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Make-A-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-11-18 12:47:00

In a nutshell: Bethesda has remained mostly radio silent regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 development since announcing the project in 2018. The silence ended on Monday when the studio revealed it would be developing an NPC based on the winner of an auction to benefit charity. In a partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Bethesda has agreed to "immortalize" one fan as an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6. As part of a charity event, the chance isn't free. Interested fans must participate in a silent

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Microsoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chip

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-11-18 15:01:00

Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company spent nearly two decades of research in the field, but Microsoft claims that building Majorana 1 required that it create an entirely new state of matter, which it is referring to as a topological state. Microsoft's quantum chip employs eight topological qubits using indium arsenide, which is a semiconductor, and aluminum, which is a superconductor. "The difficulty of developi

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Killer Asteroid Could Be Headed for Some of the World's Most Populous Cities

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 12:25:49

According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 3.1 percent chance of colliding with our planet on December 22, 2032. That makes it the highest-threat asteroid ever detected, as Euronews reports. As of late January, the probability was sitting at just 1.3 percent, which then rose to 2.1 percent last week before rising yet again. Worse yet, the space agency suggests the asteroid could hit densely populated areas of our planet — if it were to make an impact just un

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Want an electric bike? The HiBoy EX6 is $805 off!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 14:51:35

This is not the type of stuff we usually cover, but I couldn’t ignore this offer when it came across my desk. Electric bikes offer commuters a new form of easy, clean, and fun transportation, but they tend to be a bit pricier than I would hope. How about getting an $805 discount on the HiBoy EX6 Electric Bike? This brings the price down to a much more reasonable $774.99. Get the HiBoy EX6 Electric Bike for just $774.99 ($805 off) This offer is available from Best Buy. The discount is applied au

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Apple shares video with more details about the new iPhone 16e

9to5mac.com Filipe Espósito 2025-11-18 08:32:20

As expected, Apple on Wednesday announced a new iPhone called the “iPhone 16e,” which aims to be a more affordable option for those who want a more modern phone at a cheaper price. After publishing the press release on its website, the company also shared a video with more details about the iPhone 16e. Introducing iPhone 16e The 13-minute video is presented by Apple CEO Tim Cook and Kaiann Drance, VP of iPhone marketing. The video follows the same pattern as Apple’s other short videos to intro

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Apple Intelligence on iPhone is now $200 cheaper — with just two small trade-offs

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-18 15:20:41

Want a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence? Before today, that would set you back about $800. After Apple’s latest iPhone announcement, however, the cost to access Apple Intelligence on iPhone is 25% less. There are just two very minor caveats. Apple Intelligence is a suite of various features powered by artificial intelligence. Apple provides its AI tools with privacy in mind, using a stateless server system called Private Cloud Compute. This privacy-centric approach is unlike other modern AI s

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Horror game Mouthwashing will land on consoles later this year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 12:48:17

Indie horror game Mouthwashing is making the leap to consoles. Developer Wrong Organ shared today that its creepy creation will be available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch later this year. As well as appearing in the digital storefronts, the console versions will get a physical release and additional merch courtesy of Fangamer. This is one of many truly excellent horror games that debuted in 2024. Mouthwashing harkens back to the low-poly look of games from the early

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The Last of Us season 2 premieres on HBO and Max on April 13

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 12:10:22

The second season of The Last of Us now has a firm premiere date. HBO has announced that its adaptation of Naughty Dog's games will hit the network and Max on April 13. "Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind," HBO said in a press release. Ominous! Warner Bros. Discovery had already confirmed that the latest batch of episodes would arrive this April, i

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The BBC Radiophonic Workshop's archive is now available to sample

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 14:31:00

Attention audiophiles: the archive of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop is being made available to the public for the first name. This department was founded in the 1950s as a laboratory that could invent original music and sound effects for BBC radio, and later television, programming. Over the years, its roster of innovative musicians and composers created audio for iconic BBC productions of the 1950s and 1960s such as Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Goon Show and Blake's 7. In ad

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Russian Groups Target Signal Messenger in Spy Campaign

darkreading.com Jai Vijayan 2025-11-18 14:21:28

Multiple Russia-aligned threat groups are actively targeting the Signal Messenger application of individuals likely to exchange sensitive military and government communications related to the country's war with Ukraine. For now, the activity appears limited to persons of interest to Russia's intelligence services, according to researchers at Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), who spotted it recently. But the tactics the threat actors are using in the campaign could well serve as a bluep

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I recommend this powerful Asus laptop to more than just gamers - especially at its new price

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-11-18 14:26:00

ZDNET's key takeaways While technically a gaming laptop, the new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 may actually do more for the professional user than the average gamer. Its long battery life, feature-packed keyboard, and OLED display allow users to tackle the workday with ease and comfort. However, the laptop comes stuffed with bloatware that takes up a lot of storage space, and its operating temperature can run high. $1,074.99 at Best Buy What's the deal? Asus' ROG Zephyrus G14 has dropped to a new di

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The ThinkPad I recommend for hybrid workers in 2025 isn't the newest model - and it's 50% off

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-11-18 15:28:00

Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET What's the deal? Lenovo has slashed the price of its 12th-Gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon by nearly 50%. The model housing an Intel Core Ultra 5 135U processor is on sale at a discounted $1,377, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U configuration sits at almost $1,920. ZDNET's key takeaways After making calculated adjustments to last year's model, Lenovo's 12th-Gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon It sports an 8MP webcam that allows for 4K video, a stunning 2.8K display, and a slightly redesigned

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"Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" – Executive Order

news.ycombinator.com Executive Order 2025-11-17 20:49:46

Presidential Actions Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and Purpose. The Constitution vests all executive power in the President and charges him with faithfully executing the laws. Since it would be impossible for the President to single-handedly perform all the executive business of the Federal Government, the Constitution also provides for

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Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks

news.ycombinator.com Lydia Denworth 2025-11-18 04:36:06

Twenty years ago my husband, Mark, broke his left ankle and was in a cast and on crutches for nearly two months. Last year he broke the other ankle. But this time, after surgery, his doctor surprised us by instructing Mark to walk on it two weeks later. It turns out the standard advice to stay off a broken leg bone for at least six weeks is based less on scientific evidence and more on cultural caution—physicians like to play it safe. But now studies show that complications are no more likely w

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Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy

news.ycombinator.com Ghosal Covers The Intersection Of Business 2025-11-18 12:20:01

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (AP) — Winson Lau has always had contingency plans. But he wasn’t prepared for data centers. Lau relies on water and electricity to operate his thriving export business in Malaysia’s Johor province, where he raises a kaleidoscope of tropical fish in rows of aquariums, including albino fish with red spots that can fetch up to $10,000 from collectors. His contingency plans in the event of an outage involve an intricate system of purifying wastewater through friendly bacteria

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US Soldier Accused of Verizon and AT&T Hacks Pleads Guilty

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-18 12:40:30

Cameron John Wagenius, a former US Army soldier, pleaded guilty to his role in a hack that affected AT&T and Verizon and resulted in the theft of data from well over 100 million customers of the companies, according to TechCrunch. Wagenius, a 20-year-old stationed in Texas, copped to two counts of “unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information” and will face a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges. Wagenius was taken into custody last year aft

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6 Things We Liked, and 4 We Didn’t, About Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-18 15:15:04

While the jury is still out on whether or not Marvel is “back” after the mixed reception of the not-so-brave and not-so-new Captain America film, things are continuing on the upswing in the animation department. Marvel Animation’s latest romp, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, has been must-watch weekly television on Disney+. This is saying a lot since it’s been vying for comic book fans’ attention by streaming against the likes of Prime Video’s Invincible season three. Amid the long-stand

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It’s Time to Plan Your Summerween Visit to Las Vegas’ Universal Horror Unleashed

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-11-18 16:00:26

Tickets are now on sale for Universal Horror Unleashed, opening this summer in Las Vegas’ immersive entertainment hub AREA15. The Universal Destinations and Experiences satellite interactive station brings Halloween Horror Nights to a year-round venue just off the Strip with monsters in tow beginning August 14, hot off the heels of Epic Universe’s opening. The attraction’s first major featured franchises include the Universal Monsters, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist: Believer, and a H

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Apple's New iPhone 16E Launch Could Be Its Most Important in 2025

cnet.com Mike Sorrentino 2025-11-18 12:23:00

Apple's $599 iPhone 16E is the biggest refresh ever for the company's lower-cost phone, formerly called the iPhone SE, and it couldn't arrive at a better time. With generative AI requiring beefier specs, and US tariffs on imports from China possibly bringing an increase in costs, Apple's entry-level iPhone might provide enough new features to be worth the upgrade, even with its substantial $170 price bump over the $429 iPhone SE from 2022. Economic considerations aside, the iPhone 16E represent

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The Absolute Best Horror Movies on Hulu

cnet.com Meara Isenberg 2025-11-18 12:00:03

Hulu is packed with fascinating horror films. Before we get into a list of the absolute best options on the streaming service, let's cover some worthy alternates. Hulu is home to David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future (2022) and Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus (2024). There's also black comedy slasher American Psycho (2000), twisty thriller Barbarian (2022) and romance-gone-wrong Fresh (2022). Finally, you should check out Cuckoo (2024), Humane (2024) and Immaculate (2024), starring Sydney Sween

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'Bridgerton' Season 4 Dropped a Sneak Peek: How to Watch, and What to Know

cnet.com Gael Cooper 2025-11-18 12:29:00

Longing to slip back into the romantic world of Lady Whistledown and the breathtaking gowns, jewels and hairdos of Netflix's Bridgerton? Season 4 is in production, and Netflix released a sneak peek to tantalize fans of life in the 'Ton. The sneak peek doesn't spoil any major plotlines, but the scenes of the masquerade ball show off beautiful gowns and tantalizing masks. The series is based on Julia Quinn's best-selling novel series, where each of the eight Bridgerton children eventually get th

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Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-18 12:21:06

Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal's growing popularity as a tool to circumvent surveillance has led agents affiliated with Russia to try to manipulate the app's users into surreptitiously linking their devices, according to Google's Threat Intelligence Group. While Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine is likely driving the country's desire to work around Signal's encryption, "We anticipate the tactics and methods used to target Signal wi

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There’s No Longer a Sub-$500 iPhone. Does It Matter?

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-11-18 12:59:05

Yesterday, the cheapest iPhone cost $429 if you wanted to buy directly from Apple. Today? It's $599. The new iPhone 16e replaced the iPhone SE, giving the aging device a much-needed cosmetic upgrade and power boost, but it comes at a cost. The overhaul is so big that the iPhone 16e is essentially a new class of device in Apple's smartphone lineup, hence the name change. (Apple didn't say what the “e” stands for.) Apple also took this opportunity to cut the $599 iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus from

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Uber ditches commissions in favor of daily fees for rickshaw drivers in India

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-11-18 12:24:37

Uber is moving away from its commission-based model for three-wheeled motorized rickshaw drivers in India in response to increased competition from local rivals Rapido and Namma Yatri. The ride-hailing giant will instead charge drivers a daily fee to use the platform and connect to riders. The business model change is the latest update to Uber’s business in India in an attempt to make the margins work. In 2015, Uber first launched its auto-rickshaw service in the market but suspended shortly a

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After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO

techcrunch.com Mary Ann Azevedo 2025-11-18 14:59:53

Fintech Varo has been hoping to raise a $55 million Series G round but has, so far, closed on $29 million to date, according to a recent SEC filing. Varo declined to comment on this new round but the fintech has raised just over $1 billion in funding since its 2015 inception, according to PitchBook. It wouldn’t be the first time its fundraising didn’t go as hoped for. In 2023, Varo raised a $50 million equity round at a lower valuation ($1.85 billion post-money) than its massive and, it said,

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Apple launches iPhone 16e: a cheaper iPhone 16 or a more expensive SE?

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-11-18 16:31:00

The big picture: Apple has introduced a redesigned version of it entry-level iPhone that also sports new branding. The iPhone 16e is based on the flat-edge design that Apple reintroduced with the iPhone 12 and comes packed with modern hardware and software capabilities – but at a price point that significantly increases the cost of entry. Apple's latest features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display (2,532 x 1,170 pixels, 460 PPI) with HDR that's powered by an A18 chip (six CPU cores (two pe

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Apple’s new iPhone 16e is full of firsts, and the Pixel 9a should be worried

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 14:34:34

TL;DR Apple has launched the iPhone 16e, which succeeds the iPhone SE (2022), aka the iPhone SE3, with a starting price of $599. The iPhone 16e features the Apple A18 processor, a front similar to the iPhone 14, an Action button, and the new Apple C1 modem. The company has also stopped selling the iPhone 14, making the iPhone 16e the cheapest iPhone available. After practically years of rumors, Apple has finally launched the iPhone 16e, a successor to the iPhone SE 3 (also known as the iPhone

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iPhone 17 series could finally get an upgrade that Android flagships have had for years

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 16:21:00

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Apple could offer reverse wireless charging support on its next-gen iPhones. The company is allegedly testing 7.5W reverse wireless charging on the iPhone 17 Pro. Apple just unveiled the much-awaited iPhone 16e. It features several significant upgrades that could give Android mid-rangers a run for their money. Apple aims to do the same with its next-gen iPhone lineup by offering a few noteworthy changes that could give the iPhone 17 series an edge over

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Google launches new secret weapon for job seekers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 17:18:17

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out an experimental career exploration tool called Career Dreamer. The AI tool works by finding patterns between your experiences, educational background, skills, and interests. Career Dreamer can help point out your unique skills, find relevant career options, and draft cover letters and resumes. Getting the job you want can be fairly difficult for some. Even if you have plenty of experience with the skills to match, a company may end

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Whoops: OnePlus ‘meda’ big mistake with the OnePlus Watch 3

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 17:22:16

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus appears to have made a surprising manufacturing typo on the new OnePlus Watch 3. The standard “Made in China” engraving has been misspelled as “Meda in China” on the watch’s backplate. The Watch 3 is an impressive upgrade otherwise, delivering enhanced battery life and a robust suite of health and fitness features. OnePlus recently unveiled its new OnePlus Watch 3, a feature-packed smartwatch sporting Wear OS 5, improved battery life, and a ref

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Make-A-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6

Microsoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chip

Killer Asteroid Could Be Headed for Some of the World's Most Populous Cities

Want an electric bike? The HiBoy EX6 is $805 off!

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Apple Intelligence on iPhone is now $200 cheaper — with just two small trade-offs

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The ThinkPad I recommend for hybrid workers in 2025 isn't the newest model - and it's 50% off

"Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" – Executive Order

Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy

US Soldier Accused of Verizon and AT&T Hacks Pleads Guilty

6 Things We Liked, and 4 We Didn’t, About Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

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Apple's New iPhone 16E Launch Could Be Its Most Important in 2025

The Absolute Best Horror Movies on Hulu

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iPhone 17 series could finally get an upgrade that Android flagships have had for years

Google launches new secret weapon for job seekers

Whoops: OnePlus ‘meda’ big mistake with the OnePlus Watch 3

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