Steam now lets early access devs show a 1.0 release date, then says eh, maybe leave it blank: 'Just because this feature exists, does not mean you should or must use it'

If you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans. If you want to make Gabe Newell laugh, tell him your planned 1.0 launch ...

Valve's latest Steam feature lets devs list 1.0 release dates, but only if they have "a very high degree of confidence"

If you've got a game in Steam Early Access, you can now put your version 1.0 plans front and center with some handy new ...
NPR

The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew

A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 — including films, books, musical ...
The New York Times

Made in New York: The Magic of Holiday Windows in Stores

The windows date back decades and gave work to some famous artists. Today they are high tech but still aim to delight. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday, and it’s Christmas Eve. Today we’ll ...
The New York Times

Dutch Return ‘Java Man’ Bones, With 40,000 Fossils Set to Follow

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...
Beebom

Minecraft Adopts a New Version Numbering System for Java Edition with 26.1 Snapshot 1

Minecraft Java snapshots will now use a new version numbering system starting with Minecraft 26.1. The latest snapshot also brings a balanced villager trading system and a revamped lighting system. A ...
Hosted on MSN

Why Microsoft is force-upgrading certain Windows 11 PCs to version 25H2

Windows 11's latest update is here, and your PC will receive it automatically. As is the usual case for versions of Windows, Microsoft has ended support for Windows 11 version 23H2, which initially ...
archive

Windows NT 5.1 (Windows® XP with NT5 twist) (Beta Version)

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...
GQ

My Levi's 501 Mega-Test: What I Learned Trying on 18 Versions of the World's Most Iconic Jeans

There are jeans, and then there’s the Levi’s 501. Launched in 1890, it’s been a mainstay of American style, GQ’s pages, and my own closet. Probably yours, too. But here’s the rub: like Coke Classic or ...
TheServerSide

How to install SQLite on Windows

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. SQLite is an incredibly lightweight and remarkably popular SQL-compliant database. In fact, it’s ...
The Verge

Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects

Beta versions are now available to download, but they’re missing some features. Beta versions are now available to download, but they’re missing some features. is a senior editor and author of Notepad ...
Reuters

Instant View: Tesla says it started building initial versions of an affordable car, posts a steep sales decline

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab said on Wednesday it has built initial versions of an affordable car, a move likely meant to stem the steep decline in sales the company ...