Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Bungie) Last week, the Halo Infinite development team announced that it was walking back a years-old pledge to support split-screen co-op for the game’s campaign mode. The feature had been delayed multiple times before being tossed into the bin, and the decision dashed the hopes of anyone who hoped to…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, the Biden administration announced the latest in its renewable energy efforts, this time focused on a technology that hasn’t really arrived yet: floating offshore wind turbines. Compared to turbines directly anchored on the seafloor, floating versions are estimated to cost about 50 percent more, placing large ocean areas off-limits…
Enlarge / A nurse uses a pulse oximeter on a patient in Plainfield, New Jersey, on October 26, 2016. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) For years, studies have found racial bias in common oxygen measuring devices called pulse oximeters, as well as alarming dangers from inaccurate blood oxygen measurements in dark-skinned patients. Now, the US Food…
Vanessa Pappas, TikTok COO, at Senate hearing. US Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs At a US Senate hearing yesterday on the impact of social media on homeland security, TikTok Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas bore the brunt of the questioning (watch the hearing here, and read Pappas’ written testimony here). Lawmakers repeatedly…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a new bill that could upend how social media platforms deal with underage users. The bill, known as AB 2273, “requires online platforms to consider the best interest of child users and to default to privacy and safety settings that protect children’s mental and physical health and…
Webex and Microsoft Teams are two of the most popular video conferencing platforms on the market. Businesses of all sizes use them to stay connected with employees, customers, and partners. Each product has features like group chat, file sharing, and video conferencing that streamline communication between remote workers, office colleagues, and clients. But which video…
As expected, Honor unveiled the X40 today at a special event in China. The handset can already be ordered over there, starting at CNY 1,499, which at the moment is equivalent to $214. The handset comes with a 6.67-inch 1080×2400 120 Hz curved AMOLED screen with 800-nit High Brightness Mode and 300 Hz touch sampling…
Has the elusive unicorn of Instagram automation ever tempted you? We can’t blame you. Instagram automation software sites paint a pretty picture of your phone blowing up organically with likes and comments. Your social media scales effortlessly while you sit back and relax. Brands like Nike, NASA, and whoever runs Obama’s social networks are begging…
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The Sandbox today announced its new investment and partnership, with Cosmo Media Labs and FaZe Clan respectively.Read MoreRead More