The Stop Killing Games campaign is evolving into more than just a movement. In a YouTube video, the campaign’s creator, Ross Scott, explained that organizers are planning to establish two non-governmental organizations, one for the European Union and another for the US. According to Scott, these NGOs would allow for “long-term counter lobbying” when publishers end support for certain video games.

“Let me start off by saying I think we’re going to win this, namely the problem of publishers destroying video games that you’ve already paid for,” Scott said in the video. According to Scott, the NGOs will work on getting the original Stop Killing Games petition codified into EU law, while also pursuing more watchdog actions, like setting up a system to report publishers for revoking access to purchased video games.

The Stop Killing Games campaign started as a reaction to Ubisoft’s delisting of The Crew from players’ libraries. The controversial decision stirred up concerns about how publishers have the ultimate say on delisting video games. After crossing a million signatures last year, the movement’s leadership has been busy exploring the next steps.

According to Scott, the campaign leadership will meet with the European Commission soon, but is also working on a 500-page legal paper that reveals some of the industry’s current controversial practices. In the meantime, the ongoing efforts have led to a change of heart from Ubisoft since the publisher updated The Crew 2 with an offline mode.

On 18 February 2026, Google introduced the Pixel 10a in India, positioning it as an affordable gateway to its powerful AI ecosystem. The device is priced at Rs 49,999, the same as last year’s A-series device. The phone will be available starting 6 March 2026. With a strong focus on AI innovation and affordability, the Pixel 10a aims to make smart technology more accessible.

The Pixel 10a is all about functional AI that makes a difference in everyday use. Google is introducing flagship Pixel 10 AI capabilities to the A-series lineup, making advanced functionality more available. Camera Coach helps users take better photos in real-time. Auto Best Take helps group photos by picking the best expressions from a series of photos, even with up to 20 people in the photo. Google also launches Pixel Drops, which provide new features and enhancements on a regular basis.

Big Display with Longer Battery Life

The Pixel 10a comes with a 6.3-inch Actua display that provides crisp and colorful images and has a peak brightness of 3,000 nits, which is the brightest display on any Pixel A-series smartphone. This display is readable even in direct sunlight. The Pixel 10a comes with a 5,100 mAh battery, which is the largest battery in the A-series smartphones till date and provides more than 30 hours of battery life. The Pixel 10a is charged through 30W wired charging and 10W wireless charging.

Durability & Software Support

The Pixel 10a is supported by Google for software and security updates for a total of seven years. The device has a Gorilla Glass GG7i display and is IP68-rated, making it dust and water-resistant. Moreover, the phone comes with uniform 4mm bezels that create a balanced look. The colors available for the device are Lavender, Obsidian, Fog, and Berry.

In terms of sustainability, Google has highlighted the eco-friendly options available in the Pixel 10a. Google builds the device with an aluminium frame and an 81% recycled plastic back. The company also uses recycled cobalt, copper, gold, and tungsten, supporting more eco-friendly production.

Pricing, Offers & Pixel Upgrade Program

Google has some attractive offers for the Pixel 10a. You can get a cashback of Rs 3,000 and enjoy up to 24 months of no-cost EMI with the purchase of the Pixel 10a if you make the payment along with some HDFC Bank credit cards. There is also an exchange bonus of Rs 3,000. With the Pixel Upgrade Program, you can pay as low as Rs 2,083 per month with zero interest. In addition, after 9 EMI payments, you can upgrade to a new Pixel with an assured buyback guarantee.

Although digital computers are – much like their human computer counterparts – about performing calculations, another crucial element is that of memory. After all, you need to fetch values from somewhere and store them afterwards. Sometimes values need to be stored for long periods of time, making memory one of the most important elements, yet also one of the most difficult ones. Back in the 1950s the storage options were especially limited, with a 1959 Bell Labs film reel that [Connections Museum] digitized running through the bleeding edge of 1950s storage technology.

After running through the basics of binary representation and the difference between sequential and random access methods, we’re first taking a look at punch cards, which can be read at a blistering 200 cards/minute, before moving onto punched tape, which comes in a variety of shapes to fit different applications.

Electromechanical storage in the form of relays are popular in e.g. telephone exchanges, as they’re very fast. These use two-out-of-five code to represent the phone numbers and corresponding five relay packs, allowing the crossbar switch to be properly configured.

After these types of memory, we move on to magnetic memory, in the form of well-known magnetic tape that provide mass storage in relatively little space. There is also the magnetic drum, which is much like a very short and very fast tape and provides e.g. working memory. This is what e.g. the Bendix G-15 uses for its clock signal and working memory, while magnetic tape and punched tape are used for application and data storage.

Next we cover magnetic-core memory, which stores a magnetic orientation in its ferrite rings or on a ferrite plate. This is non-volatile memory, but has low bit density and performs destructive reads, preventing its use beyond the 1970s. Today’s NAND Flash memory has significant overlap with core memory in its operating principles, both in its advantages and disadvantages.

An interesting variation on core memory is Twistor memory, which saw brief use during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Invented by Bell Labs, it was supposed to make for cheaper core-like memory, but semiconductor memory wiped out its business case, along with the similar bubble memory. An interesting feature of Twistor memory was the ability to add write-inhibit cards containing permanent magnets.

Fascinatingly, a kind of crude mask ROM is also demonstrated, before we move on to the old chestnut of vacuum tubes. Demonstrated is a barrier-grid tube, which uses electrons to create an electrostatic charge on a mica surface. This electron beam is also used to read the value, which is naturally destructive, making it somewhat similar to core memory in its speed and functionality.

Finally, we get the flying-spot store system, which is a type of optical digital memory. This is reminiscent of optical disc systems like the Compact Disc, and a reminder of all the amazing breakthroughs that we’d be seeing over the next decades.

Perhaps the best part about this video is that it shows the world as it sidled still mostly unaware towards these big changes. Memory storage was still the realm of largely hand-assembled, macro-sized devices, vacuum tubes and chunky electromechanical relays. Only a few years after this video was released, we’d see semiconductor technology turn the macro into micro, by the 1970s nerds would be fighting over who had the most RAM in their home computers, and CD-ROMs would set the world of computer storage and home game consoles ablaze by the 1990s with literally hundreds of MBs of storage per very cheap disc.

We’ve tested oodles of noise-canceling headphones and the Sony WH-CH720N might have an unfortunate name, but they’re the best budget-friendly pair we’ve tried. They usually offer good value when selling for the full $178 MSRP, but right now they’ve fallen to $95 shipped on Amazon and $100 on Best Buy.

These headphones are well-built and well-designed, with great active noise cancellation and robust sound. They don’t fold up and they don’t come with a case, but you can get a case as a separate purchase if that’s a deal-breaker for you.

These are lightweight, with adaptive sound that can adjust itself to suit your environment. Moreover, if you want a pair of over-hear wireless headphones with active noise cancellation, it’s very difficult to get that in a package this affordable. Tack on the long-lasting 35-hour battery, and paying under $100 becomes a no-brainer if you’re in the market and on a tight budget. We haven’t seen them drop this low in price before.

We’re nowhere near a shopping event like Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, but this is just one of several headphone deals we’ve spotted recently. Check those stories out if you’re on the hunt for wireless gaming earbuds or open earbuds.