Hi, all. There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues—but then again, no one gave Big Pharma billions to find one. I hope they’ll do better with Covid-19.The Plain ViewThis month marks the 20th anniversary of the Power Mac G4 Cube, which debuted July 19, 2000. It also marks the 19th anniversary of Apple’s announcement…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sira Sylla tweeted that the protesters would "never affect" her Far-right protesters in France held a racist protest outside the office of black politician Sira Sylla.The demonstrators, from the Normandy branch of Generation Identity, held anti-black signs and waved lit flares.Ms Sylla, an MP from President Emmanuel Macron's party…
It takes about two years for Corning to develop each new generation of Gorilla Glass, the resilient material that graces a critical mass of smartphones. That process has for several update cycles focused on protecting screens against drops, fending off shatters and cracks by boosting what’s known as compressive strength. The newly announced Gorilla Glass…
Image copyright Getty Images It's as though in January 2017, Donald Trump was given a shiny, new car. The best, most beautiful car the world has ever seen. And in July 2020, the president made an important discovery about it. It has a reverse gear. It was an extra on the car he never thought…
Chief concern — We compare to reveals from 2018, 2019, plus other first-party Xbox One fare. Sam Machkovech - Jul 24, 2020 12:16 pm UTC Enlarge / Does this fight between Master Chief and new character "the pilot" bear any resemblance to quarrels between Microsoft and Halo Infinite's development team?Xbox / 343 IndustriesOn Thursday, I…
Image copyright Getty Images President Donald Trump has cancelled the Republican party convention in Florida, citing the pandemic, as US coronavirus cases passed four million."It's not the right time for that," he said, adding that he would still give a convention speech in a different form.The sheriff in Jacksonville warned this week the city was…
Primal thinking — Card trick priming technique used by illusionist Derren Brown inspires psychologists. Jennifer Ouellette - Jul 23, 2020 11:56 am UTC Enlarge / The majority of study participants who watched either a video or live performance of a magician performing a card trick chose the suit, number, or exact card they were primed…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: Americans should walk city streets free from violence and fear President Donald Trump is to send "a surge" of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown on crime.Chicago and two other Democratic-run cities are being targeted in the Republican president's move, amid a spike…
SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE — Easy-to-miss script can give attackers a new access should they ever be booted out. Dan Goodin - Jul 22, 2020 10:45 am UTC Who needs a better mousetrap when the old one is fine? That was the approach of hackers who recently compromised a server running open source e-commerce platform Magento.…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chad Wolf urged demonstrators in the US city of Portland to protest peacefully US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has said federal agents "will not retreat" in their efforts to protect government buildings in Portland."If you are a violent rioter looking to inflict damage to federal property or law…