Microsoft resurrects Clippy in Copilot, presumably because it’s intrusive, doesn’t understand context, and is god damn annoying

Clippy did nothing wrong. I know, you’re all thinking my nostalgia has gone too far, “it looks like you’re trying to write a letter” is circling through your brain, and you’re just glad that sentient paperclip is gone for good. Well hold those thoughts, because Clippy is back. In the most depressing way possible. Microsoft…

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New Borderlands 4 patch stumbles by making the nerfed crit knife an actual DPS loss on some builds, plus a Halloween event that’s ‘like getting a dead rat in a box for Christmas’

Borderlands 4 dropped a pretty hefty patch today, and before I tell you how Gearbox has screwed the pooch, I do want to be fair and at least highlight the positives while I roll my sleeves up: Sort filters for your inventory now persist instead of auto-setting to “by manufacturer”; Your discovered locations persist when…

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Pumped up kicks: Nike’s prototype powered footwear system aims to be ‘a second set of calf muscles’ to give everyday athletes a real-life sprint mode

I hate running. While I’m happy to throw the odd weight around in an effort to slow my descent into decrepitude, I refuse to submit my legs to such a cumbersome form of exercise. It looks like Nike might be about to change all that, however, as its Project Amplify footwear system is designed to…

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Arc Raiders’ ‘match journey’ feature is the perfect extraction shooter addition, as it charts my inevitable path to defeat, loss, and regret

Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: playing tons of Battlefield 6 and even previewing Season 1 content. This week I’ve been: returning to Borderlands 4 to prepare for the balancing update while eagerly awaiting Arc Raiders’ release. To this day, I still get a good chuckle out of The Legend…

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Thinktank recommends the EU hit China where it hurts if it restricts access to rare earths: place restrictions on older chipmaking machines it relies on

There’s a global game of tug-of-war going on right now. China is heaving one way, the United States the other, and the EU is somewhere in the middle—depends who you’re asking and what about. In the last bout of furious tussling, China announced export controls on rare earth minerals, these being crucial to global trade…

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Critical Role’s 4-episode overture had me clenching my cheeks through some of the most intense D&D I’ve ever seen, and I’m not convinced I’ll be surviving Campaign 4

Running an actual play is hard—especially one with the weight and heft of Critical Role. Originally a crapshoot by Geek & Sundry to see if folks wanted to watch voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons, Critical Role is now a small media empire. We’re talking multiple animated series, entirely new systems. It is, to put…

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‘Everything is on the table’: Trump administration reportedly considering curbs on exports made using US software to China

The US and Chinese governments have been battling it out once more over trade policies, and the big point of contention this time round is Beijing’s latest raft of rare earth export restrictions, requiring foreign companies to obtain an export license for products containing the vital materials. According to a Reuters report, the Trump administration…

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