May 25, 2019 07:45 am UTC| Technology
There have been many times in the past when canceled or floundering properties were saved by fan enthusiasm via the purchase of merchandise. Family Guy is a good example of this after it was brought back by Fox following...
‘GTA 6’ Rumors, Speculations: Completely Games-As-A-Service? Last Major Installment?
May 25, 2019 07:45 am UTC| Technology
There used to be a time when gamers could reliably count on Rockstar to keep delivering high quality Grand Theft Auto games every year or two. However, following the rising appeal of so-called Games-as-a-Service and the...
Zero-carbon electric transport is already in reach for small islands
May 25, 2019 06:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
At a recent talk on the UKs energy sector, the head of an electric utility company claimed that the problem of decarbonising our electricity sector is fixed. Eyebrows were raised at this, but his point quickly became...
Blocking Huawei from Australia means slower and delayed 5G – and for what?
May 25, 2019 06:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The United States and Australia are deliberately restricting the place of Chinese telco Huawei in their telecommunications landscapes. Were told these changes will be worth it from a security point of view. But...
Why using your smartphone in the supermarket comes at a (considerable) cost
May 25, 2019 06:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Are you constantly checking your phone when youre out and about? Do you have trouble resisting the lure of ever more screen time? If so, be careful when you go grocery shopping as your phone may be costing you more than...
Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not free
May 25, 2019 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Some of the worlds most popular video games track your activity as you play but theyre not just gathering data for business or marketing purposes. Theyre accumulating information about the way you and others play the...
May 24, 2019 11:04 am UTC| Technology
In a few weeks, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2019 is happening and a number of high-profile gaming-related announcements are likely happening. But as for fans anticipating the release of Cyberpunk 2077 the common...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects