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15 years after 'Video Games,' Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song

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The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs (perhaps most memorably with), and it looks like that tradition will now extend to video game adaptations about the fictional spy. IO Interactive has announced that Lana Del Rey co-wrote and performed the theme for, the developer's playable James Bond origin story. First Light is written and performed by Lana Del Rey and composer David Arnold, and like the moody and abstract opening credits released alongside the song, could vaguely gesture at the themes of the game. IO Interactive has previously said that its game focuses on a young, inexperienced and more reckless Bond, before he developed his trademark cool. The developer is also integrating the stealth mechanics it perfected in into the upcoming game.


Why don't we remember being babies?

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Science Ask Us Anything Why don't we remember being babies? Yet we never forget how to ride a bike. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Are our childhood memories lost or locked? Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Was it a birthday party? Even though little kids remember plenty, most of us lose access to key memories as we get older. It's something scientists call childhood amnesia. We explore just that in a recent episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast, delving into the science behind why our brains forget our earliest memories. 's Ask Us Anything podcast (as well as our written series of the same name) answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions--from the everyday things you've always wondered to the bizarre things you never thought to ask.


Woman builds EpiPen cannon, because why not?

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Technology Engineering Woman builds EpiPen cannon, because why not? It's not the most efficient way to deliver the life-saving medicine, but it's definitely the most entertaining. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The bolt-action device can hold up to four pens. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI

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Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI Using it for coding assistance is still OK, but you can't generate art, music, text or story elements. Panic's Playdate console displaying Season Two games. Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has published an AI disclosure that says as of this month, the Playdate Catalog "will no longer accept titles that use'Generative AI' for art, audio, music, text, or dialog." Panic does allow for developers to use AI assistance for coding, but also says that "we will flag any title as such and specify the extent that it was used (for example, "Lua debugging") so the customer can decide whether to support it or not."


'Doors to Death' reveal how Romans upgraded a stadium for bloodsport

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Science Archaeology'Doors to Death' reveal how Romans upgraded a stadium for bloodsport The ruins in present-day Turkey tell a grisly tale of wild animals eating prisoners. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The ancient city of Perge is located in present-day Turkey. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The ancient Roman city of Perge--in present-day southern Turkey--was one of the region's most prominent urban centers.


From crying to dentistry: 6 odd skills astronauts need to go to space

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Everything is more complicated in space, from toilet vacuums to tech support. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Artemis II crew--(clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover--pause for a group photo with their zero gravity indicator "Rise," inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home on April 7, 2026. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. When the four-person Artemis II crew safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, they landed with a deeper understanding of what it will take to finally bring humans back to the moon.


Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era

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When watching a video game is entertainment, what is watching a movie of a video game? The rules of, both the cult indie game and the recent film adaptation, are simple: You're stuck in a subway station that loops around endlessly. If you notice any anomalies on your current loop, you turn around. If everything is the same, you keep going forward. Each successful guess takes you to a new entrance where the loop recurs, until you reach the end of the labyrinth, Exit 8 itself.


Anthropic now has a design assistant too

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Canva AI and Firefly AI Assistant, meet Claude Design. Claude Design allows Anthropic's chatbot to generate visual assets like presentations, prototypes and more. In hindsight, I suppose it was only a matter of time after Anthropic made Claude capable of generating charts and diagrams that the company would then begin offering a more robust image editor. Now, a little more than a month after that release, Anthropic has announced Claude Design, a new research preview that allows subscribers to use Claude to generate designs, prototypes, slides and more. Claude Design gives designers room to explore widely and everyone else a way to produce visual work, Anthropic says of its newest product.


Rare rotting-flesh smelling flower blooming at a Massachusetts college

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Are corpse flowers like'Pangy' dangerous? More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A blooming'Amorphophallus titanum,' also known as corpse flower, in Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia in January 2025. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. What's big, rare, and smells like literal death?


How Audi's electromechanical progressive steering works

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The new A6 sedan is fast, so stable handling is critical. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The A6 is capable of zipping from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, and high-tech steering makes a big difference in handling. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Audi is having a big moment: two years ago, the German brand announced it would launch 20 brand-new or significantly new models.