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Atari If you asked me to make a list of the most stressful video games of all time, Lunar Lander would be pretty high up there. The Atari classic is a masterclass in minimalist tension, asking players to land spaceships on rocky planets very gingerly. Those who experienced that game when it launched could probably regale you with war stories about their space-faring escapades, but Atari is about to give players a new panic attack. Lunar Lander Beyond is a new reimagining of the classic Atari game from developer…

Energetic, funny and unashamedly sentimental, this is a warm-hearted comedy written and directed by Iranian-American film-maker Maryam Keshavarz, even if her semi-autobiographical story about life in a traditional Iranian family in New Jersey feels more than a little familiar from past movies about second-generation growing pains. But Keshavarz cranks up the charm, and the feelgood factor makes it an easy watch – despite some of the gags feeling more suited to a TV sitcom.New York in the 00s; Leila (Layla Mohammadi) is a…

Rolls-Royce has taken a major green step, announcing that not only has its giant UltraFan demo jet engine been run at full power on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), but tests have proven all its current civilian engines are compatible with 100% SAF.With increasing pressure on the aerospace industry to produce technology that's both more efficient and environmentally friendly, it's significant when a major player like Rolls-Royce embraces something like SAF across an entire product range, including its show piece for…

Of all the ways to discuss science, debating debunked antivaccine activists, historically speaking, is an awful idea. Having one moderated by a clueless contrarian, and buoyed by a loudmouthed billionaire, would be one surefire way to make it even worse. That’s precisely the circus that vaccine scientist Peter Hotez wisely refused in mid-June, amid a storm of angry invective and even threats on his life. Even without adding the unedifying spectacle of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, most popular podcaster, Joe…

Volkswagen continues to quietly and steadily fill out a robust electric vehicle lineup. It's not quite ready for the sub-€25K compact, instead moving upward to the large mid-size sedan class. The all-new global-bound ID.7 gives it an intriguing Tesla competitor that combines sleek, stylish looks with an electric powertrain good for up to 435 miles (700 km) of driving, ready to easily leave city centers for longer intercity highway trips. Volkswagen debuted the ID.7 on Monday from its Wolfsburg headquarters. The electric…

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing division on Thursday released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots and image-generation services backed by artificial intelligence.Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc are adding AI chatbots to consumer products like their search engines, but they are also eying another huge market: selling the underlying technology to other companies via their cloud operations. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's biggest cloud computing provider, on Thursday…

Alphavan has quickly established itself as a premier German camper van brand, building its reputation around a dual-space layout loaded with high-end amenities like the industry's first Starlink RV integration. Now it's going in a slightly different direction, stripping down part of its high-spec camper van to meet the needs of a different customer base: motorbike riders. With the new 4x4 Active Line, Alphavan reconfigures its signature FlexPort into a wide garage that carries two bikes to track or trail. Its camper area…

"The only time you need a bed, extra seating, shower or toilet is when someone is using them. Otherwise, they’re just taking up precious space." That's the thinking Vancouver, Washington's Grit Overland uses in raising the bar on floor plan flexibility in its ultra-versatile all-terrain camper vans. The company uses virtually every trick we've seen (and some we haven't) to get the most out of every square millimeter of its Ford Transit vans. Pack in a powerful lithium battery bank and water-purifying system, and you have…

Nvidia's RTX 3090 Ti might be the one of best gaming GPUs and the most power-hungry gaming graphics card ever created, but that hasn't stopped overclocking enthusiasts from tinkering with an Asus 3090 Ti ROG Strix LC BIOS and cranking the power limit to a whopping 890 watts. As demonstrated by @Zed__Wang on Twitter, this BIOS can be downloaded from TechPowerUp's BIOS library and used on your own RTX 3090 Ti for extreme amounts of power.Realistically, it appears this BIOS is only designed for the Asus TUF, Strix LC and…