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2027’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Remake: Unreal Engine 5 and AI-Assisted Assets ‘Refined’ By Humans

06 June at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

An official trailer dropped this week for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. It’s “a full-blown remake of the original 1996 Tomb Raider game,” reports Kotaku, “rebuilt from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5.” Developed by Flying Wild Hog (with assistance/guidance from longtime Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics), “it will also make some changes to puzzles, combat, platforming…” The game’s...

Utah Residents Sue Officials Over Kevin O’Leary Data Center Plan

06 June at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Utah residents and a progressive nonprofit are suing officials over Kevin O’Leary’s planned Stratos Project AI data center, arguing that the special authority overseeing it gives unelected officials too much control over land use, taxation, public health, and local governance. The lawsuit comes as O’Leary has agreed to shrink the proposed 40,000-acre project by 75% amid mounting political and...

SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?

06 June at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides

It’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale.

On Friday, it was reported...

New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews

06 June at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Diagnostic interviews seen as ‘gold standard’ vary in reliability from condition to condition, study says

Diagnostic interviews – the most common way to diagnose substance use and mental disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders – vary in reliability from condition to condition, according to a new study in Jama Network Open.

Laura Duncan, a psychiatry professor...

Scientists Find Wind Blowing From Our Milky Way’s Black Hole

06 June at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

After 50 years of searching, astronomers say they have finally found evidence of a long-sought “wind” blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. “Unless a black hole exists in a perfect vacuum, it must blow a wind somehow. And there is no perfect vacuum in the universe,” team co-leader and Northwestern University researcher Mark Gorski said in a...

‘Mogging’ is suddenly everywhere. Is that a problem?

06 June at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

This word for outdoing or outshining others originated in the manosphere, but is now thoroughly mainstream. Why is it so popular – and should we be worried about slang that arises from toxic subcultures?

Until recently, if someone had said “mog” to me, I probably would have assumed they were talking about the children’s book cat created by the late great Judith Kerr. If asked about...

Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference

06 June at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution

Doctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference.

The event in Chicago, attended by 40,000 health...

Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality In First Test

06 June at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use of different — and typically smaller — reactor designs, only one of them has been fully licensed so far, and there are no plans to actually...

The US Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests

06 June at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A security researcher says evidence suggests the U.S. military has been using an obscure GPS message field for nearly 20 years to broadcast encrypted key-distribution data, effectively turning GPS satellites into a global “numbers station.” The hidden-looking 176-bit messages appear tied to the Pentagon’s Over-the-Air Distribution system for remotely updating cryptographic keys, meaning...

TVS HLX Crosses 5 Million in Global Sales

05 June at 18:29 PM, via ITWeb

TVS Motor Company (TVSM), part of TVS VENU, is a global leader in the two and three-wheeler segments, today announced that its globally trusted commuter motorcycle brand, TVS HLX series, has crossed the significant milestone of five million sales globally.

Alien hunters update guidance on sharing news of possible intelligent life

05 June at 17:57 PM, via The Guardian

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists

Alien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from intelligent life beyond Earth, in the hope of avoiding an outburst of panic, misinformation and confusion if any are detected.

While the idea of little green men may be a thing of the past, the...

Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

05 June at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too

Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too.

The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being frozen in Alpine ice near the Italy-Austria...

Low-Carbon Energy Is Now Critical Infrastructure For Africa’s Digital Future

05 June at 16:28 PM, via Tech Financials

Coverage expansion across the continent has given rise to the acceleration of data driven services which are shaping Africa’s digital future. These include fintech services driving financial inclusion, e-health improving access to healthcare and education platforms empowering people, communities and businesses. The growth of data-driven platforms, AI, and digital services is increasing energy...

Free Lot Calculator & Pip Calculator by SureShotFX to Help Retail Traders Take Control of Risk

05 June at 16:17 PM, via Tech Financials

United Kingdom — SureShotFX (SSF), a trading signals and tools platform with a presence in more than 150 countries, continues to provide its pip calculator and lot size calculator completely free, ensuring two of the most critical risk management tools in trading remain accessible to everyone, from first-time traders to seasoned professionals, with no registration […]

International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live

05 June at 16:17 PM, via The Guardian

Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said

The astronauts ordered by NASA to prepare for a possible evacuation on Friday are part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.

American astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency and Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev...

International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak

05 June at 16:16 PM, via The Guardian

Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratory

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been ordered to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air in its portion of the orbital laboratory, Nasa has said.

The four astronauts of Nasa’s Crew-12 mission on...

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