Humans, the latest tally suggests, have approximately 21,000 genes in our genome, the set of genetic information in an organism. But do we really need every gene we have? What if we lost three or four? What if we lost 3,000 or 4,000? Could we still function? Humans have variation in their genomes, but the
Read MoreAdam Yosilewitz / Legendary Live Streaming: State of Live Streaming in 2019: Fortnite player Tfue was the most popular with 87M viewership hours, League of Legends retook the top title from Fortnite, more — It’s the holiday season, so our gift to you is our State of the Stream report created in partnership with Arsenal.gg.
Read MoreIf you share your home with a dog or a cat, look at it carefully and you will get a good overview of everything we don’t know how to do in artificial intelligence. “But my cat does nothing all day except sleep, eat and wash herself,” you may think. And yet your cat knows how
Read MoreThe race for chemical engineering is quite literally on. Every year, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) brings together hundreds of university students to face-off to design the fastest car using techniques they’ve learned from chemical engineering courses. The Chem-E-Car competition races cars which are only powered by chemical reactions. The goal is to
Read MoreEllen Nakashima / Washington Post: Sources: building on tactics deployed during 2018 midterms, US Cyber Command is exploring additional strategies to counter Russian 2020 election interference — Military cyber officials are developing information warfare tactics that could be deployed against senior Russian officials … Sources: building on tactics deployed during 2018 midterms, US Cyber Command
Read MoreLuke Winkie / OneZero: Discord channels used to sell stolen PayPal accounts, credit and debit card numbers, and Amazon gift cards, thrive despite account bans, untrustworthy sellers — Cracked PayPal accounts and stolen debit card numbers are sold in the open — A user by the name of Victoria sends me her menu through a
Read More[Thomas Sanladerer] has a filament-based 3D printer and a resin one. Can the two types of raw material combine to make something better? [Thomas] did some experiments using some magnets to suspend the parts and a hot air soldering gun to heat things up. The trick turns out to be cutting the resin with alcohol.
Read MoreThe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare team is spreading some holiday cheer this season with a limited time snowball fight mode. In the game’s latest update, Infinity Ward and Activision are rolling out a new gunfight mode, cleverly titled “Snowfight,” that lets players trade in their guns for snowballs. From now until 1pm ET on
Read MoreA very special type of solar eclipse is happening tonight, but it will be on the other side of the world from the US, visible in the morning in Saudi Arabia, India, and Malaysia. Fortunately it will be livestreamed, so you can catch it from home at around 10:30 EST tonight. Read more… Watch an
Read MoreCommentary: The Lady Bird director crafts the definitive version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale. Greta Gerwig's Little Women gives us the ending the book deserved – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChuck Peddle, the patriarch of the 6502 microprocessor, died recently. Most people don’t know the effect that he and his team of engineers had on their lives. We often take the world of microprocessor for granted as a commonplace component in computation device, yet there was a time when there were just processors, and they
Read MoreOne of the brightest stars in the sky makes up Orion’s shoulder and also looks to be on the verge of going supernova sometime between today and 100,000 years from today. Betelgeuse star acting like it's about to explode, even if the odds say it isn't – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou know, if such a world record actually exists. Jeep Grand Cherokee tuned by Hennessey claims World's Fastest Christmas Tree record – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe song from Oxventurers Guild raises money for a nonprofit focused on mental health. Dungeons & Dragons game masters score a tribute song – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[Robson Couto] started to get interested in musical projects and as a side effect created downloadable code with simple notation for a good variety of themes, songs, and melodies. They are all for the Arduino and use only the built-in tone() function, but don’t let that distract you. If you look past that, you’ll see
Read MoreHBO is kicking off 2020 with new seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm, The New Pope, and Real Time with Bill Maher. It’s also bringing a number of popular films to the platform including 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Read more… What's Coming and Going From HBO in January 2020
Read MoreThe Pentagon has advised military members to avoid using take-home DNA kits because of concerns about “unintended security consequences and increased risk to the joint force and mission,” according to Yahoo News, which first reported on the internal memo. The memo doesn’t specifically lay out what the exact risks are, but it appears that it’s
Read MoreSpin Cycle: Forget that other electric truck, Rivian’s forthcoming EVs will feature trick opposite-phase drive tech allowing for insanely tight turns. Rivian R1T and R1S getting Tank Turn for the world's coolest donuts – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSohee Kim / Bloomberg: Samsung plans to rival chip foundry market leader TSMC, as it invests heavily in a chip miniaturization process called extreme ultraviolet lithography — – Custom chips are the future that Samsung wants to profit from — Laying the foundation for expanding its semiconductor empire Samsung plans to rival chip foundry market
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / Th Tesla has started rolling out a massive holiday update that was previously teased by CEO Elon Musk last week, including a “Full Self-Driving sneak preview.” It also includes long-awaited features like reading text messages aloud, a “camping mode,” and more. The “full self-driving” sneak preview is mainly an improvement
Read MoreIt’s Christmas, which means the majority of businesses, stores, and restaurants are closed for the day. If you need to pick up that super last-minute gift or need something to eat, then you do have a handful of options available. Read more… These Stores and Restaurants are Open on Christmas Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe German car brand is accused of “sales punching” and could face big fines if found guilty. BMW is being investigated by the SEC for falsifying US sales data – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Whether you’ve just gotten a new gaming PC, are building a new PC for yourself, or have just decided to gift yourself with some new games, we have ten suggestions to make your gaming experience fun. Not all of them are new or the most graphically demanding,
Read MoreFor their final project in [Bruce Land]’s class on designing with PIC32 microcontrollers, [Sujith], [Julia] and [Andrew] wanted to do something fun. And what could be more fun than bending to the electromechanical siren song of the pinball machine? This machine looks great, and as you can see in the demo video after the break,
Read MoreSony’s PlayStation 4 may be entering its eighth and final year in 2020, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be a new PS4 owner this holiday season. After all, game consoles are cheaper than ever ahead of next fall’s next-gen refresh, and there are scores of amazing titles from the last decade or so that
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