Month: February 2020
Original Content podcast: ‘Mythic Quest’ is a likable comedy with a single standout episode
There’s plenty to like about “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet,” a new series on Apple TV+ — its sympathetic-but-critical portrayal of the video game industry, its goofy-but-likable characters and a couple of big surprises that come at the end of the season. But what really stood out to us — as…
Read MoreOriginal Content podcast: ‘Mythic Quest’ is a likable comedy with a single standout episode
There’s plenty to like about “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet,” a new series on Apple TV+ — its sympathetic-but-critical portrayal of the video game industry, its goofy-but-likable characters and a couple of big surprises that come at the end of the season. But what really stood out to us — as…
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With the development of generalized AI, what’s the meaning of a person?
For the next installment of the informal TechCrunch book club, we are reading the fourth story in Ted Chiang’s Exhalation. The goal of this book club is to expand our minds to new worlds, ideas, and vistas, and The Lifecycle of Software Objects doesn’t disappoint. Centered in a future world…
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Galaxy Z Flip durability test calls Samsung’s Ultra Thin ‘Glass’ into question
Samsung’s claim that the new Galaxy Z Flip uses “Ultra Thin Glass” sounded like a true breakthrough when the foldable phone was announced last week. Until now, foldable screens have used plastic displays, which can be easily scratched with even a fingernail. The Z Flip making the switch to glass,…
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You don’t play Wide Ocean Big Jacket; you participate
It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend. Video games and film are fairly diametrically…
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Is tech socialism really on the rise?
Part 2 of our interview with writer/ethicist Ben Tarnoff Greg Epstein 10 hours Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and the author of The New York Times bestselling book “Good Without God.” Described as a “godfather to the [humanist] movement” by The…
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