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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s accessibility features try to make a hectic game easier to play,

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart brings alternate realities to the beloved PlayStation franchise on June 11th, and along with leveraging the PlayStation 5’s SSD, Insomniac Games announced new accessibility features on Thursday that build on the studio’s recent work and address the limited options presented in the earlier PS4 Ratchet & Clank. As an action platformer, Ratchet & Clank often …

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart brings alternate realities to the beloved PlayStation franchise on June 11th, and along with leveraging the PlayStation 5’s SSD, Insomniac Games announced new accessibility features on Thursday that build on the studio’s recent work and address the limited options presented in the earlier PS4 Ratchet & Clank. As an action platformer, Ratchet & Clank often …

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One of the US’s largest insurance companies reportedly paid $40 million to ransomware hackers,

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CNA Financial, one of the largest US insurance companies, paid $40 million to free itself from a ransomware attack that occurred in March, according to a report from Bloomberg. The hackers reportedly demanded $60 million when negotiations started about a week after some of CNA’s systems were encrypted, and the insurance company paid the lower sum a week later. If …

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One of the US’s largest insurance companies reportedly paid $40 million to ransomware hackers, Mitchell Clark

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge CNA Financial, one of the largest US insurance companies, paid $40 million to free itself from a ransomware attack that occurred in March, according to a report from Bloomberg. The hackers reportedly demanded $60 million when negotiations started about a week after some of CNA’s systems were encrypted, and the insurance company paid …

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China’s push for ‘space superiority’ worries nominee for NASA deputy administrator, ,

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It appears that China will be one of the first challenges for NASA’s new leaders. Former astronaut Pam Melroy received questions about China’s space activities during a Senate hearing Thursday (May 20) to consider her nomination as NASA deputy administrator. The livestreamed hearing took place less than a day after her potential future boss, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, pledged action …

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The Inspiration4 astronauts are training hard for their private launch on a SpaceX rocket, ,

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The Inspiration4 mission’s private astronauts will launch on a SpaceX rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft in September 2021. They are: (from left) billionaire Jared Isaacman (who financed the flight); cancer survivor Hayley Arcenaux; geoscientist Sian Proctor; and data engineer Chris Sembroski. (Image credit: Inspiration4/Twitter) Four private astronauts have been strapped into a centrifuge, climbing mountains and learning how to fly …