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.....»»
Redditor would have died on the couch, if Apple Watch didn"t sound the alarm
The Apple Watch has helped save one owner's life, by alerting them to a racing pulse following a nap that led to a diagnosis of severe internal bleeding.Apple Watch Series 7Apple's wearables include a number of different alerts to help users monitor.....»»
Veteran Apple product marketing exec and GarageBand ‘co-creator’ departs the company
A longtime Apple product and marketing executive who worked on things like GarageBand, Logic, iTunes, and the iPod has recently departed the company, 9to5Mac learned. Xander Soren first joined Apple in 2001 and describes himself as one of the co-cre.....»»
Commentary: The Super Bowl ad you haven"t seen ... yet
Modeled on Super Bowl-style, extended-length ads, the spot's creator juxtaposes some of America's ambitious achievements, like space travel, with basic failures that thwart a child's ability to reach school without dodging traffic hazards......»»
Geekbench’s creator on version 6 and why benchmarks matter in the real world
"How hard can it be to write a benchmark? Maybe I should write my own." Enlarge (credit: Primate Labs) We review a lot of hardware at Ars, and part of that review process involves running benchmark apps. The exact apps w.....»»
Outbreak of Marburg, Ebola’s similarly deadly relative, spurs response race
Nine people have already died, making it the deadliest outbreak in over a decade. Enlarge / A World Health Organisation (WHO) alert team takes out a body in Nganakamana village near Uige on April 26, 2005. In outbreaks of viral h.....»»
Climate change drama "Extrapolations" coming to Apple TV+ on March 17
Apple has unveiled its star-studded trailer for "Extrapolations," a climate change drama by "Inconvenient Truth" creator Scott Z. Burns.Image Credit: Apple"Extrapolations" will tell intimate stories of how the upcoming changes to the planet will affe.....»»
New frog species named after fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien
A magnificent new species of stream frog from the Andes of Ecuador was named after J. R. R. Tolkien, creator of Middle-earth and author of famous fantasy works "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." It lives in the pristine streams of the Río Neg.....»»
Researchers solve a 150-year-old mystery about aetosaurs
Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long and widely distributed geographically. They died out about 204 million years ago, at the end of the Triassic......»»
How to use classic Atari, Commodore, and Sinclair software on your Mac
Running 1980s home computer software on your modern Mac is fun, but can be done in many different ways. Here's how to run retro Atari, Sinclair, and Commodore software on the latest hardware.In Part 1 of our series on classic emulators, we looked at.....»»
A quick look at the Switch’s new Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulation
Nintendo's oldest handhelds are finally playable on its newest handheld. Enlarge / The Switch Online Game Boy Advance emulator will look and feel familiar if you've used the NES, SNES, Genesis, or N64 emulators. (credit: Andrew C.....»»
Here’s how the creator of the first USB-C iPhone future-proofed AirPods Pro [Video]
Robotics engineer Ken Pillonel was the first to transform iPhone to work with a USB-C port in 2021. Since then he created a way to do the same for the AirPods case and even open-sourced his process. Now Ken is back with the first USB-C AirPods Pro......»»
The number of trees that died in California spiked last year: Drought is mainly to blame
Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California last year, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service......»»
Australian study reveals truth behind Indigenous female deaths in custody
A University of Queensland study found many Indigenous women who died in custody had not been sentenced by a court, but were on remand or in protective custody......»»
Peru reports hundreds of sea lion deaths due to bird flu
Peru said Tuesday that 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in recent weeks, the latest report on the disease's impacts......»»
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 23: official (Update)
At least 23 people have died in hundreds of forest fires whipped up amid a blistering heat wave in south central Chile, a senior government official said Saturday night......»»
Commonly used police diversity training unlikely to change officers" behavior, study finds
Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop earlier this month in Memphis, has become the latest face in a racial justice and police reform movement fueled by a string of similar cases in whi.....»»
ChatGPT creator launches subscription service for viral AI chatbot
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced on Wednesday it is piloting a $20 monthly subscription plan that offers users priority access to the AI chatbot even during peak times......»»
ChatGPT creator rolls out "imperfect" tool to help teachers spot potential cheating
Two months after OpenAI unnerved some educators with the public release of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can help students and professionals generate shockingly convincing essays, the company is unveiling a new tool to help teachers adapt......»»
Tyre Nichols" killing by police: Why is this still happening?
Video footage was released today of the interaction between Memphis police officers and Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died just days after being beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop......»»
The Spawnies are reimagining what a video game awards show looks like
Spawn On Me creator Kahlief Adams explains what sets The Spawnies apart from other video game award shows......»»