What you need to know Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 are available now on NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud streaming service. Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition are now free to play via cloud streaming on Amazon Luna. All four games are also available to play via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s cloud streaming service. […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know A recent video showed a reference PC with a Snapdragon X Elite running Baldur’s Gate 3 at around 30 FPS. Snapdragon X Elite PCs will start shipping later this year and will include devices from several of the biggest names in computing. Devices running the Snapdragon X Elite are not […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Over the last several days, Helldivers 2 players have reported (and posted gameplay footage of) mysterious blue laser beams sailing across or falling from the sky and damaging or killing players. Some argue that these are just munition deflections off of armor that are being seen at off-angles, though if […]
Read MoreFighting off rising seas without reducing humanity’s carbon emissions is like trying to drain a bathtub without turning off the tap. But increasingly, scientists are sounding the alarm on yet another problem compounding the crisis for coastal cities: Their land is also sinking, a phenomenon known as subsidence. The metaphorical tap is still on—as rapid […]
Read MoreThe science fiction series For All Mankind, which recently wrapped up its fourth season on Apple TV+, explores an alternate timeline in which the United States and the Soviet Union establish a Mars colony in the 1990s. Science fiction editor John Joseph Adams was impressed with the series’ quality and ambition. “It’s a fantastic show,” […]
Read MoreUnder default settings, modern AirPods (and some Beats) should automatically detect which Apple device you own is playing sound and immediately connect to it so you never miss a beat. However, this system can fail occasionally, leaving your music blasting loudly for all to hear with your AirPods dangling uselessly in your ear. If you’ve […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know It seems that Microsoft Edge and Bing might be exempted from DMA regulation. According to sources, neither service meets the threshold to warrant regulation by the European watchdog. Companies listed as gatekeepers were given a grace period of six months to comply with the DMA, which is set to lapse […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Windows Package Manager is a command line tool you can use to install and upgrade apps from sources all over the web as well as the Microsoft Store. The latest addition to its arsenal is the ability to upgrade itself, removing the need to leave the command line to do […]
Read MoreValve on Monday said it has no plans for a macOS version of the recently released game Counter-Strike 2, the follow-up title replacing the hugely popular FPS Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Valve confirmed its decision and gave its reasons in a newly published Steam support FAQ: As technology advances, we have made the difficult decision to […]
Read MoreRepresentatives from SpaceX did not respond to WIRED’s requests for comment. But Patricia Cooper, a former SpaceX vice president, told WIRED: “SpaceX has put a lot of money, a lot of time, and a lot of thought into its corrections.” Cooper is now the president of Constellation Advisory LLC, a group that advises satellite companies […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The Alters is developed and published by 11 Bit Studios and is coming to Consoles and PC, though a release date has not been set. The game is a sci-fi-themed survival adventure focused on Jan and the clones of himself he must make to survive. 11 Bit Studios, a team […]
Read More“Those fire-prone invasive species fill in any gaps anywhere else—roadsides, in between communities, in between people’s homes, all over the place,” Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, told WIRED last week. “At this point, 26 percent of our state is covered in these fire-prone grasses.” Not only has much of Maui […]
Read MoreAccordingly, in Miami the heat index—a measurement that combines temperature and relative humidity—has been above 100 for over 40 days in a row, smashing the previous record of 32 days in 2020. Meanwhile in California, Gershunov’s research has confirmed that heat waves are getting stickier. “It’s not just more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting heat […]
Read MoreAccordingly, in Miami the heat index—a measurement that combines temperature and relative humidity—has been above 100 for over 40 days in a row, smashing the previous record of 32 days in 2020. Meanwhile in California, Gershunov’s research has confirmed that heat waves are getting stickier. “It’s not just more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting heat […]
Read MoreA few days ago, Samsung started offering free screen replacement to Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 devices facing display issues. Now, even Galaxy S22 seems to have been affected by a similar problem. Some of our readers have reached out to us, informing us about a severe issue with their Galaxy S22 Ultra display. […]
Read MoreA common request from Apple Watch users over the years has been the ability to use third-party watch faces, but watchOS 10 still does not support this. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger published today, Apple’s VP of Technology Kevin Lynch and product marketing employee Deidre Caldbeck explained why. The interview was spotted earlier […]
Read MoreApple’s upcoming iPhone 15 models will support 15W wireless fast charging even when using third-party chargers that are not MagSafe certified, claims a new rumor coming out of China. Apple’s official MagSafe magnetic wireless charger or a third-party magnetic charger with official MFM (Made for MagSafe) certification are required to achieve 15W wireless fast charging […]
Read MoreLet’s say you don’t need to fly quite so far. What about a jet engine? These are the things you mainly see on commercial airliners, but very small jet engines can also be used to make a real-life jetpack. Just like rockets, jet engines produce thrust by shooting mass out the back, which is mostly […]
Read MoreAfter conflicting legal rulings triggered widespread uncertainty about the future of abortion pill access in the United States, both US-based telehealth providers and overseas pill-by-mail sellers want to make one thing clear: They’re here to stay. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, virtual abortion clinics have taken a more prominent role in reproductive healthcare. Before […]
Read MoreApple’s iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone with U.S. teens by far, and 87 percent of teens surveyed in the first 2023 Piper Sandler teen survey said they own an iPhone. 88 percent of teens said that their next smartphone will be an iPhone, but iPhone ownership has held steady at that 87 […]
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