Windblown shows how good roguelikes can be with friends

Windblown shows how good roguelikes can be with friends

Some of the most beloved roguelikes are single-player — the likes of Hades, Balatro, and Dead Cells are all solo titles. But Windblown, the new roguelike from Motion Twin, the studio that created Dead Cells, showed me just how cool it can be to play a roguelike with other people. In Windblown, your character, one … Read more

CareYaya is enabling affordable home care by connecting healthcare students with elders

CareYaya is enabling affordable home care by connecting healthcare students with elders

CareYaya, a platform that matches people who need caregivers with healthcare students, is working to disrupt the caregiving industry. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is looking to enhance affordable in-home support, while also helping students prepare for their future healthcare careers. The startup was founded in 2022 … Read more

Android 15 is making me reconsider my no-vibration-ever phone rule

Android 15 is making me reconsider my no-vibration-ever phone rule

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s been 20 years since I purchased my first phone, and in these two decades, one rule hasn’t changed: no vibration. Ever. No keyboard haptic feedback, no vibration with phone calls, and definitely no vibration for messages. Every time I bought a new phone, smart or not, I got … Read more

US Lawmakers On EPA To Ban Pesticide Linked To Parkinson’s Disease

US Lawmakers On EPA To Ban Pesticide Linked To Parkinson’s Disease

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: More than 50 US lawmakers are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to join dozens of other countries in banning a widely used weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease and other health dangers. In a October 31 letter (PDF) to the agency, seven US senators said … Read more

Top Stories: New M4 MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini!

Top Stories: New M4 MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini!

Following the iPad mini launch last week and a tease about Mac announcements for this week, Apple indeed made three key Mac product announcements: new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models. These machines bring the M4 chip series to Apple’s Mac lineup for the first time, but each in its own way offers several … Read more

Can You Rely on Microsoft Word for Spelling and Grammar Corrections?

Can You Rely on Microsoft Word for Spelling and Grammar Corrections?

Quick Links What Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar Checker Does Best Areas Where the Grammar Checker Needs Improvement Key Takeaways Word’s spell check efficiently corrects commonly misspelled words, saving time and preventing errors. The grammar checker in Word accurately detects and suggests fixes for basic grammar errors, like subject-verb disagreements and verb tenses. Word also … Read more

Skeleton Crew trailer is heavy on Spielberg vibes

Skeleton Crew trailer is heavy on Spielberg vibes

There’s a new Star Wars show coming out in just over a month. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premieres on December 3 with two episodes on Disney+. The streamer just released a brand-new trailer to prove it. For the uninitiated, this is a live action show set during the same time period as The Mandalorian and … Read more