Atari is combining NFTs with loot boxes to celebrate its 50th anniversary
GFTs appear like wrapped gift boxes, but “unwrap” on a specific date to reveal a surprise. Each GFT is an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain, and the initial collection will celebrate Atari’s 50th year in business. The set of 10 GFTs will be inspir.....»»
Apple honors 108 years of the National Park Service with Apple Pay donations
Apple is commemorating the 108th anniversary of the US National Park Service by launching a campaign to raise funds through Apple Pay donations.Apple honors 108 years of the National Park Service with Apple Pay donationsFrom August 19 through August.....»»
Expert weighs in on gender identity and regulation in Olympic boxing
Olympic competition is meant to celebrate the best of the best—often serving as a career high point for elite athletes......»»
Study sheds light on creative thinking
Creativity is the art of combining diverse ideas, making meaningful connections between concepts, and remaining focused to produce innovative ideas and useful solutions. Expansive and remote associations drive the generation of new ideas, while inhib.....»»
Apple moving forward with iPad on a robot arm as your next smarthome purchase
Apple's search for new platforms is continuing, with its work on a home robot effectively combining an iPad with a robot arm.The plan puts an iPad-like display on a robot armFollowing the introduction of the Apple Vision and the seemingly failed Appl.....»»
Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge coming soon to celebrate national parks
Apple has set the date for its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge. Coming up on August 25, users can score a special National Parks-themed award for completing a workout of 20 minutes or more. more….....»»
Return to The Matrix with a special 25th anniversary theatrical screening
Fathom Events is partnering with Warner Bros. and Insignis Pictures to re-release The Matrix in theaters for its 25th anniversary......»»
Happy one-year You Asked: Enter to win a Fluance high fidelity turntable
In celebration of the one year anniversary of YouTube series You Asked, and the 25 year anniversary of Fluance, we've teamed up to giveaway an RT81+ turntable......»»
Let’s get this party started: Enter to win a 65-inch or 75-inch TCL smart TV
To celebrate the You Asked one-year anniversary, we've partnered with TCL to give a lucky winner the choice of a 65 or 75-inch TCL smart TV. Learn how to enter......»»
If you have to watch one Netflix show this August, stream this one
The one Netflix show that you have to watch this August is a thrilling drama that's closing in on its 20th anniversary......»»
Relive Mars rover’s ‘7 minutes of terror’ during landing 12 years ago
NASA has marked the 12th anniversary of Curiosity's arrival on Mars with a video that relives the remarkable effort to safely land the rover on the red planet......»»
Maker Faire Hannover: Ten Years of Making
Maker Faire Hanover will celebrate its 10th anniversary on August 17th and 18th at the Hannover Congress Center (HCC). As the third largest event of its kind worldwide, it is one of the most important international maker meetings. Up to 15,000 visit.....»»
The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony
Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics......»»
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field's inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips......»»
Apple reaches agreement with unionized Maryland Apple Store workers
Some 85 employees of the first unionized Apple Store in Towson, Maryland will vote on the first union-negotiated agreement with Apple to improve working conditions on August 6th, 2024.Apple workers celebrate tentative agreement with Apple. Credit: IA.....»»
3 Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (July 26-28)
Celebrate the last weekend of July by catching the three Hulu movies that you need to stream!.....»»
Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water......»»
Google’s Play Store wants to pivot from grab-and-go to an active destination
If multi-app shopping doesn't keep you there, maybe free Pixel gear will. Enlarge / I like the idea of clicking "Realistic," "MMORPG," and "Word" boxes, just to see what comes back. (credit: Google) Google Play is a lot.....»»
Combining trapped atoms and photonics for new quantum devices
Quantum information systems offer faster, more powerful computing methods than standard computers to help solve many of the world's toughest problems. Yet fulfilling this ultimate promise will require bigger and more interconnected quantum computers.....»»
See 25 gorgeous images of space to celebrate Chandra’s 25th birthday
Today, July 23, marks the 25th anniversary of one of NASA's lesser known but highly prolific space telescopes......»»
9to5Rewards: MacBook Pro giveaway + Chargeasap Connect Pro 100W cable [Giveaway]
This month we’ve partnered with our friends at Chargeasap to give away Apple’s latest MacBook Pro to one lucky reader to celebrate the launch of the company’s new Connect Pro 100W magnetic USB charging cables. You can head below now to enter th.....»»