Bye-bye Windows gaming? SteamOS officially expands past the Steam Deck.
Almost exactly a year ago, we were publicly yearning for the day when more portable gaming PC makers could ditch Windows in favor of SteamOS (without having to resort to…
Big landlord settles with US, will cooperate in price-fixing investigation
The US Justice Department today announced it filed an antitrust lawsuit against “six of the nation’s largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing schemes that harmed renters.” One of the…
Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
Most scientific literature is published in for-profit journals that rely on subscriptions and paywalls to turn a profit. But that trend has been shifting as various governments and funding agencies…
New GeForce 50-series GPUs: There’s the $1,999 5090, and there’s everything else
Nvidia has good news and bad news for people building or buying gaming PCs. The good news is that three of its four new RTX 50-series GPUs are the same…
Dirty deeds in Denver: Ex-prosecutor faked texts, destroyed devices to frame colleague
When suspicion began to mount that the young prosecutor, Yujin Choi, might have faked her sexual misconduct allegations against a Denver District Attorney’s Office colleague, investigators asked to examine Choi’s…
John Roberts Thinks Judges Should Be Spared Criticism; While Ignoring What He Has Unleashed
Every New Year’s Eve, the Chief Justice releases his year-end report, which used to include things like what the court would like to see Congress do. However, Justice Roberts now…
Lenovo laptop’s rollable screen uses motors to grow from 14 to 16.7 inches
Lenovo announced a laptop today that experiments with a new way to offer laptop users more screen space than the typical clamshell design. The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable…
Ants vs. humans: Solving the piano-mover puzzle
Who is better at maneuvering a large load through a maze, ants or humans? The piano-mover puzzle involves trying to transport an oddly shaped load across a constricted environment with…
On Friday SCOTUS Will Decide Whether TikTok Can Be Banned; We Told It The First Amendment Says No
It seems unfathomable that we’re even here. The First Amendment is one of our clearer constitutional provisions. “Make no law,” it says, “abridging the freedom of speech.” And yet, with…
Daily Deal: The Ultimate Adobe CC Training Bundle
The Ultimate Adobe CC Training Bundle has 12 courses to help you get the most out of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Courses cover Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects,…