Chris Evans becomes Buzz in new Lightyear featurette
Former Captain America actor Chris Evans steps into the role of Buzz Lightyear in a new behind-the-scenes video from Pixar's new film, Lightyear......»»
A year on: the highs and lows of a new engineering education system
Last Christmas, I got a new curriculum, but no curriculum survives actual students. Enlarge / A remote controlled volume controller. It can also raise and lower the volume to preset levels using the buttons. (credit: Chris Lee).....»»
Riot Games to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment. Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas | Getty Images) Riot Games has settled a class-action lawsuit for $100 million. Filed in 2018 by two female.....»»
The US Car Rental Market is Crying Out for Disruption
Supply is low, demand is high -- but that alone cannot explain the weird indignity of renting a vehicle. From a report: The present situation is "the most challenging in the history of car rental," says Chris Brown, the digital editor of the industry.....»»
Seconds Before a 6.2 Earthquake Rattled California, Phones Got a Vital Warning
In the moments before a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the northern California coast on Monday, roughly half a million phones began to buzz. From a report: An early-alert system managed by the US Geological Survey sent warnings out before the ground.....»»
Return of a Legend featurette goes inside The Book of Boba Fett
Temuera Morrison, Robert Rodriguez, Dave Filoni, and others tease the upcoming Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett, and hint at some long-awaited answers......»»
Nonprofits show resilience and initiative during second year of pandemic
More than a year into the pandemic, Washington nonprofits have shown resiliency in serving their communities and staying afloat, a study from the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington shows......»»
New Social Media Transparency Bill Would Force Facebook To Open Up To Researchers
A bipartisan group of US senators have announced a new bill that would require social media companies to share platform data with independent researchers. The Verge reports: The bill was announced Thursday by Democratic senators Chris Coons (D-DE), A.....»»
US wins appeal against UK ruling that blocked Julian Assange’s extradition
UK court accepts US assurances about how Assange will be treated in prison. Enlarge / Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice on December 10, 2021, in London, England. (credit: Getty Images | Chris Ratcliffe ).....»»
Elizabeth Holmes takes final swipe at ex-boyfriend as defense rests
In a surprise move, defense skipped key expert witness. Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, right, leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on November 23, 2021, in San Jose, Cal.....»»
Simulations show how earthquake early warning might be improved for magnitude-9 earthquakes
When the next major earthquake hits the Pacific Northwest, a system launched last spring should give some advance warning, as emergency alerts go out and cell phones buzz. But how well the system functions might depend on whether that quake is the so.....»»
Potential new gene editing tools uncovered
Few developments have rocked the biotechnology world or generated as much buzz as the discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems, a breakthrough in gene editing recognized in 2020 with a Nobel Prize. But these systems that naturally occur in bacteria are limite.....»»
Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality
We use video analysis to compare an animated liftoff to an actual one, proving that truth is more boring than fiction......»»
Notifications Are Driving Us Crazy.
We're on alert overload. Stray comments and offhand requests once shouted across the office now blink and buzz at us from Microsoft Teams and Slack. Our communication has grown fragmented, spread across myriad apps we have to learn, conform to, remem.....»»
Elizabeth Holmes says she forged pharma reports—for all the right reasons
Former CEO blames COO Balwani for overly optimistic financial projections. Enlarge / Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes along with her partner, Billy Evans, right, leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on November.....»»
ML Engineering and ML Ops – what’s the buzz about?
The term ‘ML Engineering’ has exploded in the past few years, touted as the ‘hottest job’ in Technology. However, the term ‘ML Engineering’ is nebulous, and is used in a variety of ways. Recently, it has become commonplace to throw in thi.....»»
Apple has a new work-from-home policy, but it’s still not what employees want
Employees will have to work from the office most days by spring. Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook. (credit: Chris Foresman) Few large companies have had a more contentious internal argument over remote work amid the pandemic than.....»»
Apple employees will return to the office this February, leaked Cook email says
Employees will have to work from the office most days by spring. Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook. (credit: Chris Foresman) Few large companies have had a more contentious internal argument over remote work amid the pandemic than.....»»
Samsung"s Galaxy Buds 2 and the Galaxy Buds Pro could be causing ear infections
Android Central's Chris Wedel writes that he experienced an ear infection after wearing the Galaxy Buds Pro. The infection caused a lot of unpleasantness, including swelling, discharge, pain, and a temperature over 102 degrees. It was around a week b.....»»
Twitch adds animal livestreams category and other tech news
Chris Fox looks at the best of the week's technology news stories......»»
Benedict Cumberbatch is a simmering threat in Netflix"s "The Power of the Dog" trailer
The eerie, intense trailer for Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog is here, soon to arrive on Netflix after significant buzz from film festivals around the globe. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons, the adaptation of Thom.....»»