Innovation
Roswell UFO sightings can be explained by classified programme, Pentagon reveals in new report
Government investigations have found no evidence of alien technology, the Pentagon has said in a newly-released report.The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), set up in 2022 to investigate...
PlayStation, ahoy! How Rare’s pirate adventure Sea of Thieves set sail for a new platform
One evening many months ago, Mike Chapman, the creative director of the co-op pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves, sat down to play the game with producer Joe Neate....
It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls
Ten years ago, a game developer’s aggrieved ex-boyfriend published a vindictive screed accusing her of trading sex for favourable reviews of her indie game. This was leapt upon by...
‘It seems it has its own mind’: the bizarre and terrifying instrument behind Alan Wake 2’s soundtrack
On Petri Alanko’s website, where the Bafta-nominated Finnish musician offers his services as a composer for video games and film, the artist and performer makes a bold claim: “No...
Bafta games awards 2024: Baldur’s Gate, Spider-Man and Alan Wake lead nominations
Bafta has announced the nominations for the 20th Bafta games awards, which will take place in London on April 11.Leading the pack this year are Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate...
Deadline for EU DMA Compliance Reports Arrives for ‘Gatekeeper’ Orgs
March 7 marks the day that six major tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft — must provide compliance reports for the European Union’s Digital Markets...
Are Facebook and Instagram still down? Meta boss apologises for ‘technical issue’ which hit thousands of users
Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and Threads suffered widespread problems on Tuesday afternoon, with users locked out of their accounts and pages failing to load properly. Facebook outages reported on Down Detector...
Apple fined £1.5bn for not notifying users of cheaper music streaming options
Apple has been fined €1.8bn (£1.54bn) by the EU for favouring its own music streaming service rather than rivals. Apple did not fully inform their device users there were...
Four astronauts blast off to International Space Station on SpaceX rocket
Four astronauts have blasted off to the International Space Station for a six-month stint in orbit.SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in...
COVID-19 ‘pandemic babies’ developed ‘fascinating’ protection against common condition, study finds
Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in newborn babies that may have protected them against allergies, according to a study.Infants raised when coronavirus social distancing restrictions were...