The metaverse: How U.S. Army practices (not those of Meta) offer a framework for a large-scale, open-source digital world..Read MoreRead More
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Willy Staley/Twitter Drug stores are targeted by thieves for the variety of ‘hot products’ they offer. Companies opt for plastic anti-theft cases as employees are prohibited from stopping shoplifters. Store security is focused on the ‘vital few’ over the ‘trivial many,’ expert says. As inflation rises, concerns about theft are increasing, too — and stores…
Maskot/Getty Images During the pandemic, many Americans left cities for exurbs, or more rural areas. But higher wages and alternatives to gas-guzzling cars are making cities look increasingly attractive. However, high housing costs are the tradeoffs of a city — especially if gas prices keep going down. Cities became less attractive for many Americans during…
Passengers in Toronto Pearson International Airport on July 22, 2022. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images This summer’s flight chaos has disrupted long-awaited trips pushed back during the pandemic. Travelers flying to honeymoons, weddings, funerals, birthdays, and memorials shared their stories with Insider. “I just feel like on a human level … they should at…
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan during a hearing on the threat to individual freedoms in a post-Roe world. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Jordan says GOP senators shouldn’t be working with Democrats to pass bipartisan Biden-backed bills. “I wish they wouldn’t,” the Ohio lawmaker said of his Republican counterparts in the upper chamber. Kevin McCarthy has taken a…
Firaxis has released a deep dive into Doctor Strange’s abilities, playstyle, and tactics from its upcoming strategy game, Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Teaming up with (wonderful) content creator Christopher Odd, Firaxis’s five-minute video lets us see how the sorcerer can be best utilised when the card-based strategy game finally drops later this year. As spotted by…
Ubisoft’s upcoming pirate game Skull and Bones is “not a narrative-driven game”. That’s according to game director Ryan Barnard, who revealed to True Achievements that whilst it will have “narrative pieces”, focus on your player’s own story and has “an underlying story”, the adventure will not be “narrative-driven”. “Skull and Bones is not a narrative-driven…
The Realme Pad X just arrived and we decided to do our customary unboxing before we start the review. Lucky for us, it came with the Realme Pencil and the Smart Keyboard, which are normally sold separately. The Realme Pad X was unveiled back in May but only became global a few days ago. The…
Without safeguards, the metaverse risks becoming an echo chamber for the worst aspects of the web. It could be a safe space for all.Read MoreRead More
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Just days after the Pixel 6A’s launch, Google’s rolling out an update to fix an issue preventing users from unlocking the bootloader and performing mods, according to a report from Android Police. The change is bundled within the Pixel 6A’s first update, which Google just started releasing last…