The Australian Open might look a little different this year if you’re livestreaming it on YouTube. That’s because the tournament has put an animated overlay on some of its matches to avoid broadcast licensing conflicts, making players look an awful lot like Wii Sports characters, as reported earlier by The Guardian. The animated players follow … Read more
When last we saw Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), he was getting into squabbles out in Oklahoma, but Daredevil: Born Again’s new trailer sends him back to New York City where Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) just so happens to be running for mayor. Fisk seems to be running a strong campaign that has many people convinced … Read more
John Deere’s “unfair” practices raised repair costs for farmers and kept them from being able to make repairs on tractors and other equipment they own, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges in a new lawsuit. The FTC and attorneys general for Illinois and Minnesota filed suit today in a long-running fight for the right to … Read more
You’ll often see terms like “Belgian flax” and “European linen” used to describe various linens. Some of these are in the name, some aren’t—Pottery Barn’s sheets are named Belgian flax, while The Citizenry’s sheets mention that they’re French flax but sustainably made in Portugal. So what does it all mean? Which is best? Europe has … Read more
Tracking time across multiple devices and the web couldn’t be any simpler, whether you want to press Start and Stop buttons as you go through your day or fill out blocks of time manually. Your time can be split into different projects and have different tags attached, which lets you see which blocks of time … Read more
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a laptop line that needs no introduction—it dates back to 2012—but even those loyal to the most ultra of ultrabooks may do a double-take when presented with this, the 13th-edition of the laptop and an “Aura Edition” designate. Just unboxing the new laptop had me double-checking that I’d received the … Read more
In 1997, Nokia designed a kids’ phone that was shaped like Winnie the Pooh. Some 12 years later, the company dreamed up a phone that could stretch over your wrist and even change its appearance. These concepts never made it into people’s hands, but they are now available for your viewing pleasure at the Nokia … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit in support of NASA’s future Artemis landing crews. The Blue Ghost and Resilience landers, built by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s iSpace aerospace firms respectively, aim to provide data on the Moon’s environment and test … Read more
Should I set up a personal AI agent to help with my daily tasks? —Searching for Assistance As a general rule, I think relying on any kind of automation in your daily life is dangerous when taken to the extreme and potentially alienating even when used in moderation, especially with regards to personal interactions. An … Read more
In the summer of 2020, as pandemic-driven volatility gripped markets, SoftBank Group shocked Wall Street with a series of massive options bets on U.S. technology stocks. Behind those trades — which earned SoftBank the “Nasdaq whale” moniker — was Akshay Naheta, an executive whose career has been marked by bold wagers on disruption. Now, after … Read more