The 5G era is here, and while it hasn’t necessarily brought about the mobile revolution some expected, it could well do so in the next few years. Current 5G tech delivers minimal improvements to download speeds, but eventually it should dramatically improve download speeds, nearly eliminate latency, and reduce congestion on mobile networks. In other […]
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They’re Flocking to America to Make a Fortune Playing Video Games
League of Legends teams in the U.S. lag behind their competitors in Asia, so they recruit the world’s best players by offering huge salaries. Crimson lights flashed and announcers yelled in shock as a star athlete pulled off a miraculous feat: leading his team to an upset victory in the semifinals of a world championship […]
Hurry! Grab this awesome Android tablet deal before they’re sold out!
Take advantage of this super cheap tablet deal today. The YQSAVIOR Android tablet is currently on sale for just $ 79 — that’s $ 31 off its regular price of $ 110 at Amazon. This is one of the biggest discounts we’ve ever seen on this tablet so act quickly. The longer you wait, the […]
Blue-collar games were great in 2020 because they’re about perseverance
Before writing about games, I had a lot of different jobs. I sorted packages at a FedEx facility, I built delivery pallets at a Kroger distribution center, and I worked as a courier. Now that I spend all day at a desk thinking about video games, I definitely harbor a slight longing for something more […]
Conservatives grumbling about censorship say they’re flocking to Parler. They told us so on Twitter.
Maria Bartiromo, the Fox Business anchor seen on TV six days a week, has joined a chorus of pro-Trump commentators urging followers to flock to Parler, the social network that promises no fact-checking or “editorial bullies trying to tell you what to think.” She told Parler chief executive John Matze in an interview earlier this […]
PlayStation and Xbox are not in a ‘console war.’ They’re racing in different directions.
We do know, however, that it’ll have a really good launch year in terms of its game offerings. Surprisingly good, in fact. Thursday’s PlayStation 5 reveal was trailer after trailer of new entries into several franchises within Sony’s first-party stable, including “Horizon: Forbidden West,” “Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart” and “Demon’s Souls.” The event was […]
iPhone looters find devices disabled, with a warning they’re being tracked
Enlarge / The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Samuel Axon Along with other retailers big and small, Apple Stores have been subject to looting by opportunists amid the ongoing protests around the United States. In response, Apple has again closed all of its stores in the US. Stores had only recently reopened […]
Meet Bob and Doug, the NASA astronauts about to make history. They’re hilarious (and kinda goofy).
The arcs of their careers and personal lives have for years run on parallel tracks, like twin strands of DNA, winding from the military to test pilot school to the same NASA astronaut class, where both met their wives. Now Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are about to fly together in one of the most […]
Virtual learning: How to keep your kids engaged while they’re off from school
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has caused restaurants, bars, museums, schools, and more to close down to prevent the rapid spread of the virus. Many kids are home from school these next few weeks, but that doesn’t mean they have to pause educational and interactive learning. There are plenty of sites and apps offering virtual field […]
‘It feels as though lots of brands are getting hijacked:’ Some marketers say Amazon is too crowded with ads, and they’re trying new ways to break through
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UK Parliament: Ban all loot boxes until evidence proves they’re safe for kids
Enlarge / UK Parliament sends a clear signal: loot boxes in series like FIFA are on notice. EA / Machkovech UK Parliament published a wide-ranging inquiry on Thursday looking into the rise of “immersive and addictive technologies” and what the British government should do to recognize manipulative, unsafe, and otherwise uncouth business practices in a […]
Facebook makes small tweaks after anti-conservative-bias report. They’re unlikely to make the issue go away.
(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) August 20 at 3:56 PM Facebook released the interim results of an investigation into its alleged anti-conservative bias Tuesday, the first step in attempting to address criticism by the right that the social media giant has stifled its voice. The report did not present any evidence of bias, although it did conclude […]
The guy who invented the USB finally admits they’re annoying to plug in
You know how it is. You need to get some files off your thumb drive so you go to plug it into your PC and … nope … it ain’t going in. So you flip it around and fiddle and fumble to find the port again and … nope … it still ain’t going in. […]
Google Employees Who Organized Mass Walkout Say They’re Being Retaliated Against
Hi all, This was a hard email to write. Google is retaliating against several organizers. We are among them and here is what’s happening to us: Meredith Just after Google announced that it would disband its AI ethics council, I was informed my role would be changed dramatically. I’m told that to remain at the […]
A.I. could monitor farms from above to make sure they’re not illegally polluting
The idea of an artificial intelligence that watches from the skies, seeking out wrongdoing, sounds all a bit sci-fi dystopia. Actually, it describes a new deep learning A.I. being developed to help detect farms that are illegally polluting waterways. “According to the [Environmental Protection Agency], agriculture is the leading contributor of pollutants to the waterways […]