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The fight to stop publishers from bricking your games and shutting down servers just got a powerful new enemy
Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has come out against California bill AB 1921, a state bill that would compel developers to offer remedies before deactivating servers for online games. Stop Killing Games has been fighting this battle for the last couple of years and was quick to condemn the ESA's position.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam Machine may launch soon as reservation system and four retail packages surface
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
Hints about the new reservation system were found in the latest Steam update files released last week. Redditor Pepeizq, who spotted the reservation system code, also found references to at least four Steam Machine packages and two Steam Frame packages. The code also mentioned the existing Steam Controller and Steam...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
UK firefighters respond to a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, data reveals
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
Electric bikes were responsible for nearly a third of all calls – 520, to be exact – in the UK last year. Unsurprisingly, retrofitted models were involved in more incidents compared to those that shipped with batteries from the factory. For comparison, there were only 149 calls for ebike fires in 2022.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NASA's next Mars helicopters tested beyond the speed of sound
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
NASA has successfully tested an improved flight system designed for Mars' hostile environment. The new technology can be accelerated beyond the speed of sound (Mach 1), the space agency said, and is expected to significantly enhance the operational capabilities of future exploration missions on the Red Planet.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Winhanced aims to make Windows gaming PCs feel more like a console
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
Winhanced gives Windows gaming PCs a cleaner, more console-like experience by combining launchers, controller navigation, and system tools into one streamlined interface. Originally built for handhelds, it's also gaining traction on desktop and living room setups as an alternative to juggling Steam Big Picture, Xbox, and multiple launchers.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Newly disclosed "Dirty Frag" vulnerability left Linux exposed for nearly a decade
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
Hyunwoo Kim, also known as "V4bel," recently disclosed "Dirty Frag," a dangerous security vulnerability that provides local attackers with root access on Linux-based systems. All major – and likely many minor – Linux distributions are affected by the issue, which currently can only be mitigated because no patch is available...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Forza Horizon 6 leaks online a week before launch, Microsoft starts banning players
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
Update (May 11, 4pm): Users report that Microsoft and Playground Games have started issuing bans to players who accessed the leaked Forza Horizon 6 build before launch, with reports ranging from Xbox account suspensions to permanent hardware bans tied to affected PCs. The studio says the leak was not caused...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Fake DDR5 sticks with dummy plastic chips are the latest RAM scam
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
A Japanese X user called TAKI drew attention to the scam with a post showing some of the counterfeits. The photos show a 16GB DDR5 SO-DIMM module carrying a Samsung label, despite the components on the PCB being clearly marked as SK Hynix parts.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Europe is moving to block Microsoft, Amazon, and Google from handling government health, financial, and legal data
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
According to people familiar with the matter, the European Commission is preparing yet another unpleasant regulatory surprise for the current US administration. CNBC talked with two unnamed EC officials, who outlined the significant change that the upcoming "Tech Sovereignty Package" (TSP) might bring to the cloud computing market.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Anthropic says Claude learned to blackmail people from "evil" AI stories online
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026
It was last year when Anthropic increased fears around AI by announcing that Claude Opus 4 had threatened to reveal the extramarital affair of a fictional executive after discovering they planned to shut the model down.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »