Rolls-Royce all-electric aircraft breaks world records By Greig Watson BBC News Published 12 hours ago Image source, Rolls-Royce Image caption, The plane set records over two timed distances An all-electric aircraft built by Rolls-Royce has broken two world speed records. In November 2021, The Spirit of Innovation hit an average […]
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‘We really should hang out more’: Why is it so hard to make new friends as adults?
Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults? If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high.Making new friends feels just plain hard. In school, making friends can be as simple as going on the […]
The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars
In December 2021, sales of electric vehicles overtook sales of diesel cars for the first time in Europe, as 176,000 EVs rolled out of car dealerships across the continent.At the same time in China, the country’s automotive industry announced that EV sales for the year had ballooned by 158 percent […]
How the ash cloud from Tonga’s volcano blast smashed through Earth’s weather ceiling
The immense power of Tongan volcano eruption baffled scientists, now they’re trying to unravel what happened [Mark Doman] , [Alex Palmer] , and [Katia Shatoba] At 3pm AEDT on January 15, Japan’s meteorological satellite Himawari-8 was scanning what would have been an otherwise innocuous day over the western Pacific. Moments […]
Omicron ‘sub-lineage’ BA.2 designated as COVID variant under investigation, says UKHSA | UK News | Sky News
The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a variant under investigation – but current case rates are very low. Just 53 sequences had been identified in the UK by 10 January, according to the UKHSA, which said it was doing further analysis. […]
Reflect on your 2021 gaming achievements with PlayStation 2021 Wrap-Up
In 2021 there were a lot of fantastic experiences that many PlayStation fans enjoyed, such as Returnal, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Deathloop.As the new year is in full swing, we’re pleased to bring back the PlayStation 2021 Wrap-Up report, celebrating your gaming achievements on PS4 and PS5. Starting […]
The inventor of PlayStation thinks the metaverse is pointless
PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi told Bloomberg he’s not impressed by the metaverse.”I can’t see the point of doing it,” Kutaragi said.He added that VR and AR headsets are “simply annoying.” Get the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Loading Something is loading. Email address By clicking […]
This 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Parents’ Garage
+++lead-in-textnnIn August, chipmaker [Intel](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) revealed new details about its plan to build a “mega-fab” on US soil, a $100 billion factory where 10,000 workers will make a new generation of powerful processors studded with billions of transistors.The same month, 22-year-old Sam Zeloof announced his own [semiconductor](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) milestone.It was achieved alone […]
This 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Parents’ Garage | WIRED
+++lead-in-textnnIn August, chipmaker [Intel](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) revealed new details about its plan to build a “mega-fab” on US soil, a $100 billion factory where 10,000 workers will make a new generation of powerful processors studded with billions of transistors.The same month, 22-year-old Sam Zeloof announced his own [semiconductor](https://www.wired.com/tag/intel/) milestone.It was achieved alone […]
Sony expects Microsoft to ‘continue to ensure’ Activision games stay multiplatform
Sony has responded to Microsoft’s blockbuster proposal to buy Activision Blizzard with a comment on what that might mean for the future games like Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles.“We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform,” a spokesperson tells The […]