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Hollow Knight Silksong: How three people in Australia made the world’s hottest game
This month, the Australian-made video game Silksong became one of the most played titles worldwide.This article was originally published here
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NASA’s X-59 moves toward first flight at speed of safety
As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing—and their decision-making is guided by safety.This article was originally published […]
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South Korea’s loot box law shows strong results, but players still left in the dark
A new study in Acta Psychologica finds that South Korea’s new law requiring mobile games to disclose loot box probabilities is more effective than industry self-regulation.This article was originally published here
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Social robots can help relieve the pressures felt by caregivers
People who care informally for sick or disabled friends and relatives often become invisible in their own lives. Focusing on the needs of those they care for, they rarely get the chance to talk about […]
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Rented e-bicycles present more danger than e-scooters in cities, study reveals
E-scooters have often been identified as more dangerous than e-bikes, but that picture changes when they are compared on equal terms. A recently published study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows, in fact, that […]
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Tesla’s self-driving mode is coming to Australia amid controversy—but it won’t create true driverless cars
Tesla is expected to soon turn on its “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” (FSD) mode in Australia and New Zealand.This article was originally published here
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EU to fast-track review of 2035 combustion-engine ban
The EU pledged Friday to fast-track a review of its plans to end combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2035, after pressure from Europe’s embattled carmakers.This article was originally published here
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US tariffs deal stokes ‘monster’ pick-up fears in Europe
Considered powerful, heavy-duty vehicles by their fans and dangerous gas-guzzling “monsters” by detractors—could large pick-up trucks, long a staple on US roads, be about to roam in greater numbers across Europe?This article was originally published […]
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Robot dogs, flying cars: five takeaways from the Munich auto show
From “flying cars” to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week’s Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world’s biggest:This article was originally published here
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Living differently can help reduce your home’s carbon footprint
An EPFL study has measured the carbon footprint of 20,000 residential buildings in Vaud Canton in Switzerland. The authors’ findings show that a targeted approach will be key to lowering the emissions associated with residential […]