It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the whole world is built on top of the Linux kernel—although most people have never heard of it. It is one of the very first programs that load when most computers power up. It enables the hardware running the machine to interact with the software, governs…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For years, the UK government has been cooking up legislation to more tightly regulate online spaces. Provisions in the Online Safety Bill include mandatory age-checks on porn sites and jail time for tech execs who withhold data from investigators. Now, these ambitious and controversial plans have been…
In the rush to build, test and deploy AI systems, businesses often lack the resources and time to fully validate their systems and ensure they’re bug-free. In a 2018 report, Gartner predicted that 85% of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias in data, algorithms or the teams responsible for managing them. Even…
Thanks to the pandemic, teams are more distributed than ever. For some companies, that’s led to a disconnect between lower-level employees and leadership, the latter of whom are generally skeptical of remote work. According to a survey from GoodHire, 75% of managers want workers in the office, citing the potential lack of focus and loss…
In the creation of a new drug, there comes a point where you have to finally put the molecule in a real creature — one at a time — and see if it actually does what you think it does. Manifold Bio’s molecular machinery could let a hundred molecules be tested simultaneously in a single…
Anime has a strong track record in transporting us to new and mysterious worlds, and it looks like Netflix‘s new movie Drifting Home will be no exception. The film follows two childhood friends who go to play in the now-abandoned apartment building where they grew up, only to suddenly find themselves floating through a watery…
Gaming is all about immersion — the idea of going so deep into the game that it’s like you’re really there, a genuine part of the action. That’s why every gamer needs a gaming headset. It’s the key accessory for really immersing into the game. Accessories aren’t cheap — whether it’s monitors, controllers, or headsets…
The public beta of tvOS 16 – the next software update for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD – is now available to download in the form of a public beta. That means you could get early access to the new features that are coming in an official release later this year. However, the…
Cyberattacks against Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) devices, as well as operational technologies (OT), are widespread, with almost no companies being immune, a new report from Barracuda Networks has claimed. Polling 800 senior IT managers, senior IT security managers, and project managers responsible for IoT and OT in their organizations, the company says 94% of…
The DJI Air 2S has topped our guide to the world’s best drones since it launched last April and it could soon get a welcome boost in the form of compatibility with DJI’s new RC controller. According to regular DJI leaker @OsitaLV on Twitter, the DJI Air 2S bundle with the older Smart Controller “has…