Hackers Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data Breach

General Motors suffered a hack that exposed a significant amount of sensitive personal information on car owners—names, addresses, phone numbers, locations, car mileage, and maintenance history.

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How To Find Free E-Books for Kindle, Browser, Phone, and More

You might think that you need to spend money to fill up your e-reader with great literature, but that’s not actually the case. If you know where to look, you can find a host of free e-books out there to add to your collection, and you’ll find plenty of them are better than the paid stuff, too. No matter what model of…

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‘Most Responsible Kitten In The World’ Found Watching Over Orphaned Litter

A fluffy black kitten named Binx was found attempting to care for three younger kittens “as best he could.”

Panasonic Toughbook 40 Slims Down, But It's Still A Rugged Beast

The Panasonic Toughbook 40 continues the company’s legacy of hardcore notebook devices made to withstand all work environments — with a new slimmer figure.

Apple Watch Pride Bands Return For 2022 With New Designs

Apple continues its tradition of releasing Apple Watch Pride Bands in vibrant twists of bright color in order to support and honor the LGTBQ+ community.

How Particle Accelerators Hit The Big Time

Particle accelerators have gone from niche scientific communities to the mainstream in recent decades, and technology keeps improving.

The Truth About Lewis Hamilton's Near Race-Ending First Lap

Lewis Hamilton suffered a major set back the first lap of the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, but despite wanting to quit, he managed an impressive recovery.

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II' will arrive on October 28th

Call of Duty fans might want to start looking into taking some time off around Halloween. The next entry in the franchise, Modern Warfare II, will be released on October 28th. It’s the sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare, which was a reboot of the blockbuster series.

Activision Blizzard released a teaser video that doesn’t show any gameplay. Instead, it reveals artwork for some of the characters who’ll be featured: John “Soap” MacTavish, Simon “Ghost” Riley, Captain John Price, Kyle “Gaz” Garrick and Alejandro Vargas.

A gameplay reveal (if you really need one to know what a modern Call of Duty game looks like) may not be too far away, though. The teaser includes a quick flash of text reading “J-8-22.” That may be hinting toward a broader reveal on June 8th, just ahead of major gaming showcases from Summer Game Fest and Xbox and Bethesda.

It’s Infinity Ward’s turn to release a Call of Duty title and the studio has its hands full, since it’s also responsible for Warzone. A “massive evolution” of the battle royale will take place later this year in line with the release of Modern Warfare II. Both games will have a new engine, for one thing.

Modern Warfare II is arguably the most important Call of Duty title for Activision Blizzard in many years. The series is the company’s crown jewel. While the most recent release, Call of Duty: Vanguard, was the biggest selling game of 2021 by some estimations, it saw “lower premium sales” at launch than the previous year’s entry, Black Ops Cold War.

In the first three months of 2022, the Activision side of the business (which Call of Duty falls under) saw a big drop in engagement year-over-year from 150 million monthly active players to 100 million in the wake of the company’s misconduct scandals. With the Microsoft takeover pending and reports that there may not be a new Call of Duty game in 2023, Activision Blizzard will be hoping that Modern Warfare II performs strongly.

Dust Storm Sends China’s Mars Rover Into Safe Mode

China’s Zhurong rover is currently in safe mode as it waits out a Martian dust storm, according to Chinese state-run media, and it may remain in safe mode until the end of 2022.

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Watch More of Uncle Owen's Sick Burn From Obi-Wan Kenobi

From day one, Star Wars made it very clear there’s no love lost between Owen Lars and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lars calls Kenobi a “crazy old man” and tries to get Luke Skywalker to pay him no mind. Which, of course, doesn’t work. But that relationship got a fun new twist in the most recent trailer for Disney+’s Star Wars:

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