control of TSMC would make China the OPEC of semiconductors
Surge pricing is spreading to bowling alleys, restaurants, gyms, and more
"We've seen restaurants during a peak time raise their price 40%"
50 Years of Video Games
For over 50 years, video games have been a significant part of popular culture. Born in the minds of creative engineers, games have grown from mere curiosities into a global industry worth billions of dollars.
Vinyl outsells CDs for the first time in 35 years with 41 million records sold in 2022
Editor's take: Vinyl record sales are booming. It's hard to nail down the recent trend. Collectors trying to grow their collections, audiophiles preferring the richer sounds from analog recordings, and the sometimes fantastic album art the large discs come with all contribute to the phase. Whatever the case may be, the record industry isn't complaining.
A natural enzyme can produce clean energy from thin air
Mycobacterium smegmatis can literally turn hydrogen into electricity
Nintendo shares final Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer and kicks off Mario Day festivities
The trailer looks more like a game teaser than a movie preview
AmigaOS 3.2.2 is a new OS update for the classic 80s home computer
AmigaOS 3.2.x is still "the most capable operating system for 68K-based Amigas."
The Evolution of Ransomware: How Did We Get Here?
These days, not a month goes by that we hear about a new major ransomware attack. But how did we get to this point where our data and services could be held for ransom?
Employee lawsuit against Amazon over work-from-home expenses loses class-action bid
Amazon says working remotely during the pandemic wasn't its idea
White House supports Senate bill that would enable US to ban TikTok
TikTok has almost 100 million active users in the US
From Chuck E. Cheese to Boeing 747s, the floppy disk lives on
But for how much longer?
US restrictions see China's chip imports plummet 27% in first two months of 2023
The sanctions are having a huge impact
US Air Force pays $75.5 million for 25,000 sq. mile wireless network to protect its nuclear silos, share data
The world's largest wireless ad-hoc network
Modder adds (more like glues) 30,000mAh battery to a Samsung phone
Impractical but impressive