Far Cry 5 is a game for the times: It focuses on a violent religious cult in Hope County, Montana, called Eden’s Gate. Cult members have taken over the town, killing and terrorizing its citizens — though the folks of Hope County aren’t going down […]
Day: December 7, 2017
Bolt Threads’ New Hat Shows the Promise of Synthetic Spider Silk
A hat made from Rambouillet wool is a perfectly nice hat. The fiber, shorn from a Rambouillet sheep, is fine and soft. Not at all scratchy. “They call it the American merino,” says Dan Widmaier, the founder of Bolt Threads, a biotech company that grows […]
China’s JD partners with accelerator program Plug and Play to reach US startups
E-commerce giant JD.com, the closest rival to Alibaba in China, is broadening its presence in Silicon Valley after it announced a collaboration with accelerator firm Plug and Play to seek out and work with promising U.S. startups. The e-commerce giant said it will share technologies, […]
New story in Technology from Time: Bitcoin Is Skyrocketing and it Just Hit $17,000
(TOKYO) — Bitcoin surged past $17,000 Thursday as the frenzy surrounding the virtual currency escalated just days before it starts trading on major U.S. exchanges. Bitcoin has gained more than $5,000 in just the past two days. At the same time, there are fresh concerns […]
The best gifts for the PC gamer in your life
Of the more than two dozen sections in our massive holiday gift guide, the PC gaming is one of the largest. That’s because there are so many directions you can go in here: You can splurge on a laptop (we recommend three here) or pick […]
Microsoft introduces Simplygon Cloud 3D object optimization for AR and VR
In January, Microsoft acquired 3D optimization service Simplygon for an undisclosed sum. Today, we’re seeing the fruits of that buy with the launch of Simplygon Cloud that will help game developers integrate the optimization tool into their workflows to make content more friendly to resource-intensive […]
iD’s 2.25GB for £5 a month SIM only deal is the best cheap plan on the market
The Carphone Warehouse-owned iD network has let TechRadar into a little bit of a secret…there’s a fantastic SIM only deal that it doesn’t even promote on its own website. Until the end of the year, you can get a 2.25GB SIM only plan for a […]
Miguel’s ‘War & Leisure’: Stellar R&B That Looks Inward For Truth
On “Told You So,” a mid-album track from Miguel’s just-released War & Leisure, the R&B singer offers liberation in the guise of pleasure. “I wanna set you free, just come with me,” he croons over a bed of neon bass. That’s not a foreign sentiment […]
Bitcoin blows past $15000, adding $2000 in less than 12 hours
Bitcoin rocketed above $15,000 for the first time on Thursday, after adding more than $2,000 to its price in fewer than 12 hours. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has seen a more than fifteenfold surge in its value since the start of the […]
Firenze, nessun aumento di tasse ai cittadini: via libera in giunta al bilancio di previsione 2018/2020
Nessun aumento di imposte, canoni, tasse e tariffe ai fiorentini, conferma di tutti gli sgravi fiscali già adottati e di quelli già previsti, conferma di tutti gli investimenti programmati e maggiori risorse destinate ai servizi. Questo, come riporta in una nota il comune di Firenze, […]