New Zealand Scraps Most Covid Rules as Virus Battle Winds Down

New Zealand will no longer require people to wear masks in indoor public spaces or to be vaccinated to work in certain roles, as the country...

Comcast Starts Rolling Out 2-Gigabyte Download Speeds to Millions of US Homes

Comcast says it's "evolving its entire network architecture" (along with its equipment and customer devices) — and it's no...

Does Computer Programming Really Help Kids Learn Math?

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: A new study on the Impact of Programming on Primary Mathematics Learning (abstract only, full artic...

Now you can stream Elden Ring’s soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube

Image: From Software Elden Ring developer FromSoftware is making the game’s music soundtrack available to stream online in case you want...

Disney World Plans a Tron-Themed Rollercoaster: 'Lightcycle Run'

Released 40 years ago, the 1982 movie Tron eventually spawned a 2010 sequel (plus a 19-episode animated series that aired on Disney XD betwe...

How A Tiny Toad Could Upend a US Geothermal Project

There's a tiny, black-freckled toad that likes the water in hot springs. Unfortunately, the only place in the world where the species is...

DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket website and app crash on opening weekend

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Football fans are struggling to watch the first NFL Sunday Ticket game of the season due to issue...