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The International Criminal Court will now prosecute cyberwar crimes
For years, some cybersecurity defenders and advocates have called for a kind of Geneva Convention for cyberwar, new international laws that would create clear consequences for anyone hacking civilian ...
Andy Greenberg, WIRED.com
Record-breaking Super Mario Bros. speedrun approaches robotic perfection
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Niftski's new record perfectly matches a "perfect" TAS of the game (i.e., a "tool-assisted speedrun" that uses frame-by-frame input recordings using an emulator) through seven ...Kyle Orland
Chrome turns 15 and is getting a big redesign
It's Chrome's 15th birthday, and the browser is getting a big redesign to celebrate, or at least, it's as big of a redesign as you can do on a big, empty window to the Internet. Google's "Material You...
Ron Amadeo
Dealmaster: Save on Apple, Dell, Lenovo laptops, Steelcase chairs, and more
From ergonomic chairs to electric scooters and new laptops, we'll help you save money getting to the office and getting work done in this Dealmaster edition. You can save up to 15 percent on a variety...
Chuong Nguyen
Entities, topics, keywords: Clarifying core semantic SEO concepts
In this article I've curated some of the most commonly misunderstood elements of entity and semantic SEO, aiming to clear the fog around them.Here's our roadmap:What are the differences between entiti...
Paul DeMott
How to use Google Analytics 4: A complete guide
Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has now become the defacto analytics tool for millions of users across the globe. Google has made several significant changes to GA4 since its initial release four years ago. ...
Jake Peterson
DLSS 3 mod for Starfield has a controversial DRM paywall
Starfield isn't even officially out of early access yet, but one of its mods has already generated controversy within the community. The mod in question adds support for Nvidia's DLSS 3 upscaling tech...
Jon Porter
Some veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTube
Senior YouTube staffers are reportedly worried that its TikTok competitor, Shorts, may eat away at its long-form content, which has for almost two decades been its primary bread and butter, according ...
Wes Davis
Rise and shine: Early autumn is the second best time of year for job seekers
Just as the chill of autumn sets in, the recruitment business heats up. With key decision-makers returning from summer holidays, the job boards are suddenly repopulated with exciting new opportunities...
Dara Flynn
Nutrisense review: a pricey way to learn a little
Standing in my bathroom, staring at the needle poking out of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), I started having second thoughts. CGMs measure glucose levels in interstitial fluid -- the fluid betwee...
Victoria Song
Age of Empires and live ants used to test theoretical ideas on combat
Anyone who has played a real-time strategy game probably ponders this question when preparing for a fight: Is it better to have a huge number of relatively weak units or a smaller number of extremely ...
John Timmer
Luffy's boundless optimism lights up One Piece final trailer
We're eagerly counting down to the premiere of Netflix's live-action series adaptation of One Piece on Friday, a hugely popular manga and anime series created by Eiichiro Oda. And Netflix has given us...
Jennifer Ouellette
Google kills two-year "Pixel Pass" subscription after just 22 months
Google's "Pixel Pass" payment plan has perished. The company is shutting down the all-in-one subscription service that let customers pay a monthly fee for a new Pixel Phone and a bunch of Google subsc...
Ron Amadeo
A look into the REM dreams of the animal kingdom
Young jumping spiders dangle by a thread through the night, in a box, in a lab. Every so often, their legs curl and their spinnerets twitch--and the retinas of their eyes, visible through their transl...
Carolyn Wilke, Knowable Magazine
James Webb telescope captures clearest-ever image of Whirlpool galaxy
First discovered in 1773 by French astronomer Charles Messier, the Whirlpool galaxy (aka 'M51') is one of the most well-known objects in the night sky. Everyone from amateur astronomers to NASA have b...
Siôn Geschwindt
Trump's mug shot was on the Wii News channel, thanks to RiiConnect24 devs
There were only a few news channels where former US president Donald J. Trump's mug shot, from his indictment in Fulton County, Georgia, would not be seen after its Thursday afternoon release.This inc...
Kevin Purdy
Not your average Toyota: The all-wheel drive GR Corolla, reviewed
Although the vast majority of our car reviews are for hybrids and electric vehicles, we do still appreciate a good enthusiast's car. All the more so when they're tweaked versions of more pedestrian fa...
Jonathan M. Gitlin
Google Search can now index CSV files
Google Search has added to its file types indexable by Google help document that it can now index Comma-Separated Values (.csv) files. I confirmed with John Mueller of Google that this is not just a ...
Barry Schwartz
The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction
A plane is flying to the Philippines, gliding above "the infinite surface" of the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a few passengers start to scream. Soon, the captain announces there's a bomb on board, and it...