Indie developers got tired of waiting for a new Star Fox, so they’re making their own

Nostalgia remains a powerful force. So much so that, in exploring the echoes of a late-’90s childhood spent skimming the water of Corneria and sneering “cocky little freaks!” in time with a monkey encased in a Gundam suit, I’m simultaneously describing playing Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars if you’re nasty) in 1997 and streaming it … Read more

Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter

Four years ago, overlooking a canal in Amsterdam, the smart home industry collectively launched Matter, the one interoperability standard to rule them all. Heralded as the solution to the industry’s struggles, Matter was built on open standards and existing technologies and is the result of years of collaboration between traditional rivals, including Apple, Google, Amazon, … Read more

This might be the new best smart speaker

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 134, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re okay in all this heat, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Polymarket lies and Jalen Brunson and … Read more

Classified by the Crown

:::info Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1998, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – VOLUME 1 Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1998: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – VOLUME 1 Chapter 6 – The Deputy … Read more

The Dantès Protocol

:::info Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1998, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – VOLUME 1 Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1998: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO – VOLUME 1 Chapter 5. The Marriage Feast … Read more