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Sponsored Links Jeff Higgins, Twitter GIFs are great for conveying your reactions, but they’re not usually very personal — and recording yourself probably won’t be that exciting. Snap might have found a way to bridge those two worlds. The company has confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s testing a Cameo feature which inserts your face into…
Sponsored Links atese via Getty Images The effect of climate change on oceans is likely more extensive than you think. A study from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicated that climate change and the ensuing hotter water reduced the amount of oxygen dissolved into oceans by 2 percent between 1960 and 2010.…
Sponsored Links Roberto Baldwin/Engadget Tesla has said precious little about its Cyberquad electric ATV, but it’s now sharing one of the most important details: when you can expect to get one. Elon Musk told Twitter followers that Tesla was planning to release the ATV at the same time as the Cybertruck, or late 2021. Pricing,…
Eight degrees doesn’t sound like much. It’s only 1/45 of the way around a circle. On a globe, it’s about nine percent of the angular distance between the Equator and the North Pole. Today, I live eight degrees farther north than where I grew up. As one would expect, the climate is a bit different.…
Sponsored Links MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Don’t expect Amazon to follow companies like Google in changing its mind on military contracts. Jeff Bezos told guests at the Reagan National Defense Forum that the US is in “big trouble” if large tech companies are “turning their back” on the Defense Department. He further argued that…
By Nick Guy This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter’s independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. Read the full guide to USB phone charger. The best USB phone chargers can power your phone as rapidly as it and your cable will allow. After…
Julia Robinson was born on December 8, 1919. She was a brilliant mathematician, generous research collaborator, and kind human being who faced some trying circumstances with a great deal of grace. I wrote about her life and work for Science News in honor of her 100th birthday. Most of Robinson’s research focused on decision problems:…
Sponsored Links Don Arnold via Getty Images With Elon Musk narrowly avoiding $150 million in damages in his “pedo guy” defamation case, let’s take a look at some of this past week’s big ticket headlines. Riot Games pays $10 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit Looking for a quick and easy way to avoid paying…
Sponsored Links CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images Two of the world’s larger car makers were the victims of a sophisticated (but still not very successful) hacking campaign. Bayerricscher Rundfunk has learned that intruders from the hacking group OceanLotus slipped into the networks of BMW and Hyundai in an attempt to find trade secrets. BMW, at…
Science is full of arcane terminology. Why use an easy-to-understand or evocative word when an opaque and overwrought phrase will do? But there are exceptions. Like “death roll.” If you grew up watching David Attenborough specials, you’ve probably heard the term over slow-motion footage of crocodiles tearing wildebeest apart. It means exactly what you think.…