'Tis the Season: If your dream of a white Christmas didn't come, you might still be able to participate in some snow-time fun. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has a limited-time Gunfight mode that has players using snowballs as throwable weapons. The weekly update also added some festive Easter eggs as well.

Last week we had a list of holiday-themed games to play during the Christmas break. With many games these days being online affairs, developers often add dynamic content to fit an

What just happened? Tesla is ringing in the holidays with an incredibly meaty software update for its vehicles. The update has been in the works for some time now, but it's finally out now. It brings an early look at Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) tech, the new and improved "Camping Mode," and various "smart" features.

Let's start by digging a little deeper into the FSD preview , as it's simultaneously the most exciting and disappointing part of

Why it matters: Companies like Ancestry and 23andMe offer DNA testing kits that allow consumers to send in saliva samples for analysis and get back a DNA profile. The results can provide users with valuable insight into ancestry, paternity and even health conditions but may come with some unforeseen privacy risks.

The Pentagon is reportedly advising members of the military against the use of consumer DNA testing kits due to security concerns.

In a memo co-signed by Defense Department officials Joseph D. Kernan and James N. Stewart, the

Highly anticipated: Independent studio Crowbar Collective has gotten one step closer to a full release of its Black Mesa: Xen expansion. The developer soft-launched the title on Steam Early Access on Christmas Eve. While the game is still technically in beta, it is fully playable with about 10-15 hours of content.

Crowbar Collective started as a group of Half-Life enthusiasts who set out to recreate Half-Life in HD. The effort initially titled Black Mesa : Source was launched as a free mod for

In a nutshell: Electric automaker Rivian has finally published video of a long-discussed feature that’ll allow its R1T pickup and R1S SUV to more or less turn on a dime. Inevitable shenanigans aside, the feature could be immensely useful when needing to turn around in very tight spaces.

The feature, dubbed tank turn, essentially allows the vehicles to spin around in place without moving forward or backward. The secret is in the quad-motor configuration – because each wheel has its own motor,

In brief: Uber this week announced that co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick will be stepping down from its board of directors on December 31, 2019. The company has not yet said who will fill the vacant board seat.

A spokesperson for the transportation company told CNBC that Kalanick has sold all of his Uber stock. According to the publication, his holdings are estimated to be worth around $2.5 billion.

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s active CEO, said very few entrepreneurs have

What just happened? Relatively new technologies can make driving a lot safer, but more tech can sometimes mean more things going wrong. The fourth-generation Mazda3 vehicles, for example, are being recalled over a problem in the emergency braking system, which can cause the brakes to be applied automatically while driving.

Mazda writes that incorrect programming of the Smart Braking System (SBS) control software may cause the vehicles to falsely detect an obstacle in front of the vehicle while driving. The problem exists in certain 201