Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Subscription Turns Developers Into ‘Wage Slaves’ Summary Former Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden criticised subscription gaming services (for example Xbox Game Pass), arguing they turn…
Summary Astronomers have observed what appears to be a new type of supernova that occurred when a black hole in a close binary system disrupted and ultimately caused its massive…
Valve confirmed that PayPal payment processing has been unavailable for Steam purchases in most countries since early July 2025. PayPal remains an option only for transactions in US dollars, Euros,…
Apple Returns Blood Oxygen Monitoring to the Latest Apple Watches Summary Apple has reintroduced blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring to certain Apple Watch models sold in the United States by shifting…
Google Releases Pint-Size Gemma Open AI Model Summary Google has released Gemma 3 270M, a compact 270‑million‑parameter open AI model purpose-built to run on local devices. The model is optimised…
Brain editing now ‘closer to reality’: the gene-altering tools tackling deadly disorders Summary Recent advances in gene-editing technologies — notably prime editing and base editing, offshoots of CRISPR — have…
Mysterious coffee species turns out to be a blend Summary Detailed genetic and morphological analysis shows that the coffee variety commonly called liberica is actually three distinct Coffea species. The…
Ransomware crews don’t care about your endpoint security – they’ve already killed it Summary The Register reports that at least a dozen ransomware groups are using kernel-level “EDR killer” tools…
Lenovo’s PC Business Surges To 15-Quarter High With AI Models Leading The Charge Summary Lenovo opened its 2025/26 fiscal year with a strong quarter: revenue of $18.8bn (up 22% year‑on‑year)…
Fintech, Crypto CEOs Urge US President To Block Banks’ Data-Access Fees Summary A coalition of fintech and crypto executives — including signatories from Klarna, Robinhood and Gemini — have sent…
