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Bloober Team unveiled what it’s been working on at today’s Xbox Partner Showcase event. The studio showed off a cinematic trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn, which is a brand-new IP. The developer describes the game as “a twisted time travel story set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic future.” It’s a third-person survival horror title that … Read more

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Our ailing hearts might someday owe a debt of gratitude to a venomous spider. Scientists in Australia are about to begin a clinical trial for a heart attack medication that was originally derived from the venom of the K’gari funnel web spider. While there are now several classes of drugs that can prevent or treat … Read more

As I leave my house on an overcast Tuesday morning to walk the dog, I’m accosted by a neighbor who cheerily calls down the street: “I hear you have an OnlyFans now!” I start to wonder if I’ve made a terrible mistake. OnlyFans has—how shall I put it—a reputation. Like many online platforms, it matches … Read more

TL;DR: Live stream Houston Texans vs. Green Bay Packers for free on TVNZ+. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. With Week 7 of the NFL 2024 season now in play, the Houston Texans are set to visit the Green Bay Packers for a Sunday Football showdown. And while football … Read more

Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe it’s during a major power outage when everyone’s huddled together over the warm glow of the family power station. Or maybe it’s at a tailgate party or picnic. In my case, it’s anywhere I decided to park my van over the last few months while testing … Read more

Penguin Random House, the trade publisher, is adding language to the copyright pages of its books to prohibit the use of those books to train AI. The Bookseller reports that new books and reprints of older titles from the publisher will now include the statement, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced … Read more

What you need to know Google previously offered a lesser tier of YouTube Premium, called Premium Lite, available at a lower price. YouTube Premium Lite offered an ad-free experience to subscribers until the pilot program was canceled in 2023. Now, Google is testing a new version of Premium Lite with some ads in three countries. … Read more

Tom Triggs / Android Authority iPhone owners have access to a lengthy list of excellent iOS-exclusive apps you won’t find on Android, but not all the leaves of grass are greener on the other side. Not to take a side in the Android vs iOS debate, but Android smartphone users have also had plenty of … Read more

It connects people, data, and money, Bill Gates wrote this week on his personal blog. But digital public infrastructure is also “revolutionizing the way entire nations serve their people, respond to crises, and grow their economies” — and the Gates Foundation sees it “as an important part of our efforts to help save lives and … Read more