Monica Chin

Are you a lactose-intolerant Sim of the famed The Sims 4 universe? I mean, I’m not either, but I identify strongly with them. Fortunately for all of us, EA has issued a giant kitchen-focused update to its simulator title, and it includes a change to the recipe UI that makes it much easier to find dairy-free and vegetarian foods. Our virtual friends can kiss stomach cramps and diarrhea goodbye!

New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa has issued an order prohibiting New York State schools from purchasing or using facial recognition technology. Schools may use other forms of biometric identification, the department says, but are asked to consider “the technology’s privacy implications, impact on civil rights, effectiveness, and parental input”.

MSI has announced a partnership with Capcom in honor of the Monster Hunter franchise’s 20th anniversary. MSI will release limited-edition Monster Hunter-themed products that will include, per the announcement, “laptops, monitors, graphics cards, motherboards, cases, liquid coolers, and controllers”.

Acer’s Nitro gaming laptops are widely considered to be the best-value gaming laptops that money can buy (and they’re some of Acer’s best-selling products). The flagship Nitro V 15 has been upgraded to include Intel 13th-Gen Core processors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs, and up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM. You also get a 165Hz FHD panela and up to 2TB of storage. The whole thing starts at $699.99, which is the main attraction.