What Ever Happened to ICQ?
ICQ, short for the phrase "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and th.....»»
Here’s the entire Destiny 2 story explained, up through Beyond Light
Destiny 2 continues the long and winding story of Bungie's MMO shooter saga. Here's a plot refresher of everything that's happened to get you up to speed fast......»»
What happened to NASA’s spacecraft after it dropped off the Perseverance rover?
After delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars, NASA's spacecraft was last seen disappearing into the martian dust. So where did it go?.....»»
Facebook in Australia: What happened after news was blocked?
The removal of news sites has led to concerns about the spread of disinformation......»»
Google’s treatment of AI ethics researchers continues to stir up controversy
You’ve landed on the web version of the weekly Human Capital newsletter. Sign up here to get this in your inbox every Friday at 1 p.m. Welcome back to Human Capital. A lot happened this week pertaining to on-demand companies like Uber, Postmates,.....»»
What happened to Anthem? The blockbuster game that failed to find a community
BBC Sounds podcast Press X to Continue looks at what went wrong with the gaming flop Anthem......»»
Government Agencies Begin Investigating Robinhood, Reddit Over GameStop Stock
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: GameStop's stock price shot through the roof in late January thanks to traders on Reddit. Now at least two government agencies are reportedly investigating why it happened as well as what roles Reddit an.....»»
Centralizing the Decentralized Workforce in the Age of Automation
Being able to churn some good things out of all the bad had always been a great move. Something similar happened when we faced the COVID-19 pandemic. With workforces becoming decentralized, organizations had no other option than to innovate solutions.....»»
Starling success traced to rapid adaptation
Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines this non-native species from the inside out. What exactly happened at the genetic level as the starli.....»»
Harvard astronomer argues that alien vessel paid us a visit
Discovering there's intelligent life beyond our planet could be the most transformative event in human history— but what if scientists decided to collectively ignore evidence suggesting it already happened?.....»»
What Ever Happened to AIM?
One of the greatest tools to be spun out of AOL was its instant messaging client, affectionately known as AIM. Released in the spring of 1997 it allowed users to register an online handle, create buddy lists, and chat with friends in near real-time......»»
Elon Musk Grills Robinhood CEO Over GameStop Trading Freeze: "The People Demand Answers"
Elon Musk had just wrapped up a wide-ranging 90-minute interview on the audio chat app Clubhouse early on Monday, when he threw the hosts a curveball. "Do you want to hear the real story from Vlad [from] Robinhood about what happened on the Street wi.....»»
Newly transcribed chronicle describes extreme weather events that hit Bristol 400 years ago
Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 17th century, including devastating floods, massive snowfalls and frosts that sa.....»»
Every crazy thing that happened in Apple and Facebook’s privacy feud today
Apple CEO Tim Cook claims Facebook’s model leads to polarization and violence. Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a speech on privacy at a virtual conference. (credit: CPDP) Today, Apple announced plans to finally roll out its previously.....»»
A new class of superconductors
A new theory that could explain how unconventional superconductivity arises in a diverse set of compounds might never have happened if physicists Qimiao Si and Emilian Nica had chosen a different name for their 2017 model of orbital-selective superco.....»»
Tree rings and the Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate
University of Arizona researchers read between the lines of tree rings to reconstruct exactly what happened in Alaska the year that the Laki Volcano erupted half a world away in Iceland. What they learned can help fine-tune future climate predictions.....»»
Several hospitalized after crash at Indiana auto auction
The incident happened Friday morning at Dyer Auto Auction in Gary, Ind......»»
Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We"re testing species from bats to seals to find out
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have found coronavirus infections in pet cats and dogs and in multiple zoo animals, including big cats and gorillas. These infections have even happened when staff were using personal protective e.....»»
Every major video game delay that’s happened in 2021 already
It's going to be a weird year for video games as delays sweep through the industry. Here's every major date change announced so far......»»
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump’s account
Quite a bit has happened since Snap announced last week that it was indefinitely locking President Trump’s Snapchat account. But after temporary bans from his Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts as well as a permanent ban from Twitter, Sna.....»»
Cracking the code of a shapeshifting protein
A shapeshifting immune system protein called XCL1 evolved from a single-shape ancestor hundreds of millions of years ago. Now, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) discovered the molecular basis for how this happened. In the process.....»»