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August 9, 2024

RIP Redbox, a Bad Idea at the Worst Time

The parent company of Redbox, the outfit that put DVD-rental kiosks in retail locations, is liquidating—another sign of the death of physical media. To revisit this […]
August 9, 2024

UFC’s £262m settlement for former fighters rejected

The UFC criticises a judge who rejected a financial settlement it had reached with former fighters. The UFC are the biggest MMA promotion in the world […]
August 9, 2024

Ask Hackaday: Is Shortwave on Life Support?

Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple receiver, you could listen to the world. Some of it, of […]
August 9, 2024

A Look Inside the Super Nintendo Cartridges and Video System

Despite being effectively sold as a toy in the 1990s, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was pretty bleeding-edge as far its computing chops were concerned. […]