Networking
EU won't force publishers to grant dead video games an afterlife
Users of licensed software that depends on online components may also find this development of interest – more on that later.
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June 2026
- Smart Homes
SwitchBot’s Standing Circulator Fan is worth fighting for
Normally, I just buy whatever Vornado or Dreo model fits my budget, but that was before I started testing the battery-powered Standing Circulator Fan from SwitchBot.
- Technology
VLC developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf builds Kyber for real-time robot control
TechCrunch reports that Jean-Baptiste Kempf’s startup Kyber is applying low-latency streaming ideas to remote robots and drones.
- Technology
Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn't work | TechCrunch
For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.
- Gaming
One of the best games on Xbox Game Pass is from a studio Microsoft is potentially shutting down
Compulsion Games made an award-winning game in South of Midnight, but is still in danger of being shut down by Microsoft.
- Gaming
One of 2020's best games is leaving PlayStation Plus soon
A dozen games are leaving PlayStation Plus in July, including an excellent roguelike.
- Smart Homes
Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules.
- Science
NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise
A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.
- Gaming
Take-Two's Former AI Lead Warns Generative AI Hype Is Poisoning the Well
A former Take-Two AI executive says inflated expectations around generative AI risk undermining useful traditional game-development tools.
- AI
The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM
Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM.
- Networking
Waymo hits the brakes after robotaxis keep missing the signs for freeway construction zones
Nearly 4,000 vehicles recalled for driving past closure warnings and between cones marking shut lanes.
- Technology
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
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