Just two years ago, students in China were told to avoid using AI for their assignments. At the time, to get around a national block on ChatGPT, students had to buy a mirror-site version from a secondhand marketplace. Its use was…
Sony’s wireless fight stick is now called FlexStrike and it features mechanical switch buttons
Sony just dropped some more details about its upcoming wireless fight stick, including the real name. During development, it was known as Project Defiant but it’s officially called the FlexStrike. This is the very first fight stick controller designed by Sony…
Earth’s continents are drying out at unprecedented rate, satellite data reveal
The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two decades’ worth of satellite data has revealed. Measurements from NASA’s twin GRACE satellites and GRACE follow-on missions have shown that since 2002, the amount of land suffering from water loss…
Brad Pitt vehicle sets record as Apple’s top theatrical release
‘F1’ was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Joseph Kosinski. Image credit: Scott Garfield/Warner Bros/Apple Original Films Apple’s F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt, will likely hit the $500M revenue milestone for the final weekend in July, according to industry…
Benchmarking Macs: 3DMark and other testing tools that make it easy to test your Apple Mac’s performance
It’s been a few weeks since Apple’s WWDC 2025 event, and while Apple did announce a new Games app that will be included in the new macOS Tahoe later this year, there wasn’t a lot of news on forthcoming titles that…
The deadly saga of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys
In the days since, the company has acquiesced. But its reputation has already been hit. And the events have dealt a devastating blow to people desperate for treatments that might help them, their children, or other family members with DMD. DMD…
Steam is testing out a redesigned storefront that makes it easier to find games you’ll like
As if we needed more ways to grow our Steam libraries with games we’ll never finish or even play. Now, Steam is experimenting with a redesigned storefront menu as part of its latest beta update to help sell more games. Instead…
Go behind the gory scenes of Hulu’s ‘Alien: Earth’ with gruesome aliens and crawling eyeballs (video)
On-Set Dispatches: First Look | Alien: Earth | FX – YouTube Watch On “Alien: Earth” doesn’t crash onto FX/Hulu until next month but the more we see of creator Noah Hawley’s sci-fi horror sensation set a couple of years before the…
How to watch Demon Slayer in order – your guide to watching the hit anime ahead of the new Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie
Demon Slayer is one of the most beloved anime properties on the planet. The popularity of Tanjiro’s tale of discovery to become one of the fabled Hashira demon slayers has led to a plethora of animated seasons, spin-offs and feature films….
How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs
Pamela McElwee, a professor at Rutgers who helped establish the academic coalition, says it’s crucial for US scientists to continue participating in the IPCC process. “It is our flagship global assessment report on the state of climate, and it plays a…