Recent content by Cal Jeffrey

<h5><strong>Legendary:</strong> Black Myth: Wukong has only been out for a week and is breaking all kinds of records. It now holds the Steam record for most concurrent players on a single-player game. It sold 10 million units within three days of release, making it the fastest-selling game ever...

<h5><strong>Something to look forward to:</strong> Gamescom 2024 just wrapped up, and Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson had some interesting insights and opinions regarding Sony's future in the handheld gaming market. For those considering purchasing a portable console, Henderson said, "Save your...

<h5><strong>TL;DR:</strong> Australia's Fair Work Commission announced a government-mandated "right to disconnect." Workers can now ignore after-hours work-related contact "within reason." It aims to strike a fair balance between work and life and ensure employers do not take advantage of...

<h5><strong>Facepalm:</strong> A federal court has sentenced a deadbeat dad to 81 months in prison for hacking government systems to fake his death. A grand jury indicted the man in July 2023 on multiple charges of computer fraud, aggravated identity theft, and bank fraud. He admitted to...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Disney raised eyebrows last week when its lawyers moved to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because the plaintiff agreed to arbitration when he signed up for a Disney+ subscription on his PlayStation. The legal wrangling sparked blowback on social media and...

<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> This fall, Swedish public television will debut a docudrama that delves into the history of The Pirate Bay. While the TV series will initially air exclusively in Sweden, it is already contracted for global distribution. However, the distribution company has...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> The Epic Games Store has debuted on iPhone within the European Union and Android devices worldwide. The launch marks a new chapter in the ongoing battle for a more open and competitive digital marketplace, driven by Epic's desire to break the duopoly of...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Nicolas Cage recently played the most challenging role of his career as the titular serial killer in Longlegs. The 42-year veteran actor now faces an arguably more difficult role portraying John Madden in the upcoming Amazon biopic "Madden." </h5><p><img...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> As deepfake technology continues to evolve, the potential for misuse grows. While current tools still require users to mimic mannerisms, voice, and other details, advancements in voice cloning and video synthesis could make creating digital doppelgängers in...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> Corporate indifference is mind-boggling sometimes. In 2023, a woman died after eating at a Disney-owned restaurant. Her husband is suing on her behalf for wrongful death, asking for a mere $50,000. Instead of quickly and quietly settling the sad case for the paltry...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> It seems that Valve is in a minor scuffle with The Verge. The dispute has not come to legal swings, but the Half-Life publisher has banned the tech publication from a "secret" closed beta test of a new MOBA that nobody is supposed to know about, but everybody...

<h5><strong>Man your battleships:</strong> T-Mobile and AT&amp;T are already firing shots at each other in their war to be the first carrier to provide satellite-to-cellular coverage. Although neither company has a publicly functional service yet, AT&amp;T is already promoting its technology...

<h5><strong>Let's go retro:</strong> Lately, we've seen a lot of emulators popping up in Apple's App Store. Thanks to overseas antitrust pressure, Cupertino has loosened its stance on hardware emulation, resulting in everything from NES to PlayStation emulators flooding the marketplace. Now, an...

<h5><strong>Bottom line:</strong> Whether Boeing fixes Starliner tomorrow or the crew hitches a ride with SpaceX next year, they will surely be grateful to have their feet back on solid ground. An eight-month ISS stay was not on the calendar, and they are undoubtedly missing their friends...

<h5><strong>The bleeding edge?</strong> The industrial-strength mainframe computer, developed decades ago for heavy-duty data processing, continues proving its staying power even as next-generation artificial intelligence takes center stage. Mainframes and AI are increasingly interconnected...