Firaxis preserves the 33-year-old, $10,000 386 PC Sid Meier used to develop Civilization – and it still works
Complete with 16MB of memory
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Motorola Razr V3: The iPhone of Yesteryear
Before smartphones became mainstream, the Motorola Razr was the spiritual predecessor to the iPhone, transforming phones from a necessity into an object of desire.
"I fuc**ng hate generative AI": Procreate CEO vows never to use the technology in its products
Digital artists have praised the stance
Star Wars: The Acolyte has been canceled after one season
Disappointing the 50 people who liked it
What just happened? In what must be the least surprising news of the year so far, Disney+ has canceled its latest Star Wars series, The Acolyte, after just one season. The show's critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is a respectable 78%, but viewers tended to hate the series, hence its average audience score of 18%. Viewing figures have fallen since its debut, resulting in what is believed to be the least-viewed Star Wars finale ever.
Chart-obsessed gamer spends over $500K to reach level 5,960 on Steam
Racial slurs and offensive imagery mar controversial account
World's first unmanned air control station installed on US Navy aircraft carrier
A specialized room for controlling Navy drone aircraft like Boeing's MQ-25
How do you pronounce "GIF"?
Jif with a soft G (like the word gin), Gif with a hard G (like "gift") or ...?
Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM now shipping for $50
A new Raspberry Pi 5 for less memory intensive applications
Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue
Netflix and Disney+ are lagging behind Max
In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.
Walmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worried
The mega retailer plans to introduce ESLs in 2,300 stores
UC Davis researchers debut highly accurate brain-to-speech technology
The new interface boasts accuracy similar to that of a non-disabled person reading aloud
Nicolas Cage plays John Madden in Amazon's upcoming "Madden" biopic
It should be a fun watch while you're eating your turducken
Scientists learn more about the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs
It was likely a carbon asteroid from the outer regions of the solar system
Airbnb host implements "no-cryptomining" policy after receiving $1,500 electricity bill
The miners say they made $100,000 during their three-week stay
Tech enthusiast crafts custom gaming laptop entirely from desktop components
A desktop-powered laptop
Kim Dotcom loses extradition battle but refuses to leave New Zealand
"I love New Zealand. I'm not leaving"
Collector earns Guinness World Record for simultaneously connecting 444 consoles to a single TV
A spreadsheet is needed to keep track of everything
Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death case over streaming service's trial TOS
Widower is only seeking $50,000 or about one one-thousandth of Disney's estimated daily revenue
Recruiters overwhelmed as 57% of young applicants are using ChatGPT for job resumes
Paid ChatGPT users have an edge over free users
White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up
Easing pain points when dealing with businesses
TikTok is pushing fake news alerts about Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani as "Breaking"
Social media remains a hub for misinformation
Two games based on Halloween are in development, one with John Carpenter's involvement
The original Halloween from 1978, thankfully
Will AI pave the way for a more proactive workplace?
Reclaiming time for more meaningful work
Bill Gates, a bug, and a late-night fix: A classic tech support tale
IT support rants can go far if you reach the right person at Microsoft