-We’re getting a new ocean! https://people.com/one-of-earths-continents-is-slowly-pulling-apart-and-may-create-a-whole-new-ocean-africa-11725777

-BS micro battery: https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-created-carbon-14-battery-that-lasts-5700-years-without-a-recharge/

-Fille under No Duh: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/tiktok-ripe-with-mental-health-misinformation-new-study-reports-150359735.html

-Smartphone from North Korea is wild: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/194210/north-korean-smartphones-automatically-capture-screenshots-every-5-minutes-for-state-surveillance

-Wood that is stronger than steel is coming:

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/14/0049202/inventwood-is-about-to-mass-produce-wood-thats-stronger-than-steel?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Android InventWood Is About To Mass-Produce Wood That's Stronger Than Steel - Slashdot16 features:

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-features-3484159/

-Windows is finally getting somewhat better HDR:

Windows 11 gets some much-needed HDR improvements

-This is the best story I could come up with. Stay sharp out there! (Thanks, Owen! We know you tried!)

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/23/0936251/sharp-knives-reduce-onion-induced-tears-by-limiting-droplet-spray-study-finds

-Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) super cool rocket tech.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/05/venus-aerospace-flies-its-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-for-the-first-time/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GslZnuDjQqI

-Im always onboard for a smart contact lens!!

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/infrared-contact-lenses-let-you-see-in-the-dark/

-Car Robits

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a64856122/hyundai-ev-charging-robot/ 

-Airplane Robits

https://kslnewsradio.com/colleges-universities/uvu-students-pioneer-aircraft-taxiing/2217924/

Good Fortune, King of the Hill, Deadpool v Batman crossover, RIP Peter David, Jocasta, Nathan Fillion, James Gunn, Harry Potter, George RR Martin is sick of your complaining, lots more

-Phone that emulates PC games: https://www.notebookcheck.net/RedMagic-10S-Pro-series-launches-with-built-in-Windows-PC-game-emulator.1024533.0.html

-Steam OS on ROG Ally: https://rogallylife.com/2025/05/23/how-to-install-steamos-on-the-rog-ally/

-We did Bazzite on our Ally Xs

-Apple making a gaming app:

Apple is ready to replace Game Center with a more Xbox-like gaming app

-AMD is finally trying to achieve feature parity with DLSS

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-announces-fsr-redstone-for-rdna4-neural-radiance-caching-ml-ray-regeneration-and-frame-generation

-Winnie’s hole:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2319730/Winnies_Hole/

-Can I like this if it supports GRRM?!?!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elden-ring-civil-war-alex-garland-a24-1236228002/

-New type of printer (Adam Savage Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8r1UBwLL0

-That’s a lot of fake Apple chargers: https://wccftech.com/fake-apple-chargers-worth-more-than-7-million-caught-by-authorities/

-What are they thinking?

-This vacuum is my new obsession:

The Dyson PencilVac is the most stick-like stick vacuum ever

-No More Arc :(

https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025

-Veo 3 is TOO GOOD

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/i-write-about-ai-for-a-living-and-i-havent-seen-ai-video-as-realistic-as-veo-3-before-here-are-the-9-best-examples 

-3D printers have fingerprints: https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/ai-can-track-3d-printed-parts-back-to-specific-machine-that-made-them

-Randy Pitchford can’t read the room: https://www.ign.com/articles/as-gamers-express-concern-about-borderlands-4-potentially-costing-80-gearbox-chief-randy-pitchford-says-if-youre-a-real-fan-youll-find-a-way-to-make-it-happen

-MSI doing an AMD Claw: https://www.theverge.com/news/670096/msi-claw-a8-amd-z2-extreme-computex-2025

-Bungie is looking bad: https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-discuss-marathon-developer-bungies-future-after-yet-another-plagiarism-row-rocks-studio-make-no-mistake-this-is-an-existential-struggle-for-bungie-at-this-point

-Did Epic win?

https://www.theverge.com/news/661290/fortnite-ios-iphone-epic-games-back-apple-app-store

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/05/19/the-first-rule-of-legal-fight-club

-Game News: 

Steller Blade coming to PC on June 11:

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/stellar-blade-heads-to-pc-on-june-11-185536164.html?src=rss

Prince of Persia remake coming in early 2026:

https://www.theverge.com/news/667061/ubisoft-prince-of-persia-remake-release-date-by-april-2026

New Uncharted coming!!!!!!

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/naughty-dog-new-game-confirmed-uncharted/

-Sony halting services in Russia.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/19/7512924/

-Would you put steamOS on your ROG?

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/valve-adds-steamos-compatible-game-label-as-it-prepares-to-expand-beyond-steam-deck/

Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, ensign Tony Eccles, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we continue into season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Sub Rosa, Lower Decks, Thine Own Self, and Masks

Custom Crispr is here: https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/us-baby-receives-first-ever-customized-crispr-treatment-for-genetic-disease

ol wut, google?: https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-wants-250-per-month-in-return-for-its-new-ai-ultra-plan-180248513.html

Chicago Sun-Times invented a bunch of fake books:

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/2019221/chicago-sun-times-prints-summer-reading-list-full-of-fake-books?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Google I/O Slop:

https://www.theverge.com/news/669408/google-io-2025-biggest-announcements-ai-gemini

Data breaches are not a joke

https://decrypt.co/321076/coinbase-data-breach-will-lead-to-people-dying-techcrunch-founder-says

23andMe buyer announced… rip your genome privacy

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/2039213/regeneron-pharmaceuticals-to-buy-23andme-and-its-data-for-256-million

Ok really though… maybe “World” (formerly worldcoin) is worth talking about?

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/04/sam_altman_startup_world/

Elgato Stream Deck Everywhere

https://www.theverge.com/news/669323/elgato-stream-deck-modules-vsd-scissor-switches

Superman, Ironheart, Alien: Earth, Fail-Safe, Gears of War, Hunger Games, Buffy, Skeleton Crew, ST:SNW, Fallout, Odyssey, TMNT, ST:Prodigy, Rebecca reviews Mission Impossible, lots more

-Epic knows its launcher sucks: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/props-for-the-honesty-tim-sweeney-says-the-reason-people-characterize-the-epic-games-launcher-as-clunky-is-wait-for-it-because-the-epic-games-launcher-is-clunky/

-Fallout Season 2 update: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-season-2-teaser-trailer-confirms-a-december-release-and-drives-the-point-home-that-were-going-to-new-vegas/

-Don’t piss off Nintendo. Or else they will show you that you don’t really own your console:

Nintendo Can Render Your Switch 2 'Permanently Unusable' If You Break Their Rules

-ROG Ally 2 leaked:

Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photos

-Marvel 1943 delayed:

Amy Hennig's 'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' is delayed to 2026

-Giant Bomb is going independent:

https://www.theverge.com/news/664747/giant-bomb-independent-gaming-site-employee-owned

-Not all heroes wear capes.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallout-1-and-2s-source-code-isnt-lost-after-all-thanks-to-one-hero-programmer-i-made-it-a-quest-to-snapshot-everything/

-Seriously though… don’t piss of Nintendo.

https://www.ign.com/articles/palworld-modders-are-restoring-mechanics-pocketpair-was-forced-to-patch-out-due-to-nintendo-and-the-pokmon-companys-patent-lawsuit

-Steam Os Compatibility

https://www.polygon.com/hardware/598822/valves-steamos-now-has-compatibility-ratings-for-devices-other-than-steam-decks