Technology News
Photographs is a tragic short story collection in the form of a puzzle game
The Verge - 7 Apr 2019 15:00
Designer Luca Redwood has a knack for turning puzzle games into something bigger. It started with 10000000, which combined match-3 and RPG elements into rapid-fire action, and it continued with You Must Build a Boat, whi...
Tesla's Disappointing Numbers and More Car News This Week
Wired - 7 Apr 2019 15:00
Tesla's deliveries fell 31 percent in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2018. New York moves toward congestion pricing. And trucking futures.
Repeat Apex Legends cheaters slapped with hardware ID bans
Slash Gear - 7 Apr 2019 15:30
Cheaters are ruining Apex Legends for everyone else, and though Respawn has banned tens of thousands of them, they keep coming back with new accounts. The ability to rapidly return to the game is due to its free nature, ...
SpaceX begins Starship hopper testing
Space News - 7 Apr 2019 02:23
SpaceX has started initial tethered tests of the first prototype of its next generation Starship launch vehicle at its South Texas test site. SpaceNews.com
New Adobe Creative Cloud video editing applications now dramatically boosted by eGPU
AppleInsider - 7 Apr 2019 15:15
Sonnet and Adobe have announced that the new releases of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Media Encoder -- all part of Adobe Creative Cloud -- now take advantage of Thunderbolt-connected eGPUs to enhance thei...
The Robocall Crisis Will Never Be Totally Fixed
Wired - 7 Apr 2019 13:00
Believe it or not, the robocall crisis has stabilized. But like email spam, it's never going to go away entirely.
Intel scoffs at report that its 5G modems won't be ready for Apple's 2020 iPhone lineup
BGR - 7 Apr 2019 02:17
The 5G revolution is slowly getting off the ground but Apple will be sitting on the sidelines for the time being. As is to be expected, and similar to its previous strategy with respect to 4G a few years back, Apple is p...
The Army Just Gave a Press Demo of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 Military Prototype
Gizmodo - 7 Apr 2019 02:15
Last year, Microsoft won a $479-million-plus contract with the U.S. Army to build Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) prototypes that a government document described as intended to "accelerate lethal defensive a...
Google Pixel 3a gets name-checked in apparent Google Store slipup - CNET
CNET - 7 Apr 2019 00:43Gum bacteria implicated in Alzheimer's and other diseases
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
Researchers are reporting new findings on how bacteria involved in gum disease can travel throughout the body, exuding toxins connected with Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis and aspiration pneumonia. They detect...
Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
While medicines are available to relieve withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from opioid addiction, they cause side effects and can maintain the brain changes that led to addiction in the first place, which can lead...
Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: Double the direct medical expense
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
The full financial cost of a heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical costs when lost work time for patients and caregivers is included. The study concludes that victims of heart attack and stroke who retur...
Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
Scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu vaccines.
Device-guided breathing lowers heart rate, sympathetic activity in people with PTSD
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
Device-guided breathing may improve physiological symptoms in people with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study.
Exercise during pregnancy protects offspring from obesity
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:42
A new study found that offspring born to mice that exercised during pregnancy were less likely to gain weight after consuming a high-fat diet later in life. Although previous studies have shown that exercise by obese fem...
New hope for preventing dangerous diabetes complication
Science Daily - 7 Apr 2019 20:41
People with diabetes who use insulin to control their blood sugar can experience a dangerous condition called hypoglycemia when blood sugar levels fall too low. New insights into a recently discovered protein called neur...
NASA resumes cooperation with ISRO after ASAT test
Space News - 7 Apr 2019 15:44
NASA suspended cooperation with its Indian counterpart in one area in the immediate aftermath of India's anti-satellite test, only to reinstate it less than a week later. SpaceNews.com
GameStop unveils a slew of discounts for its two-week spring sale
BGR - 7 Apr 2019 15:01
GameStop is hoping that a just-announced slew of offers as part of its spring sale that kicks off on Sunday will bring in some much-needed revenue for the beleaguered gaming retail chain, following a bad earnings report ...
Fortnite's new Sword Fight Squads LTM is full of Infinity Blades
Slash Gear - 7 Apr 2019 14:15
Epic has released a new Limited Time Mode in Fortnite called Sword Fight Squads, and it includes the powerful, controversial Infinity Blade. The weapon was originally available in the entire game, but was removed soon af...
New Studies Provide Fresh Insights Into the Escalating Space Arms Race
SPACE.com - 7 Apr 2019 13:16
A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies focuses on four specific countries that pose the greatest risk for the United States: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
A 'Self-Driving' Spacecraft May Help Save Earth from Asteroid Collisions
SPACE.com - 7 Apr 2019 13:06
Europe's next asteroid mission, which could launch in 2023, will rely on the same kind of navigation technology as self-driving cars.
Singapore's 'fake news' laws upset tech giants
Phys.org - 7 Apr 2019 11:59
Tech giants have reacted with horror after Singapore proposed laws against "fake news" allowing authorities to order the removal of content and impose hefty fines, in what critics say is an assault on free speech.