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Origami-like patch could help robot surgeons repair internal injuries

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:13 PM PST

Robot surgeons could one day have an easy way to mend internal injuries with minimal impact. MIT researchers have developed an "origami-inspired," biodegradable medical patch that can be folded around a robot's minimally invasive surgical tools to se...

China probe delivers its first photo of Mars

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 01:29 PM PST

China's plans for interplanetary exploration just took a big stride forward. The Guardian reports that the country's Tianwen-1 probe has returned its first photo of Mars, capturing a black-and-white snapshot from about 1.4 million miles away. It does...

President Biden brings back weekly addresses with a podcast-like format

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 12:29 PM PST

President Biden is poised to resurrect the weekly radio address, but he's hoping to keep it relevant through a simple strategy: ditch the radio. As the New York Times explained, the White House has launched a "weekly conversation" series that embrace...

'Destruction AllStars' loses default voice chat after harassment claims

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 11:45 AM PST

Destruction AllStars' developer Lucid Games has rolled out an update for the recently released title, which disables its voice chat by default. On Twitter, Lucid says it's now "actively working on longer-term enhancements to the voice communications...

China is launching a public data platform to name and shame polluters

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 11:24 AM PST

China is trying a new strategy to deal with companies that break pollution rules: wield their data against them. Reuters reports that China is launching a data platform on March 1st that will let the public and officials study real-time and recorded...

'Resident Evil' movie reboot will premiere on Labor Day weekend

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 10:15 AM PST

The next Resident Evil film is set to open on September 3rd or this year's Labor Day weekend, according to Deadline. While it's still from Constantin Film, the German production company behind Paul W. S. Anderson's adaptations, it's not going to foll...

Myanmar shuts down internet to stifle anti-coup protests

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 09:53 AM PST

Myanmar's military leaders are extending their internet restrictions in a bid to limit protests against their coup. According to BBC News, NetBlocks has discovered that Myanmar instituted a "near-total internet shutdown" in the country a of the morni...

ICYMI: Check out ASUS’ new dual-screen laptop in action

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 09:00 AM PST

The post-CES time can be slow for tech reviews, but this week we were able to check out upgraded devices from ASUS and Nikon. ASUS recently debuted the second version of the ZenBook Duo, which has a redesigned dual screen and software that takes adva...

NVIDIA requires RTX 30 laptop makers to be transparent on specs

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 08:55 AM PST

When NVIDIA introduced RTX 30 laptop graphics, it also sowed some confusion. There are no longer labels distinguishing between efficient (Max-Q) and full-performance GPUs, making it possible for a laptop with a lower-spec yet full-power chip to outpe...

Hitting the Books: Kenya's digital divide is hampering its mobile money revolution

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST

While mobile money apps have been slow to gain acceptance in the US, they've taken other nations like Sweden, China and especially Kenya by storm, enabling people for whom conventional banking has remained out of reach new ways to send, receive and i...

Get 18 expert-led ethical hacker training courses for $43

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 07:55 AM PST

Hacking isn't as glamorous as pop culture would have you believe, but it's a serious threat nonetheless. Even the US government can fall victim to concerted attacks, so what hope is there going forward if everything relies on the internet? This is wh...

The Morning After: Xiaomi's concept phone has almost no bezel at all

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 07:41 AM PST

This weekend the Chiefs take on the Bucs in Super Bowl LV, and if you're a cord cutter trying to watch the big game, we have all the advice needed to find a stream. The bad news is that if you're looking for a 4K HDR feed this year you're out of luck...

Podcast: A chat with the directors of 'A Glitch in the Matrix' and 'Users'

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 06:30 AM PST

Are we living in a simulation? That's what Rodney Ascher aims to explore with his new documentary, A Glitch in the Matrix, which premiered at Sundance this week. In this special interview episode, we chat with Ascher about how he broke down such a co...

All the ways to watch the Super Bowl

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST

Super Bowl 55 will occur this Sunday between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. NFL's biggest event of the year is a television phenomenon that goes beyond just sports, be it million-dollar-commercials, the half-time concert or just...

Our favorite films and VR experiences at Sundance 2021

Posted: 06 Feb 2021 05:00 AM PST

Here's what we've learned from covering the 2021 Sundance: Virtual film festivals can be awkward, but it's still an absolute rush to get an early look at some of the year's most interesting films. And unlike most other film events, Sundance also inve...
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