Connecting the dots: The anti-PlayStation backlash does not appear to have cooled in the weeks following Sony's announcement that it will cease manufacturing physical game discs in January 2028. However, despite online sentiment, available sales data shows that angry consumers are not voting with their wallets.

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella recently stated that only seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical

What just happened? Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors and publishers has received final court approval, clearing the way for payments in what is believed to be the largest recovery in US copyright history. The case centered on almost 500,000 books obtained from pirate libraries while the company was developing its Claude AI model.

US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguí

WTF?! The government really isn't helping itself in its effort to reverse the public's anti-data center feelings. A new report highlights how, when private citizens refuse to sell access to their land for these facilities' transmission lines, power companies can sometimes use legal authority that allows private property rights to be taken without a landowner's consent.

While 70% of Americans are now opposed to

In brief: It's hard to miss a drone. With their spinning propellers and often bulky bodies, they're usually very easy to spot. But Northwestern University engineers have created one that's much more difficult to see coming: Phantom Twist, a prototype that rotates so quickly it becomes little more than a blurry haze.

Rather than using camouflage, transparent panels, or Predator-style light-bending materials

A Bug's Life: Because of its remarkable popularity, 7-Zip is a frequent target for cyber-criminals and security researchers alike, both hunting for new flaws to exploit. Luckily for users and busy sysadmins, its developers are usually quick to respond, shipping patched versions soon after issues surface.

Researchers have uncovered a fresh vulnerability in the open-source file archiver. The bug lies in the decompression routine for

Facepalm: Microsoft launched the more affordable Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 last month, with prices starting at $849. The new models feature lower-end configurations than their flagship counterparts, including an older Snapdragon chipset and just 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB. Reviews of the new devices are now in, and, as expected, 8GB of memory is simply not enough to run

Highly anticipated: Marvel has released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, bringing together nearly every corner of its cinematic universe for what may be the studio's biggest test since Endgame. Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom, facing a lineup that includes the Avengers, the New Avengers from Thunderbolts, the Fantastic Four, Wakanda's heroes, and characters from Fox's original X-

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The big picture: Thanks to ongoing problems in the microchip supply chain, PC hardware has become prohibitively expensive for many enthusiasts. Game developers may eventually have to adapt to this new reality by optimizing their software instead of expecting customers to upgrade aging hardware. Optimization is also essential in game development competitions, where resourceful programmers can earn prize money by creating a complete game within an extremely small package.

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In brief: Sony would like you to think physical media is dead but according to recent data from Luminate, that's not the case across the board. In fact, some formats are actually experiencing a resurgence. In the first half of 2026, sales of CDs shot up 16 percent in the US to 16.3 million units.

Much of the growth can be attributed to younger buyers