England’s titanic tussle with Australia enthralled a nation but then the Test game vanished from UK free-to-air TV How are you planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2005 men’s Ashes? Is it finally time to get that Kevin Pietersen skunk cut? Gather your friends for a drunken knees-up around Trafalgar Square?...
Bungie caught using stolen art assets in Marathon, promises it will not happen again
Bungie is under fire for allegedly using stolen art assets in its extraction shooter Marathon. Independent artist Antireal caught the Washington-based studio "recycling" some of her designs, and Bungie is now downplaying the incident by shifting blame to former employees. The controversy has sparked broader conversations in the gaming community......
Superwood aims to replace steel and concrete with a sustainable alternative
What began as a laboratory experiment at the University of Maryland is now poised to significantly influence construction practices. InventWood, a startup spun out of the university, is preparing to launch a new material known as Superwood – a wood-based product engineered to have a strength-to-weight ratio nearly ten times......
Which mobile app was the first to hit 1 billion active users?
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Microsoft and EU set to end Teams antitrust clash on friendly terms
Microsoft and the European Commission could soon resolve an antitrust investigation on amicable terms. CNBC notes that the company agreed to offer Teams as a stand-alone product outside its productivity suites, while Brussels would close the inquiry without imposing any fines. By doing so, Microsoft avoids another potentially hefty penalty......
Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 quietly beats the RTX 5090 in early benchmarks, at triple the cost
Redditor Privaterbok tested the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell using several benchmarking tools, including 3DMark Time Spy, Time Spy Extreme, Steel Nomad, Port Royal, and Geekbench 6. The card scored 51,776 in Time Spy and 28,009 in Time Spy Extreme at stock settings. With a moderate 350Hz GPU overclock, those scores...
Intel releases patches to fix security vulnerabilities in its CPUs, GPUs, and gaming software
Like many other IT vendors and software developers, Intel has long been releasing new security patches at the same time as Microsoft's Patch Tuesday. This month's series of updates is designed to close potentially dangerous bugs affecting both hardware and software products across several generations of CPU, GPU, and integrated......
Space Forge raises $30 million to develop satellites for space-based manufacturing
A British startup focused on manufacturing advanced materials in space has secured $30 million in Series A funding, setting a new record for the country's space technology sector. Called Space Forge, the company plans to use the investment to accelerate the development and launch of satellites designed to produce materials......
Dead Island 2 free giveaway kicks off Epic Games Store Mega Sale
The first two titles being given away during the first week of Epic's Mega Sale are Dead Island 2 and Happy Game. The former is the one you're more likely to have heard of, being the sequel to the popular 2011 first-person zombie-killer, more famous for its amazing reverse-time trailer....
Stellar Blade hits PC on June 11 with modest system requirements
The hack-and-slash action game, which debuted exclusively on PlayStation 5 last year, will support unlocked framerates, ultrawide aspect ratios (21:9 and 32:9), Nvidia Reflex, and optional 4K textures. DLSS 4 upscaling, multi-frame generation, DLAA, and FSR 3 upscaling are also included. Gamepad support enables haptic feedback and adaptive triggers when......