Investigators say a Chinese ship’s crew deliberately dragged its anchor to cut undersea data cables

European investigators believe a Chinese-owned commercial ship deliberately dragged its anchor to sabotage the two undersea telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea earlier this month. However, Western law enforcement and intelligence officials told The Wall Street Journal that they don’t believe the Chinese government was involved. Instead, the probe is focused on whether Russian … Read more

The latest Switch Online Expansion Pack update includes three classic Sega Genesis games

It’s been more than a hot minute since we’ve seen some new Sega Genesis classics in the Nintendo Switch online library, but we’re finally getting some today. The Switch Online Expansion Pack brings the frantic platformer VectorMan, the run-n-gunner Wolf of the Battlefield: MERCS and the totally awesome ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron … Read more

Bluesky has a verification problem

Bluesky has a verification problem

Bluesky is bigger than ever. But as the upstart social media service surges, the platform is facing some growing pains. Among them: The influx of new users has opened up new opportunities for scammers and impersonators hoping to capitalize on the attention — and Bluesky’s lack of a conventional verification system. A recent analysis by … Read more

How to watch the 2024 Black Friday NFL game

How to watch the 2024 Black Friday NFL game

(David Eulitt/Getty Images) David Eulitt via Getty Images Maybe you’re a huge football fan, maybe you’re someone who wants to kick up your feet on the couch and enjoy something on in the background while you scroll for Black Friday deals on your phone and recover from Thanksgiving. Either way, we (and the Las Vegas … Read more

Starter Packs are the latest Bluesky feature that Threads is going to shamelessly adopt

Starter Packs are the latest Bluesky feature that Threads is going to shamelessly adopt

Threads is readying a feature inspired by Bluesky’s Starter Packs, according to reporting by TechCrunch and others. Chris Messina, who invented the hashtag, posted a screenshot of the tool to the social media app. He also says you can see an early version of the tool yourself by pasting “installedbarcelona://recommended_follow_lists” into Safari on iOS if … Read more

Shuhei Yoshida is leaving PlayStation in January after three decades

As of January 15, 2025, PlayStation’s Shuhei Yoshida will leave Sony but not retire from the industry entirely. Yoshida made the announcement while on the PlayStation Podcast Tuesday (a condensed transcription of the interview appears on the official PlayStation blog.) He hasn’t provided a reason why he’s leaving. Many know Yoshida as Sony Interactive’s Head … Read more

T-Mobile and SpaceX’s satellite-to-phone service gets FCC approval

The satellite-to-phone service T-Mobile and Starlink first announced back in 2022 has gotten a lot closer to deployment. As SpaceNews and Reuters report, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the companies conditional approval to provide T-Mobile subscribers coverage using Starlink satellites in locations that can’t be reached by the carrier’s network. Specifically, the FCC … Read more

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