How Riot used tech from The Mandalorian to build Worlds’ astonishing mixed reality stage
After a hard-fought win over Korean team Gen.G, all five members of Europe’s G2 Esports stood at the edge of a pool of clear, glistening water to take a bow…
Save on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6, Pokémon Sword and Shield, and more this weekend
Dell G5 15 $1,200 $1,640 27% off Prices taken at time of publishing. Dell’s capable G5 15 usually costs $1,640, but it’s $1,200 right now. That’s a great deal for…
Netflix’s Rebecca flattens a classic
In 1939, Alfred Hitchcock came to Hollywood. The English master of suspense would ply his trade in sunny California, and Rebecca, his first American film, would win him his first…
Hundreds of thousands of people didn’t have to die
If you take the typical death toll in the United States in a typical year and add the population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or the population of St. Louis, Missouri, you’ll…
Did a Security Researcher Guess Trump’s Twitter Password?
This week the US alleged that Iranian hackers sent emails to voters in key states posing as the Proud Boys white supremacist group, which is to say that election interference…
There’s No Turning Back on AI in the Military
For countless Americans, the United States military epitomizes nonpareil technological advantage. Thankfully, in many cases, we live up to it. But our present digital reality is quite different, even sobering.…
The iPhone 12 Finally Gets Magnets Right
Avi Greengart, consumer technology analyst at Techsponential says that modular designs appeal to engineers, rather than the typical consumer. “You start with a base slab and then you can add…
The Strangest Amber Fossils Ever Discovered
Top: The daddy longlegs with penis identified. Below: Close-up of the fully erect penis. Image: J. A. Dunlop et al., 2016 Daddy longlegs, in addition to their extended appendages, are…
This Smart Little Samsung Robot Vacuum Can Be Operated From Your Phone and It’s 50% Off Right Now
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The Best Locks for Protecting Your Bike—or Ebike
Whichever lock you go with, make sure it loops around your lock-up point—bike rack, secure fence, etc.—and through the triangular part of your bike frame, and through the spokes of…