Metroid Prime 4 doesn’t stand up to Nintendo’s best
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally out after a long and difficult development – and despite some bright spots, the game really shows its age. Nintendo has a long and…
Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets
School districts are paying extra for basic supplies thanks to unpredictable dynamic pricing on Amazon, which is costing them on average 17 percent more, according to a report by the…
Trump admin may deny H-1B visas to people who worked in content moderation, report says
The Trump administration has ordered US consulates to consider rejecting H-1B visa applicants involved in content moderation or “censorship,” according to a report from Reuters. A State Department cable viewed…
Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion…
Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos
These aren’t real people! | Image: Nano Banana Pro I’m starting to understand where Google’s visual AI model gets its name, because after playing around with it for a couple…
Sindh launches e-marking system to minimise errors in examination results
Students are solving their question papers during pre-entry test in Hyderabad. — APP/File Aiming to digitise the marking system across all educational institutions in the province, the Sindh government on…
Ray-Ban’s Meta smart glasses are even cheaper than they were on Black Friday
The last-gen model costs $155 less than the new pair. It sounds weird to say it’s a good thing if you missed the Ray-Ban Meta deal on Black Friday, but……
Rise in mild Karachi earthquakes prompts calls for disaster preparedness
Rescue efforts underway after a residential building collapsed in Lyari, Karachi, July 6, 2025. — PPI In June, consecutive tremors shook Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi. Fifty-seven low-intensity quakes, measuring 1.5-3.8…
Businesses Impact Nature on Which They Depend — IPBES Report Finds
PRETORIA, December 4 (IPS) – Nature is a double-edged sword for global business. A groundbreaking report will reveal how businesses profit from exploiting natural resources while simultaneously impacting biodiversity. Read…
‘Low- and Middle-Income Countries Need Better Data, Not Just Better Tech’
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, December 4 (IPS) – During the Global Development Conference 2025, development experts and researchers kept warning that low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were being pushed into a wave…