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League of Legends is getting a major update that could change everything
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
After Bloomberg reported that Riot Games plans to re-imagine much of League of Legends in 2027, the company teased an upcoming major update intended to make the popular free-to-play game more accessible to newcomers. Although Riot did not specify many details, the report describes fundamental changes.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Starlink drops support for first-generation routers, offers free hardware upgrades
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
SpaceX is reportedly sending emails to select customers, informing them that it will discontinue software updates for the Starlink Gen 1 router as part of ongoing upgrades to network security, performance, and reliability. To make the transition seamless, the company is offering a free upgrade to the $40 Starlink Router Mini.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NOAA rolls out AI weather models that promise faster, more accurate forecasts
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
The models were built and deployed by NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center in coordination with the National Weather Service. A spokesperson for the service, Erica Grow Cei, told CBS News the machine learning technology is not intended to replace existing numerical models that run on complex physical equations. Instead, it supplements...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Honda briefly shut downs factories as Nexperia chip feud isn't over yet
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
Bloomberg reports that Honda will temporarily halt production at factories in Japan and China in late December and early January due to critical component shortages. The issue likely stems from the ongoing fallout between the Dutch and Chinese governments over logic chip supplier Nexperia.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Court dismisses lawsuit over Disney's recreation of Peter Cushing in Rogue One
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
The lawsuit, which was launched in 2019, was brought by London-based film company Tyburn Film Productions, founded by Kevin Francis, one of Cushing's oldest friends. It was pursuing legal action against Disney-owned Lunak Heavy Industries, Lucasfilm, and others.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Instacart says it doesn't manipulate prices using AI, but the FTC isn't convinced
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
According to sources cited by Reuters, the FTC has sent Instacart owner Maplebear a civil investigative demand related to its AI-driven pricing tool, Eversight. The probe was reportedly initiated following a Consumer Reports study that found the grocery delivery platform showed different prices to different shoppers for the same products.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
These popular browser extensions protecting your AI chats were actually copying them
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
Koi's investigation identified eight such extensions available on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons page, collectively surpassing eight million installations. Seven of them carried Featured badges – official endorsements suggesting the software had passed the platforms' quality or safety review standards. Most promised privacy protections through free services...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung reveals Exynos 2600: world's first 2nm smartphone chip could supercharge Galaxy S26
Posted on Friday December 19, 2025
The Exynos 2600, manufactured by Samsung Foundry, features a 10-core configuration based on Arm's v9.3 architecture. It uses the new C1-Ultra (prime) and C1-Pro (middle) cores – Samsung has dropped the low-power cores in this Exynos model.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Scientists discover an amphibian gut bacterium 100% effective in destroying cancer cells in rats
Posted on Thursday December 18, 2025
Japanese researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium that shows promise as a treatment for a specific type of cancer. In a study published in the journal Gut Microbes, a team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology reported that Ewingella americana, isolated...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Most CEOs are ready to spend even more on AI in 2026 despite no clear path to ROI
Posted on Thursday December 18, 2025
A recent survey by PR advisory firm Teneo shows that a majority of CEOs from hundreds of publicly traded companies remain bullish on AI spending over the next year. It surveyed more than 350 executive clients at firms earning $1 billion or more in revenue between October and November 2025.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »