Much has already been said about how Sony’s custom, super fast SSD could be a real game changer, with developers in particular expressing real excitement over the PlayStation 5 hardware. But with Mark Cerny’s dry deep dive presentation, it’s clear that Sony made a mistake — at least from a marketing perspective. And interestingly, it’s…
DetailsGoogle and Facebook are considering efforts to analyze the collective movements of millions of users to determine how the deadly novel coronavirus is spreading across the US, and to gauge the effectiveness of calls for social distancing.The results could be shared with government agencies working to head off what could become an unprecedented public health…
DetailsLast month, Microsoft cast the first bet on the future of console gaming when it revealed the Xbox Series X’s specs. Today, Sony showed its PlayStation 5 cards as well.PlayStation 5 lead systems architect Mark Cerny shared a dry talk Wednesday detailing the hardware specifications of the upcoming system. Sony had previously divulged some details…
DetailsApple has a new iPad Pro, and it looks like a mash-up of its predecessor and the iPhone 11 thanks to Apple’s signature dual-camera array on the back. But the cameras go a step further; they use Lidar, a technology commonly seen in self-driving cars, to sense depth and to boost the iPad Pro’s augmented…
DetailsAs of Wednesday, the nation of Taiwan had recorded 100 cases of Covid-19, a remarkably low number given the island’s proximity to China. Some 2.71 million mainland Chinese visited Taiwan in 2019, and as recently as January there were a dozen round trip flights between Wuhan and Taipei every week. But despite its obvious vulnerabilities,…
DetailsAt the height of its powers, Necurs was one of the most disruptive forces on the internet. A sort of Swiss Army botnet, over the years it has harnessed more than 9 million computers unwittingly under its control to send spam, distribute ransomware, attack financial institutions, and more. Last week, Microsoft pulled its plug.Necurs has…
DetailsWhether you’re officially quarantined or simply self-isolating, you’re likely stuck at home with a fair amount of time on your hands—and desperate to be entertained. Let’s face it: Working from home means you need to fill the void of the office chatter you’d normally find tedious and distracting. In between your regular video chats with…
DetailsCovid-19 has brought the science of epidemiology into public discourse in ways that not even SARS or Ebola outbreaks did. The merits of hand washing are now unprecedentedly appreciated, and the citizen-science public has an increasingly strong handle on how Covid-19’s contagiousness and lethality influence our prospects. Our understanding of Covid’s contagiousness is best captured…
DetailsBefore all the classes got canceled, Stephen Paul Wright, an art director in New York City, went to an OrangeTheory studio for a workout. The instructors have a habit of high-fiving everyone as they walk in, but this time, it was all elbow bumps. No one wanted to touch each other, even if they wanted…
DetailsI used to love virtual reality. Back in 2015, the hype train for VR was tearing down the tracks full steam ahead, and I had a first-class seat. Buckling on a bulky, janky developer headset I was giggling like a schoolgirl. I’d seen the demo videos and I was stoked to step into the virtual…
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