Bryan Adams’ Instagram Rant Tops This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Time, as many people living in Covid-19 lockdown are beginning to realize, is losing all meaning. This seems especially true on weeks like this past one, during which none of…
What Happened When I Switched From Macs to Windows
Microsoft, while I’m sure there are three humans left on Earth who appreciate the backward compatibility with MS-DOS, please, you have got to stop this. Throw drive letters into a…
Scientists are working together to understand the most powerful storms on Jupiter
Storms on Jupiter are among the most powerful squalls seen anywhere in the Solar System. Now, a new study brings together the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii, the Hubble Space Telescope,…
FlexJobs takes some of the work out of finding quality remote jobs
TLDR: FlexJobs has the freelancer’s back, vetting and cataloging over 30,000 freelance and other remote job opportunities from only the most reputable employers. Making a living in the gig economy…
In the AI era, universities need to strengthen students’ creativity
Advances in artificial intelligence in the early 2010s, particularly in deep learning, triggered a new wave of panic and fear about technological unemployment. Further intensifying those fears were a host of…
Facebook and ByteDance investor General Atlantic pumps $870 million into Reliance Jio
India’s Reliance Jio has scored its fourth investment in four weeks. US-based firm General Atlantic has invested ₹6,598.38 cores ($870 million) in Jio Platforms in exchange for a 1.34% stake.…
‘Milestone’ Evidence for Anyons, a Third Kingdom of Particles
Every last particle in the universe—from a cosmic ray to a quark—is either a fermion or a boson. These categories divide the building blocks of nature into two distinct kingdoms.…
Will the New York Times Ever Stop Reporting on UFOs?
In December 2017, the New York Times published a front page story about a ”shadowy” UFO Pentagon program that investigated encounters between Navy fighter pilots and mysterious, gravity-defying objects. Illustrated…
The Best Weighted Blankets (2020): Yaasa, Bearaby, Casper, and More
I wouldn’t normally call $80 (for the full-size 20 pound blanket) cheap, but it’s a bargain when it comes to weighted blankets. I bought a slightly cheaper blanket from Target,…
More Ring Fit Adventure on the way, as Nintendo flags possible game delays
The work-from-home setup for developers may lead to first-party game delays