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‘Deck de France’ is a new free software that can turn your bike trainer into a controller for your Steam Deck
PC Gamer has reported on a new free tool called “Deck de France”, which lets cyclists use a bike trainer as a controller for their Steam Deck. The software appears aimed at combining indoor cycling training with handheld PC gaming, letting pedalling and trainer resistance data feed into games on Valve’s device. The article page…
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China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
Chinese technology giant Alibaba has released Qwen3.8-Max, which it describes as its largest and most capable AI model yet, claiming its performance rivals leading systems from US firms Anthropic and OpenAI as well as domestic competitor Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3. The launch, announced in a blog post on Monday, follows a preview last month in…
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5 of the Best Country Songs Turning 50 This Year
American country and western singer and musician Johnny Cash (1932 – 2003) performs on stage at the Painters Mill Music Far in Owing Mills, Maryland, September 29, 1977. He is strumming a guitar and standing in front of a microphone. Bassist Marshall Grant (1928 – 2011) of Cashs backing band The Tennessee Three plays behind…
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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has dramatically expanded its collection of detainees’ DNA, with new research from Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology estimating that the agency added as many as 920,000 genetic profiles to a national criminal database in 2025 alone. This matters because the vast majority of people in ICE custody…
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15 Sci-Fi Movies Like ‘Interstellar’
Collider has published a list recommending 15 sci-fi films for fans of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, aimed at those seeking similarly cerebral, visually spectacular space-set stories about survival, family and scientific ambition. The piece was updated on 3 August 2026, marking the tenth anniversary of Interstellar, and highlights the recent film Project Hail Mary as a…
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Sailor Honeymoon take us on a ‘14.5 Hour Flight From Seoul To London’ in exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
South Korean punk trio Sailor Honeymoon have curated an exclusive playlist titled “14.5 Hour Flight From Seoul To London” to accompany their appearance on NME’s The Cover, a weekly feature spotlighting emerging global talent. The playlist blends Korean and Western artists, reflecting the band’s own cross-cultural sound and the wide-ranging influences behind their music. The…
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NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility
NASA has opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years, marking a significant milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research. The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, unveiled on Friday at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will serve as a testing ground for future aircraft and space missions, consolidating capabilities that…
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‘Trumpeters? We think we’re the kings of the orchestra’: Wynton Marsalis prepares to blow the Edinburgh festival away
Wynton Marsalis, the veteran American trumpeter and composer, is bringing his 1999 symphony All Rise to open this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, with a performance uniting his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and massed choirs at Usher Hall. The piece, a large-scale fusion of jazz, orchestral and choral forces, was…
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Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister
Meta briefly and mistakenly took down a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking days of public criticism and drawing regulatory scrutiny from the Indian government. The video showed Modi announcing a task force to reform university entrance exams, an issue that has fuelled a wave of youth protests in India after one…
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ABC segment about space exploration takes unexpected turn over claims the moon is part of ‘Indigenous sky country’
An astronomer, Dr Rebecca Allen, sparked debate after describing the Moon as part of “Indigenous sky country” during an ABC interview about space debris and an upcoming SpaceX rocket impact. Dr Allen, co-director of Swinburne University’s Space Technology and Industry Institute, made the remark while being asked about concerns over the collision and the wider…