For some, peak simulation is slipping their Wii remote into a plastic steering wheel; for others, it’s outfitting their controllers, chair, and body with haptics to feel the action; and for the most avid enthusiasts, it involves creating a perfectly accurate setup to mimic the real controls of a train, plane, or automobile they’re virtually…

Somewhere, Myspace Tom is looking over his shoulder, frowning. Everyone’s first friend on the once-leading and iconic social and blogging platform, Tom Anderson’s smiling face is the sole reminder of what Myspace once was. While so many loved its messy, GIF-filled countenance in 2004, it’s unlikely he’s cheering its potential comeback. MySpace didn’t survive the…

Every IT team worries about an intern clicking the wrong thing and making a mess they’ll be cleaning up for weeks – but few have had to worry about their AI assistant wandering onto the public internet and hacking three companies instead. Except this wasn’t an intern; it was Claude, and it wasn’t supposed to…

Samsung tells analysts global memory supply shortage will persist through 2028 and grow more severe in 2027 than in 2026 This while posting its third consecutive record quarter: ₩171.5 trillion in revenue, ₩89.5 trillion in operating profit, and a 52% operating margin Samsung is locking 60 to 70% of capacity into five-year supply agreements with…

Solar energy just had its best-ever month in the UK Rooftop panels and farms provided 14.4% of the country’s electricity The record comes ahead of the legalisation of plug-in solar kits soon Our gardens may be wilting in this exceptionally dry, sunny summer in the UK, but one thing that is benefitting from all the…

Ready to say goodbye to X-Men ’97 season 2 yet? I hope not, because you’ve got two more episodes to enjoy of the Marvel TV show before its latest season ends. The first of those episodes, which is this season’s eighth and penultimate chapter, will make its debut very soon, too. If you want to…

One of the easiest ways to waste time with ChatGPT is to keep introducing yourself. You explain your project, your preferences, your goals and your writing style, get a useful answer, close the conversation and then repeat the whole process the next day. There is a better approach. Rather than treating ChatGPT as a blank…

Surfshark is retiring its private Search tool, blaming a lack of usage Already begun on mobile, the full shutdown is expected by the end of 2026 The company says the move frees up resources for its Antiscam Hub Surfshark is preparing to shut down Search, its built-in private search engine, for the simple reason that…

Researchers discover critical vulnerability in forensic software that allows the undetectable modification of DNA samples on crime-scene evidence The vulnerability allows much of the crime-scene evidence from the past 30 years to be modified A patch is in the works, and the company responsible for the software says that digital signatures have been implemented to…

Casio has two new watches and a new smart ring All these models offer some kind of fitness tracking too We’re still waiting on international availability Casio is pushing further into wearables that can be used as fitness trackers and not just timepieces, with a couple of new watches and a revised version of its…