Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Dies At 78
Masayuki Uemura was the lead architect for the Famicom (aka the Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicon (aka the SNES). The mark he left on the gaming industry and popular culture is indelible. According to Oricon News, Uemura passed awa.....»»
Arrest warrant issued for Do Kwon, creator of failed stablecoin Terra
The creator of the failed stablecoin that kicked off crypto winter is now a wanted man.On Wednesday, a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the co-founder of cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs, for allegedly violating capital m.....»»
What does chef and writer Andy Baraghani watch on YouTube?
Andy Baraghani is many things, but he wouldn't call himself a content creator. The amiable Iranian chef worked at Alice Waters' Chez Panisse and Nolita favorite Estela before a six-year stint as an editor at Bon Appétit, where he became a main.....»»
What If? 2 is here with even more serious answers to your weird questions
Ars chats with xkcd creator Randall Munroe about his new book, What If? 2. Enlarge / From swing-set physics to riding a fire pole from the Earth to the Moon, Randall Munroe has got you covered. (credit: Randall Munroe / Ars Technica).....»»
Daily deals Sept. 11 - $400 off 16-inch MacBook Pro, $17 off Philips Hue Downlight, $250 off Radeon RX 6700 XT, more!
Sunday's best deals include an $899 M1 MacBook Air, $200 Amazon credit when buying Samsung's 55-inch Odyssey Ark Gaming Monitor, 16% off Lego Creator Majestic Tiger Kit, and more.Best deals for September 11Every day, AppleInsider searches online reta.....»»
The best stand-up comedy on Netflix (September 2022)
The creator of one of the streaming service's biggest comedy hits, Big Mouth, is bringing a new stand-up special to Netflix in September......»»
Former Chrysler sales exec Tom Pappert dies at 82
Tom Pappert, who was head of sales for the former Chrysler Corp. during two tumultuous decades, died Monday at the age of 82......»»
Nikon Z 30 review: The social media & video creator"s camera
The Nikon Z 30 is the camera maker's most affordable mirrorless shooter yet, and it's designed with social media and video creators in mind.Nikon Z 30Nikon's mirrorless lineup continues to grow as the company has formally discontinued the future deve.....»»
Unix legend, who owes us nothing, keeps fixing foundational AWK code
Co-creator of core Unix utility, now 80, just needs to run a few more tests. Enlarge / Brian Kernighan speaking at a tribute to his Bell Labs coworker and The C Programming Language co-author Dennis Ritchie in 2012. Ritchie's visage in.....»»
Botometer creator says Musk’s Twitter spam estimate “doesn’t mean anything”
With Botometer tool, you can "choose any threshold... to get any result you want." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) One of the creators of the Botometer—a web tool Elon Musk used to estimate Twitter's spam perce.....»»
The Undeclared War’s creator on cyberwarfare and choosing Simon Pegg
In an interview with Digital Trends, The Undeclared War's Peter Kosminsky talks about fictionalizing a real Russian threat in the Simon Pegg thriller series......»»
NADA showrunner Steve Pitt dies at 75
Pitt joined NADA in 1974 and planned 48 conventions for the dealer association before retiring this year......»»
You can now use the Add Yours sticker on Reels for Facebook and Instagram
Meta has added six new creator-focused features to its Reels feature for Facebook and Instagram. But the most interesting one is the Add Yours sticker......»»
Donald Foss, billionaire founder of Credit Acceptance Corp., dies at 78
Foss founded Credit Acceptance Corp. in 1972 after starting a car dealership in Detroit five years earlier......»»
Research shows pairing herbicides with prescribed burning improves downy brome control
Downy brome is an annual winter grass invading millions of acres of western rangelands and wildlands. It emerges early in the spring while native perennials are still dormant and creates dense mats of litter as it dies back at the end of its growing.....»»
Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite
A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler......»»
TerraGenesis developer Alexander Winn on going groundside in sequel
Edgeworks Entertainment launches Operation Landfall, the follow-up to TerraGenesis. GamesBeat discussed the sequel with creator Alexander Winn. Edgeworks Entertainment launches Operation Landfall, the follow-up to TerraGenesis. GamesBeat discusse.....»»
British illustrator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88
Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator best known for creating the popular children's picture book The Snowman, has passed away at the age of 88. Read more Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator best known for creating the popular children.....»»
Compared: 16-inch MacBook Pro versus MSI Creator Z17
MSI's Creator Z17 notebook is billed as a productivity workhorse with a sleek design. On paper, it's even capable of taking on Apple's creative powerhouse, the 16-inch MacBook Pro. Here's how they compare.Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro (left), MSI's Cre.....»»
Elon Musk cited this tool in his bot dispute with Twitter. Its creator has thoughts
Kaicheng Yang, a researcher at Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media, received quite the surprise last week. Botometer, a tool he helped build to examine automated activity on Twitter, had been mentioned in court documents in the legal bat.....»»
A secret Super Punch-Out!! multiplayer mode has been discovered
A videogame secrets researcher found a hidden multiplayer mode in Super Punch-Out!! for SNES......»»