synthdef.new(pitchfeed, { — The beauty of these projects comes as much from sonic textures as from elegant code. Catherine Sinow - Sep 26, 2020 1:00 pm UTC Aurich Lawson / Getty ImagesPop musicians have spent centuries flirting with technology to push the boundaries of the art, from the Theremin to mid-century tape experiments. Despite this…
Publishedduration2 hours agoimage copyrightEPAimage captionMustapha Adib said he did not want to head a cabinet "that was bound to fail"Lebanon's prime minister designate Mustapha Adib has abandoned efforts to form a new government amid popular demands for reform.Mr Adib did not give details about his decision. However, reports say difficulties centred on Shia parties seeking…
Image copyright Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he "made a mistake" by joining in talks for giving a government contract to a charity that paid his family.We Charity was tapped by his government to oversee a C$900m ($664m, £533m) youth volunteer programme in June.It later emerged that We previously paid Mr Trudeau's relatives…
i welcome our new arm overlords — How will legacy Mac apps perform under Rosetta on Apple silicon? Jim Salter - Jun 29, 2020 9:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Developers are wasting no time getting their hands dirty with the new A12Z ARM Developer Transition Kits.As reported by MacRumors, eager Apple developers are already posting…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS President Donald Trump is among the world leaders in Paris commemorating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day French President Emmanuel Macron has urged world leaders marking the centenary of the World War One Armistice to reject nationalism.Addressing leaders in Paris - including US President Donald Trump…
ARPA Card — Comparing 2009 ARPA-E winners to peers yields a mixed bag. Scott K. Johnson - Sep 20, 2020 2:30 pm UTC Enlarge / Former Energy Secretary Ernst Moniz speaks at an ARPA-E event in 2016.In 2009, the US Department of Energy started funding energy research through the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (or ARPA-E)…
Verizon 5G — Verizon promises “dramatic improvements” eventually, but it’s not clear when. Jon Brodkin - May 13, 2020 4:25 pm UTC Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018.5G is one of the most hyped technologies in recent memory, but 5G hype continues to outpace evidence…
Wristy Business — The Apple Watch is suffering from a lack of competitors, but it's also making its own. Corey Gaskin - Sep 25, 2020 11:30 am UTC Corey GaskinApple's latest smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 6, gives us almost every feature one could ask for in a fitness tracker while reasserting Apple Watch's position…
The Hindenburg effect — Potential hydrogen fueling station partners reportedly have second thoughts. Timothy B. Lee - Sep 24, 2020 11:35 am UTC Enlarge / A Nel/Nikola refueling pump is shown in a 2019 publicity photo.Nikola Motor CompanyShares of hydrogen truck startup Nikola plunged 26 percent on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the…
Second trailer for American Gods season 2, which debuts on Starz March 10.We're less than two months away from the season 2 debut of American Gods, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel, and Starz has rewarded fans' patience with a shiny new trailer. (Spoilers for first season below.) In season 1, Shadow Moon…
