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Nintendo Wii: The Non-Gamer's Game Console
The Nintendo Wii redefined casual gaming by introducing motion controls and capturing a wide demographic, setting it apart from traditional consoles of the era while beating Sony and Microsoft at the home console game.
Ultra rare gold Nintendo cartridge from 1990 hits the auction market
A bit worn out but one of the rarest in the world
Modders shrink Nintendo Wii to a very "Kawaii" keychain size
Easily one of the coolest hardware mods we've ever seen
GTA 6 publisher Take-Two expresses concern over review bombings
Is Take-Two worried that GTA 6 might be considered too "woke?"
A hot potato: Review bombing has become a common practice these days. The act of flooding a game with negative reviews for a certain reason, even those not actually related to the gameplay, is no longer an unusual sight. But does it have any effect, especially on established franchises? According to GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive, "negative review campaigns" can have a significant impact, suggesting the company might be worried about GTA 6 suffering this fate.
MySQL vs. MariaDB: a brief comparison guide
MySQL is one of the most popular relational databases. MariaDB is a fork from the original MySQL codebase.
Another CrowdStrike-like outage could collapse cashless societies
All-digital systems are dangerous for the global economy, pro-cash organizations say
China is on track to meet 2030 renewable energy target six years ahead of schedule
1,200 GW of wind and solar installed capacity
IT firm's RTO ultimatum: get back in the office or lose your vacation days
Workers could eventually lose pay, too
A hot potato: We've seen companies use plenty of underhand, cruel, and legally questionable ways of forcing workers back into the office. Indian multinational IT consulting firm HCL Technologies has implemented what sounds like a new one: telling its workers to come back in at least three days per week or lose vacation days.
The internet reacts to the CrowdStrike IT disaster that crashed computers worldwide
Botched update already has a fix, but it's not so easy to deploy across enterprise systems
Halo TV series canceled after two seasons, but it may find a new home
Is anyone surprised?
How to produce liquid nitrogen at home for $1.29 per liter using salvaged AC parts
Buying liquid nitrogen is for noobs
Two remote submersibles sink to the abyss to take 3D scans and 65K images of the Titanic
In addition to scientific and surveying duties, the crew will install a memorial for their mate lost in the Titan disaster
Southwest jumps on electric air traffic bandwagon with Archer partnership
Archer's fleet of eVTOL aircraft will be integrated into Southwest's California operations
New camera-based system can detect alcohol impairment in drivers by checking their faces
Resting drunk face
In brief: Glassy eyes, drooping eyelids, a slack jaw: these are all signs that someone might have had one drink too many. It's often obvious when someone is drunk just by looking at their face, and interior vehicle cameras could eventually use these tell-tale signs to help prevent drink-driving incidents.
Which country has the highest percentage of their population online?
Hint: there is one country that has a 99.9% Internet penetration.
US Senate introduces ground-breaking bill to setup legal framework for ethical AI development
Government is finally concerned now that deepfakes aren't just exes and actresses anymore
Huawei debuts massive R&D center in Shanghai that is larger than Apple Park and Microsoft HQ combined
The center will house more than 35,000 scientists and engineers
Survey shows many people believe AI chatbots like ChatGPT are conscious
I don't think, therefore I am not?
GE Aerospace shows off groundbreaking hypersonic dual-mode ramjet engine
Is it time for the Concorde to rise from the ashes?
Star Wars Project in South Korea will use anti-aircraft laser weapons against drones
Certainly not "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age"
Nvidia reveals that 150 RTX A6000 GPUs power the Las Vegas Sphere
Powering 1.2 million LEDs isn't cheap
This Indian CEO champions the 70-hour grind, dismisses work-life balance as "Western" concept
Bhavish Aggarwal has also been urging Indians to ditch what he calls "Western" products