Animal Crossing/Nintendo: corporate turnip round
2020-04-05
Game’s popularity will unlock new audiences for its three-year-old Switch console * This article was originally published here
Capturing 3D microstructures in real time
2020-04-05
Researchers have invented a machine-learning based algorithm for quantitatively characterizing material microstructure in three dimensions and in real time. This algorithm applies to most structural materials of interest to industry. * This article was originally published here
Stress thwarts our ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memory
2020-04-05
Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed. * This article was originally published here
Slow tech answers to Covid-19 questions
2020-04-05
SoftBank shirks WeWork, chess avoids virus checkmate, LG’s new TVs * This article was originally published here
Jack Schofield obituary
2020-04-05
Longstanding computer journalist and writer of the popular Guardian column Ask Jack Jack Schofield, who has died aged 72 after suffering a heart attack, was one of the outstanding computer journalists of his era, a reputation he established as editor of Computer Guardian from 1985 to 1994, and maintained untilContinue Reading
WeWork/Luckin Coffee: when the tide goes out
2020-04-05
As the world economy grinds to a halt, boomtime excesses and over reach will slowly be revealed * This article was originally published here
Restaurant and bars account for more than half of the US jobs lost in March
2020-04-05
Much of American public life is at a standstill during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to crippling job losses for the leisure and hospitality sector. A total of 701,000 jobs were lost in March, according to the US Department of Labor’s monthly report, released yesterday. While no sector wasContinue Reading
Coronavirus could cause $1 billion loss for NBA, NHL and MLB broadcasters, ad firm says
2020-04-04
Advertiser information firm MediaRadar said it estimates broadcasters for the three U.S. sports leagues could lose nearly $1.3 billion. * This article was originally published here
Using sponges to wipe out cancer
2020-04-04
Manzamine A, a natural product derived from certain groups of sponges, can block the growth of cervical cancer cells, report researchers. Manzamine A targets a protein that is highly expressed in many cancers, including cervical cancer, and is the first reported inhibitor of this protein. * This article was originallyContinue Reading
The coronavirus crisis is forcing the US Supreme Court to face its technology problem
2020-04-04
The US Supreme Court is still hard at work making decisions and publishing opinions during the coronavirus crisis, although these efforts now go mostly unnoticed while the people frantically scan the news for answers to practical and pressing questions about the pandemic. Whether the nation’s top jurists miss the attentionContinue Reading