Loot boxes have been in the news a lot in recent years, as the controversial form of in-game monetization has come under fire from pretty much all sides. For a lot of people, EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2 seemed to be the tipping point when it launched at the tail end of 2017 with overreaching loot boxes, … Continue reading Video game loot boxes now in the UK crosshairs Continue Reading
The second-generation Motorola Razr (with foldable display) was leaked in a big way this week in a set of insider tips that essentially spill all the beans. The Motorola Razr 5G, as it’s expected to be called, will come in at least one color: Mercury Silver – with a 6.2-inch display inside. This device will … Continue reading Motorola Razr 5G release date level leak drops all specs Continue Reading
Mozilla resumes rollout of Firefox version that drops support for connections over legacy TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols. Why Germany thinks Firefox is the most secure browser of all WATCH NOW Mozilla only released Firefox 78 at the very end of June, but it was forced to stop the release because search engines … Continue reading Mozilla halts Firefox 78 rollout – and then restarts it after fixing this search engine bug Continue Reading
Updated: A £1.2 billion payment made by Google to secure default mobile search positions has come under fire. UK regulators have criticized a browser deal between Apple and Google as a “significant” barrier to search engine competition. On July 1, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a new report (.PDF) examining the current state … Continue reading UK regulators call Google, Apple search engine deal a ‘barrier’ to competition Continue Reading
The drop-down deck and screen room is Embassy’s signature feature Embassy RV An accelerating RV trend this year has been the inside-out camper with flexible indoor/outdoor layout that encourages occupants to spend all their cooking, eating and living time outdoors, retiring inside only at night or to escape inclement weather. The Scout Olympic and Yoho truck campers and Hartmann Work … Continue reading Embassy Sport camper van pushes the party outside with tailgate deck Continue Reading
Raspberry Pi brings the Khronos OpenVX 1.3 computer-vision API to its single-board computers. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced it’s bringing the OpenVX 1.3 API to Raspberry Pi devices to improve computer vision on the popular single-board computers. The new open and royalty-free API comes from the Khronos Group, which has backed standards like Vulcan … Continue reading Raspberry Pi: Now computer-vision apps get boost with Khronos OpenVX API Continue Reading
A new soft robot emulates the motion of jellyfish to swim at high speed The unique movement of jellyfish has made them a popular model of study for robotics researchers, who hope to develop advanced new machines that move with great efficiency. Scientists are now showing off a new breed of soft robots inspired by these marine … Continue reading Air-powered robotic jellyfish outpaces its real-life rivals Continue Reading
A scientist inspecting one of LIGO’s mirrors, which has now been measurably affected by quantum fluctuations Matt Heintze/Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab Physics is mostly divided into two areas – classical physics describes how large objects and systems work on a scale that we see every day, while quantum physics describes the “spooky” subatomic world. Now, scientists have … Continue reading Tiny quantum fluctuations observed moving 40-kg mirror Continue Reading
One of TuSimple’s autonomous trucks in action TuSimple Both startups and established automakers see great potential in the future of autonomous trucking, and TuSimple is one company taking very proactive steps to grab its slice of the pie. The California-based firm today revealed an ambitious plan to begin piecing together a network of autonomous trucking … Continue reading TuSimple teams with UPS on US network for autonomous trucking Continue Reading
Technics says that it’s applied 55 years of audio innovation to create its first true wireless headphones, the active noise-canceling EAH-AZ70W Technics Last month, Panasonic marked the 55th anniversary of its Technics brand with the launch of a special edition turntable. Now the brand has entered new territory with the first Technics true wireless earphones, featuring … Continue reading Technics spins out first noise-canceling true wireless earphones Continue Reading