Voting for the Eisner Awards Is Being Done Over Entirely Following a Security ‘Anomaly’
Image: San Diego Comic-Con Just in time for primary season, the organizers of San Diego Comic-Con’s annual Eisner Awards have made the last minute decision to toss out all of…
Why Slack’s CEO Doesn’t Want to ‘Kill Email’
Theoretically, from a functional requirements point of view, we could have that conversation over email. But that has many disadvantages. When we add people in over time, they wouldn’t have…
No, Apple and Google Didn’t Secretly Install Contact-Tracing Apps on Your Phone
Recent social media posts (which I won’t link to, but you can find them easily with a Twitter search) claim Apple and Google are installing contact tracing apps on your…
Dexamethasone and the Recovery Trial’s High-Speed Science
Last week, a British research team announced that a cheap, safe, widely available drug called dexamethasone makes a huge difference in saving the lives of people severely ill with Covid-19.…
Why your website’s lack of accessibility options is opening you up to lawsuits
Throughout this pandemic, we’ve all experienced a dramatic shift in our relationships with our devices. For a world that’s already become addicted to the internet, this addiction suddenly transitioned into…
Oceans on alien worlds are more common than you think, study reveals
Some like it hot Another quality to look for when searching for worlds with liquid water (and potentially life) is heat — needed to melt ice and drive chemical reactions. This…
The stock market crashes every time Lil Yachty releases music, a theory
There’s a theory that posits records released by Lil Yachty cause the stock market to crash. And so, a resourceful trader might look to sell stock just before the US…
Stop calling it bias. AI is racist
Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested earlier this year in Detroit, Michigan on suspicion of stealing five watches from a store. Police responding to the scene of the crime were given…
How to link your Fortnite accounts
Experience the game with your friends and compete against your pals, no matter what system they’re using.
Coronavirus-hunting robot will stick a horrifyingly long swab up your nose
It’s for your own good. But it still looks terrifying