A brand-new game was announced during today’s Pokémon Presents stream, but it most certainly wasn’t one you were expecting. Rather than unveiling a new mainline entry or Black and White remakes, the franchise’s latest entry is Pokémon Friends. It’s a small-scale puzzle game built for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch that sees the series continue […]

Some of the attacks that targeted organizations using an exploit in Microsoft’s SharePoint server platform over the last few days have been linked to hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government, according to a new Microsoft security blog.  “As of this writing, Microsoft has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, […]

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Come and explore an extraordinary showcase of historical computers, from pristine originals to ingenious modern hacks. Computer enthusiasts around the world look forward to the annual Vintage Computer Festival.

Experience hands-on demos of historical systems from the 1960s through the 1990s, learn preservation tips, and try out brands like Apple, Atari, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, and more.

It’s in Mountain View, so I can’t make it, but given all the recent nostalgia that’s been in the air regarding the early PC era, I wish I could.

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set in a world where the eponymous superheroes are beloved celebrities with their own animated TV show, which is used as a way to get Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) to say “Flame on!” and “It’s clobbering time!” without actually taking […]

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after raising $10B, xAI is now working with a trusted financier to secure up to $12B to buy Nvidia chips, led by Elon Musk-linked Valor Equity Partners  —  xAI is tapping into the booming private-credit market to find the cash it needs to build massive data centers