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Members of Congress considered 19 online safety bills Tuesday that may soon have a major impact on the future of the internet as age-verification laws have spread to half of the US and around the world.In response, digital and human rights organization Fight for the Future is hosting a week of events—across Reddit, LinkedIn, and various livestreams—to raise awareness on how it believes these bills are setting a dangerous precedent by making the internet more exploitative rather than safer. Many of the proposed bills include a clause for ID or age verification, which forces people to upload an ID, allow…

A new free mod for Grand Theft Auto IV breathes fresh life into the early PS3-era open-world game and its aging visuals, making the dated blockbuster look almost as impressive as some modern releases. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV launched on Xbox 360, PS3, and (eventually) PC all the way back in 2008. While the console versions were great and are fondly remembered to this day by fans, the PC release was a mess that was often cited as one of the worst AAA ports of that era. But thanks to some official updates and the hard work of fan…

Earlier this year, Apple launched a new tool that makes it easier to read anything on your device’s screen. Designed for people with visual disabilities, Accessibility Reader provides a full-screen view of any on-screen text. (It’s a bit like Safari’s Reader Mode, only for any app.) The feature also lets you listen to your text read aloud.Accessibility Reader is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. Your device will need to be on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe or visionOS 26.It’s a fairly straightforward experience. But since it offers several launch and customization options, here’s a quick…

For millennia, an ethnic group in what’s now southwest China placed their dead in “hanging coffins” on cliffsides, but their identity has long eluded researchers. Now, a new genetic study reveals that this ancient funeral tradition was carried out by ancestors of people who still live in the region today.The researchers also found genetic links between the ancient people who practiced “hanging coffin” tradition — in which ancient wooden coffins were pegged onto exposed cliffs — and Neolithic (“New Stone Age”) people who lived on the coasts of southern China and Southeast Asia.The findings “provide valuable insights into the genetic,…

UPDATE 12/3/2025: Samsung has reached out to us to pass along the following statement. “Recent reports that Samsung’s DS division has rejected certain customer requests are baseless and not true. We are in close communication with global customers to address industry needs.” The original story is as follows:An intra-company squabble is taking place at Samsung. The latter’s DS semiconductor unit has shockingly refused an order from Sammy’s Mobile Experience (MX) business segment for more than a year’s supply of DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) chips for Galaxy handsets. These are the chips that store the data and programming codes for all…

DRAM contract prices have increased 171 percent year over year, according to industry data. Gerry Chen, general manager of memory manufacturer TeamGroup, warned that the situation will worsen in the first half of 2026 once distributors exhaust their remaining inventory. He expects supply constraints to persist through late 2027 or beyond. The fault lies squarely at the feet of AI mania in the tech industry. The construction of new AI infrastructure has created unprecedented demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the specialized DRAM used in AI accelerators from Nvidia and AMD. Memory manufacturers have been reallocating production capacity away from consumer…

The dream of Skyblivion goes back over a decade as a team of fans came together to use The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s engine to fully recreate and re-imagine Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a modern RPG. At the beginning of 2023, the team set a 2025 premiere for Skyblivion. However, that’s no longer the plan and Skyblivion has been pushed to next year. The good news is that the latest dev video shows off how much has been finished and what remains to be done. Skyblivion lead Rebelzize narrates the video as he offers a guide to where things…

The developer of Cozy Grove and Alphabear is leaving Netflix. Spry Fox is being sold back to its original founders, Game File reports, and will continue to work on its upcoming “cooperative village life sim” Spirit Crossing as an independent company. Unlike other shuttered Netflix games studios Team Blue and Boss Fight Entertainment, Netflix will remain involved with the studio as Spirit Crossing’s publisher on mobile.As part of the arrangement, Spry Fox founders David Edery and Daniel Cook will be able to shop Spirit Crossing to other publishers for console and PC releases of the game. While reverting to being…

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December. During his stay, Kim conducted scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit humanity on Earth and advance NASA’s Artemis campaign in preparation for future human missions to Mars. Here is a look at some of the science Kim completed during his mission: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, a medical doctor, completed several routine medical exams while aboard the International Space Station. NASA flight surgeons and researchers monitor crew health using a variety of tools, including blood tests, eye exams, and ultrasounds. Kim conducts…

Your annual digital trip down memory lane just got a major upgrade, giving you way more control over what you see and how you share it.Your year in photos is readyVideo credit — GoogleIt’s that time of year again when every app on your phone tries to define your last 12 months. Google Photos is no exception as it is rolling out its “Recap” starting this week, and honestly, it’s a lot more robust than previous years.You’re getting the standard stats—top people and total photo counts—but they’ve thrown in a new selfie counter for good measure. If you are in…