Month: January 2025
BioWare hit with layoffs as it shifts to next Mass Effect
BioWare now has fewer than 100 employees after laying off “around two dozen” staffers and shifting others to different projects at EA, Bloomberg reports. The changes follow BioWare’s own “Studio Update” published this week where GM Gary McKay said the studio had “worked diligently over the past few months to…
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Donald Trump’s data purge has begun
Key resources for environmental data and public health have already been taken down from federal websites, and more could soon vanish as the Trump administration works to scrap anything that has to do with climate change, racial equity, or gender identity. Warnings floated on social media today about an impending…
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Sid Meier’s Civilization VII: all the latest on the strategy epic from Firaxis Games
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the latest in the long-running 4X strategy franchise that first debuted in 1991 on MS-DOS. The new turn-based game from Firaxis Games and the titular, legendary designer is set to release on PC and modern consoles in on February 11th, 2025 — over eight years…
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5G connectivity on your smart ring or Meta’s future Ray-Bans? This eSIM solution smaller than a grain of rice makes it possible and could pave the way to an ‘app store’ of networks
Infineon’s OC1230 is less than 4mm^2, smaller than a grain of rice You can fit nearly 40 of them in one nano SIM, the smallest physical SIM card on the market Infineon says it could fit in wearables like smart glasses or rings Infineon Technologies has unveiled the world’s smallest…
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Report: Apple is stopping work on a pair of smart glasses that would have connected to the Mac
Apple’s reportedly shelved plans for a pair of smart glasses that connected to the Mac According to Bloomberg, the glasses would have had “advanced projectors” for layering AR elements The smart glasses would have required a tether to the Mac If there’s one thing for sure about 2025, it’s that…
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How to stop your MacBook from turning on when you open the lid
In 2016, Apple started including an auto power-on feature for its new MacBook models that activated when you opened the notebook lid or plugged in USB-C power when the lid was open. This is a cool little convenience if you don’t want the added step of pressing the power button…
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