When Paul Tafforeau saw his first experimental scans of a COVID-19 victim’s lung, he thought he had failed.A paleontologist by training, Tafforeau had been laboring with a team strewn across Europe for months to turn a particle accelerator in the French Alps into a revolutionary medical scanning tool. It was […]
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Liz Truss flew by private jet to Australia at cost of £500,000 to taxpayers
Foreign secretary Liz Truss flew by private jet to Australia at a cost of over half-a-million pounds to the taxpayer because she chose not to use scheduled business-class flights. Rather than travelling from London to Sydney on one of the daily Qantas departures, Ms Truss insisted on flying the 22,000 […]
Which iPhone Should You Buy (or Avoid) Right Now?
So you’re wondering what the best iPhone is for you.Apple has more options than ever, from the iPhone 13 Pro Max to the iPhone SE .We’re here to help you separate the marketing slogans from reality.After trying all the latest models, we outline the strengths and weaknesses of each in […]
Astronomers in a spin over discovery of mysterious object in our galaxy
In early 2018, something in our cosmic backyard blasted out powerful jets of energy for up to a minute about once every 18 minutes for three months.Then it stopped.Despite being one of the brightest radio objects in the sky, it went unnoticed until a team of astronomers looked back at […]
After the questionable N64 gamepad, Nintendo reached control
The video game industry has more or less settled on a standard design for controllers with a pair of matching analog joysticks, a directional pad, four action buttons, and shoulder triggers on top.It’s a design that the PlayStation DualShock controller popularized, but one that I genuinely feel Nintendo perfectly executed […]
Trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! has been around since 1999 and K
Trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! has been around since 1999 and Konami has been putting out video games versions of the TCG for just as long.So why is the free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel , released with little fanfare last week, hitting so hard there are a couple hundred thousand people playing […]
How punishing Putin’s suspected lover might be a way for the US to retaliate if Russia invades Ukraine
Here’s what sanctions the US could impose on Russia if it invades Ukraine The financial options being considered to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal. Publicly, the United States and European allies have promised to hit Russia financially like never […]
Ever since Microsoft announced it was buying Activision Bliz
Ever since Microsoft announced it was buying Activision Blizzard in the biggest gaming deal ever , Sony fans have been desperate to see the PS5-maker respond in some way , as if the console giant had “big news” stored in a t-shirt cannon ready to be blasted out into the […]
Still reeling from a workplace misconduct reckoning , staff
Still reeling from a workplace misconduct reckoning , staff exodus, major game delays, and a record-breaking deal to be acquired by Microsoft, Blizzard announced yesterday that it’s working on its first game set in a new universe since the launch of Overwatch six years ago .Details were scant, but but […]
Crytek Teases Crysis 4, Nearly A Decade After Its Last Entry
Crytek Teases Crysis 4, Nearly A Decade After Its Last Entry Crysis 4 is in development at original creator Crytek, according to a new teaser video. Crytek has teased a fourth entry in its first-person shooter series, [Crysis](/games/crysis/) , posting a short trailer on Twitter. The teaser, which ends with […]