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SpaceX testing its water deluge system for Starship launches.

Watch SpaceX test new water deluge system for Starship launches

SpaceX has released dramatic footage showing the testing of a new water deluge system designed to limit the damage caused by its Starship rocket at launch.
The sign atop X Corp's building in San Francisco.

Elon Musk’s big bright ‘X’ sign removed following complaints

Elon Musk's sign atop his X Corp headquarters in San Francisco has been taken down following complaints by local officials and nearby residents.
Asus ROG Ally with the Windows lock screen.

A major Asus ROG Ally challenger could be in the works

A new report suggests Lenovo is working on a handheld similar to the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally.
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop on a desk with two monitors nearby displaying games and a keyboard and headset to the side.

This new Windows 11 feature is a great addition for PC gamers

The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview update brings exciting news for users with multiple high refresh rate monitors.
A prototype cooler for Nvidia's unreleased graphics card.

Get ready: You’ve never seen a GPU as absurd as this

A prototype of an unreleased quad-slot Nvidia GPU cooler emerged, and it turns out it had even more cooling power than we initially thought.
Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston stand in front of a desk in Loki season 2.

Tom Hiddleston slips through time in Loki season 2 trailer

Tom Hiddleston is being pulled through time in the chaotic season 2 trailer for Marvel Studios’ Loki, which arrives October 6 on Disney+.
The Razer Kaira Pro sitting next to a PS5 console.

PS5 finally gets Dolby Atmos device support in latest system software beta

A new PS5 system software beta starting today finally lets players use Dolby Atmos-enabled audio devices and more.
Sony A95L 4L QD-OLED TV.

Sony’s 2023 A95L QD-OLED TV up for preorder in August starting at $2,800

Sony finally releases the pricing and availability of its flagship QD-OLED TV for 2023.
A hacker typing on an Apple MacBook laptop while holding a phone. Both devices show code on their screens.

Hackers are using AI to create vicious malware, says FBI

AI tools like ChatGPT are being used to create malware and fuel terrorist activity, says the FBI, in a potentially worrying sign for future cybersecurity.
Instagram Threads app.

Threads has lost half its users, according to Meta chief Zuckerberg

Despite its impressive start earlier this month when around 100 million people flocked to it, Threads has already lost more than half of its users.
The new X sign replacing the Twitter logo on the company's headquarters in San Francisco.

Musk shows off new X sign on top of San Francisco HQ, but the city’s not happy

Elon Musk has shared a drone video showing off the new X sign on top of the Twitter building in San Francisco. But the city has a problem with it.
watch the highlights of spacexs falcon heavy launch july 2023

Watch the highlights of SpaceX’s triple-booster Falcon Heavy launch

Check out the highlights from SpaceX's recent launch of the mighty Falcon Heavy, including the landing of the rocket's two side boosters.
The spiral galaxy NGC 1532, also known as Haley’s Coronet, is caught in a lopsided tug of war with its smaller neighbor, the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531. The image — taken by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Dark Energy Camera mounted on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab — captures the mutual gravitational influences of a massive- and dwarf-galaxy merger.

Spiral galaxy caught in the act as it’s about to eat its dwarf galaxy neighbor

An image from the Dark Energy Camera shows an act of galactic cannibalism, with a spiral galaxy devouring a nearby dwarf galaxy that wandered into its path.
This artist's illustration shows a planet (dark silhouette) passing in front of the red dwarf star AU Microscopii.

Hubble watches an extreme exoplanet being stripped by its star

A Neptune-sized planet orbits close enough to its star that it is bombarded by dramatic flares which cook the planet with radiation and strip its atmosphere.
A high-resolution image of a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in near-infrared light.

James Webb captures vast structure created by newborn stars

Newborn stars are often active and glow brightly, but on rare occasions they create something epic: a vast two-lobed structure called a Herbig-Haro object.
The tranquil spiral galaxy UGC 12295.

Hubble observes a galaxy that hosted an epic supernova explosion

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a stunning view of a spiral galaxy called UGC 12295, located nearly 200 million light-years away.
The ESA' Euclid telescope has a mission to map the dark matter in the universe.

Euclid dark matter telescope arrives at its destination orbit

The Euclid space telescope has arrived at its orbit around the sun, where it joins the James Webb Space Telescope and the Gaia space telescope.
An artist's concept portraying the star PDS 70 and its inner protoplanetary disk.

Webb spots water vapor in a planet-forming disk

Astronomers have discovered water vapor in the planet-forming region of a star, which could help shed light on where Earth's water came from.
A screenshot of Final Fantasy XIV running on Xbox.

Square Enix commits to release more games on Xbox, starting with Final Fantasy XIV

Final Fantasy XIV comes to Xbox Series X/S in spring 2024, kicking off a renewed partnership where Square Enix will bring more games to Xbox.
An invisible man wears a human mask in Hollow Man.

What’s new on Tubi in August 2023

The Transporter, Hollow Man, 2001, Boss, Spawn, and the Jaws franchise are just some of the new films and TV shows that are streaming on Tubi in August 2023.
Richter Belmont in Castlevania: Nocturne.

A vampire revolution begins in the trailer for Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne

Netflix's new Castlevania spinoff anime, Castlevania: Nocturne, thrusts Richter Belmont into the French Revolution and a new battle against the vampires.
Google Drive in Chrome on a MacBook.

Google is creating ‘internet surveillance DRM,’ critics say

Google’s new project could be misused to prevent ad blocking and destroy rival browsers, critics say. Google argues it is fighting for privacy. Who is right?
WhatsApp logo on a phone.

WhatsApp now lets you add short video messages to chats

WhatsApp now lets you add video messages of up to 60 seconds to a chat. The messages are protected with end-to-end encryption to keep them secure.
NASA's SLS rocket launching at the start of the Artemis I mission.

Watch NASA’s cinematic trailer for its upcoming streaming service

NASA has released a trailer for its upcoming NASA+ streaming service, a free offering that's part of a major effort to revamp its online presence.
A white X on a black background, which could be Twitter's new logo.

Twitter to impose dark mode as it’s ‘better in every way,’ Elon Musk says

Twitter is set to lose light mode, leaving users with only a dark display option, according to a tweet posted by Elon Musk on Thursday.
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 sitting on a table.

It’s official — AMD’s best gaming CPU is coming to laptops

AMD is bringing its 3D V-Cache tech to laptops, arriving first in the monstrous Asus Scar 17 gaming laptop.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited AWD close up of central touchscreen.

Charging your EV is about to get easier, as carmakers team up to build 30,000 chargers

A group of major carmakers -- BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, and Stellantis -- is investing in installing a whopping 30,000 EV chargers in North America.
A screenshot from Cities: Skylines 2's cinematic reveal trailer.

Cities: Skylines 2: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more

Have the developers designed the perfect system for this sequel to thrive? Let's take a bird's eye view and see what has been laid out for Cities: Skylines 2.
Adobe's Generative Expand feature in Photoshop.

You can now ‘expand’ images in Photoshop using AI

Adobe is now adding AI features to its Photoshop application after introducing a standalone app.
A Lionel Messi promo for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Yep, Messi has made MLS Season Pass even more popular

MLS Season Pass on Apple TV saw its three most-viewed matches between July 19 and July 26 — which happens to coincide with Lionel Messi joining the league.
The RTX 4090 graphics card sitting on a table with a dark green background.

Here’s why I’m glad Nvidia might kill its most powerful GPU

There has been a lot of speculation about a possible Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti graphics card, but it might not be happening. This is not a bad thing.
Blue Fire's main character runs on a wall.

Final Xbox Live Gold games include a free hidden gem worth downloading

Microsoft announced the final two free Xbox Live Gold games and one of them is a true hidden gem.
Patrick Star stands confused on a spoon in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.

Look out Super Smash Bros. Melee. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is getting a sequel

GameMill announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, a sequel to the 2021 fighting game tha adds fighters like Squidward and Jimmy Neutron.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket heads to space on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

How to watch SpaceX launch largest ever commercial comms satellite on Friday

Here's how to watch the spectacular night launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, which will also involve the landing of two of its two side boosters.