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David Gaider, famed for crafting narrative in Dragon Age: Origins and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, has joined Owlcat Games’ writing team for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a sci‑fi RPG reminiscent of Mass Effect. Gaider announced his collaboration via Bluesky, noting his enthusiasm for the Expanse series. Owlcat, known for Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, released a beta earlier this year and is actively refining the game ahead of its planned 2025 launch.

On November 5, Sierra Club Florida and partners hosted “Power & Perspectives: The Energy Dialogue,” a town hall in Tampa addressing rising TECO rates and utility accountability. Over 25 attendees heard a panel of Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch, Hillsborough Affordable Energy Coalition, a city council member, and the city’s Sustainability & Resilience Officer. TECO’s recent rate cuts still leave residential and small‑business customers paying more than $10 per month than in December 2024, while the [...]

A documentary titled Mass Effect: The BioWare Story is slated for release next year, chronicling the Canadian studio’s rise from its 1995 founding to blockbuster franchises such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Written and directed by Akash Sherman for Super Channel, the film began production two years before Electronic Arts announced the studio’s closure following its private acquisition. It features new interviews with founders Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk and Augustine Yip, as well as key figures like Mass Effect director Casey Hudson, voice actor [...]

Alex Gibney’s four‑hour documentary “Musk” chronicles Elon Musk’s ascent from tech entrepreneur to polarizing global figure. The film premiered in theaters on Oct. 9, 2026, and became available for digital purchase in North America on Nov. 6 at 12 a.m. ET via Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home for $19.99. Featuring archive footage and interviews with Musk’s ex‑wife Justine, journalist Kara Swisher, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and others, the runtime totals 3 hours 55 minutes. Viewers outside the United States can access the purchase through a [...]

Google’s Android XR ecosystem is moving toward market entry as its second design partner, fashion brand Gentle Monster, announced a December 2026 launch for its first “Intelligent Eyewear” glasses. The announcement follows Warby Parker’s pre‑order start on November 12 and its own “Intelligent Eyewear” branding. Gentle Monster teased the release with a short film starring Joaquin Phoenix, directed by Jonathan Glazer, slated for mid‑November, and confirmed the glasses will ship in December. The devices represent the inaugural batch of Android‑based extended‑reality [...]

Amazon has reduced the price of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with a 49 mm Natural Titanium case and matching Milanese Loop band to $649, marking a $250 discount from the $899 manufacturer’s suggested retail price and the lowest recorded price for the medium‑size, last‑generation model. The promotion, part of an early Black Friday rollout, applies to the GPS + Cellular version and is listed alongside other Apple discounts, including $199 for AirPods Pro 3 and reduced pricing on the upcoming Apple [...]

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Build 26340.9882 on November 6, introducing a change to the sign‑in experience that displays the PIN entry field while Windows Hello continues to scan a face or fingerprint. Previously, users had to wait for facial recognition to succeed or fail, or manually select “Sign‑in options” to type a PIN, adding extra clicks especially in dim lighting or when the sensor was obstructed. The new build shows the prompt “Look at the camera or enter your [...]

OpenAI hired Jessica Schumer, daughter of Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer, and rebranded its data centers as “compute campuses” just before the 2024 midterm elections, signaling a shift toward rebuilding Democratic ties after two years of close cooperation with the Trump administration. During that period, major tech firms attended White House events, scaled back DEI programs, and donated to pro‑Trump super PACs, while benefiting from tax breaks, paused investigations and looser AI regulation. The midterms, which could tighten Democratic [...]