More than 140 possibilities for making a vaccine against Covid-19 are being studied around the world. The vast majority of them are still just concepts in a lab, but more than a dozen have been injected into humans, mostly in small-scale trials to make sure each formula is safe to receive. Three are headed toward…
The UK company P2i adds water-repelling nanocoatings to smartphones and other gadgets. Normally, it flies engineers to its clients’ factories to identify and solve quality-control problems.That’s not an option in a world where flights are grounded, borders closed, and security tightened. So in some plants, P2i now relies on a system that uses artificial intelligence…
For those who follow the politics of platforms, Monday’s great expulsion of malicious content creators was better late than never. For far too long, a very small contingent of extremely hateful content creators have used Silicon Valley’s love of the First Amendment to control the narrative on commercial content moderation. By labeling every effort to…
Even as it approaches 80(!) fighters, it’s impressive how Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can still find fresh ideas to liven up its roster. Nintendo’s incredible stable of characters certainly helps, but even in that context, Min Min, the latest character kicking off Ultimate’s second DLC Fighter Pass, is an odd pick. She’s not a fan-favorite…
Google has called time on the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Google has discontinued the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. A spokesperson told Android Police that the “Google Store has sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a. For people who are still interested…
Aw, shucks. Image: Drew Angerer / getty By Jack Morse2020-07-02 01:14:21 UTC Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Facebook gave user data to third-party developers, even after specifically telling users it wouldn’t. In a Wednesday blog post, Facebook announced that (oops!) thousands of developers continued to receive updates to users’ non-public information well…
A wave of better smartwatches is on the way soon. Qualcomm just unveiled two new processors—the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and Wear 4100—which will both power upcoming wearables running platforms like Google’s Wear OS. Qualcomm claims the chips offer a sizeable bump over their predecessor, the Snapdragon Wear 3100, which debuted in 2018. That’s mostly because…
A defining feature of augmented reality is how much the technology’s promise has outpaced its real-world use. Despite years of glossy demos, AR’s predominant consumer experiences are still Pokémon Go and an iOS app that measures things. Advancing the medium will take not only impactful hardware—like Apple’s U1 chip and loudly rumored glasses—but innovative games…
I was completely unable to look away, but terrified to look towards. I was stuck mid-scroll on Instagram, on this photo of Black bodies, doing what I’d seen our ancestors do in the face of injustice. This time, they were marching in the streets, protesting the killing of George Floyd and the endless police brutality…
As CEO of Novartis, the world’s second-largest drug company, Vas Narasimhan knows that Big Pharma is an object of love and hate. Pharmaceutical products save lives and help people manage difficult medical conditions. But the industry’s drug prices are often indefensible, and companies’ practices are sometimes questionable or worse. In the pandemic year of 2020,…
