Stadia, Google’s answer to Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation, is not a new concept at all. Tech companies have been peddling the idea of streaming video games for years now, with prominent examples being GeForce Now from Nvidia, PlayStation Now from Sony, and Jump. The challenge has always been to provide a fluid, seamless gameplay…
September 15 marked the second time NASA bagged an Emmy Award for covering InSight’s outstanding footage of the Mars landing. NASA received a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program. The InSight Mars Lander is tasked with learning more about the Red Planet’s interior body and providing accurate 3D models. NASA officials at the…
Elon Musk and Jack Ma are two of the most successful techpreneurs, having contributed to society in several ways. With Elon Musk’s PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla and Jack Ma’s AliBaba and AliExpress, you would expect the two to have a more insightful debate. Yet, their conversations are frequently marked with odd statements. To make things…
On July 25, 2019, SpaceX unveiled its new prototype called the Starhopper which the company claims could carry the first humans into Mars. Its much-anticipated demonstration flight was aborted at the last possible second on August 26 in the hopes of trying it again later. Starhopper is a reusable prototype for SpaceX’s Starship vehicle. It…
DeepMind is one of Alphabet’s AI projects that will ‘solve new problems’ and ‘advance the cause of mankind’, according to their home page. The good news is that the artificial intelligence company made twice as much revenue in 2019 as it did in 2018. The bad news is that its gains mean nothing when compared…
The Israeli company that specializes in the dual-lens, Corephotonics has sued Apple yet again for allegedly infringing on four of its patents. These patents were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office and can be found in the following links. Patent 1Patent 2Patent 3 According to Corephotonics, two different iPhone versions used its patented…
Published on May 15th, 2014 How will the Universe End? Amazing simulation shows how! How will the Universe end? I wonder what will happen to life on Earth after a billion years? Here are some questions that Joe Hanson (@jtotheizzoe) provides an answer to, through an interesting simulation where he takes us on a journey…
Vincent Callebaut Architects, a French company created a solution for achieving sustainable buildings for the Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen. The result Shenzhen Asian project called Cairn Farmscraper, an initiative that proposes the construction of six towers with a stacked stone look one on top of another. Besides the ‘farmscrapers’ amazing design, the buildings will provide space…
Published on March 22nd, 2014 People considered ugly compared to classic beauty standards and have a profile on dating sites receive more messages and have more chances of having a relationship than those considered beautiful because it creates divided opinions, informs DailyMail.co.uk. The finding belongs to the founders of the online platform OkCupid, who studies mathematics and,…
“Beer goggles” phenomenon is used to explain how a few glasses of alcohol is sufficient to transform a person in Prince Charming, British researchers explained. According to Dr. Amanda Ellison, a researcher at the University of Durham, men and women do not see each other differently after consuming alcohol. “We continue to see them as…