More than a third of TikTok users in U.S. are reportedly 14 years old or younger
Out of 49 million daily users in the U.S. in July, 18 million were 14 and under
Why Derechos Are So Devilishly Difficult to Predict
At 8:30 am on Monday, Mark Licht was sitting in his home outside of Ames, Iowa, on a conference call with other agronomists and meteorologists from around the state. Iowa…
Ubisoft fires former Assassin’s Creed Valhalla creative director following an investigation
Ashraf Ismail, the former creative director for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, has been fired by Ubisoft, Bloomberg reports. Ismail stepped down from his role and took a leave of absence in…
EA Access and Origin Access will combine under new EA Play banner
Rebranding streaming services is very in these days across a number of entertainment industries, and EA is jumping on the trend by rebranding its EA Access and Origin Access services…
I Am Dead is a cute, charming game about being a curious ghost
Around two years ago, artist and designer Dick Hogg saw a GIF of a banana going through an MRI machine. Seeing the different layers of the fruit was mesmerizing. It…
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 review: time for a change
Five years since the first Apple Watch and a full seven years on from Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, we know what a smartwatch is. We know that it’s not going to…
Russell Kirsch, Inventor of the Pixel and Creator of the First Digital Photo, Dies at 91
The first digital scanner, used to make the first digital photo in 1957 (left) and the first digital photo, an image of Russell Kirsch’s new baby in 1957 (right)Image: NIST…
If Only Any of the ‘Hobbit’ Movies Were the Right Length
The Rankin/Bass cartoon The Hobbit, released in 1977, features beautiful artwork, catchy music, and great acting. As a child of the 1980s, science fiction author Matthew Kressel is one of…
The OnePlus Nord is the beefy boy in the $400 phone market
My colleague and I often discuss what makes a phone mid-range. In India, the norm is to consider phones in the ₹20,000-₹30,000 ($267-$401) price bucket as mid-range. In Europe and…
Russia’s first mass-produced EV will cost less than $7,000 but you can’t buy it
As a country, Russia isn’t exactly associated with renewable energy. Around 16% of its GDP comes from oil, natural gas, and precious metals, so it’s not surprising that electric vehicles…