As I’m sitting in my office writing this review, delicious, cheesy, garlicky scents are wafting up the stairs. I can hear whizzing and whirring, and the occasional clunk, as a robot chef in my kitchen is making macaroni and cheese. Its app tells me there […]
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Apple’s iOS 26.2 Update Lets Users Customize Controversial Liquid Glass Effect on Lock Screen Clock
Apple’s iOS 26.2 update quietly fixes one of the most polarizing visual changes in recent iPhone history: it lets you roll back the Liquid Glass effect on the Lock Screen…
Slab is the first MIDI controller built exclusively for Serato Studio
Native Instruments and Ableton have had incredible success with their custom MIDI controllers that integrate with their DAWs (digital audio workstations), Maschine and Live, respectively. Native Instruments’ Maschine (yes, it’s the name of the hardware and the software) and Ableton’s Push are pretty much the […]
Massive Russian Drone and Missile Barrage Plunges Ukraine into Darkness, Killing Three – 12/13/2025, 8:28:41 PM
Here are some of the major world news developments as of today: Massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy grid Ukraine reports one of the largest barrages of the war, with…
Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade
Gov’ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products.
Sektori is psychedelic, tough as nails, and worth the pain
Sektori is an old-school twin-stick shooter. Created by a former developer at Returnal studio Housemarque, it puts you in the role of a little ship that blasts through swarms of enemies, and you have to weave through them to get upgrades to help you survive. […]
A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot console this holiday
It’s a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has gone from little-known console curiosity to best-seller. It’s now on track to quadruple its sales from last year. According to research firm Circana, the Playground was […]
NASA Advances CINEMA and CMEx Missions to Tackle Space Weather Threats
NASA has advanced two promising heliophysics mission concepts, CINEMA and CMEx, placing one on a path toward flight and giving the other additional time for design refinement.[1][2][3] These decisions, made…
OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself
“The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex,” OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.
Ukraine’s Revised Peace Plan Ignites Diplomatic Efforts as Drone Strikes Continue – 12/13/2025, 8:29:42 AM
Here are key world news developments from the last day or so, grouped by theme and region. Ukraine war and diplomacy – Ukraine has handed the U.S. a revised 20‑point…