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Retro game enthusiasts may already be acquainted with Analogue, a company that designs and manufactures updated versions of classic consoles that can play original games but also be hooked up to modern televisions and monitors. The most recent of its…
New research has found a positive association between anger and creative performance. Anger appears to enhance creative performance, particularly when elicited through imaginative processes and directed toward malevolent aspects of creativity. The research was published in Cognition and Emotion. Anger…
As is custom, Apple rolled out software updates to all its platforms at once today. All users should now have access to the public releases of iOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, iPadOS 15.3, tvOS 15.3, and visionOS 2.3.…
The Energy Information Agency has now released data on the performance of the US’s electric grid over the first 11 months of 2024 and will be adding the final month soon (and a month is very little time for anything…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has dropped the previous administration’s proposal to ban bulk billing deals that require tenants to pay for a specific provider’s Internet service. In March 2024, then-Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed a ban on arrangements in…
A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money.
Romantic relationships are more central to men’s well-being than women’s, according to a forthcoming article in Behavioral & Brain Sciences. Popular culture suggests women prioritize romantic relationships more than men, though recent evidence paints a different picture. Studies often depict…
It was apparently a busy weekend for key players involved in Donald Trump’s efforts to make a deal to save TikTok. Perhaps the most appealing option for ByteDance could be if Trump blessed a merger between TikTok and Perplexity AI—a…
Alien: Earth, an all-new original series, premieres this summer on Hulu and with Hulu On Disney+. FX/Hulu dropped a surprise short teaser for its upcoming spinoff series, Alien: Earth, during the AFC Championship game last night. What makes it intriguing…
Broadcom’s ownership of VMware has discouraged many of its customers, as companies are displeased with how the trillion-dollar firm has run the virtualization business since buying it in November 2023. Many have discussed reducing or eliminating ties with the company.…
