There’s a new way to screen for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first blood test for the disorder. Fujirebio Diagnostics’ Lumipulse measures the ratio of two proteins that correlate with the presence or absence of Alzheimer’s. Previously, patients being screened for Alzheimer’s were limited to … Read more

Iconic video game maker Hideo Kojima has left behind a USB stick filled with game ideas in the case of his death, as indicated in an interview with Edge Magazine that VGC reported on. Kojima says it’s “kind of like a will” and that he hopes that his staff will continue to make games after … Read more

Last August, my best friend asked me how she could help her neighbor set her iPhone so she could answer it without picking it up. The neighbor had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and had lost dexterity in both hands over time. Some Google searches revealed I was far from alone in my confusion. So I asked … Read more

After claiming that Apple was blocking Epic from offering Fortnite in both the US App Store and the Epic Games Store in the European Union, Apple now says it wasn’t, according to a report from Bloomberg. A spokesperson told Bloomberg that Apple “did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from … Read more

The FCC has announced its approval of the merger between communications giants Verizon and Frontier, after a deal was made last year. Verizon will acquire Frontier Communications for $9.6 billion in cash, in addition to absorbing $10 billion of debt. Key to earning approval from the FCC was Verizon’s commitment to ending all DEI-related practices, … Read more

More original Switch games are getting the Switch 2 treatment. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, at least these will be free updates. On Friday, Nintendo detailed the legacy Switch titles that will receive upgrades for the Switch 2. They include … Read more

The European Commission (EC) has been firing on all cylinders in holding big tech to account through various fines and enforcement actions, attempting to create a more competitive landscape in a space that has become increasingly monopolized. Microsoft has been in a years-long dispute with the EC, which opened an antitrust probe in 2023 after … Read more

Third-party support was a big theme of the Switch 2 reveal earlier this year, with many publishers seemingly keen to capitalize on both the popularity of the outgoing Switch and the significantly increased horsepower of its imminent successor. And if you’re looking to get third-party games on your new system, they don’t come much much … Read more