Tough nut to crack: UK mulls contraceptives for grey squirrels
They have been the scourge of trees and the native red squirrel in Britain since their introduction from the United States in the 1870s......»»
Call of Duty: Vanguard’s multiplayer isn’t kind to casual players
The multiplayer mode in Call of Duty: Vanguard has a lot to love, but its progression system is tough on casual players......»»
Leaked Alder Lake Core i3 would be first interesting budget CPU in almost 2 years
April 2020 was the last time Intel or AMD released a new $100-ish desktop CPU. Enlarge / The new LGA1700 socket used for Alder Lake CPUs is taller than Intel's previous sockets. (credit: Intel) It's a tough time to build a PC......»»
New Book Warns CS Mindset and VC Industry are Ignoring Competing Values
So apparently three Stanford professors are offering some tough-love to young people in the tech community. Mehran Sahami first worked at Google when it was still a startup (recruited to the company by Sergey Brin). Currently a Stanford CS professor,.....»»
Hackers Are Stealing Data Today So Quantum Computers Can Crack It In a Decade
While they wrestle with the immediate danger posed by hackers today, US government officials are preparing for another, longer-term threat: attackers who are collecting sensitive, encrypted data now in the hope that they'll be able to unlock it at so.....»»
The best dating sites for seniors looking for love
Senior dating isn't easy, but it's not nearly as tough as you think. Dating at any age is tricky — and being over 60 in the dating world could actually have its perks. There's a reason why post-retirement age could be the happiest tim.....»»
Fractured artificial rock helps crack a 54-year-old mystery
Princeton researchers have solved a 54-year-old puzzle about why certain fluids strangely slow down under pressure when flowing through porous materials, such as soils and sedimentary rocks. The findings could help improve many important processes in.....»»
Pixel 6 teardown shows lots of heat dissipation, questionable mmWave layout
The Pixel 6 has a lot of thermal tape and only one mmWave antenna? Enlarge The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are out, and that means it's teardown time. PBK Reviews has videos on the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6 for us to pick apart. Crack o.....»»
20 Great Tips for Managing a Software Project
Project management is not for the faint of heart. And this is even more so in the case of managing a software project. If you don’t believe us, ask any of the prematurely grey software project managers out there, and they’ll tell you why they nee.....»»
Barbary ground squirrels look for predators together as a survival strategy
Ground squirrels have few natural defenses against predators, so they rely on an early warning system to identify threats and alert others to run for cover......»»
TikTok, YouTube and Snap execs in Senate hot seat over social media"s impact on kids
Executives from TikTok, Snap and YouTube were grilled by Senators on Tuesday about the steps their platforms are taking to protect their young users, weeks after a Facebook executive faced tough questions on the same issue......»»
Self-driving tech firms take R&D to the track
On Northern California's Thunderhill Raceway, self-driving competitors get a crack at trying out their advanced technologies in a real-world environment......»»
UMC mulls new plant in Singapore
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is mulling setting up a new 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore, according to market sources......»»
Resident Evil 4 VR analysis: Use Sidequest to access what Facebook denies you
Not every classic 3D game works in VR, but RE4 sure does. Enlarge / This faked perspective of Resident Evil 4's monsters coming at you implies that playing the new VR version will make your VR lenses crack. Ars Technica can verify that.....»»
Apple Once Threatened Facebook Ban Over Mideast Maid Abuse
Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast. From a report: After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledg.....»»
Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn"t fully fixed it
Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to what it calls domestic servitude: "a form of trafficking of people for the purpose of working inside private homes through the use of force, fraud, coercion or deception," according.....»»
Apple could be the next target of China"s push to get more data stored locally
New Chinese regulations that would require Apple to store more user data locally in the country will soon put the company in a tough spot as it navigates competing interests.Credit: AppleA pair of new laws aimed at data security and protection could.....»»
African grey parrots may have better self-control than macaws
African grey parrots may be better able than macaws to delay gratification—rejecting an immediate reward in favor of a better one in the future—according to a study published in the journal Animal Cognition......»»
Microsoft 365 will tell your boss if you"re misbehaving online
Upcoming Microsoft 365 updates will help companies crack down on risky online behavior......»»
TSMC sees fab capacity stay tight, mulls new fab in Japan
TSMC will see its 12- and 8-inch fab capacities stay tight in 2021 and throughout 2022, and is gearing up for its next stage of growth, said company CEO CC Wei at an earnings earnings conference call held on October 14......»»
RX 6600 GPU review: Not likely to jolt AMD’s paltry Steam survey numbers
Even at its $329 MSRP, it's a tough sell. Chip-shortage realities likely won't help. A variety of RX 6600 models as made by various GPU manufacturers, since AMD isn't making a "refer.....»»