9 most random new emoji and how to use them
A whole new slate of emoji are here, and some of them are so random.Today (March 15) 100 new emoji became available with Apple's latest iOS 15.4 update, but that number is a little misleading considering a quarter of those are skin tone variations of.....»»
A 9-foot video game joystick now holds a Guinness World Record
Dartmouth College professor Mary Flanagan created a 9-foot-tall Atari joystick to encourage random people to play a game together. Her invention has made it into the Guinness World Records 2022 as the largest of its kind......»»
Call of Duty: Vanguard players grow irritable as news of weapon bloom mechanic spreads
CoD statistics provider TrueGameData recently published several tweets revealing a previously unknown gameplay mechanic referred to as weapon bloom. The mechanic causes a player's bullet to travel in any of a number of random directions within a defi.....»»
Telegram Gets Interactive Emoji, Calendar for Shared Media, and Much More
Telegram has yet another update inbound for users, full of new goodies focused on media and emoji. iOS users get a few bonus things, but whatever, we don’t care about those silly iPhones. Inside the update, headed out to all users this week, yo.....»»
Admissions lotteries might reduce enrollment of students of color, low-income students and men
Many advocates for more equitable college admissions policies have called for random-draw lotteries as a simple and transparent way to fix the "problem" of elite college admissions......»»
Elden Ring gameplay trailer shows off open world, spectral horses
Elden Ring will have crafting, random encounters, and more new features for players to try out......»»
More zombie-brand Motorola smartwatches are launching soon
Lenovo makes the phones, but a random brand-acquisition company makes the watches. Enlarge Somehow, Motorola smartwatches are still happening, though they won't be from Motorola Mobility's current owner, Lenovo. There's a lon.....»»
Dynamical scaling of entanglement entropy and surface roughness in random quantum systems
In physics, "universality" refers to properties of systems that are independent of their details. Establishing the universality of quantum dynamics is one of the key interests of theoretical physicists. Now, researchers from Japan have identified suc.....»»
Using quantum Parrondo"s random walks for encryption
Assistant Professor Kang Hao Cheong and his research team from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have set out to apply concepts from quantum Parrondo's paradox in search of a working protocol for semiclassical encryption. In a.....»»
Intelligence emerging from random polymer networks
Reservoir computing (RC) tackles complex problems by mimicking the way information is processed in animal brains. It relies on a randomly connected network that serves as a reservoir for information and ultimately leads to more efficient outputs. For.....»»
Trapping light with disorder
Like a pinball game in the hands of a good player, a collection of obstacles randomly positioned can be sufficient to trap light without the need for an optical cavity. By adding amplification, at no cost, a mirrorless laser—often dubbed "random la.....»»
Is putting an emoji as WhatsApp group icon possible now?
Is putting an emoji as WhatsApp group icon possible now?.....»»
Google’s newest Android updates bring accessibility changes and emoji updates
Google has rolled out its latest Android feature drop with updates hitting everything from accessibility and Google Photos to Gboard's emoji kitchen......»»
Mimicking how water and wind create complex shapes in nature
Intricate natural formations like star-shaped sand dunes or arc-shaped rocks can appear so purposeful in form that it's easy to wonder whether someone has designed them. Scientists have long recognized that a particular combination of random and chao.....»»
What is Bitmoji? Everything you need to know
Bitmoji lets you create a personalized emoji you can share across a range of apps like Snapchat and texting for iOS and Android. We take a look at how it works......»»
Unicode Standard Version 14 brings users new characters and images
The use of emojis on social media platforms has exploded in recent years. As of July 2021, more than 20% of all tweets used at least one emoji available from the Unicode Standard......»»
A new app helps Iranians hide messages in plain sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words. Enlarge / An anti-government graffiti that reads in Farsi "Death to the dictator" is sprayed at a wall north of Tehran on September 30, 2009. (credit: Getty Images) Amid ever.....»»
“Melting face,” “pregnant person,” and 35 other emoji approved for Unicode 14.0
838 new characters bring Unicode's total to a whopping 144,697. Enlarge / This is the full slate of proposed new emoji for Unicode 14.0. (credit: Emojipedia) The Unicode Consortium has finalized Unicode 14.0, adding a total of 838 new characte.....»»
Bullying: Kids not likely to defend random classmates
As elementary students anxiously return to school, they will become reacquainted with teachers, manage their class schedules and try not to forget their locker combination......»»
SenpAI.GG wants to be your AI-powered video game coach
With most popular online video games, there’s a huge gap between being a good player and a great one. A casual player might be able to hold their own against other casual players, only for a random pro to wander by and chew through everyone lik.....»»
Can AI make democracy fairer?
Democracy in ancient Athens looked quite different from democracies today. Instead of elections, most offices—including those in the legislature, governing councils, and magistrates—were filled by citizen volunteers, selected by random lottery. T.....»»