Month: March 2021
Substack faces backlash over the writers it supports with big advances
Substack has attracted a number of high-profile writers to its newsletter platform — and it hasn’t been a secret that the venture-backed startup has lured some of them with sizable payments. For example, a New Yorker article late last year identified several writers (Anne Helen Petersen, Matthew Yglesias) who’d accepted…
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The federal government is investigating yet another Tesla Autopilot crash
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating another Tesla crash in which Autopilot was allegedly in use. The crash took place outside of Lansing, Michigan, when the driver of a Tesla Model Y smashed into a state trooper’s cruiser. Michigan police said the driver was using Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced…
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New Hitman and Just Cause mobile games are coming in 2021 Just Cause: Mobile
In the slew of games announced during the Square Enix Presents Spring 2021 showcase, a few new mobile games in development were teased, including new Hitman and Just Cause titles. Sadly, we didn’t get any release date information, but the trailers did give us a look at what’s coming for…
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Fortnite’s experimental story is an attempt to create ‘the entertainment experience of the future’
Why does Fortnite have a narrative? It’s a game where 100 players drop onto a cartoonish island, dress up as bananas or Star Wars heroes, gather up guns and other gear, and attempt to eliminate each other until only one remains. When that’s done, you queue up and try again.…
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Microsoft PowerPoint can now help you rehearse that big presentation PowerPoint Presenter Coach
After being released for PowerPoint for the web back in 2019, Microsoft’s PowerPoint Presenter Coach is now available on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. By leveraging AI, Presenter Coach can help anyone improve their presenting skills and become a better public speaker. This means that whether you’re working from home…
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Quest for prosthetic retinas progresses towards human trials, with a VR assist
An artificial retina would be an enormous boon to the many people with visual impairments, and the possibility is creeping closer to reality year by year. One of the latest advancements takes a different and very promising approach, using tiny dots that convert light to electricity, and virtual reality has…
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