Almost half off for a limited time on INIU’s 5,000mAh portable charger over at Amazon.
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Last week the Microsoft Azure HBv5 instances reached general availability as powered by the custom EPYC 9V64H CPUs with HBM3 memory. These very interesting EPYC processors for memory bandwidth intensive workloads were announced last year while have finally reached GA with jaw-dropping results for software able to take advantage of the 6.7 TB/s memory bandwidth thanks to the HBM memory. The Azure HBv5 benchmarks last week showed how they compare to prior generation HBv4 instances while this article is taking things further and putting the performance into perspective against the older HBv2 and HBv3 instances.
The Time I Have Left was in development long before Sandfall’s hit
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An MMO based on Sony’s Horizon series is on the way. However, Horizon Steel Frontiers is not coming to PS5, at least not initially. It’s a mobile-first game that’s also coming to PC, in another example of Sony Interactive Entertainment expanding beyond its core PlayStation console business.
NCSoft, the MMO developer and publisher behind the likes of the Guild Wars series and Throne and Liberty, is taking the lead on Horizon Steel Frontiers. It’s working on the game alongside original Horizon developer Guerrilla Games and Sony.
Horizon Steel Frontiers is said to build on the fun robot dinosaur hunting action of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West with greater player freedom, “deeply customizable combat” and other advanced MMORPG systems. You’ll be able to undertake “large-scale raids” with other players. You’ll likely end up competing with other players for resources too.
You’ll create your own character, who belongs to a tribe of your choosing. Just like in the main games, status effects are a key component of combat. You’ll also be able to grapple onto giant machines, chip parts of them off and use weapons that robot enemies drop against them. In a neat touch, you can carry these weapons on your mount and use them in your next fight. Horizon Steel Frontiers has Tallnecks too, so I’m happy about that.
The action is set in a region called the Deadlands, which is inspired by New Mexico and Arizona, and you’ll share this part of the Horizon world with “thousands of other players,” according to Guerrilla studio director Jan-Bart Van Beek. As with the series’ core games, the story here concerns finding a balance between humanity, technology and nature.
Guerrilla said back in 2022 that it was working on more “epic solo adventures for Aloy” (the protagonist of the mainline entries) and it’s said to be making its own Horizon multiplayer game. This MMO isn’t the first Horizon spin-off either. Lego Horizon Adventures, from Guerilla Games and Studio Gobo, arrived a year ago. Co-op is a key aspect of that game, so that’s a multiplayer title too.
Handing development of Horizon Steel Frontiers to a studio with vast experience in the MMO genre is a smart move on Sony’s part. The company pivoted a few years back to focus heavily on live-service games, but that strategy hasn’t panned out so well. Sure, Helldivers 2 has been a major hit, but Concord was an utter disaster. An attempt to make a multiplayer game in the world of The Last of Us didn’t work out. Sony’s acquisition of Bungie hasn’t gone as smoothly as expected either. The company said this week it wrote down the value of Bungie’s assets by $204 million amid Destiny 2‘s struggles, putting even more pressure on the upcoming Marathon to succeed.
Sony and NCSoft have not yet revealed a release date for Horizon Steel Frontiers. In any case, Horizon is one of Sony’s most popular franchises and it should make for strong fodder for an MMO. The action in the gameplay trailer looks as slick as you’d expect from this series and taking down robot dinos with friends in Monster Hunter-style action could be a lot of fun. It’s probably a good thing that you’re not playing as Aloy here, given how annoyingly reluctant she is to accept help from would-be allies in her own games.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sonys-latest-horizon-spin-off-is-an-mmorpg-for-pc-and-mobile-but-not-ps5-153532860.html?src=rss
Moving your Python packages from one virtual environment to another is super easy. This guide will show you exactly how to migrate Python packages between virtual environments in Linux.
Experience cinema-grade colors, HDR10 visuals, and gaming features on 4K clarity.
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Waymo is set to expand its self-driving taxi service onto highways in three US cities on Wednesday, an advance for the venture owned by Google’s parent company that raises the stakes on safety.
The company said it would add the high-speed roads to its routes in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco, allowing Waymo cars to ferry passengers to more destinations including San Jose International Airport.
Waymo’s rollout on highways marks a significant step for the robotaxi operator as it aims to encourage the mass adoption of driverless vehicles. It is the first time a company will carry out paid driverless services on the highway without a driver behind the wheel.
If you’ve booked a hotel through a platform like Booking.com or Expedia, beware any communication that directs you to confirm your payment details to hold your reservation. Threat actors are targeting the hospitality industry with a phishing campaign designed to steal from travelers.
As outlined by security firm Sekoia.io and reported by The Hacker News, the scheme is referred to as “I Paid Twice” because hotel customers are eventually conned into handing over their banking information. Scammers contact guests via WhatsApp or email about their booking, saying that they need to verify their payment or risk cancellation. The link goes to a fake landing page that looks like Booking.com or Expedia, where victims are prompted to provide card information.
This isn’t the first scam to target Booking.com: Scammers have previously spoofed the site to spread malware directly to users via both fake CAPTCHAs and homograph attacks, which exploit similar characters in the URL to redirect to a malicious website.
This multi-step campaign actually begins when hackers target hotels themselves with ClickFix attacks, a type of social engineering attack designed to trick users into downloading malware via fake error messages or CAPTCHA forms. (I’ve covered a handful of ClickFix schemes, such as those spread via AI-generated instructional videos on TikTok and expired invite links on Discord.)
The scam runs as follows: Hotel managers receive emails from compromised accounts with phishing links that redirect to a supposed reCAPTCHA page. This is the ClickFix component, as targets are instructed to complete the challenge to “ensure the security of your connection.” A couple of redirects lead to the user copy and execute a PowerShell command that downloads a Remote Access Trojan (like PureRAT) to their device.
Once the malware has been delivered, it allows threat actors remote access, including control of the mouse and keyboard, data exfiltration, command execution, file uploads and downloads, keylogging, and webcam and microphone capture. Hackers are then able to steal admin credentials to gain access to booking platforms and send the aforementioned phishing emails to hotel guests—or they can sell the information to other cybercriminals.
You can’t control whether a hotel manager unwittingly hands over access to your booking information. But you can avoid further compromising your personal and financial data by staying vigilant to any unexpected communication about your reservation. A reputable hotel probably won’t contact you via a booking platform (nor will the platform itself) to demand payment for holding a reservation you’ve already confirmed.
This sense of urgency is meant to trick you into acting quickly, so if you’re not sure what’s going on, call the hotel directly using the number on their official website (not from the email or WhatsApp message). Don’t click any links, and don’t enter any information unless you have confirmed that you are on a legitimate booking platform or hotel website.
An anonymous reader shares a report: France has lifted its travel ban on Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is under investigation over illegal content on his messaging app, judicial sources close to the case said Thursday. The entrepreneur, 41, was detained in Paris in 2024 and is under formal investigation by French authorities over the platform’s alleged complicity in criminal activity. Durov, who was initially banned from leaving France, had his judicial control relaxed in July, allowing him to reside in the United Arab Emirates, where Telegram is based, for a maximum of two weeks at a time.
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It’s very nearly time for the next iteration of the VR Games Showcase. VRGS is VR’s leading Direct-style digital showcase dedicated to revealing high-quality VR games and showing updates on some of your most anticipated projects.
We’ve got a massive event lined up this week, with around 5 brand new games to announce, new trailers for some of the biggest games on the way to Quest, PC VR and PS VR2, and much more. Watch the latest reveals right here, today at 9AM PT (your timezone here):
Our Fall 2025 edition of the show airs Thursday, November 13 at 9am PT (your timezone here). We’re expecting a roughly 30 minute core show filled with game announcements and fresh looks, followed by a deep dive into Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss with developer Polyarc that will last roughly around 10 minutes.
For early birds, the VRGS Pre-Show will offer yet more game reveals and exclusive trailers from some of our favorite independent and mixed reality developers. Tune in to see 10 projects on the horizon—including more brand new game reveals—from 8:45am PT (your timezone here).
There’s a ton of different ways to watch the show. First and foremost will be the VR Games Showcase YouTube channel, where you can get everything direct from the source. But we’ll also be co-streaming with our partners, including IGN, Gamespot, Future Game Show and, of course, our official media partner, Road to VR (right here!).
We can’t wait to show you what’s in-store for the event. If you happen to miss the show, don’t worry, we’ll be summing up every game and trailer in a handy article right here on Road to VR.
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The hit Amazon series based on Bethesda’s RPG franchise returns in December and it looks wild
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The European Astro Pi Challenge is a collaboration between ESA, the national European Space Education Resource Offices, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The 2025/26 challenge, which is currently open for registration, marks 10 years of incredible opportunities for young people to send their code into space.
In this blog post, we are pleased to share the Astro Pi 2024/25 impact report, where we look at ways in which the Astro Pi Challenge is bringing value to the lives of many young people and mentors, based on survey responses and interviews. Along the way, we’ll debunk some myths about space science.
Here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we’ve heard a few myths about space science and coding, and how daunting it can be to write a computer program, let alone one that can run in space. We can’t let these myths stand — instead we’re going to debunk them, equipped with evidence we’ve collected about the 2024/25 Astro Pi Challenge and previous challenge rounds.
Read on for some astronomical facts from our latest impact report, and get ready to help young people in your community send their code into space.
Not true! In the Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25, young people created over 17,800 computer programs that ran on board the International Space Station (ISS). Teams of young people aged between 8 and 19 took part in the challenge in a range of settings, including schools, Code Clubs, libraries, and community youth groups. They wrote short programs in Python, which were then sent to run on special Raspberry Pi computers, called Astro Pis, in the Columbus module of the ISS.
Since the first Astro Pis arrived on the ISS in 2015, over 160,000 young people have had their code run in space. To celebrate their achievements, they each received certificates with the exact time and location of the ISS when their programs ran.
“We want our code to run in space! We are fascinated by discovery and the opportunity to contribute to a real science experiment on the ISS.” – Mission Space Lab mentor
Not true! The Astro Pi Challenge is made up of two missions, Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab, and Mission Zero is perfect for young people who are new to text-based coding. With the help of step-by-step project instructions, young people write a short Python program to display personalised pixel art on board the ISS, using data from a sensor on one of the Astro Pi computers in their image.
In fact, Mission Zero mentors find that the low-stakes nature of the activity coupled with the real-world connection to space create an ideal learning environment. 83% of Mission Zero 2024/25 mentors told us that participation increased young people’s skills and confidence in computing and digital making, and 78% believed that young people were likely to participate in other computing or digital making challenges in the future.
“They [young people] come from complicated environments and sometimes their confidence is very low. They don’t believe in themselves and this [Mission Zero] really empowers them.” – Mission Zero mentor
Not true! Mission Zero engages young people in thinking creatively as they plan their artwork, and Mission Space Lab involves working in teams to write a computer program to solve a scientific task in space, combining teamwork, problem-solving, and knowledge from other scientific domains. While 100% of mentors whose teams successfully completed Mission Space Lab in 2024/25 agreed that participation improved young people’s skills in computing and digital making, 91% also confirmed that it increased young people’s confidence in these areas, and 91% told us that it increased young people’s understanding of STEM concepts.
The impact likely goes beyond building skills. Mentors from both Astro Pi 2024/25 missions told us that the challenge made young people feel connected to a wider community of learners around the world, and the excitement of the challenge also extended to the mentors themselves, as well as other adults in their community.
“Mission Zero is a way of connecting not only to a worldwide group of learners, but also to explorers, future scientists, and future astronauts. To see them as part of a larger community and not just an activity or assignment that they have to do in class.” – Mission Zero mentor
Thank you to everyone who continues to make the Astro Pi Challenge a success. To find out more about the ways in which the challenge impacts young people, read the full Astro Pi 2024/25 impact report:
If you would like to find out more about how you and your creators can participate in this year’s European Astro Pi Challenge, read our launch blog post.
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Give your entertainment setup a boost with a dedicated gaming laptop.
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In what will likely be his most consequential act as NASA’s interim leader, Sean Duffy said last month that the space agency was “opening up” its competition to develop a lunar lander that will put humans on the surface of the Moon.
As part of this move, Duffy asked NASA’s current lunar lander contractors, SpaceX and Blue Origin, for more nimble plans. Neither has specified those plans publicly, but a recent update from SpaceX referenced a “simplified” version of the Starship system it’s building to help NASA return humans to the Moon.
“Since the contract was awarded, we have been consistently responsive to NASA as requirements for Artemis III have changed and have shared ideas on how to simplify the mission to align with national priorities,” the company said. “In response to the latest calls, we’ve shared and are formally assessing a simplified mission architecture and concept of operations that we believe will result in a faster return to the Moon while simultaneously improving crew safety.”
Cinelli has launched two new bikes: the Aeroscoop is a carbon aero road bike designed for pro-level racing, while the Speciale Corsa XCR is a stainless steel road bike with premium specs and pricing.
Cinelli claims the Aeroscoop is one of the fastest aero bikes tested by Tour magazine, while also boasting a sub-7kg claimed weight in the top-spec builds. Full bike prices start at £5,299.
Meanwhile, full builds of the Speciale Corsa XCR, built in Milan, weigh from a claimed 8.1kg, with prices starting at a princely €12,500.
The Aeroscoop has been designed to meet the need for a lightweight aero race bike for Cinelli’s sponsored MBH Bank Colpack Ballan CSB UCI Continental cycling team.
Kitted out with SRAM Red AXS and Fulcrum Wind 57 wheels, Cinelli says the Aeroscoop weighs a claimed 6.98kg.
Although the Aeroscoop is a departure from the brand’s focus on metal frames, Cinelli says the design builds on its Pressure 2 race bike. Cinelli says it’s stiffened up the bottom bracket area in the Aeroscoop, while increasing compliance at the head tube for better handling through corners. Tyre clearance is 34mm.
Cinelli describes the geometry as ‘pure racing’, promoting an aggressive position and balanced handling.
At the same time, Cinelli has reduced the frame and fork weight from the Pressure 2 to bring the frame weight down to 950g and the fork weight to 370g for a size M.
A distinctive feature of the Aeroscoop is the split heads to the seatstays, where they meet the seat tube. Looking like a cross between the Pinarello Dogma X and the Trek Madone, the design is claimed to guide airflow and reduce turbulence at the frame-to-wheel interface.
Additional aero benefits come from a 4% reduction in the Aeroscoop’s frontal area, Cinelli claims, alongside a small decrease in the head tube width. There’s also a revised down tube shape that shields the bottles and cages, and a smoother transition between frame and fork.
Cinelli says that in independent wind tunnel tests conducted by Germany’s Tour magazine, the Aeroscoop was one of the top ten aero bikes it has tested, with a normalised drag figure of 205 watts at 45km/h. Cinelli claims that the results are better than those Tour found for the Specialized Tarmac SL8 with identical wheels, in a 0-degree headwind.
Prices for the Cinelli Aeroscoop start at £5,299 / €6,000. There’s a frameset-only option available for £3,999 / €4,500. You can also ride the Aeroscoop virtually on Rouvy.
Sizes available are from XS to XL.
Alongside the Aeroscoop, Cinelli has launched the Speciale Corsa XCR. It’s more in line with Cinelli’s traditional specialism and is handmade in Milan from XCR stainless steel from Cinelli’s sister brand, Columbus.
The triple-butted, cold-drawn steel tubing is TIG-welded, with brazed junctions into 3D-printed hidden lugs at the seat cluster and the head tube-to-top tube joint.
Modern features include full internal routing through the newly designed Columbus Spirit integrated cockpit. It’s built for electronic groupsets only and has a UDH rear derailleur hanger.
There’s 32mm tyre clearance and a 1,990g claimed frame weight, with the Columbus Trittico carbon fork adding 392g. The SRAM Red AXS build has an 8.1kg claimed weight.
The Speciale Corsa XCR is available in the same XS to XL sizes as the Aeroscoop. There are three top-tier specs, as well as a frameset-only option priced at £5,000 / €5,000.
Pokopia is adding new forms for old favorites when it launches next year
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