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In a nutshell: Over three million hotel room locks in 13,000 buildings in 131 countries are vulnerable to an exploit that lets attackers forge master keys for any door. Although the manufacturer of the affected locks is rolling out a fix, it’s unclear when or if every impacted hotel will upgrade its systems. Researchers recently […]

Wow! Larian Studios stunned the crowd during a Thursday Game Developers Conference panel discussion. Founder and CEO Swen Vincke revealed that the studio has no interest in expanding upon its massively popular Baldur’s Gate 3 RPG. He clarified that fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for any DLC, expansions, or a Baldur’s Gate 4. The

Money waterfall: The Biden Administration is investing a substantial amount of money to establish a chipmaking industry in the US, and private companies are not idling either. Intel, a major American corporation with significant expertise and manufacturing capabilities in the chip business, aims to play a pivotal role in this new industrial renaissance. Just after

In brief: Amazon and other retailers are being investigated by the FCC over allegations that they market and sell unlawful electronic devices designed to block or disrupt signals sent by other electronics. It follows an investigation into the sale of radio frequency jammers, which are advertised as drone deterrents or privacy tools. Earlier this week,

What just happened? This week at the Game Developers Conference, AMD has finally announced an update to their FSR upscaling technology. FSR 3.1 is not a major update, and it’s not the rumored AI-based FSR that’s been talked about the last few weeks, but it’s an update nevertheless. This is relevant news because AMD had

In a nutshell: Epic Games focused its 2024 GDC keynote on unveiling its additions to Unreal Engine with version 5.4. Amy Hennig revealed a new action game showcasing the technology, explaining the engine’s new detail and animation improvements, while Epic unveiled new tools for Fortnite’s user-generated content suite. The first preview of Unreal Engine 5.4

Highly anticipated: Stardew Valley has remained popular since its initial release in 2016, but this week’s 1.6 update has sparked more interest in the game than ever before. Its massive changelog describes several added features, lists dozens of adjustments, and confirms a fan theory. Stardew Valley version 1.6 is now available on PC. The enormous

In context: Electric vehicle sales in the US have increased exponentially over the past few years, but people still stick to traditional gasoline-powered cars when they rent. Consumers’ unwillingness to rent EVs has cost at least one high-profile CEO his job. Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr is stepping down from his position at the car rental

Rumor mill: At GTC 2024 this week, Nvidia unveiled its Blackwell GPU platform for AI workloads. However, the company said nothing about its upcoming consumer GPUs based on the same platform, leaving many gamers fuming at its newfound priorities. Thankfully, a noted leaker has now revealed some alleged key details about the GB202 GPU that’s

Forward-looking: One of Steam Deck’s most significant achievements is proving that developers can contort a PC operating system to provide an accessible interface for compact handheld gaming consoles. Playtron hopes to build on Valve’s strategy to offer a gaming-oriented OS that supports multiple PC game stores and form factors, possibly starting with the Steam Deck.