Computers
Toshiba Canvio Gaming Portable Storage deletes your uninstall anxiety
These new drives are designed to run HDD storage optimised for game console needs at an impressively affordable price.
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We discovered an undersea volcano that looks like the Eye of Sauron
A deep sea mapping expedition has found amazing new geological formations near Christmas Island that will reveal new scientific treasures.
Culture
Fans produce the never animated final episode of the 1980s D&D cartoon
The series was cut short, robbed of the last episode that was written but never made. But now we can watch it thanks to this fan project.
Media
How 'The Million Dollar Homepage' has aged, and what it means for digital history
Researchers look back on the seminal marketing website and check the active links – and debate how to improve digital archives in future.
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Technology
Dogecoin's co-creator really, really hates all things crypto these days
"Built primarily to amplify wealth [through] tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity." Ouch.
Culture
Tokyo Olympics opening blasts classic videogame themes across the world
Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger and many more all had orchestral music featured in the Tokyo 2020(+1) opening ceremony.
Games
Today's Google Doodle is a gloriously unlicensed Olympics tribute
A cool anime intro and an expansive 16-bit game with team leaderboards? Just don't mention the specific event in Japan this is about.
Games
Inside the making of the new Dungeons & Dragon's Magic The Gathering set
We speak to James Wyatt and Meris Mullaley from Wizards of the Coast about the art and science of bringing the Forgotten Realms to Magic.
Art & Design
Watch the Forza Horizon 5 audio team capture awesome zoom vroom sounds
Seven minutes of behind the scenes as the Forza Horizon sound crew capture a bunch of cars hooning up and down an old track.
Big Ideas
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin's motley crew lifts off in just hours: here's how to watch
The most phallic rocket yet is scheduled for launch. Here's when and how to watch. Whatever you think of Bezos, Wally Funk is the real deal!
Art & Design
Italian museums now use cameras to see which art you look at most
Visitor's eyeballs will decide how these galleries redesign their layout and which artworks are put on prime display.