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Valve wants Half-Life: Alyx to work well standalone on Steam Frame
When I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset, I was blown away; thanks to the Frame’s dedicated wireless adapter and a cool trick Valve calls “foveated...
Apple will reportedly bring MLS games to its normal TV subscription
Apple is reportedly doing away with its Major League Soccer Season Pass and including next season's soccer matches as part of its normal Apple TV subscription. That’s according to reports of a...
Black Friday Audible deal: Get three months for only $3
Black Friday is a great time to take a look at what subscriptions you may be able to save on. From video streaming services to budgeting apps, many services will have some Black Friday promotion you...
The 10 best white elephant gift ideas for 2025
If you have a white elephant gift exchange at work this year or with friends and family, there’s a good chance you’re scrambling right now to find a good gift — or decipher what even makes a good...
Anthropic details how it measures Claude’s wokeness
Anthropic is detailing its efforts to make its Claude AI chatbot “politically even-handed” — a move that comes just months after President Donald Trump issued a ban on “woke AI.” As outlined in a...
Apple will take a mini commission from mini app developers
Apple is launching a new program for mini app developers that slashes its fees for in-app purchases. On Thursday, the company announced that mini app creators who join the program take advantage of...
Hackers use Anthropic’s AI model Claude once again
Anthropic announced on Thursday that Chinese state-backed hackers used the company’s AI model Claude to automate roughly 30 attacks on corporations and governments during a September campaign,...
A new Nintendo Switch 2 system update just bricked many third-party docks
The most recent Switch 2 software update looks to have bricked many third-party docks and related accessories, according to users across the internet and a report by Kotaku. We don't know if...
Who is buying VR and XR headsets anyway?
From the outside, it looks like virtual and mixed reality is having a moment. Three new headsets have launched or been announced in the last month: Apple's M5 Vision Pro, the Samsung Galaxy XR, and,...
Tesla is reportedly testing Apple CarPlay in its vehicles
Tesla may finally be capitulating to the calls of iPhone users wanting what practically every other major automaker offers them, Apple CarPlay. Bloomberg is reporting that the EV giant is working to...