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Surprise! The Atari VCS still exists. The last time we saw it was GDC 2018, at which time I asked "What the hell is this?" and Atari provided very few answers. As I now know, that's because the entire project was in flux...

Poland is home to some of the most stunning and postcard-worthy landscapes, as we've seen through the lens of photographers like Przemyslaw Kruk and Kilian Schönberger. But there's more to the Polish landscapes than the...

China on Thursday officially launched Shanghai's Nasdaq-style tech board, with the country's top securities regulator cautioning that the hotly-anticipated STAR Market will face various challenges initially.

Fresh off its 10th anniversary and under the helm of a new CEO, Kickstarter is shaking things up with a new set of guidelines targeted at seller claims. A new page titled Honest and Clear Presentation in Projects notes: ...

(University of the Witwatersrand) IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa. ...

(Kazan Federal University) Reliable information on prices and availability of medicines is the main foundation for improving access to medicines through development of public policy and evidence-based programs.

Cloud gaming is the undeniably industry-altering shadow looming over this year's E3 video game conference. Paired with the rise of subscription services, the idea of running games from remote servers could not only chang...

A number of Huawei phone owners have noticed that their devices have suddenly begun displaying ads in their lockscreens, according to Android Police. Users began complaining yesterday that ads from Booking.com have appea...

To Millennials, at least

AI can flag people based on their clothing or behavior, identify people's emotions, and find people who are acting "unusual."

Jefferson Graham offers tips on how to get better improved smartphone vacation selfies and food shots.       

Researchers have developed a new, 3D tissue imaging technique, called X-ray histotomography. The technique allows researchers to study the details of cells in a zebrafish tissue sample without having to cut it into slice...

A researcher at security services and consulting company SEC Consult discovered that some industrial managed switches made by WAGO are affected by several serious vulnerabilities.

French startup Lifen is raising a $22.7 million (€20 million) funding round. Partech is leading the round with Idinvest Partners and Majycc eSanté Invest also participating. Existing investors Serena and Daphni are al...

(Emory Health Sciences) Automated analysis of the two language variables -- more frequent use of words associated with sound and speaking with low semantic density, or vagueness -- can predict whether an at-risk person w...

We called it the most life-affirming Netflix show of 2018 when it debuted last year, and with good reason. Dogs, an insanely heartwarming six-part Netflix series, followed a handful of storylines involving dog owners aro...

Employees within Facebook have dug up "emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices" in the course of responding to a Federal Trade Commission investigation, ...

SpaceX launched three Tesla Roadster-sized satellites and returned their rocket booster safely through the mist.

(Credit: photo-nic.co.uk nic/Unsplash) By now, you probably know that spending time in nature -- hiking through a forest, walking through a park, even hanging out on a beach -- is good for your health. There has been man...

News The research published in Nature Communications set out to answer a simple question-- how do nanoparticles melt? Although this question has been a focus of researchers for the past century, it still is an open probl...

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office rejected Uber Technologies Inc's request for relief from 25% tariffs imposed on Chinese-made electric bicycles, according to a May 29 letter.

News Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe and 7 million worldwide, according to the WHO. Measuring it can be a challenge, however, as the equipment tends to be large and expensive. B...