2025-12-05

Rocket Report: Blunder at Baikonur; do launchers really need rocket engines?

The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship. [...]

2025-12-05

Ofcom wants to double down on file monitoring in 2026

Experts are concerned about the precedent it may set for users' privacy, despite Ofcom ensuring that measures should not break "end-to-end encryption." [...]

2025-12-05

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter –and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too [...]

2025-12-05

Apple's iPhone App of the Year is an AI tool for people with ADHD - and it's free

Apple named its favorite apps of 2025 for iPhone, Mac, iPad, and more - did your top picks make the list? [...]

2025-12-05

Netflix strikes a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for more than $80 billion

Warner Bros. Discovery will still spin off its TV networks, including CNN, into a separate company. The deal could face intense government scrutiny [...]

2025-12-05

Splitgate: Arena Reloaded tries to fix what Splitgate 2 broke

Portal shooter Splitgate 2 is coming back with a new name and rebuilt experience after being pulled back to beta earlier this year, developer 1047 Games announced. The free-to-play Splitgate: Arena Reloaded will relaunch on December 17th across platforms including Xbox Series X/S [...]

2025-12-05

Microsoft's Copilot+ AI PC plan fizzled, but it still served a purpose

Microsoft's Copilot+ initiative launched last year with a clear goal: To produce capable laptops for people eagerly anticipating AI-powered features. Read that sentence again, and it's glaringly obvious that Microsoft's plan was flawed from the start. Most consumer [...]

2025-12-05

Physicist Steve Hsu publishes research built around a core idea generated by GPT-5

Physicist Steve Hsu says he recently published a paper built around an idea generated by GPT-5. But he also warns that working with AI is like collaborating with a "brilliant but unreliable genius"—one whose mistakes even experts can miss.<br /> The article Phys [...]

2025-12-05

Sony's best Inzone gaming headsets are significantly discounted at Best Buy right now – and so are the Inzone Buds

Sony Inzone gaming headsets just got massive price drops at Best Buy – save up to $132! [...]