Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 23:55

On Thursday, a new study came out warning that even if we stopped emitting carbon dioxide, the world has reached the "point of no return" for climate change. The paper claims that's because Arctic permafrost--carbon-rich...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 15:56

A few months ago, the Hubble Space Telescope and other scientific tools worldwide focused on an enormous burst of gamma rays originating far across the universe. The massive gamma-ray burst released more energy in half a...
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 04:00

A resounding silence echoed throughout the tech blogs today, the date of the long-hyped TikTok ban. It seemed to indicate that the government had hoped that the hypothetical event had already fizzled out in the recesses ...
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2020 00:15

As we approach the 2020 holiday shopping season, Apple’s AirPods appear to be a likely target for the “has everything” gift-getters of the world. A tip this week from TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested t...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 22:00

Pictures don’t quite prepare you for the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple’s newest flagship sits at the top of a four phone family for 2020, and you could be forgiven for assuming that distinguishing between them would be tr...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 06:34

In the heat of the recent US elections, it almost seemed that the current Trump administration was too busy to remember the deadline it set for TikTok to divest or shut down its operations in the US. After months of unce...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 05:06

Qualcomm may have the lion’s share of the mobile AP market but it’s hardly the only one. Huawei’s HiSilicon is probably out for now because of US bans but MediaTek is making up for lost time by flooding the market ...
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2020 01:15

Ticketmaster's UK wing has been fined £1.25 million pounds (roughly $1.6 millions) following an investigation into the company's lackluster response to a massive 2018 data breach affecting more than nine million custome...
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 23:38

Police were outside the Peck building, which houses some of Ubisoft Montreal's offices, responding to a possible hostage situation Friday afternoon.
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 03:24

For the first time in years, YouTube has announced that it will not be releasing its YouTube Rewind video series at the end of the year. The reason is exactly what you’ve guessed: 2020 isn’t a great year and it’s n...
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 03:20

When Apple announced macOS Big Sur earlier this year with its big iOS-inspired icons, revamped menus, and its own version of Control Center, I along with a lot of other folks thought for sure that Apple's next macOS upda...
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 23:40

Microsoft researchers have found evidence that Russian and North Korean hackers have systematically attacked covid-19 labs and vaccine makers in an effort to steal data and initiate ransomware attacks.
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 15:02

Drones that can fly for long distances over land and water need to take off and land vertically so they can land on the deck of a ship or in densely populated areas when required. Researchers from TU Delft have partnered...
Gizmodo - 13 Nov 2020 05:35

Former Trump advisor and felony fraud defendant Steve Bannon sure has been making headlines this month. First, he called for the murder and public dismemberment of two of the nation's top officials in his WAR ROOM: Pande...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 04:36

While the Galaxy S21’s expected very early debut suggests it might not have much in the way of new grand features, it seems there is one that may still make the cut after all. Long believed to herald the demise of the ...
Slash Gear - 13 Nov 2020 04:09

Back in March, the company behind hit mobile game Plague Inc. announced plans to release a free mode that will reverse the usual plot — players are tasked with stopping a pandemic rather than creating one. The new mode...
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2020 01:48

NASA says that once its Perseverance rover arrives on Mars early next year, it’ll start receiving ‘weather’ reports from a suite of sensors located on the vehicle. NASA calls this instrument the Mars Environmental ...
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2020 01:45

I wish I had never used the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2020 01:03

A $500 LIDAR sensor for ADAS and autonomous cars could help take the technology mainstream, giving new vehicles an extra sense that some driverless experts think will be essential if Level 4 and 5 is to be commercialized...
Gizmodo - 14 Nov 2020 00:38

This week has felt like an eon, one that encompassed both dance-in-the-street euphoria and an out-of-control deadly pandemic raging amidst an attempt to subvert democracy.
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2020 00:25

If you’re one of the many people who tried to get an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5 earlier this week, you probably have some strong words for Microsoft, Sony, and every major retailer in your region right now. There�...
Slash Gear - 14 Nov 2020 00:11

A number of studies have focused on the potential health ramifications of eating diets high in fact, sugar, and processed foods. When it comes to the latter two, experts have linked too much of these foods with various h...