Whoop now says it will give free upgrades to users with more than 12 months left on their subscription.
Whoop now says it will give free upgrades to users with more than 12 months left on their subs… [+2637 chars]

Responding to user outrage, Whoop now says it will give its members a free upgrade if they already have more than 12 months left on their subscription.

The Verge

Whoop backpedals on its paid upgrade whoops - The Verge

For years, weekend bike rides have been sacred escapes for me. Every pedal stroke helps melt away the stressors that piled up throughout the week, and I’ve collected a few gadgets that make these rid… [+6920 chars]

Biking while wearing Ray Ban Meta AI smart glasses is a lot of fun, but it could use a few upgrades before I'd call it a great experience.

TechCrunch

The near joy of biking with Ray-Ban Meta glasses - TechCrunch

Over a fortnight since its launch, the state of the Oblivion Remastered's performance on console is still a disappointment. The dust has settled on an ambitious, visually striking Unreal Engine 5 ove… [+10750 chars]

Stuttering, progressively worse performance, crashing... Oblivion Remastered is in a bad place right now - and all consoles are impacted.

Eurogamer.net

Oblivion Remastered revisited: profound problems have yet to be addressed - Eurogamer

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All attention was on GTA 6s new trailer this week, the second one thats dropped and perhaps the last well see in closer to a year, after the games delay until May.
If you were diggi… [+4864 chars]

Rockstar actually released way more GTA 6 story details than you may have thought, and you can read all that here.

Forbes

Rockstar Released Way More ‘GTA 6’ Story Details Than We Realized - Forbes

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\n<ul>\n<li>Hypebeast has revealed five new cards from Magic: The Gathering FINAL FANTASY</li>\n<li>The first four depict Cloud with various different FINAL FANTASY characters</li>… [+1590 chars]

HYPEBEAST

Exclusive: Five 'Magic: The Gathering – FINAL FANTASY' Card Reveals - hypebeast.com

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has revealed Borderlands 4 - which boasts the biggest Borderlands map to date "by far" - has no minimap because the team "wants you to play the game and not play the map".… [+2242 chars]

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has revealed Borderlands 4 - which boasts the biggest Borderlands map to date "by far" - ha…

"Play Borderlands 4 first and understand the choices we've made," Randy Pitchford tells fans querying minimap removal - Eurogamer

My bad, they are in fact talking about in game billboards. They do resemble cheap looking AI renders that lack detail, so it’s fair to ask that question.

Some eagle-eyed fans spotted what they believed to be AI generated images on the various billboards scattered throughout Mario Kart World in the recent Nintendo Treehouse stream of the game.

My Nintendo News

Nintendo says AI images were not used in Mario Kart World - My Nintendo News

It came down to AIM versus Mr. Brightside, but only one generational artifact could reign supreme
[The profoundly familiar sound of a creaking door opening up]
BAH GOD, THATS AOL INSTANT MESSENGERS… [+1987 chars]

It came down to AIM versus “Mr. Brightside,” but only one generational artifact could reign supreme

The Ringer

And the Millennial Canon Bracket Winner Is … - The Ringer

Doom: The Dark Ages is the latest first-person shooter developed by id Software, marking the eighth main entry in the franchise and the third installment of the modern series, following 2020's Doom E… [+18230 chars]

Doom: The Dark Ages is the latest ray-traced FPS from id Software. We'll be benchmarking the hell out of it, and no doubt a few configurations will be doomed.

TechSpot

Doom: The Dark Ages, 36 GPU Benchmark - TechSpot

With the copy-on-write Bcachefs file-system considering its on-disk format now "soft frozen" and nearing the point of potentially removing the "EXPERIMENTAL" flag on it, a number of Phoronix readers … [+984 chars]

With the copy-on-write Bcachefs file-system considering its on-disk format now 'soft frozen' and nearing the point of potentially removing the 'EXPERIMENTAL' flag on it, a number of Phoronix readers have been requesting some fresh benchmarks of this open-sour…

Phoronix

Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15 - Phoronix

A short, dreamlike game about soccer and memories.
A short, dreamlike game about soccer and memories.
For a kid with an obsession, its impossible to think about anything else. When I was really int… [+3454 chars]

﻿A short, dreamlike game about soccer and memories.

Despelote is a picture-perfect portrait of childhood obsession - The Verge

A rare 1999 platinum Rolex Daytona featuring a mother-of-pearl dial with diamond hour markers one of only four known to exist.
A legendary timepiece is about to step into the spotlight.
A 1999 plat… [+3083 chars]

A rare 1999 platinum Rolex Daytona, a one-of-a-kind private commission, could fetch $1.7 million at Sotheby’s as luxury watch demand surges globally.

CNBC

A rare platinum Rolex is heading to auction and could fetch $1.7 million - CNBC

It's amazing what a nice shade of green can do for your mood. After unboxing the 2025 edition of Motorola's Razr, I was immediately struck by the $700 flip phone's vivid shade of green -- specificall… [+4636 chars]

After 24 hours with Motorola's 2025 Razr, the flip phone scores high marks for its looks.

CNET

I've Been Testing the Motorola Razr for a Day and It's Already a Fun Companion - CNET

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Have you decided what to do with your Windows 10 PCs when they reach their official end-of-support date five months from now? 
I know some people who are convinced that M… [+10853 chars]

Microsoft will officially end support for its most popular operating system later this year. Here's what you should do with your Windows 10 PCs that fail Microsoft's Windows 11 compatibility tests - before that day arrives.

ZDNet

Can't upgrade your Windows 10 PC? Here are you options before it all ends in 5 months - ZDNET

The high-end gaming laptop also comes with up to a Core Ultra 9HX processor and an RTX 5090 GPU. It can even support up to the max of 192 GB of RAM and 8 TB of storage. While its quite a thick laptop… [+3756 chars]

Plus: Oura’s new metabolic features, Whoop releases new bands, and Samsung’s Wallet gets Tap to Transfer cash.

Wired

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Reveal Confirmed and Lenovo Launches a New 3D Laptop—Your Gear News of the Week - WIRED

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EVO Japan is currently taking place this weekend and there's already been some video game announcements. One of them happens to be a new crossover between B… [+910 chars]

Here's the animated teaser from EVO Japan

Nintendo Life

Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 Collaboration Announced - Nintendo Life

Cow manure may soon help tackle pollution, greenhouse gases, and waste management issuesall while producing a versatile, eco-friendly manufacturing material. Researchers at UCL Mechanical Engineering… [+5716 chars]

Scientists have transformed cow manure into sustainable cellulose, addressing pollution and waste while creating high-value products.

Thebrighterside.news

Scientists turn cow manure into one of world’s most used materials - The Brighter Side of News

My experiment in ditching Google search felt like quitting coffee.
The first few days, I was jittery. I kept double searching on Google and DuckDuckGo, the non-Google web search engine I was using, … [+4582 chars]

I challenged myself, and readers, to try switching away from the search king. Here’s what I learned.

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