Technology News for Friday 13th December 2024

1. Researchers classify post-COVID subtypes and uncover vaccination's protective role

In a recent study published in the journal eBioMedicine, a team of researchers explored the post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC), which is a major health issue that persists beyond the acute phase of severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

2. Live: The Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot, Call of Duty nominated for video game awards at Los Angeles ceremony

It's the 10th anniversary of video games' night of nights — the Game Awards. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the year and looks forward to what is coming next in interactive media. Join us as we follow along live.

3. Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot Wins Game of the Year

Astro Bot has won the top prize at the videogame industry's biggest awards ceremony. The cute and colourful PlayStation platformer beat Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, Metaphor: Refantazio Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Balatro to ...

4. The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals

Full Winners · WINNER: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 · Astro Bot · Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 · Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth · Silent Hill 2.

5. Gen Z loves the digital compact cameras that millennials once coveted

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Digital compact cameras, the kind that were used 15 or 20 years ago, are showing up on holiday wishlists for teens and Gen Zers. NPR's Claire Murashima asked - how come? CLAIRE MURASHIMA, BYLINE: Smartphones take great pictures, ...

6. Why I . . . set up a death cafe

Bewley is an emeritus professor in obstetrics and women's health at King's College London, a retired obstetrician, and retired forensic sexual offences examiner. She finds the death cafe to be “a safe space to explore death ...

7. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Attackers are getting better at obtaining passwords (e.g. by phishing attacks). MFA adds a second layer of security to your account, making sure your account stays secure, even if someone else obtains your password. MFA is considered best practice by IT ...

8. Multi-omic profiling shed light on chemo-immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer

Researchers use spatial transcriptomics to uncover tumor microenvironment patterns linked to treatment response in non-small-cell lung cancer. Medical illustration of a human lung highlighting a tumor in red, representing lung cancer, ...

9. Future and AI

Throughout Future's history, we have adopted new technologies that support our work. We recognise the potential that Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring to our journalistic practices, by improving efficiency and assisting with our creative processes.

10. The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals

For a round up of our favorites of 2024, check out NPR's Games We Love. Astro Bot claimed four wins, including Game of the Year, at the 2024 Game Awards. The PlayStation 5 exclusive has players run, hover-jump, and rocket-blast to collect stranded ...

11. 2025 LEXUS GX

2025 LEXUS GX ... Following its much-anticipated debut in 2024, the Lexus GX sees several standard features added to its lineup in 2025, including a one-inch suspension lift now standard on Overtrail and Overtrail+ grades.

12. Boreham Launches Mk1 Ford Escort RS with 10000-RPM Redline

The Mk1 Ford Escort RS2000 is back in the form of the officially licensed Boreham Ford Escort Mk1 continuation model. Boreham's car produces 296 horsepower from a naturally aspirated 2.1-liter four-pot that revs all the way to 10,000 rpm.

13. BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster

Notifications from a new Apple product falsely suggested the BBC claimed the New York gunman Luigi Mangione had killed himself. Agence France-Press and Guardian staff. Fri 13 Dec 2024 17.55 EST.

14. 2025 Lexus GX Overtrail Is up to $3680 More Expensive Than Last Year

Every Lexus GX trim gets a price hike for 2025, and its base price has risen by $1035 to $65,285. The off-road-focused Overtrail and Overtrail+ see the biggest increase, with their starting prices rising $3680 and $3145, respectively.

15. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4655 (Beta Channel)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4655 (KB5048753) to the Beta Channel. Changes in Beta Channel builds and updates are documented in two buckets: new features, improvements, and fixes that are being ...

16. DoE, NASA, DoD Eye Quantum Tech for Earth and Beyond

Quantum technology isn't just a tool with big national security implications – it also can help save the planet. Federal agencies are exploring a range of practical quantum applications and are moving beyond theoretical research in those efforts, ...