Nikon this week announced the results of its 46th Small World Photomicrography contest. Below, you can see the top 20 entries selected by the judges. “The goal of the Nikon Small World competition has been to share microscopic imagery that visually blends art and science for the general public,” said Eric Flem, communications manager of Nikon […]
Enlarge / Painting by Israel Bernbaum depicting Jewish children in Warsaw Ghetto and in the death camps (1981). Monclair State University collection During the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II, Jewish residents in Warsaw were forcibly confined to a district known as the Warsaw Ghetto. The crowded, unsanitary conditions and meager food rations […]
Welcome to New London, a utopian society where everybody knows their place. YouTube/NBC Peacock Everyone is happy because everyone knows their place. YouTube/NBC Peacock Can’t really argue with that spectacular view. YouTube/Peacock Jessica Brown Findlay plays the young and beautiful Lenina Crowne, a Beta Plus. Lenina’s fellow Beta and BFF is Frannie (Kylie Bunbury). NBC […]
The Hargreeves siblings are scattered in time and must reunite to stop the apocalypse in the second season of The Umbrella Academy. A group of dysfunctional siblings with superpowers travels back in time to the 1960s in the hope of warding off the apocalypse in the official trailer for the second season of The Umbrella […]
During the PC Gaming Show today, Amazon Games announced that its New World massively multiplayer online game will be available as a closed beta July 23. The company also revealed new details about the combat system for the colonial era online game. The game has been in development for years, and it represents a big […]
By the time Yamauchi took over for his grandfather in 1949, Nintendo, founded some sixty years earlier as a playing cards company, had already weathered two wars and a global depression. When he ceded control to Satoru Iwata in 2002, Japan’s economy was just coming out of a historically stagnant 10-year period colloquially called “The […]
While the world’s population isolates to battle the covid-19 pandemic, Travis Scott is embarking on a world tour … of sorts. Starting April 23 at 7 p.m. Eastern time, the rapper will perform what Fortnite’s makers are calling “an experience” titled “Astronomical,” inside of the game. Additional performances will be held around the globe at […]
Recent events have laid bare the world’s reliance on digital. With billions under quarantine, people and businesses alike have relied on digital to connect with loved ones, customers, work remotely, get the news, and stay entertained. For tech companies, the long-term outcome remains to be seen, but some immediate shifts are readily apparent. Netflix, Zoom, […]
Enlarge / This kind of perspective? Yeah, it’s ideal but not available to the admirals of WWI and WWII. Samuel Axon “Network-centric warfare” is the hot concept in modern military thinking—soldiers fighting not just with weapons but within a web of sensors and computation, giving them and their commanders superior awareness of the battlefield. But the […]
Enlarge / SYMBOLISM, YO. HBO “Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?” —Joel […]
Kimberly White/Getty Images Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. Airbnb is updating its cancellation policy to allow guests to cancel reservations anywhere in the world for a full refund in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced Saturday. Just a day before, the company had updated its cancellation policy to apply to bookings made […]
Blizzard Entertainment has detailed the next big patch for World of Warcraft. The 8.3 update is Visions of N’Zoth, and it’s hitting the public test realm today. And it’s adding a lot. This includes two new Allied Races: the fox-like Vulpera for the Horde, and the robotic Mechagnomes for the Alliance. This will give players […]
Fujifilm X-A7 hands-on review: A classic in a modern world “You’ll check out the X-A7 for its large touchscreen, but stay for its classic design.” Great design Large, high-res touchscreen Much improved autofocus Sturdy controls 4K/30p and 24p video Touch interface needs work No internal stabilization The Fujifilm X-A7 feels stuck between two worlds. Fujifilm […]
Louis Vuitton and Riot Games announced they will collaborate on the League of Legends World Championship that kicks off on October 2 and culminates in Paris on November 10. For Riot, the partnership is a new high mark for esports sponsorships, as Louis Vuitton is a high-end luxury brand that is non-endemic for esports, meaning […]
Super Nintendo World, which is set to open in Universal Studios Japan in the spring of 2020, may feature Nintendo Switch integration to augment the theme park’s interactive experience. Universal Parks & Resorts chairman and CEO Tom Williams, in an interview with Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Jessica Jean Reif Cohen, provided several details about […]