Near, Creator of the Higan and Bsnes Emulators, Has Died
Hmmmmmm shares a report from PC Gamer: Near, also known by their username Byuu, the creator of several groundbreaking videogame emulators and a recent celebrated translation of JRPG Bahamut Lagoon, has died by suicide. Near posted a thread on Twitter.....»»
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Ancient katydid fossil reveals muscles, digestive tract, glands and a testicle
50 million years ago in what is now northwestern Colorado, a katydid died, sank to the bottom of a lake and was quickly buried in fine sediments, where it remained until its compressed fossil was recovered in recent years. When researchers examined t.....»»
France estimates up to 35,000 summer heat deaths since 2014
Between 30,000 and 35,000 people have died from the effects of summer heat in France since 2014, the country's public health agency said in an estimate released Friday......»»
Apple Vision Pro will let you toss timers all over your kitchen while cooking
The creator of a recipe app is developing a function for Apple Vision Pro that enables users to set timers and position them alongside their food in a virtual reality environment.Setting timers in virtual realityApple released its visionOS SDK and de.....»»
U.S. traffic deaths down in 2023 even as more miles are driven
NHTSA estimated 9,330 people died in vehicle crashes in the first three months of the year, down 3.3 percent from the same period in 2022......»»
TikTok acknowledges some US creator data may be stored in China
TikTok has acknowledged to US lawmakers that some personal information belonging to creators on the platform may be stored in China, outside of the protections that the company applies to other types of US user data......»»
Eight people die in Mexico heatwave
Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April, the country's health ministry said on Friday......»»
Bad break-up in warm waters: Why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures
Marine sponges have started dying in vast numbers in coastal areas around the globe. Just this year, thousands of sponges turned white and died in New Zealand and in the Mediterranean Sea. This has been happening when the water gets too warm, but the.....»»
Retro MacOS desktop blanket trades pixels for thread, and it looks Mac-nificent
New knit screenshot throw celebrates the Mac's early years. We talk to its creator. Enlarge / Throwboy's new monochrome throw includes a Mac desktop screenshot knit into the blanket itself. (credit: Throwboy) Vintage tec.....»»
YouTube Announces new Monetization Policies for Creators
YouTube has recently unveiled some updated policies which will make earning revenue a bit easier for new creators. One of the biggest perks of being a content creator on YouTube is that the platform allows you to earn some extra revenue on.....»»
Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert “wasn’t even told” about Sea of Thieves DLC
Disney owns the LucasArts catalog, and Disney only calls you if it needs to. Enlarge / Guybrush Threepwood's enthusiasm to meet some character archetypes from Sea of Thieves does not seemingly match that of his creator. (credit:.....»»
The Unabomber has died. Watch these 3 documentaries and movies about his life
To understand what drove Ted Kaczynski to become the infamous Unabomber, here are 3 documentaries, shows, and movies that shed light on his life and motives......»»
HBO"s Rock Hudson documentary gets an intimate, emotional trailer
Rock Hudson was known in the '50s and '60s as a mega-masculine star with a twinkle in his eye, as compelling in Technicolor Douglas Sirk melodramas as he was with Doris Day in cheeky sex comedies. But when he died of AIDS in 1985 — becoming the.....»»
Twitch reverses overlaid stream sponsor ban after mass creator backlash [Updated]
"I've never seen creators so pissed," one industry watcher said of the furor. Enlarge / Visual examples of the kinds of "burned in" sponsorships that Twitch's new guidelines won't allow. (credit: Twitch) [Update (9:53 p......»»
Twitch bans stream sponsor overlays, and “I’ve never seen creators so pissed”
Twitch tries to walk back "overly broad" new policy following instant creator furor. Enlarge / Visual examples of the kinds of "burned in" sponsorships that Twitch's new guidelines won't allow. (credit: Twitch) A recent.....»»
Number of deaths in armed conflicts doubled between 2021 and 2022, says new report
At least 237,000 people died in organized violence in 2022. A new report from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University shows that this is a 97% increase over the previous year, and the highest number since the Rwandan genocide in 19.....»»
Viewpoint: Migrants traveling through Mexico to the US follow news of dangers—but are not deterred
The world awoke one morning in late March 2023 to the news that at least 38 Central and South American migrants had died in a fire in a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico......»»
Exclusive Q&A with Sean Murray, CEO of Hello Games and creator of "No Man"s Sky"
AppleInsider managed to get a few moments with Hello Games CEO Sean Murray to ask a few questions about the "No Man's Sky" launch on Mac. Here's what he had to say.'No Man's Sky' now available on MacNo Man's Sky launched on Mac via Steam today, June.....»»
ChatGPT creator seeking to eliminate chatbot ‘hallucinations’
In a bid to make its chatbot technology more reliable, OpenAI engineers say they're working to reduce ChatGPT's erroneous outputs, also known as hallucinations......»»
How Steve Jobs" legacy has changed
When Steve Jobs died of cancer in his California home in 2011, the world rushed to eulogize him in glowing terms: Genius. Visionary. A modern-day Thomas Edison......»»
Cryptic tease may suggest imminent "No Man"s Sky" launch on Mac
Sean Murray, founder of Hello Games and creator of "No Man's Sky," may have revealed the game's imminent Mac launch, or given the proximity to WWDC, an Apple VR Headset release.'No Man's Sky' is coming to MacIt's no secret that "No Man's Sky" is comi.....»»