January 12, 2021 What the NBA bubble can tell us about the future of sports Sports leagues are the most public face of the struggle to balance every day comforts with the realities of COVID-19, and the NBA is…
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January 12, 2021 The Lasso Robot Wants to Make Recycling at Home Easier Recycling is important but it’s also a pain. Separating glass from plastic from paper isn’t a terrible task but what wouldn’t it be nicer…
January 12, 2021 What this bald eagle and neural network depiction have to do with future U.S. AI strategy The White House launched the National AI Initiatives Office, an org with an eagle and neural network on its seal, to plan U.S. AI…
January 12, 2021 AMD will be letting consumers buy the Threadripper Pro directly Image: AMD If you’ve yearned for the power of the Threadripper Pro, but haven’t wanted to buy a ThinkStation, you’re in luck: starting in…
January 12, 2021 The future of gaming laptops with ASUS ROG Now that we’ve got new NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs and AMD’s Ryzen 5000 chips on the way, it’s a great time to be in…
January 12, 2021 Watch AMD’s CES keynote in 4 minutes AMD's CES presentation was largely about its Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. It announced laptop versions of the chips with major claims about their performance…
January 12, 2021 US to require negative test from international travelers Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Anyone traveling to the United States on an international flight will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19…
January 12, 2021 Watch AMD’s CES keynote in 4 minutes AMD's CES presentation was largely about its Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. It announced laptop versions of the chips with major claims about their performance…
January 12, 2021 Gig economy drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22 Despite passing with a wide 58 to 42 percent margin in November, California’s Proposition 22, which sought to keep gig-economy workers in the state…