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.....»»
What Python Creator Guido van Rossum Thinks of Rust, Go, Julia, and TypeScript
Python's creator Guido van Rossum shared his opinions on other programming languages during a new hour-long interview with Microsoft's principle cloud advocate manager. Some of the highlights: Rust: "It sounds like it's a great language — for.....»»
China"s Yuan Longping dies; rice research helped feed world
Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist who developed higher-yield rice varieties that helped feed people around the world, died Saturday at a hospital in the southern city of Changsha, the Xinhua News agency reported. He was 90......»»
Former MoMA chief curator of architecture and design Terence Riley dies
American architect Terence Riley, former chief curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art and founding partner of Keenen/Riley Architects, has passed away. Read more American architect Terence Riley, former chief.....»»
Pinterest introduces Idea Pins, a video-first feature aimed at creators
Pinterest is expanding further into the creator community with today’s launch of a video-first feature called “Idea Pins,” aimed at creators who want to tell their stories using video, music, creative editing tools and more. The fea.....»»
"I Made Doge In Like Two Hours": Dogecoin Creator Says He "Didn"t Consider" Environmental Impact
One of the creators of dogecoin has noted that he "didn't consider" the environmental impact of the cryptocurrency, which was initially created as a joke. The Independent reports: The comments from Billy Markus, one of the people who helped create do.....»»
Pioneer of Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Electronics Dies at 80
IEEE also mourns the loss of the developer of the ground-fault circuit interrupter and others Photo: UCLA Samueli Tatsuo Itoh Microwave and millimeter-wave electronics pioneer Life Fellow, 80; died 4 March Itoh [abov.....»»
After Epic v. Apple namecheck, Itch.io runs one-day-only dev-friendly promo
Similar to "Bandcamp Fridays"—comes after Itch.io was disparaged in Epic v. Apple. Enlarge (credit: Itch.io) Itch.io, a digital download storefront that largely sells indie video games, launched its first-ever "Creator Day" on Friday. This.....»»
Ethereum creator donates meme coins worth $1 billion to help India fight COVID-19
Ethereum creator donates meme coins worth $1 billion to help India fight COVID-19.....»»
Collective, a back-office for the self-employed, raises $20M from Ashton Kutcher’s VC
With so much focus on the ‘creator economy’, and countries hit by the effects of the pandemic, the self-employed market is ‘booming’, for good or for ill. So it’s not too much of a surprise that Collective,a subscription-based back-.....»»
Intel launches new notebook CPUs
Intel has launched its new Core H series mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H) led by the Core i9-11980HK, targeting the gaming, Creator and enterprise notebook markets......»»
Founder of the world"s largest architecture studio Art Gensler dies at 85
Art Gensler, the American architect, interior designer and founder of global architecture firm Gensler, has passed away at the age of 85 after a long illness. Read more Art Gensler, the American architect, interior designer and founder of gl.....»»
MSI’s Creator Z16 is finally the MacBook Pro competitor we’ve been waiting for
MSI has announced a slew of new laptops, including the Creator Z16, which sports some features MacBook Pro fans have been wanting for years......»»
American Axle co-founder, philanthropist Mort Harris dies at 101
Harris was a decorated U.S. Army pilot during World War II and helped build American Axle & Manufacturing after its mid-1990s spinoff from General Motors......»»
Snap to launch a new Creator Marketplace this month, initially focused on Lens Creators
Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators known as Snap.....»»
"See What You Made Me Do" will change the way we think about domestic violence
It may be a familiar statistic, but it is still shocking and unacceptable. In Australia, almost every week a woman dies at the hands of her partner or ex-partner......»»
Dogecoin Creator Sold All His Coins in 2015 To Buy a Used Honda Civic; Doge Now Has a Bigger Market Cap Than Honda Motor
Dogecoin, which hit an all-time high near the 45-cent level on Monday night, has now surpassed automaker Honda Motor in terms of market capitalization. From a report: The joke cryptocurrency has risen 10.8% in the past 24 hours to $0.4245 at press ti.....»»
Live video platform Bright lets you Zoom with your favorite creators
What if you could Zoom with your favorite creator and ask them questions? That’s the promise of Bright, the new live video platform launching today from co-founders Guy Oseary and early YouTube product manager Michael Powers. The service, built.....»»
Humble Bundle creator brings antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam
"At bottom, Valve’s scheme imposes a massive tax on the PC Desktop Gaming industry." Enlarge / The Valve logo, as seen in an etched design at its offices. Indie developer (and Humble Indie Bundle originator Wolfire Games has filed a propos.....»»
For Math Fans: Some Puzzles from Game of Life Creator John Conway
The great British mathematician passed away from COVID-19 last year. To celebrate his memory, here is a small sampling of the recreational mathematics he loved so well -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
"Forgotten" moon landing astronaut Michael Collins dies aged 90
The Apollo 11 astronaut who stayed in orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon has died age 90......»»