Before Bauhaus, the father of modernism wanted to be a cowboy
A new biography traces the many lives and influences of architect Walter Gropius. Walter Gropius, one of the leaders of the early 20th-century modernist movement in architecture and a founder of one of the world’s most important schools of de.....»»
Shawn Layden Doesn’t Think Sony Will Ever Launch Games On PlayStation And PC Together
Former PlayStation Studio head Shawn Layden discusses what early talks about putting PlayStation games on PC were about, and how they wanted to pursue it. The post Shawn Layden Doesn’t Think Sony Will Ever Launch Games On PlayStation And PC Tog.....»»
Humble Bundle has raised $200 million for charity over the past decade
The first “Humble Bundle” launched way back in 2010, allowing gamers to name their price for a collection of indie-developed games and allocate however much of the purchase price they wanted to charity. This first effort attracted more than 130,0.....»»
Britney"s conservatorship shows how the legacy of eugenics in the US continues to affect the lives of disabled women
Britney Spears has been locked in a court battle 13 years in the making. While her father was suspended as conservator of her estate on Sep. 29, 2021, her conservatorship might not be terminated until the next hearing on Nov. 12......»»
Eight tools to stress test your CPU
You’ve finally been able to upgrade that aging CPU to a modern Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-11900K. How do you really test your new CPU to see what it can do? There are a number of CPU stress tests out there, but we wanted to point out a few that w.....»»
Former lab director who helped reporter break Theranos story says he wanted to "alert the public"
The testimony of a former Theranos lab director is set to continue Wednesday in the criminal trial of the failed blood-testing startup's founder and former CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. It will mark the third day that jurors will hear from the man who is no.....»»
Amazon Just Revealed its First Home Robot
Amazon announced its long-rumored $999 Astro home robot on Tuesday. CNBC: I had a chance to check it out in a demo with Amazon last week and wanted to share a few thoughts on what Astro is, what it can and can't do and why Amazon decided to build a h.....»»
Occultist tries to imprison Death in first The Sandman teaser
Plus new peeks at Stranger Things S4, Cowboy Bebop, The Witcher S2, Army of Thieves. Tom Sturridge stars as Dream/Morpheus in the Netflix adapted series, The Sandman. It has been a long time coming, but we finally have our first glimpse.....»»
The Surface Laptop Studio is the powerhouse Surface I’ve always wanted
At its annual Surface hardware event, Microsoft announced a brand-new product: The Surface Laptop Studio. Is it the powerhouse Surface we've always wanted?.....»»
Study: "Hidden workers" are being excluded from the workforce
Since business has picked up with the COVID vaccine rollout, record numbers of employers have struggled to find workers. In August, half of U.S. small business owners had jobs they wanted to fill, a historic high, according to a trade group survey; 9.....»»
The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts
LinkedIn normalized the idea of making people’s resume’s visible to anyone who wanted to look at them, and today a startup that’s hoping to do the same for companies and how they are organized and run is announcing some funding. The.....»»
Storage galore: New PS5 update finally lets users add more space for games
The most-wanted feature from a July beta gets a public release soon. Enlarge / A major new update to the PS5 firmware lets players upgrade the console's internal storage via an M.2 SSD. Players will be able to add specific M.2 SSDs to the PS.....»»
Epic appeals ruling in court case against Apple, as promised
The appeal doesn't list any details as to why Epic is filing it, only that it's appealing the final decisions of the case to a higher court. It's clear, however, that Epic didn't get nearly everything it wanted, so this appeal was expected......»»
TCL was making a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip competitor, but now has to start over
Foldable phones have been available for a few years at this point. However, people who actually wanted one have been discouraged by the relatively high price and questionable reliability. It was only when Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galax.....»»
Researchers have simulated a virtual universe, and you can download it for free
If you've ever wanted to explore the entire universe from the comfort of your computer, now's your chance......»»
Aileen Lee and Guild Education’s Rachel Carlson will share how to get to yes on Extra Crunch Live
Aileen Lee is one of the most prestigious and successful venture capitalists of the past decade. Before starting her own firm in Cowboy Ventures, Lee was a partner at KPCB for more than 12 years. Her portfolio includes DocSend, Ironclad, Philz Coffee.....»»
Apple Censors Engraving Service, Report Claims
Apple censors references to Chinese politicians, dissidents and other topics in its engraving service, a report alleges. The BBC reports: Citizen Lab said it had investigated filters set up for customers who wanted something engraved on a new iPhone,.....»»
Epic Games Store is beta testing game self-publishing similar to Steam Direct
Up until now, developers that wanted to publish games on Epic's store had to rely on an approval process each step of the way. With the new beta, game companies that sign up for it will be able to set up project pages, achievements, and pricing on th.....»»
Men, Conservative Party supporters and Brexit-backers more likely to support the use of nuclear weapons, study shows
Men, Conservative Party supporters and those who wanted Britain to leave the EU, are more likely to want to retain Britain's nuclear deterrent, a study shows......»»
In Internal Memo, Apple Addresses Concerns Around New Photo Scanning Features
Sebastien Marineau-Mes, a software VP at Apple, talks about the company's upcoming controversial photo scanning features in an internal memo to employees: Today marks the official public unveiling of Expanded Protections for Children, and I wanted to.....»»
5 changes we want to see in future Pokémon Unite updates
Nintendo's new Pokemon-themed MOBA is fun at its core, but there are still a few things missing. Here are some of our most-wanted features......»»