Technology News for Wednesday 12th March 2025

1. Sensory interactive fibers and textiles

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) have gradually emerged as a burgeoning industry, with the advancement of flexible electronic technology and the growing demand for personalization, convenience, and comfort. As the typical representative, ...

2. Microsoft patches privilege escalation flaw exploited since 2023

The privilege escalation flaw in the Win23k driver affects older versions of Windows and is one of six zero-day vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft in its March patch cycle. hacker in dark room doing bad things. Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash.

3. Trump, an EV Naysayer, Gives Tesla and Musk a White House Exhibition

President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.

4. Your iPhone could be getting a seismic update

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5. Scopely to Acquire 'Pokémon Go' Maker Niantic's Games Division for $3.5 Billion

Mobile gaming giant Scopely is set to acquire the games division of Niantic, the software developer behind “Pokémon Go,” “Pikmin Bloom” and “Monster Hunter Now,” in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. Under the terms of the sale, which is subject to ...

6. If Mark Cuban were a Gen Zer, here's what he would do—even while sleeping—to get ahead of the game

Mark Cuban speaks at SXSW. Mark Cuban encourages Gen Zers to spend every waking moment learning about AI. If not, they may be left behind. Julia Beverly/WireImage.

7. Google's Gemini Robotics AI Model Reaches Into the Physical World

Google DeepMind also announced a version of its model called Gemini Robotics-ER (for embodied reasoning), which has just visual and spatial understanding. The idea is for other robot researchers to use this model to train their own models for controlling ...

8. Niantic Just Sold Off 'Pokémon GO,' So What Changes Now?

Niantic, the publisher of Pokémon GO, has now sold the game to a new company, the Saudi-owned Scopely, divorcing itself from far and away its most successful product in its lifespan in addition to other parts of its gaming division.

9. Researchers Image How Cholesterol Forms Crystals in the Body for the First Time

Read time: 1 minute. A pair of University of Houston professors, known globally for their seminal contributions to crystal engineering with specific breakthroughs in the design of therapeutics to prevent crystallization in human diseases, ...

10. Porsche Hints at Next-Gen 911 GT2 RS That Will 'Raise the Bar'

The automaker has announced a new 911 flagship model that will "raise the bar even further in the sports-car segment." With the last 700-hp GT2 RS launching from zero to 60 mph ...

11. Adaptive locomotion of active solids

The robustness of the locomotion is rooted in an emergent feedback loop between the active solid and the environment, which is mediated by elastic deformations and stresses. As a result, our active solids are able to accelerate ...

12. An operating system for networked quantum computers is a huge practical step forward

Quantum computers have gained the powerful abstractions that allow programmers of classical computers to design and integrate new apps and hardware, and connect devices into networks with ease.

13. A Burned-Out Designer Tried to Heal by Making a Cozy Game

Nothing moves quickly in Wanderstop. To make a single cup of tea in the new video game is a meditative ritual of deliberate steps. The recovering hero, Alta, has to forage for tea leaves, dry out those leaves, plant seeds for fruit to flavor the tea, ...

14. Cretostimogene Expanded Access Program for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer - Sarah Psutka

Dr. Psutka explains that this oncolytic immunotherapy works by selectively replicating in cancer cells with RB pathway alterations, creating a dual mechanism that both kills tumor cells directly and triggers immune responses. The expanded access program ...

15. Meta Ray-Bans Now Available In Slick New Limited-Edition Design

If you've tried Meta's Ray-Bans smart glasses, you'll know that there's a range of designs to choose from. As well as frame shapes, there are sizes and colors to choose from. And now, Meta has just launched a new limited-edition option.

16. Pokemon Go maker sells off games division to Saudi company for $3.5B

Niantic Labs is selling its video-game division to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely for $3.5 billion US, as the American augmented reality firm shifts focus to geospatial technology after failing to recreate the success of its 2016 smash hit Pokemon Go.

17. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 4 to debut big change in remake

Some players on the THPS subreddit expressed concern about how these changes will affect the nature of the challenges, since the missions in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 were a lot more flexible than in its predecessors to account for the larger levels.