The U.S. government’s investigation into Havana Syndrome “is turning up new evidence that the symptoms are the result of directed-energy attacks,” reports Politico, citing five U.S. lawmakers and officials who’ve been briefed on the matter: Behind closed doors, lawmakers are also growing increasingly confident that Russia or another hostile foreign government is behind the suspected…

Three new Spirits based on Metroid Dread have been added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of its latest Spirit Board event. …read more Source:: CNet

Something of a Holy Grail among engineers with an interest in a low-carbon future is the idea of replacing fossil fuel gasses with hydrogen. There are various schemes, but they all suffer from the problem that hydrogen is difficult stuff to store or transport. It’s not easily liquefied, and the tiny size of its molecule…

“Did death cheat Stephen Hawking of a Nobel Prize?” asks the New York Times: When the iconic physicist died on March 14, 2018, data was already in hand that could confirm an ominous and far-reaching prediction he had made more than four decades before. Dr. Hawking had posited that black holes, those maws of gravitational…

The last full Sunday of NFL action before bye weeks is almost upon us. …read more Source:: CNet

The latest 007 adventure may not have a post-credits scene to stir you, but its ending will leave you shaken. …read more Source:: CNet

The Texas Tribune (an Austin-based non-profit digital news site) reports that climate change “has made the Texas heat worse, with less relief as nighttime temperatures warm, a report from the state’s climatologist published Thursday found.” Climate data also show that the state is experiencing extreme rainfall — especially in eastern Texas — bigger storm surges…

‘We don’t host the content of the websites at issue’ Cloudflare is not liable for any copyright infringement for content hosted on websites its content-delivery network supports, a US federal judge ruled this week.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Never worry about production value again when you can make your live content stand out by using the highest quality of streaming and recording technology available. …read more Source:: ZDNet

“October 5 marks the official release of Windows 11, a new version of the operating system that doesn’t do anything at all to counteract Windows’ long history of depriving users of freedom and digital autonomy,” writes Free Software Foundation campaigns manager Greg Farough. “While we might have been encouraged by Microsoft’s vague, aspirational slogans about…