Enlarge / OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush shows David Pogue the 2010 game controller that powers the Titan sub during a CBS Sunday morning segment airing… Read More »Submarine missing from Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad to steer
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On Capitol Hill and in the courts, Republican lawmakers and activists are waging an extensive legal campaign against universities, think tanks and private companies that… Read More »GOP targets researchers studying disinformation ahead of the 2024 election
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Enlarge / One of the medical clinics suspended by the Mexican health authorities on May 19, 2023 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The number of cases… Read More »Fatal cases of fungal meningitis nearly double as CDC scrambles to find exposed
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Enlarge / FCC President Jessica Rosenworcel at the Paley International Council Summit at the Paley Museum on November 8, 2022 in New York City. Getty… Read More »FCC Chairman To Investigate Just How Much Data Caps Everyone Hates
In 1988, a 65-year-old man’s heart stopped at home. His wife and son had no CPR, so in desperation they grabbed a toilet plunger to… Read More »How a toilet plunger improved CPR
To fill the gap left by E3’s absence from this year’s gaming calendar, there have been more than a few trailer-filled video presentations showcasing hundreds… Read More »The sleeping hits of Summer Game Fest 2023
A month after the wreck, The Washington Post raised the possibility that the tragedy stemmed from the “ancient malice” of a mummified Egyptian priestess, who… Read More »TikTok’s Titanic Truthers
This is the new library view. The interface isn’t all that different functionally, but it does have a fresh coat of paint. Valve Bigger changes… Read More »Valve is giving Steam its biggest update and redesign in years
