According to new research presented at Japan's Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials (CMSM), Seagate is making significant progress on the next generation of its hard disk drive technology. In recent lab experiments, the US-based storage company achieved a data density of 6.9 TB per platter in HDDs using......
Congress is rethinking car safety rules, starting with automatic emergency braking
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has scheduled a Jan. 14 hearing, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, to examine how government mandates and environmental rules are affecting the price of new cars and trucks. Read Entire Article
Bazzite is a Linux gaming distro built for PCs and handhelds
Bazzite is a Fedora-based Linux distribution tuned for gaming on both desktop PCs and handheld devices. It offers a preconfigured, ready-to-play environment with Steam pre-installed, but also handles non-Steam titles through Lutris and other launchers, integrating games from Epic, GOG, EA App, and more. Read Entire Article
BlackSky captures high-quality photos of Earth less than a day after launching its new satellite
BlackSky is a space company focused on capturing high-resolution images of the Earth's surface and delivering crucial intelligence on strategic locations. The Herndon, VA – based venture is proud of the early results from its latest satellite launch. Read Entire Article
Cyberpunk 2077 hits 35 million sales as CD Projekt ramps up work on Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2
Cyberpunk 2077 completed its redemption arc last year when the game briefly attained an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. The numerous updates, additional content, and fantastic Phantom Liberty expansion turned the game into the one we'd initially been promised. Read Entire Article
The MP3 is almost 30, and it still sounds like the early internet
Patent number 5,579,430 does not read like a manifesto for a new music business, but its grant to Germany's Fraunhofer Institute on November 26, 1996, marked a clear turning point in how digital sound is stored, moved, and sold. Read Entire Article
These wearable SNES-inspired Nike sneakers can play games from the classic console
The AIR SNES sneakers are actually a customized version of the Nike Air Max 90. Like other gaming-themed shoes, their design reflects the subject's colors and stylings – though they're a lot more understated than similar gaming sneakers, thankfully. Read Entire Article
A new study claims to have found the strongest evidence yet for dark matter annihilation
In a recently published study, Tomonori Totani of the University of Tokyo's astronomy department claims to have observed evidence of dark matter annihilation. If the findings survive scrutiny, they could provide the strongest evidence yet not only of the existence of dark matter, but also of the theory that it......
Steam holds first-ever Black Friday sale, open through December 1
Steam is offering discounts on thousands of games through Thanksgiving weekend. The company has replaced its usual Thanksgiving theme with a Black Friday celebration that spans events from numerous game publishers and franchises. Read Entire Article
Elon Musk admits other automakers don’t want Tesla’s over-hyped FSD software
This week, Musk admitted on X that since offering to license Tesla's self-driving technology for a small fee, there have been no takers. Most rival automakers want nothing to do with it, and the few that did show interest wanted to run small pilots with no immediate plans to bring......