The future of west virginia politics is uncertain. The state has been trending Democratic for the last decade, but it’s still a swing state. Democrats are hoping to keep that trend going with Hillary Clinton in 2016. But Republicans have their own hopes and dreams too. They’re hoping to... Read more

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Paramount today announced that a third Sonic movie is currently in development, as well as a live-action series on Paramount+ starring Knuckles. This news comes shortly before the release of Sonic... Read more

Getty Images Ukraine’s defense ministry and two banks were knocked offline on Tuesday by a flood of malicious traffic designed to prevent people from visiting the sites, Ukraine’s information security center said. The distributed denial-of-service attacks targeted the websites for Ukraine’s defense ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and... Read more

Nintendo Switch’s Wii Sports successor launches on April 29. Nintendo Nintendo is reviving Wii Sports for Switch, bringing a new sports compilation game to the console this April. Like the hit Wii title, Nintendo Switch Sports will feature six different sports all played using motion controls, including old favorites like... Read more

Lately I have been trying to get through the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s big report, the one that came out late last year, called “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.” It’s a challenge because (a) I must, um, learn as I go, and (b) the PDF... Read more

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Microsoft today announced the next batch of games that will be added to Xbox Game Pass for the second half of February. The headliners are Total War: Warhammer III and Madden... Read more

Enlarge / Warning: Data transfer in progress Yuri_Arcurs/Getty Images Researchers on Tuesday revealed a new threat actor that over the past five years has blasted thousands of organizations with an almost endless stream of malicious messages designed to infect systems with data-stealing malware. TA2541, as security firm Proofpoint has... Read more

Trucks in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. Getty Images The Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, has been reopened after Canadian truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements blockaded the major international crossing for almost a week. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergency Act on Monday to strengthen support for law... Read more

In recent weeks, nearly every corner of the US government has been brought to bear on that same question: The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees pipeline security, in addition to its better-known role of passenger screening at airports, has issued directives to pipeline companies; the Environmental Protection Agency has... Read more

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Nettflix has partnered with Take-Two Interactive Software to adapt the BioShock video game into a feature film. Netflix will partner with Take-Two’s 2K label to produce a live-action film adaptation of... Read more