Yesterday's Top Technology News

1. Ben Adams named winner of 2024-25 AHL's Ken McKenzie Award

Additionally, the Cleveland Monsters are proud to announce the team's front office received multiple awards at the 2025 American Hockey League Team Business Meetings, including Marketing Campaign of the Year and Ticket Sales Department of the Year.

2. How (not) to track your health

Products like the Oura ring, the Whoop band, the Apple Watch, and a growing variety of continuous glucose monitors promise to track things like your heart rate, body temperature, and metabolic health metrics, while their companion apps crunch that data ...

3. Engineers are trying to end pain with electronic implants

Their flexible ultrasound-induced wireless implantable (UIWI) stimulator is secured to the spine, and is able to warp and twist alongside the body. It is powered by ultrasound rather than a bulky battery.

4. FTC sends more than $126M to Fortnite gamers charged for unwanted purchases: How to file a claim

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing more than $126 million in refunds to Fortnite players who were charged for in-game items they didn't want -- and here's how people can file a claim. The payments are part of a 2023 settlement with Epic Games, ...

5. Game On With GeForce NOW, the Membership That Keeps on Delivering

This GFN Thursday rolls out a new reward and games for GeForce NOW members. Whether hunting for hot new releases or rediscovering timeless classics, members can always find more ways to play, games to stream and perks to enjoy.

6. Fortnite players could be eligible for some cash: How to get a refund

Epic Games agreed to pay $245 million to settle the FTC's allegations that the developer used "deceptive practices" to trick players into making unwanted purchases. The FTC issued its first round of refunds in December 2024 ...

7. Using technology and games to build climate resilient communities

Linda Hirsch, a postdoctoral fellow at UC Santa Cruz who is supported by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, is exploring how technology can help individuals and communities prepare for and recover from climate-related hazards.

8. Microsoft Introduces Mu: A Lightweight On-Device Language Model for Windows Settings

Mu is a 330 million parameter encoder–decoder transformer optimized for edge devices. According to Microsoft, this architecture reduces latency by reusing encoded input representations, unlike decoder-only models that must reprocess the full input ...

9. Rice University's OpenStax partners with Microsoft for AI-Enhanced Learning

Available on Microsoft Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft Learning Zone aims to provide educators and students with responsible AI technology and peer-reviewed educational content to support learning. This partnership marks a step forward for both organizations in ...

10. 'Huge advances in cancer and rare diseases': 25 years of the human genome – podcast

Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury. Thu 26 Jun 2025 00.00 EDT. Share. 00:00:00 00:00:00. It has been 25 years since Bill Clinton announced one of ...

11. Kickstarter Campaign Raises Record $44M With New 3D Printer Designed for Entrepreneurs: 'Overwhelming Support'

Key Takeaways · A personal creative tool from eufyMake has broken Kickstarter records. · eufyMake's E1 printer is a UV printer capable of printing textured, colorful designs onto mugs, banners, and tote bags. · The printer has raised over $44 million on ...

12. Microsoft to make Windows more resilient following 2024 IT outage

Microsoft plans to roll out key platform upgrades in July in an effort to build greater operational resilience into the Windows platform, following the 2024 global IT outage linked to a faulty software update from CrowdStrike.