Control Resonant, the sequel to 2019's Control, has a slow-paced opening with limited weapons and abilities, and its late-game bosses and mold-infested areas can become punishing damage sponges. Rather than adding a traditional easy mode, Remedy built an Assist Mode with three presets (easy, high-risk, low-risk) plus adjustable sliders for damage output, falter thresholds, projectile speed and enemy aggression. Control had received a similar assist mode after its initial launch.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-30
SemiAnalysis founder Dylan Patel says Chinese firm Puzhi Electronic Technology is crowdfunding a system built around AMD's Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU47DR RFSoC, a U.S. export-controlled chip, being quoted at roughly $1,000 versus a $36,000 U.S. list price. AMD told Tom's Hardware it did not directly sell or ship the chips into China and that it investigates suspected diversion cases, without confirming whether an investigation into this specific case has begun.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-24
The Defense Department announced a targeted legal waiver on September 14 allowing current and former service members, civilian staff and contractors to share classified UAP-related information with the White House-directed PURSUE program without facing civil or administrative penalties for breaching nondisclosure agreements. The waiver only applies to communications with PURSUE, not to Congress, the press or the public, and it does not address potential criminal liability under laws like the Espionage Act.
wired.com
· 2026-09-17
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by Gabriel Budel, analyzed scientific literature and found The Beatles are the most frequently referenced band in paper titles and text, with over 3,000 allusions to their songs. Examples include a Long COVID paper titled 'The Lung and Winding Road' and a quantum computing study called 'Here Comes the SU(N)'. The work builds on earlier research tracking Bob Dylan and Clash lyric references in biomedical journals.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-09