Using one of the best Ethernet cables for gaming is essential if you regularly play PC or console games online. Having the fastest-possible connection to the internet will lower the latency (lag) between what you’re seeing on your screen and what’s happening in real time. A very slow internet connection will allow fellow gamers to… Continue reading Best Ethernet Cables For Gaming
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China Takes Incredible Close Up Shot of Mars’ Moon Phobos
That is one lumpy moon! Glamor Shot China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has taken an incredible image of Phobos, one of the two moons orbiting Mars, from just 3,160 miles away — and the level of detail is breathtaking. Tianwen-1’s shot of the seven-miles-across natural satellite is so detailed, you can spot individual craters on its surface,… Continue reading China Takes Incredible Close Up Shot of Mars’ Moon Phobos
Russian Chess Robot Breaks Child’s Finger During Tournament
A chess robot playing three games at once broke a 7-year-old boy’s finger in a tournament that ended Thursday. Russian-language news outlet Baza, which is state-owned, posted video footage of the moment to its Telegram channel and said the boy suffered a fracture but is otherwise okay. Twitter netizens then nabbed the footage and uploaded… Continue reading Russian Chess Robot Breaks Child’s Finger During Tournament
WHO Declares World Health Emergency Over Monkeypox
Image by Getty The World Health Organization officially declared a global health emergency over monkeypox. Yesterday, WHO director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus overruled a panel that couldn’t come to a consensus, and published a lengthy statement online following the meeting, during which he declared monkeypox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The virus… Continue reading WHO Declares World Health Emergency Over Monkeypox
Back-to-School Gear for High School Students
For some teens, the end of summer is an exciting time: maybe starting a new school, getting new classes and teachers, meeting up with friends who have been on hiatus all summer, and working towards getting into the college of your dreams. For others, you may be wishing the break would never end. But the… Continue reading Back-to-School Gear for High School Students
Google Fires Engineer Who Said Its Experimental AI Gained Sentience
It finally happened. Final Say Google has finally fired the engineer who insists that one of the company’s experimental AI’s has gained sentience. In June, news broke that Blake Lemoine had been suspended from Google over his claims about the AI, which is called Language Model for Dialogue Applications, or LaMDA. Shortly after, Lemoine claimed… Continue reading Google Fires Engineer Who Said Its Experimental AI Gained Sentience
Wind Turbine Catches on Fire, Creates Spiral-Shaped Smoke Pattern
“That was pretty insane to watch!” Big Shocker A Texas windmill struck by lightning yesterday made more than a few smoke rings that could rival even Gandalf’s best. One Texas resident captured the flames on video as he was passing by, in 45-second clip that even got picked up by local news. The footage shows… Continue reading Wind Turbine Catches on Fire, Creates Spiral-Shaped Smoke Pattern
Hyundai Busted Using Child Labor in Alabama
“Consumers should be outraged.” The Runaround In a damning exclusive report published yesterday, Reuters confirmed that the Korean carmaker Hyundai has been using child labor near its flagship factory in Montgomery, AL. Metal stamping plant SMART LLC has been employing workers as young as 12 years old. SMART provides parts for Hyundai’s SUV and car… Continue reading Hyundai Busted Using Child Labor in Alabama
Robot Designed to Tunnel Through the Earth Incredibly Fast Using Plasma
“Imagine a robot with ten light sabers on the front.” Make Way If Cali-based startup EarthGrid has its way, downed power lines and faulty electric transformers may soon be a problem of the past. Science and tech pub New Atlas explained the company’s patent-pending process on Thursday and said the plasma boring robot it’s developing… Continue reading Robot Designed to Tunnel Through the Earth Incredibly Fast Using Plasma
Shockingly, Crypto Project That Promised 5% Returns Per Week Turned Out to Be a Ponzi Scheme
Back in May, the FBI took EminiFX founder Eddy Alexandre into custody after accusing him of fraud. In June, the Justice Department and Commodity Futures Trading Commission accused his cryptocurrency company EminiFX of being a Ponzi scheme, arguing that it had cheated $59 million out of thousands of investors. And now, according to a preliminary report,… Continue reading Shockingly, Crypto Project That Promised 5% Returns Per Week Turned Out to Be a Ponzi Scheme