Gaming

The history of the Madden Curse

Nearly 20 years into the iconic franchise’s history, there’s no escaping the “Madden Curse.” Since Garrison Hearst broke his ankle in 1998, shortly after starring on the cover of Madden NFL 99, most of the players who “starred” on the game’s cover have suffered an injury the following season. Of the 20 players who have been selected to grace the cover Madden games through […]

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Secretly filmed footage reveals the training Facebook moderators are put through

Firecrest/C4Facebook moderators are trained to evaluate graphically violent content. The training Facebook moderators are put through has been revealed in secretly filmed footage, recorded by a reporter for British broadcaster Channel 4. The training, carried out by Facebook’s content moderation contractor CPL Resources, reveals how reviewers should deal with material, including child abuse and racism. […]

Mobile

Motorola Moto E5 Play

Motorola’s E series has always focused on no-frills phones with solid performance for an affordable price. The new Moto E5 Play follows suit, with a capable Snapdragon processor, enough RAM to handle most common tasks, and an increasingly rare removable battery. The E5 Play isn’t the fastest or most eye-catching phone on the market, but […]

Emerging Tech

Man vs. machine: An A.I. algorithm attempts to break a world speed record

[embedded content] Artificial intelligence algorithms may be able to beat grandmasters at chess, defeat champion players at Jeopardy!, and vanquish the world’s best Go players. One thing they can’t do: Beat the world’s zippiest cyclist for the speed record of the fastest human-powered vehicle at 83.13 mph. After all, the record includes the word “human” in its […]