Technology News for Friday 18th April 2025

1. Burlington is offering free parking downtown for the next month: Here are the restrictions

Starting now through May 8, two hours of free on-street parking will be available Wednesdays and Thursdays when you start a ParkMobile session. Download the app to your smart device, and you can pay for and extend your parking from your phone. Garages are ...

2. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape Two) review – love, grief and self-recrimination as the girls reunite

PC, PS5, XBox; Don't Nod The concluding half of this two-parter may be lacking in interactive challenges, but is profound, sensitively structured and emotionally resonant. Keith Stuart. Fri 18 Apr 2025 07.36 EDT.

3. RTÉ's Ireland's Wild Islands wins Best Series at the International Wildlife Film Festival in the US

The jury praised the documentary show for its "enchanting blend of history, folklore, and rare wildlife behaviour", which they said is "a hallmark of the genre, but here delivered with an especially distinctive voice".

4. New York's Natural History Museum Goes Galactic in a Dazzling Jewelry Show

“Each piece in this show is a collision between art and science,” she said. “Some are poetic interpretations. Others are accurate visualizations of galaxies, stars, even planetary nebulae.”.

5. Researchers Unveil 3D Tech That Lets Users 'Touch' Virtual Items

Spanish researchers came up with a novel technology that lets users “touch” and “manipulate” 3D objects with just their hands. The researchers replaced the rigid optical diffuser in a volumetric display with a soft, elastic one.

6. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree guide: 8 tips to help you survive Faelduum

Flameweaver: Spellcaster who can launch a Fire Bolt at enemies. Spellbinder: Master of magic who can channel a Chaos Beam that deals damage per second. Nightshade: Duelist with the Envenom skill, which ...

7. Photography industry embraces change and innovation, Zenfolio's 2025 report finds

The photography industry has weathered economic uncertainty, technological disruption and rising operational costs. ... Now in its 6th consecutive year, the report draws on insights from more than 4,500 photographers in 70 countries. North Americans ...

8. Meta blocks Apple Intelligence features in its apps on iOS: Report

Meta's apps have reportedly blocked Apple Intelligence features like writing tools and Genmoji. A report by 9to5Mac has revealed that iOS apps including Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads doesn't have any Apple Intelligence available on them anymore.

9. Game Mode: The Switch 2 And The Future Of Gaming

It included information about the system's launch date (June 5), its hardware specs, the games Nintendo fans could expect to play at release, and, perhaps most importantly, prices for both the Switch 2 and its games.

10. Why von der Leyen's Big Tech tax plan is bluster

BRUSSELS — Donald Trump called the European Union pathetic, so the EU set its sights on Silicon Valley to prove him wrong. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has come out swinging with a threat to tax the advertising revenues of digital ...

11. Int'l Space Station Change of Command Ceremony

The International Space Station hosts a change of command ceremony where Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin hands over command to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi. Report Video Issues. Copy Embed Code.