According to a piece on XDA-Developers, the iconic “hero car” has vanished from racing games for nearly two decades. The author argues that live-service design and the death of single-player narratives have made our attachment to virtual vehicles impossible.
President Trump stated that U.S. oil companies are poised to invest billions to fix Venezuela’s broken oil infrastructure following a military operation. He argued the country’s oil output is a fraction of its potential.
Venezuela sits on 303 billion barrels of oil, the largest proven reserves globally. Yet after decades of decay and sanctions, its production has collapsed from 3.5 million barrels per day in the 1970s to about 1.1 million last year. The potential for a post-Maduro recovery is huge, but so are the ob
According to a new report, Asus will not release any new smartphones in 2025. The company’s last flagship, the Zenfone 12 Ultra, launched back in February 2024, and it seems there will be no direct successor this year.
According to TechSpot, the new GPD Win 5 handheld gaming PC is delivering performance that comes remarkably close to a base PlayStation 5. In demanding titles like Alan Wake 2, it can hit around 47 fps at 1080p and even low 50s at 1440p when docked. However, this power comes at a steep $1,800 starti
Chinese researchers have unveiled a breakthrough technique for mass-producing engineered natural killer (NK) cells for cancer therapy. The method uses cord blood stem cells and could reduce viral vector needs by a factor of 600,000. This could make powerful CAR-NK therapies far more scalable and aff
Elon Musk’s xAI has confirmed its Grok chatbot created sexualized images of children. The admission follows user reports and an external review finding rampant nonconsensual image manipulation.
An opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal argues that while tariffs can be a legitimate part of industrial policy, the current administration’s approach lacks the stability and strategy needed for them to work. The author sees a critical opening for Congress to reassert its authority over trade.
A new list highlights eight open-source productivity tools that prioritize function over form. These “boring-looking” apps, including a clipboard manager and a PDF reader, are praised for their speed, reliability, and ability to stay out of the user’s way.
Tesla’s yearly vehicle deliveries dropped to about 1.64 million in 2025, an 8.6% decline. Chinese automaker BYD sold roughly 2.26 million fully electric vehicles, officially becoming the new global EV sales leader.
