You should be using a password manager. Data breaches happen often now, and that wealth of stolen info has made cracking passwords even easier. It’s not just the “password12345” variety at risk, either, but also passwords with variations on a single password or that substitute numbers for letters. Even if you’re using unique, random passwords, storing them in a document or spreadsheet is…
Skyblivion Still Targets 2025 Release Despite Dev Team Losses
September 10, 2025
The creators of high-profile mod Skyblivion have insisted they’re still targeting a 2025 release date despite the exit of some of the volunteer developers behind the fan project and allegations of crunch.
Volunteer developers who had been donating their time to…
Hideo Kojima Should Make a New P.T.-Style Game, or Maybe I Will, Says Bayonetta and Devil May Cry Creator Hideki Kamiya
September 10, 2025
Okami and Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya recently weighed in on Hideo Kojima’s “lost” horror game demo P.T., and its lasting legacy.
A collaboration between Hideo Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro, P.T. was released in 2014 on the PS4 as a free demo for…
Silksong’s First Patch Brings Slight Early Game Balance Fixes
September 10, 2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong developer Team Cherry has revealed details on the game’s first post-release patch, which it said mostly makes bug fixes and “slight” balance adjustments in the early game.
In a post on Steam, the developer said patch 1.0.28470 is set for all players mid-next week, so around September 17. However, PC players can access this version right now via the public-beta branch…
XRP Breaks $3 Barrier Amid Bullish Momentum and Whale Activity
September 10, 2025
XRP briefly surged past $3 for the first time in nearly two weeks, peaking at $3.03 before settling at $2.96. An analyst believes XRP’s price action signals renewed interest from large investors.
XRP’s Price Surges Past $3
On Sept. 9, XRP breached the $3 mark for the…
BitMEX Research Report Flags BRC-20 as the Real Strain on Bitcoin Nodes
September 10, 2025
In a newly published report, BitMEX Research and its analysts say BRC-20 activity, not image inscriptions, is the greater strain on many Bitcoin node operators.
UTXO Explosion Traced to BRC-20 Transfers, BitMEX Research Finds
In the report, the researchers argue that small…
Ethena Bids for USDH With BUIDL-Backed Reserves
September 10, 2025
Ethena Labs has submitted a proposal to operate Hyperliquid’s native USDH stablecoin, outlining a structure that begins with full collateralization in USDtb and a governance-linked security model.
Blackrock, Securitize Ties Featured in Ethena’s USDH Bid for Hyperliquid
The latest bid from Ethena positions USDH as “Hyperliquid-first,” initially backed 100% by USDtb, a stablecoin whose…
Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, Japanese spacecraft discovers: 'Being surprised is good'
September 10, 2025
Small black holes making a meal out of companion stars are surprisingly messy eaters, astronomers using a Japanese space telescope have discovered.
Scientists have known for some time that when supermassive black holes — those with masses millions or billions of times that…
Moon blocks satellite views of the sun before lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2025
September 10, 2025
In early September 2025, skywatchers in parts of the Eastern Hemisphere were treated to a total lunar eclipse as Earth blocked the sun’s light from the moon. The eclipse occurred in the evening of Sept. 7 as the moon slipped into shadow and transformed into the…
Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is 'feasible and affordable,' study says
September 10, 2025
We have the means today to fly a spacecraft by an interstellar object visiting our solar system, a new study concludes — and we could have done it already with comet 3I/ATLAS.
Flyby reconnaissance of interstellar objects is “feasible and affordable,” scientists with the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), who led the study, said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept. 3).
“The…
