overhauling

It's been a rocky 18 months for the Overwatch 2 team. After releasing back in 2022 to positive-yet-underwhelming reviews, scrapping the game's once-promised PvE hero mode, and, more recently, undergoing large-scale layoffs that hit core members like former lead narrative designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie, there's been a bit of uncertainty in regards to what's next for the team-based shooter. However, the studio's next steps might just help get things back on track.Since release, players have been vocal about…

One of the most ambitious assessments yet of our global food system calculates the health, environmental, and economic losses of business as usual. It also outlines what governments can do to reap trillions of dollars’ worth of benefits by producing food more sustainably. All in all, the damages caused by the current system — how food is produced, marketed, and consumed — add up to $15 trillion in losses a year. That includes health costs associated with poor nutrition, biodiversity loss, climate change, and other…

The massive poster of Shohei Ohtani was long gone by the time Raymond Diaz, a 33-year-old Angels fan, walked up to Angel Stadium shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. It had been about five hours since the two-way star announced he would join the Dodgers on a 10-year, $700 million deal.“ just to see Ohtani’s poster one last time,” Diaz told The Times under the gaze of the glossy window panes left behind by the poster’s absence. “It’s official, now that he’s gone.”Diaz wasn’t the only fan who stopped by.“I just wanted to go look…

A surprising set of materials could soon help make more efficient air conditioners that don’t overtax the electrical grid on hot days. As extreme heat continues to shatter records around the globe, demand for air conditioning is expected to triple in the next few decades. That’s why the race to build more efficient air conditioners has become increasingly urgent.  Although some companies focused on improving existing designs, others are looking to entirely new systems that use materials called desiccants. The hope is…

The desiccation of the Colorado River has left Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, at just 23% of capacity, its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s.With the reservoir now just 32 feet away from “minimum power pool” — the point at which Glen Canyon Dam would no longer generate power for six states — federal officials are studying the possibility of overhauling the dam so that it can continue to generate electricity and release water at critically low levels.A preliminary analysis of potential…

Getty Images/SOPA ImagesIf you logged onto Twitter today and saw that your feed looked slightly different, brace yourself – it's only the beginning. On Wednesday, Twitter began rolling out swipeable feeds, allowing users to switch between "For you" and "Following" tabs. The change is part of a larger UI overhaul, according to Twitter owner Elon Musk. The update will first be available on iOS and replaces the previous "Home" and "Latest" tabs. With the update, users will be able to take advantage of Twitter's…