One of the last things biologists expected to find in the balmy Caribbean Sea was an ancient Greenland shark, a creature known for dwelling far off, in the icy Arctic. Yet researchers, while temporarily catching and tagging tiger sharks off the coast of Belize, caught a Greenland shark (or potentially a Greenland-shark hybrid), a species…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Microsoft Azure is set to become the official cloud partner of the top Unity game engine. Launched in 2005, Unity is a cross-platform game engine popular among indie game developers, and currently supports 19 different platforms including iOS, Android, and all the major current generation consoles. It’s been used for titles such as Genshin Impact,…
Apple AirPods of all flavors might see USB-C charging cases in 2023. Noted analyst and generally reliable rumor monger Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted on Tuesday that he expects “Apple will launch USB-C-capable charging cases for all AirPods models in 2023.” If accurate, this comes as something of a surprise because most rumors point to no new…
Burger King customers around the world were left baffled after opening their email inboxes to find a blank receipt from the fast food restaurant chain. It would seem that the company mailed everyone – not just people with an account, but most likely people in the marketing database, too – a completely blank receipt. Some people…
Food prices have contributed to a surge in US inflation. Liu Guanguan/China News Service/Getty Images A stagflationary period is on the way, and investors should consider defensive positions, said BlackRock. The firm in a Tuesday note pointed to some of its minimum volatility and fixed-income ETFs. Core inflation is likely to run above 5% through…
Roku hits 50 million active accounts. Sean Locke / EyeEm / Getty Images You can sync a Roku Voice remote without using the pairing button through the Roku mobile app. The Roku Voice Remote has a pairing button, but if it’s not working, you can use your smartphone to control the Roku. Roku’s Simple Remote…
Tesla FSD test by The Dawn Project Courtesy of The Dawn Project A video shows a Tesla crashing into a child-sized mannequin while using Tesla Full Self-Driving. Tech CEO Dan O’Dowd has continually said he wants to ban FSD. A Tesla spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment from Insider. Tesla’s autonomous driving…
Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Republicans are reviving a false talking point after the raid on former President Donald Trump’s property. They’re saying the same DOJ once called protesting parents “terrorists.” The National School Boards Association made the comparison, not DOJ. Republicans who are furious with the FBI after the…
The metaverse can be considered any mixed-reality realm that, while rooted in real life, lets participants collaborate and transact in immersive virtual spaces via augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets and controllers. The metaverse has the potential to disrupt everything from business travel and the future of work to gaming, health and fitness, entertainment,…
Walmart could be adding streaming entertainment to its Walmart+ service, according to a report. AP Walmart is exploring a streaming offering for Walmart+ subscriptions, according to the New York Times. Walmart has taken steps to try to attract new customers to its subscription, putting it in direct competition with Amazon Prime. Similar to Amazon Prime,…