Your motherboard BIOS is probably outdated. Here’s how to fix it

Windows Update can update drivers, sure, but BIOS/UEFI updates are another beast entirely. They patch critical security gaps and need to be checked manually.

9 strange objects floating in space that still exist

Space is a vast and infinitely expansive area with many things we know little about. If we look at how our Solar System moves ...

I tested Asus’ new open earbuds for weeks, and I love their great sound and comfort level — but they’re so ugly I’m actually impressed

The Asus Rog Cetra Open earbuds are seriously comfortable, but their high price tag and ugly design make them difficult to ...
48 Hills

Lucrecia Dalt: ‘How lucky are we to land at the core of this vibration?’

Colombian sound artist's new 'A Danger to Ourselves' limns the miracle of love, with help from a New Wave legend.
Science Focus

How evil can AI be? Some brave scientists are finding out

Today's AI tools are strange beasts. On the one hand, they have truly remarkable capabilities. You can ask Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT or Google's Gemini about quantum mechanics or the ...

I Found Out My Mother Was Dying — Then I Went Out For Sex. That Decision Saved Me.

I was speeding west on the 836, on my way to meet Orlando, a hunky Cuban I’d been spending time with. My partner and I had an ...

Atlassian To Axe 1,600

Atlassian layoffs may reflect AI-fueled restructuring, cost pressure, market anxiety, and/or growing fears of premature ...

I Found Out My Mother Was Dying — Then Went Out For ***. That Decision Saved Me.

I was speeding west on the 836, on my way to meet Orlando, a hunky Cuban I’d been spending time with. My partner and I had an open arrangement that lately felt more like drift than freedom. A ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

"You're not doing parkour off a roof, but the principles were the same": How the makers of Firewatch pulled from Mirror's Edge, Far Cry 2, and Bioshock to tell a new kind of ...

A decade after the release of Firewatch, two of its developers share what they attempted to achieve with their landmark game.

Tax scams are on the rise. Here’s what to know

Each year, the IRS releases its “Dirty Dozen” of tax scams that target taxpayers. At the top of the list is impersonation of the agency by email, text, and phone. The IRS reported over 600 social ...