Light Start: OpenAI’s essay scheme, HBO’s year of stream, Game Informer loses steam, and Zelda earbuds join the team

That’s (not) gonna leave a mark. Unless…? Image: OpenAI Artificial intelligence (AI) or more accurately, ChatGPT, may not be quite equal to that of Skynet (yet), but man, can it write a good essay. So good that it’s grown into an issue that teachers struggle to...

The Last of Us Part II Remastered review (PS5) — Emotionally taxing (now in 4K!)

One of the world’s most controversial games of the last, well, ever, has been remastered for the PS5. The Last of Us Part II Remastered is Naughty Dog’s way of letting us know that, actually, yes, it has been keeping itself busy. Just… not on The Last of Us 3. That’s...

The fungus zombies in ‘The Last of Us’ are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they’re becoming more resistant

Many of the people watching The Last of Us are likely there for the zombies. I love the zombies too, but I’m really there for the fungus. I’ve been studying fungi since my PhD work in the 1980s, and I grow more fascinated by these amazing organisms with every passing...

Light Start: ISS spacewalk, a Tomb Raider Universe, Apple gatekeeps WiFi 6E and The Last of Us season 2

“We’re just going for a walk” This Thursday, 2 February, two astronauts currently residing on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning a trip into the void, leaving the comfort of their ‘home’. The plan is simple. Spacewalk out to the exterior of the ISS and...