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Jay Peters

The Delta emulator is getting online multiplayer for Nintendo DS games

Image: Riley Testut

The excellent Delta emulator for iOS is going to get even better: sometime soon, the app will get support for online multiplayer in Nintendo DS games, according to Delta developer Riley Testut. Testut’s post about the feature includes a video of a Mario Kart DS race between two people being played on the emulator, and it immediately transported me back to playing the game on my own DS many years ago.

Nintendo shut down the DS’s online services way back in...

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Justine Calma

ExxonMobil deceived the public with plastic recycling, lawsuit claims

Plastic bottles and other trash piled up along the bank of the San Gabriel River just a few hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean. | Photo: Getty Images

ExxonMobil has misled consumers for years by perpetuating a “myth” about plastic recycling, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state of California.

ExxonMobil is the world’s leading producer of single-use plastics that become waste, according to the state attorney general’s office. To encourage people to buy products made...

Fast Company

Jennifer Mattson

Lactaid dairy-free milk recalled in 27 states from Florida to New York over serious allergy risk

Shoppers who purchased the affected products should return them for a full refund, says the FDA.

Got milk? Not so fast.

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Joseph Acosta

Travis Hunter is college football’s best player. He should be its Heisman Trophy winner, too

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Colorado’s Travis Hunter should be college football’s Heisman Trophy front-runner right now.

Through four weeks of the college football season, not much is very clear. No top team has really separated themselves from the pack, the elites of the world are either going through QB injuries or lulls of inconsistency, and the parity created by the transfer portal has leveled the playing field, at least so far.

However, one thing is clear: the best...

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Umar Shakir

Assa Abloy partners with Boston Dynamics to let the dogs in

You’ve probably seen those door access panels before. | Image: Assa Abloy

Assa Abloy, the major Swedish conglomerate that owns a whole lot of door and security companies like August Home and the non-US version of Yale, is partnering with Boston Dynamics to build a new digital door access system that enables Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots autonomous entry into secured areas. The two intend to make it easier for companies to implement a robot security dog that can patrol buildings...

Mashable

Apple Intelligence release date report: When will you get iOS 18 Genmoji, new Siri, and more?

On Apple's official website, the Cupertino-based tech giant says that Apple Intelligence is "coming this fall."

However, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, via his Power On newsletter, claims that he has more specific insight into the release date windows of some of the most highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features, including Genmoji, Image Playground, and more.

Apple Intelligence release date report

As of this writing, you can beta test some Apple Intelligence features, including the new Clean Up...

Mashable

'Absolutely idiotic': An Excel spreadsheet was used for tragic OceanGate Titan submersible's navigation

Remember the Titan submersible? 

Stockton Rush, founder and owner of the underwater tourism company OceanGate, took himself, a Titanic expert, and three tourists on a trip down to the infamous ship's remains on board the submersible in June 2023. However, the crew on the ground lost contact and the wreckage of the Titan submersible was later discovered. The sub had imploded and all five on board died.

New information about the tragedy is now being uncovered, thanks to an investigation by the...

Fast Company

Tracy Brown Hamilton

Website for free COVID tests crashes as FDA appears to show September’s availability date

Some visitors to the government’s website received a ‘service unavailable’ error message on Monday, indicating high demand for the tests.

As cases of a new COVID-19 variant rise across the United States, the federal government has announced the return of free at-home test kits.

Fast Company

Lance Lambert

Why Jerome Powell says the Fed alone can’t fix the broken housing market

According to Powell, ‘The real issue with housing is that we have had, and are on track to continue to have, not enough housing.’

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.

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Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk's SpaceX, Says He "F**ked" Land Near Border

The card game company says Musk stole property it once bought to impede Donald Trump's border wall "without remorse or even explanation."

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Pete Thamel

Sources: MWC making push to keep remaining 8

The Mountain West is making a significant push to solidify its future by offering guaranteed money to its remaining eight schools, sources told ESPN.

ESPN.com

Paolo Uggetti

Bush sues USC, Pac-12, NCAA for NIL 'injustice'

Reggie Bush has sued USC, the Pac-12 and the NCAA in a bid to recoup money made on his name, image and likeness during his college career from 2003 to '05.

ESPN.com

ESPN

Power Rankings: Texas remains on top for second straight week

Three new teams enter the rankings, while the Longhorns maintain the top spot.

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ESPN

College football takeaways: Travis Hunter's triumph, Hugh Freeze's struggles and more

Our experts break down the key storylines and big performances from Week 4.

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Jacob Rude

Why the WNBA needs to change its playoff format

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As the league evolves and grows, the WNBA needs to solve the problems that exist with their current playoff format.

It’s often hard to forget just how relatively young the WNBA is. The playoffs are officially underway to put the final touches on their 28th season which, when said aloud, doesn’t sound particularly new.

However, compare that to other leagues across America and you quickly get a better sense. The NFL’s...

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Helene Cooper

Pentagon to Send More U.S. Troops to Middle East as Tensions Rise

Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, declined to say exactly how many troops were deploying, citing operational security.

Mashable

TikTok brings its paid subscriptions to more creators

TikTok is expanding its eligibility to creator subscriptions.

Previously known as LIVE Subscription, the monetization feature was only available for creators who stream on the platform. But starting today, Sept. 23, Subscription is available to any creator who is 18 years or older, has at least 10,000 followers, and has accumulated at least 100,000 video views in the past calendar year. LIVE creators previously eligible for the feature will still have access.

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30+ kitchen deals to shop ahead of October Prime Day: Ninja Foodi, nutribullet, and more

The best early Prime Day kitchen deals at a glance: BEST AIR FRYER DEAL Ninja Air Fryer XL AF150 (5.5-quart) $109.99 at Amazon (save $50) ...

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Emma Roth

Telegram will now hand over your phone number and IP if you’re a criminal suspect

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Telegram will now turn over a user’s phone number and IP address if it receives a request from authorities, according to its just-updated privacy policy:

If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you’re a suspect in a case involving criminal activities that violate the Telegram Terms of Service, we will perform a legal analysis of the request and may disclose your IP address and phone number to...

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