John Shirley

FCC Places Ban on New Foreign-Made Drones and Critical Components The Federal Communications Commission has taken a significant step to restrict the import of foreign-made drones into the United States. The agency has added unmanned aircraft systems and their critical components to its official Covered List, effectively prohibiting their future importation on national security grounds. […]

A shadow library known for archiving books and academic papers has announced a massive new project targeting music. The group, Anna’s Archive, claims to have scraped the metadata for nearly the entire Spotify catalog, amassing data on approximately 256 million tracks. This effort is part of what the group describes as a mission to preserve

Vince Zampella, Co-Creator of Call of Duty and Titanfall, Dies in Car Crash Game developer Vince Zampella, a pivotal figure behind several of the most popular first-person shooter franchises, has died. He was 55 years old. According to a report from Los Angeles news channel NBC4, Zampella was killed in a single-vehicle car crash on

Uber Background Check Policy Allowed Drivers With Violent Felony Convictions, Investigation Reveals A recent investigation into Uber’s driver screening process has uncovered a system that can permit individuals with violent criminal histories to work as drivers on the platform. The findings point to significant gaps in the company’s background check procedures across different states. While

Paramount Skydance has escalated its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery by amending its takeover bid to include a massive personal guarantee from Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The move comes after WBD formally recommended its shareholders reject Paramount’s previous offer, citing a superior existing agreement with Netflix. The revised proposal now features what is described as

Instacart Halts Price Testing After Scrutiny and FTC Probe Instacart has announced it will immediately end all item price testing on its grocery delivery platform. This decision follows a recent study that revealed the company was conducting pricing experiments, leading to different customers seeing different prices for the same items, and a subsequent report that

GuliKit Launches Electromagnetic Joystick Upgrade for ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds While reports of stick drift have not yet surfaced for the ROG Xbox Ally, the potential for this common controller ailment remains. For gamers who want to proactively ensure their joysticks remain precise, accessory maker GuliKit has unveiled a new upgrade. The company has released

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New York Takes Aim at Big AI with New Safety Law, But Fines Slashed New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law imposing safety and transparency requirements on major artificial intelligence developers, positioning the state alongside California as an early mover in regulating the powerful technology. The legislation, known as the RAISE Act,

The era of the budget Steam Deck LCD is officially over. Valve has ceased production of its final LCD model, the 256GB version, marking the complete transition of its handheld gaming line to the newer, more premium OLED family. The company stated that once the remaining stock of the 256GB LCD model is sold, it