New Xbox PC App Claims 60% Faster Launch Times and UX Improvements

New Xbox PC App Claims 60% Faster Launch Times and UX Improvements

Epic Games’ recent proclamation of significantly faster launch times in its new vibration-encoded Epic Games Launcher, followed by a Steam update that makes similar performance improvements, appears to have inspired Microsoft’s Xbox to work on improving its Xbox app for PC, with a new announcement making several claims about improved performance. Although claims about the … Read more

“We got it done!’ Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays

"We got it done!' Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays

Síganos Agréguenos como fuente preferida en Google Newsletter Suscríbase a nuestro boletín Justo cuando la NASA se está preparando para demostrar “Max Power” en tierra, dos astronautas en una caminata espacial han proporcionado lo mismo a la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS). Los ingenieros de vuelo de la Expedición 75 Anil Menon de la NASA y … Read more

Kauai Resort Faces Legionnaires’ Disease Investigation

Kauai Resort Faces Legionnaires' Disease Investigation

When we heard that Nihi Kai Villas in Poipu was at the center of a Legionnaires’ disease investigation, it hit close to home. Jeff (your Beat of Hawaii editor) once owned and lived at this Kauai condominium resort, and we were there again last month. Now two visitors who stayed there recently have been diagnosed … Read more

Trump calls midterms ‘crooked’, demands Alaska votes go to Republican candidate

Trump calls midterms 'crooked', demands Alaska votes go to Republican candidate

US President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at a “crooked” election as Democrats’ midterm steamroller rolled on, with another potential Senate defeat in Mississippi threatening to deepen Republicans’ historic defeat. “Our elections are so crooked you have no idea,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, as he denounced the “shameful” victory of a … Read more

2026 midterm election live updates as Democrats flip over 40 House seats, GOP grapples with stunning losses

2026 midterm election live updates as Democrats flip over 40 House seats, GOP grapples with stunning losses

Rep. Robert Garcia of California, who will chair the House Oversight Committee in the next Congress, laid out four areas where the panel will focus its investigative efforts. The broader investigations include the Trump family’s business dealings, corporate corruption, the actions of the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Jeffrey … Read more

Kushner Outlines Five-Point European Security Plan

Kushner Outlines Five-Point European Security Plan

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and chief negotiator Jared Kushner outlined five goals for a broader European security framework on Thursday, November 5, ahead of planned US-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi next week. In a statement published on X, Kushner said Trump had made progress in talks with several European … Read more

The Nasdaq Plunges 5%. What the Data Center Crash Means for Investors

The Nasdaq Plunges 5%. What the Data Center Crash Means for Investors

Is the AI ​​bubble bursting? That question was on the minds of millions of investors Thursday, when the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) had one of the worst days in its history, falling 5.5% as fears spread that a political backlash could stifle the AI ​​boom following the midterm elections. Did Nvidia miss out in 2009? This … Read more