Monthly Archives: November 2022

The 2022 election disaster that wasn’t: The system worked and Trump-backed candidates are conceding

Donald Trump at a rally in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022. José Luis Villegas/AP The run-up to Election Day 2022 was marred by fears of chaos and refusals to concede. A slew of Trump-backed candidates who rejected the legitimacy of the 2020 election were on the ballot. But those fears turned out to be…

VR-controlled robots are being designed to treat injured soldiers

If you think of robots in the military, your mind may conjure dystopian images of science-fiction battlefields with AI-powered machines trading laser fire. But in a much more humane application, UK researchers are developing a potentially lifesaving medical system equivalent to a VR triage video call. University of Sheffield researchers are working on a telepresence…

References to New ‘Custom Accessibility Mode’ Found in iOS 16.2 Beta 2

Apple is working on a new “Custom Accessibility Mode” for iPhone and iPad, according to evidence uncovered by 9to5Mac in the second iOS 16.2 developer beta. Image credit: 9to5Mac Apple released the second betas of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 to developers on Tuesday, including camera bug fixes, support for 5G in India, a Medication…