January 19, 2021 Synthetic cornea helped a legally blind man regain his sight A legally blind 78-year old man has regained his sight after being the inaugural patient to receive a promising new type of corneal implant,…
January 19, 2021 Acer’s latest convertible Chromebooks are built for classroom mayhem Acer has unveiled a bunch of new computers meant for the classroom, including a refresh of two of its convertible and durable Chromebooks. The…
January 19, 2021 Aurora partners with PacCar to develop driverless trucks Self-driving startup Aurora inked a partnership with PacCar to develop driverless trucks to be deployed in North America.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the…
January 19, 2021 Acer’s new education Chromebooks include durable designs and Arm-based processors The Chromebook Spin 512 comes with a 3:2 aspect ratio display. | Image: Acer Acer is announcing five new laptops aimed at schools today,…
January 19, 2021 VLC now runs natively on M1 Macs Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The latest update to ubiquitous open-source media player VLC is here, and it comes with native support…
January 19, 2021 L.A. Suspends Air Quality Rules to Cremate Backlog of Covid-19 Victims Los Angeles County has temporarily suspended air quality rules in order to allow covid-19 victims to be cremated, according to an executive order passed…
January 18, 2021 Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas production The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down many facets of life last year, leading to a small reduction in methane emissions, according to an International Energy…
January 18, 2021 Scientists may have found the background ripples of the universe Scientists may have identified the gravitational waves that make up some of the universe’s background, not just those coming from unusual events like black…
January 18, 2021 Virgin’s LauncherOne Rocket Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Drops Off NASA Satellites The commercial race to space just got a little more crowded. Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, Virgin Galactic’s sister company, has successfully launched a rocket…
January 18, 2021 Telegram Says It Shut Down “Hundreds Of Public Calls To Violence” From US Channels Last Week In the weeks since *****-sympathizing rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, platforms have scrambled to account for the ways right-wing zealots used their communication…