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Dr. Elena Marchetti
Dr. Elena Marchetti writes about cryptography and the math that underpins it: hash functions, collision attacks, and why algorithms age out of trust. She has a research background in applied cryptography and tests a claim before explaining it.
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PC Gaming vs Console Gaming: $11.1B vs -19% Drop [2026]
Two numbers sum up the state of gaming hardware in mid-2026. Steam just posted $11.1 billion in gross revenue for the first…
15-Year-Old’s ChatGPT Hack Exposes 1.3M Bandai Users [2026]
A 15-year-old high school student in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, used ChatGPT to help write the code that took down one of Bandai…
Resident Evil Requiem Hits 7M, Capcom Profit +13% [2026]
Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem has sold more than 7 million copies in barely two months on shelves, making it the fastest-selling entry…
Embracer Group Splits in Two, Profit Craters 68% [2026]
Embracer Group confirmed on May 20, 2026 that it will break itself into two independently listed companies, spinning off a new entertainment…
Subnautica 2 Hits 5M Sales as $250M Bonus Suit Ends [2026]
Subnautica 2 has crossed 5 million copies sold, according to multiple sales trackers reporting in July 2026, a milestone that would be…
Batocera 43.1 Setup: 200+ Systems, 12 Steps [2026]
Most emulation tools install on top of an operating system you already run. Batocera does the opposite: it replaces your boot process…
Dolphin Emulator: GameCube & Wii in 4K, 12 Steps [2026]
The Dolphin emulator is the rare piece of software that Nintendo went to court to stop – and it is still here,…
RetroArch: 100+ Cores in 12 Steps, 30 Min [2026]
RetroArch is the closest thing retro gaming has to a universal remote. Instead of juggling a dozen separate emulators — each with…
EmuDeck on Steam Deck: 20+ Emulators, 12 Steps [2026]
The Steam Deck is the most capable emulation handheld most people will ever own, but out of the box it does not…
PlayStation Ends Discs in 2028: 85% Now Digital [2026]
Sony is retiring the PlayStation disc. On July 1, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed that it will stop manufacturing physical game discs…
