SAUL NIGUEZ endured a torrid time as he made his Premier League debut on Saturday. The Spanish midfielder arrived on deadline day in a season-long move from Atletico Madrid. 11Saul Niguez joined the list of players to struggle on their Premier League debutCredit: Getty Thomas Tuchel handed him his debut with a starting spot alongside…
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Three days after a Russian spacewalk, Japanese space station commander Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Thomas Pesquet floated outside for their own excursion Sunday to build a support fixture for a roll-out solar array blanket that will be attached later. The astronauts also planned to replace a device that…
A Long March 3B rocket lifts off with the Chinasat 9B communications satellite. Credit: CASC A replacement Chinese communications satellite for a craft launched into the wrong orbit four years ago successfully rocketed into space Thursday, just in time to be ready to support 4K and 8K television broadcasts of the Beijing Winter Olympics next…
What makes a good conversation? A new study suggests an answer: making and breaking conversation. The study by Dartmouth College reports that while making conversation, eye contact occurs during moments of ‘shared attention’ with their pupils dilating in synchrony as a result. Previously, it was believed that eye contact creates synchrony, but this new study…
Last week, a convicted murderer who tried to suffocate his wife in her west Cork home avoided further jail time despite the horrifying brutality of the attack.Marius Rucinskas received a suspended 18-month sentence and essentially walked free from court.He had been remanded in custody on the charge for almost one year already and Judge Seán…
Eileen O’Sullivan and her son Jamie, the victims of this week’s murder-suicide in Lixnaw, Co Kerry, will not be buried for another week.A private family funeral will take place for Eileen and Jamie on Monday, September 20, with Requiem Mass to be celebrated at 11:00 am in St. Michael’s Church, Lixnaw followed by burial in…
Always love, hate will get you every time — Lawsuit accuses anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers.” Cecelia D’Anastasio, wired.com – Sep 11, 2021 4:10 pm UTC MikkelWilliam | Getty ImagesSince early August, Twitch has been wrestling with an epidemic of harassment, known as “hate raids,” against marginalized streamers. These attacks spam streamers’ chats…
Game over, man! — Sadly, this cardboard adaptation could be better. Charlie Theel – Sep 11, 2021 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / Ripley defending Newt.Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps is a peculiar release. Aliens,…
Hyper-micromanagement — For years, algorithms have driven workers to meet punishing quotas. Caitlin Harrington, wired.com – Sep 11, 2021 10:00 am UTC Enlarge / Modern warehouse work sometimes unfolds within million-square-foot buildings, which some labor organizers say can make bathroom breaks “logistically impossible.”Jane Barlow | Getty ImagesWarehouse workers in California are one step closer to…
Image: CapcomThroughout the Nintendo Life Video Game Music Festival we’re speaking to a range of composers and musicians for a mixture of in-depth interviews and shorter, sharper (and perhaps a little goofier) Q&As where we ask just ten rapid-fire personal questions; we’re calling these shorter features ‘Quick Beats’. Today we’re talking to Harumi Fujita, a…
