Federal judge defends dismissal of Sarah Palin’s libel case, says he didn’t realize jurors could see smartphone alerts
By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Updated: 7 hours ago Published: 7 hours ago FILE — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on…
The latest Microsoft Flight Simulator debuts on Xbox Cloud Gaming
(Xbox screenshot) In a piece of news that’s rife with opportunities for puns, none of which I will make, Microsoft announced that the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is now on its Cloud Gaming platform. This is the eleventh game in the core…
Google drops RT, other Russian state media from its news features By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: RT app is seen on a smartphone in front of their logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google (NASDAQ:) confirmed on…
Windows 11 adoption is slowing, but it’s not a failure yet
Windows 11 released last fall and promised to be a new and refreshing update that tries to rid itself of the past. Unfortunately, it seems that Windows 11 adoption has been slowing in lieu of Windows 10 updates. That’s not always a bad thing and doesn’t…
How a shameful new industry is profiting from war
A collage of TikTok videos, supposedly from Ukraine, all using the same audio clip (Abbie Richards/Media Matters for America) In the first few hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, reports surfaced on Twitter that an American journalist had been…
Valve on the making of Steam Deck
Valve designer Greg Coomer hopes the ambitious new Steam Deck can fill a void in the “insufficient” portable PC gaming landscape. Driving the news: The Deck now makes Valve, already a highly influential company in gaming, a hardware platform owner with…
Apple suspends all product sales in Russia
The company said in a statement that it is “deeply concerned” about the Russian invasion and that in response, it has “paused all product sales” in the country. Apple also said it has moved to limit access to digital services,…
How the Steam Deck dares to untether PC gaming from the PC
PC gaming has long been thought of as something tied to… well, the PC. Duh. PC gaming is nothing without the PC, right? Well, in a lot of ways, that’s exactly the premise the Steam Deck wants to challenge. The system is finally being shipped to eager…
House Education Committee narrowly kills private school tuition bill
BOISE, Idaho — This article was originally published by Blake Jones in Idaho Education News. The House Education Committee Tuesday killed a bill to allow families to spend state funds on private school tuition and fees. The 8-7 vote to hold the bill…
Staying Safe & Secure On Social Media As Cybercrime Increases
Social media for some is a breakaway from the real world and an online seesaw of information, digital content, and media that they can enjoy and immerse themself in. Our hyper-digital world has seen social media grow from being small social networking…