Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Benchmark
Modern Warfare II is breaking franchise records and today we're throwing over 40 graphics cards at this new Call of Duty game to see what kind of hardware you need to achieve your desired frame rate......»»
Ancient hominins had humanlike hands, indicating earlier tool use, study reveals
An analysis by Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany, on the manual capabilities of early hominins reveals that some Australopithecus species exhibited hand use similar to modern humans......»»
Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop
The actual recommendations might surprise you—along with the state of modern dentistry. Has your dentist ever told you that it's recommended to get routine dental X-rays every y.....»»
Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Like Earth, Mars was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but its early surface was very different than today's. Mars' surface then had high rates of meteorite and asteroid impacts from the period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment. But whereas today.....»»
"Violence at all levels": UN report into the abuse of women and girls in sport is a wake-up call for Australia
This week the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls presented a report detailing the violence experienced by women and girls in sport globally......»»
‘Pachinko’s showrunner is not sure whether the show will season 3: ‘You call and ask them’
Pachinko has been one of the most critically acclaimed on Apple TV+ since it first debuted in 2022. But will it get a third season?.....»»
Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)
Nearly everybody has emailed the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time. It's a leveler in modern workplaces. The consequences of errors may be immense or trivial, but not much can change that now. The error was your doing: you underperfor.....»»
Qualcomm Chip Vulnerability Leads to Several Android Devices at Risk of Hacking
Qualcomm listed over 64 different chipsets affected by the vulnerability. The post Qualcomm Chip Vulnerability Leads to Several Android Devices at Risk of Hacking appeared first on Phandroid. While modern smartphone chips usually have some.....»»
Activision weighs in on Call of Duty toxicity ahead of Black Ops 6
Activision knows Black Ops 6 will likely be another bed of toxicity, so it has some tools to help......»»
Trial results set benchmark for future clinical applications of lipidomic technologies
Results of the first phase of the Ceramide Ring Trial have been published in Nature Communications, representing a significant landmark in the field of lipidomics......»»
You can thank ROM hackers for Backyard Baseball’s comeback
Backyard Baseball's return to modern PCs may look like a simple case of emulation, but it was much more complicated than that......»»
Researchers discover new isotope plutonium-227
A research team led by researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has synthesized a new plutonium isotope, plutonium-227. Their study is published in Physical Review C......»»
Fossils and fires: Insights into early modern human activity in the jungles of Southeast Asia
Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pà Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team of Flinders University archaeologists and their international colleagues with further insights into some of the earliest evidence of Homo.....»»
Google identifies low noise “phase transition” in its quantum processor
Benchmark may help us understand how quantum computers can operate with low error. Back in 2019, Google made waves by claiming it had achieved what has been called "quantum suprem.....»»
A classic action movie gets a modern streaming remake in The Day of the Jackal trailer
Who is the Jackal? Eddie Redmayne plays the titular assassin in Peacock's upcoming series, The Day of the Jackal......»»
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: everything we know so far
Another year and another Call of Duty title. This time we're taking aim at Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War with all the intel we've collected on the new title......»»
X ignores revenge porn takedown requests unless DMCA is used, study says
Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn. X (formerly Twitter) claims that non-consensual nudity is not tolerated on its platform. But a rec.....»»
Physics team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect with a host of "cool" implications
Initially investigating out of pure curiosity, researchers have made a discovery that bridges the gap between Aristotle's observations two millennia ago and modern-day understanding, while opening the door to a whole host of "cool"—and "cooling"—.....»»
How a witch-hunting manual and social networks helped ignite Europe"s witch craze
The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity's most significant intellectual milestones: the invention of the printing press in 1450......»»
Nomad launches limited edition ‘Olde Dublin’ Horween leather Case and Folio for iPhone 16 Pro
Nomad’s leather cases are a staple of its iPhone accessories and have become even more popular as Apple stopped using leather last year. Now Nomad has launched a new limited edition finish for its premium Horween Modern Leather Case and Modern Leat.....»»
‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work
What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question......»»