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Forza Motorsport‘s Update 6 – due to release in March 2024 – is shaping up to be a huge step forward for the live-service racing game from Turn 10. Notably, the developer has just revealed that the game’s entire Car Level progression mechanic will be getting upended in accordance with player feedback. Notably, Turn 10 has gone back to the drawing board with Forza Motorsport‘s Car Level mechanic, as promised earlier this year. From the very start, a vocal portion of the player base has been highly critical of Turn 10’s…

Researchers have discovered that mice possess a natural form of gene therapy, a non-coding RNA that can sidestep genetic mutations. They were able to engineer a programmable version that recognized specific genetic mutations and might be used to treat genetic diseases in humans.Before they become mature messenger RNAs (mRNAs), pre-mRNAs are modified inside the cell’s nucleus. Introns, the non-coding sections of RNA, are removed, and exons – the coding sections – are spliced together to form a mature mRNA. The mature mRNA…

Google allowed Spotify to sidestep the company's mandatory Play Store fees, a company executive reportedly confirmed while giving testimony during the ongoing Epic vs Google trial. The Verge reports that a confidential deal with the streaming giant has come to light, revealing that Spotify was allowed to process its own payments on the service without paying Google a commission. The search giant previously sought to protect the details of its deal with Spotify under wraps during the ongoing case with Fortnite maker Epic…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain That garbage truck you hear lurching through your neighborhood first thing in the morning? It runs on natural gas or diesel, dirtying the air with nitrogen oxides and contributing to carbon emissions that worsen climate change. Combustion trash trucks, with their…

Say what you will about James Gunn, but he’s a master at creating intrigue. As we wait for his take on the Man of Steel, a potential director had an interesting, intentionally vague response to rumors that he will helm the Superman reboot. Responding to a tweet that he should direct Gunn’s Superman movie, Christopher McQuarrie gave a rather sly answer that seemingly avoided the issue altogether.  While he clearly didn’t throw his hat into the DCU ring, he didn’t say no, just more of a “not right now,” which raises…

Executives are aggressively paying down debt as higher interest rates increase the cost associated with having debt and businesses face the prospect of a recession. Finance chiefs across industries are feeling the pinch of higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates to combat persistently high inflation. The U.S. central bank last week increased its benchmark federal-funds rate by 0.75 percentage point for the fourth time this year, bringing it to a range of between 3.75% and 4%.…