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Gamers who prefer physical copies of their favorite titles may be getting a major win with the Switch 2. In an unexpected announcement from retro video game publisher ININ Games, Nintendo reportedly has "two new smaller cartridge sizes" for its Switch 2 console. For ININ Games, these rumored game cartridges with smaller storage capacity allow the publisher to recalculate production costs and pursue a physical Switch 2 release of its upcoming R-Type Dimensions III.
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Archive.org now has a page with "the raw analog waveform and the reconstructed digital tape image (analog.tap), read at the Computer History Museum's Shustek Research Archives on 19 December 2025 by Al Kossow using a modified tape reader and analyzed with Len Shustek's readtape tool." A Berlin-based retrocomputing enthusiast has created a page with the contents of the tape ready for bootstrapping, "including a tar file of the filesystem," and... Read more âș
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Contracts with Chinese tech giant have rapidly turned Datasection into one of Asiaâs biggest âneocloudsâ Read more âș
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Rejoice, two of the biggest contributors to the AI movie trailer problem on YouTube have been taken down. Read more âș
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One developer tells MIT Technology Review that AI tools weaken the coding instincts he used to have. And beyond that, "It's just not fun sitting there with my work being done for me." But is AI making coders faster? "After speaking to more than 30 developers, technology executives, analysts, and researchers, MIT Technology Review found that the picture is not as straightforward as it might seem..." For some developers on... Read more âș
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Valve has begun the final phase of its plan to end Steam support for 32-bit versions of Windows, with a December Steam client update that changes how the platform runs on modern systems. Read more âș
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The Department of Homeland Security is now reviewing the social media of some visa applicants, causing delays in processing for some foreign workers. Read more âș
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Newly released documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein probe reveal some of the high-profile figures who rubbed elbows with the financier. Read more âș
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After 18,000 hours of simulated use, RTINGS' longevity test reveals fascinating insights into the TVs that dominate our markets today. While OLED has clearly overcome its reliability woes to become the least vulnerable panel type, LCDs with local dimming are still competitive and fare better than their unified-backlight brethren. Read more âș
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The Justice Department released new documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Read more âș
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Faraway road trips just got a lot easier, at least for the passengers. Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between the two Japanese conglomerates created to produce electric vehicles, announced that its Afeela EV will come with PS Remote Play. While playing video games in a car may be a niche feature, it means drivers will have something to do when parked, and passengers can chip away at their favorite... Read more âș
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New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday aimed at holding large AI developers accountable for the safety of their models. The RAISE Act establishes rules for greater transparency, requiring these companies to publish information about their safety protocols and report any incidents within 72 hours of their occurrence. It comes a few months after California adopted similar legislation. But, the penalties aren't going to be nearly as steep... Read more âș
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'Steel Ball Run,' the next chapter in the 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure' saga, gets a new trailer ahead of its spring premiere. Read more âș
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Fortnite will not be returning to iOS in Japan next year "as promised" because, according to Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney, Apple has allegedly launched "another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking". Read more Read more âș
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Back in October, tipster Digital Chat Station shared specs of a compact OnePlus smartphone, said to arrive in the first half of 2026. Now, DCS has shared the specs of the OnePlus 15T, which will feature a 6.3" 165Hz screen of 1.5K resolution with a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner embedded. The OnePlus 15T will have a metal frame and pack a battery with a capacity of at least 7,000 mAh.... Read more âș
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Gone are the days when Netflix was the only streaming app you needed. Thankfully, on a Roku smart TV, you can get by with just these five extra apps. Read more âș
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China has brought online a national experimental research network designed to support experimentation on future network designs and to improve data transmission quality. Read more âș
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While every site you've ever visited in 2025 seems intent on summarising your year even for things you absolutely don't need to be summarised (the cards I completed in Asana this year? Uh, no thanks), there's one wrapped message you probably won't be getting this year: Xbox. Read more Read more âș
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The Trump Administration was legally required to release all documents related to federal investigations of Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, with only limited grounds for withholding documents and full explanations required for any redactions. They did not do this. Or anything close to it. The Justice Department released several thousand documents Friday, but top officials acknowledged [âŠ] Read more âș
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GenAI and LLMs almost got a soft pass to enter the Nebula Awards, but the sci-fi/fantasy writing community shut that down. Read more âș
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Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, the company announced. WBD said it remains committed to its $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, which would close some time next year, pending regulatory approval. "[The board] has unanimously determined that the tender offer launched by Paramount Skydance on December 8, 2025 is not in the best interests of WBD and its shareholders and does... Read more âș
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The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but the company is still finding new ways to take people's money. Anyone who desperately wants to fund this sham can now buy a refurbished phone from the company. The business's website has listings for "Renewed" models of the Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone 15 and 14. Gizmodo noticed that Trump Mobile is selling these other brands' phones for... Read more âș
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Creators and publishers have long worried about Meta's ability to throttle links to outside content. Now, the company is testing out a new scheme that effectively puts link-sharing behind a paywall for creators on Facebook.Under the test, a Meta Verified subscription will determine how many links a creator can share another profile per month. According to a screenshot shared by social meda consultant Matt Navarra, creators in the test recently... Read more âș
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Behold: Ken Paxton will now demonstrate that broken clocks are indeed right twice a day. The Texas Attorney General is notorious for, well, a very long list of reasons. But in this case, he at least appears to be doing consumers a solid: He sued five television companies for using ad-targeting spyware on their TVs.Texas sued Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense and TCL for allegedly recording what viewers watch without their... Read more âș
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Behold Mark Zuckerberg: man of principle. Witness the Meta CEO's dedication to the most high-minded of causes: "currying favor with whoever's in charge." In 2013, when Barack Obama was president, Zuckerberg co-founded FWD.us, a pro-immigration advocacy group. For years, he vocally supported providing paths to citizenship for "the most talented and hardest-working people, no matter where they were born." Now, in 2025, with Donald Trump back in power and pushing... Read more âș
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The zombie-decapitating sim Dead Island 3 is still being developed, according to financial documents from Dambuster Studios that were published on X and reported on by Video Games Chronicle. These documents suggest a 2028 release date, so that's something to look forward to. Dambuster Studios' financial statements are out (as of March 2025)The company employed 194 employeesDead Island 3 is in developmentThe current predicted release window for the project is... Read more âș
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The big ticket tech gifts may get the lion's share of attention during the holidays, but it's surprising how much people appreciate small and thoughtful accessories and gadgets. We picked out a dozen such stocking stuffers for under $50 â perfect for a little something extra for a loved one or a welcome gift for a coworker. Just be sure to check the shipping windows to make sure these handy... Read more âș
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iRobot, the company that brought robotic vacuum cleaners to homes and popular culture, has filed for bankruptcy. It plans to sell all assets to its primary supplier, the Chinese company Picea Robotics. Investors âwill experience a total loss and not receive recovery on their investmentâ if the deal is approved, iRobot said. The company didnât discuss how the move might affect its employees in the US or elsewhere. Amazon dropped... Read more âș
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Despite changing its name and using decidedly bird-free branding, X is trying to hold on to its original Twitter trademarks, TechCrunch reports. The xAI-owned social media platform has updated its terms of service to include references to Twitter after previously only mentioning X, and seemingly attempted to counter a startup's petition to cancel the company's Twitter trademarks with a petition of its own.The startup X appears to be responding to... Read more âș
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The Meta Quest 3S is back on sale at its all-time low price of $250. That's $50 off, or a discount of 17 percent, and matches a deal we saw on Cyber Monday. The 3S is the more affordable model in the company's current VR headset lineup. It features the same Snapdragon XR2 processor as the more expensive Meta Quest 3, but with lower resolution per eye and a slightly... Read more âș
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