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8BitDo’s first wireless Xbox controller is a surprise Rare collaboration

8BitDo’s first wireless Xbox controller is a surprise Rare collaboration

8BitDo has created its first wireless Xbox controller in partnership with Rare, a game studio acquired by Microsoft. The officially licensed controller features a gold and blue design, with plenty of Easter eggs to celebrate Rare’s 40th anniversary. The $89.99 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller for Xbox — Rare 40th Anniversary Edition (yes, that’s the product name!) can connect to an …

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Figma IPO’s surprise winner is a charity with 13 million shares—and a famous backstory that sparked a bitter feud over a donor’s oil fortune

Figma IPO’s surprise winner is a charity with 13 million shares—and a famous backstory that sparked a bitter feud over a donor’s oil fortune

As Figma went public this week to much fanfare—and an almost instantaneous 250% stock pop—quite a few folks from Silicon Valley made money. But the biggest winner in terms of immediate IPO proceeds is not any of the marquee Silicon Valley venture capital firms such as Index Ventures, Greylock, and Kleiner Perkins, who sold only small slivers of their stakes …

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Hungarian GP: Charles Leclerc takes surprise pole position

Hungarian GP: Charles Leclerc takes surprise pole position

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took a sensational, surprise pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s title contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Leclerc, nowhere near the McLaren’s pace until the final part of qualifying, pipped Piastri by just 0.026 seconds. Norris, 16 points adrift in the championship, was 0.015secs behind his team-mate. Mercedes’ George Russell was fourth, ahead …

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Hungarian GP qualifying: Leclerc takes surprise pole to upset McLarens

Hungarian GP qualifying: Leclerc takes surprise pole to upset McLarens

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Charles Leclerc took a shock pole position for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead McLaren’s championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second and third. Leclerc hooked up a 1:15.372 to beat championship leader Piastri to the fastest third and final qualifying session time by 0.026 seconds, with Norris a further 0.015 seconds adrift in …

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Jerome Powell had a surprise visit from Trump. He’s poised to leave interest rates unchanged anyway

Jerome Powell had a surprise visit from Trump. He’s poised to leave interest rates unchanged anyway

The Federal Reserve is expected to leave its short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday for the fifth straight meeting, a move that will likely underscore the deep divide between how Chair Jerome Powell and his chief critic, President Donald Trump, see the economy. The Fed itself, to be sure, is increasingly divided over its next steps, and many economists expect that two …

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Quantum tunneling mystery solved after 100 years—and it involves a surprise collision

Quantum tunneling mystery solved after 100 years—and it involves a surprise collision

Recently, Professor Dong Eon Kim from POSTECH’s Department of Physics and Max Planck Korea-POSTECH Initiative and his research team have succeeded in unraveling for the first time the mystery of the ‘electron tunneling’ process, a core concept in quantum mechanics, and confirmed it through experiments. This study was published in the international journal Physical Review Letters and is attracting attention …

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Lung disease: Man given one year to live after surprise diagnosis; what you need to know about IPF |

Lung disease: Man given one year to live after surprise diagnosis; what you need to know about IPF |

A deadly lung disease was discovered in a 68-year-old man during a routine check-up. What seemed like a harmless appointment quickly turned into something far more serious—one that would eventually land him in the hospital.Christopher Kennedy, 68, went in for a simple X-ray before routine surgery, expecting it to be a quick visit. Instead, doctors spotted scarring on his lungs. …

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