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Sony winds down Japan Studio to focus on Astro’s Playroom team

Sony has confirmed that Japan Studio, its internal video game developer based in Tokyo, will essentially wind down and refocus around a single team. In a statement to IGN, Japan Studio said as of April 1st it would be “re-centered to Team Asobi, the creative team behind Astro’s Playroom, allowing the team to focus on… Read more

Sun probe surprises NASA with incredible photo of Venus

The Parker Solar Probe, NASA’s closest eye on the Sun, was whizzing by Venus last summer for a gravity assist when it snapped a striking new image of the planet’s mysterious nightside, revealing a surprisingly clear view of the Venusian surface. The spacecraft, launched in 2018, is in the midst of its seven-year journey to… Read more

Royal Albert Hall celebrates 150th birthday with film narrated by Mick Jagger

Home News (Image credit: Royal Albert Hall) Hot on the heels of the announcement that public indoor events are set to return to the UK this May, the Royal Albert Hall has released a 90-second clip, entitled Your Room Will Be Ready, to commemorate its 150th anniversary year. Indeed, the timing couldn’t be more apt… Read more

Tern HSD P9 review: the everything e-bike

A midtail cargo bike for the whole family The best measure of an electric bike is how easily it slots into your everyday life. By that metric, the Tern HSD P9 is one of the better ones I’ve tested. Tern let me borrow one at the end of July, and I rode it at least… Read more

How to watch the UAE’s first deep space probe reach Mars

A robotic probe owned by the United Arab Emirates is preparing to jump into Mars orbit on Tuesday after launching from Earth last year. For mission managers in Dubai, it’s a nerve-racking climax in the UAE’s first mission to deep space. If successful, the Hope probe will survey the Martian atmosphere. The Emirati cabinet hopes… Read more

14 of the best documentaries on Amazon Prime Video

Home Features (Image credit: Teton Gravity Research) Documentary films were originally called actuality films, and were less than a minute long. Thankfully this ever-evolving form of filmmaking has continued to thrive, bringing us feature-length movies that document life, human or otherwise, in an effort to educate and entertain. The best documentaries observe without obstructing, let… Read more

Driving report Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Large hybrid SUV with space for 7 people

The trend towards SUVs is unbroken, small and medium-sized crossovers have been booming for years. But the demand for the large models with up to seven seats is also increasing in Europe. These mostly luxurious SUV models have often only been offered in the USA until now. With the Highlander, Toyota is now expanding its… Read more

First exit in the BMW i4 electric car: A cornering star?

They, those responsible, were brave when they 2013 the technically exciting i3 on the market, which does not fit into the rest of the Bavarian range. We do not know whether the rather hesitant interest of the customers was the reason why the next attempt in the direction of electromobility was so much lead time…. Read more

“Galaxy-sized” observatory finds evidence of gravitational wave background

A group of researchers may have found the first indication of the so-called gravitational wave background and hopes to open a completely new window into the universe for us soon. The extremely difficult and not yet unequivocal detection was achieved within the framework of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav). Should the… Read more

FTC settles with photo storage app that pivoted to facial recognition

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with photo storage app Ever that it says used customers’ photos to develop facial recognition technology without telling them, the agency announced Monday. Under the terms of the agreement, Everalbum Inc. is required to delete photos and videos of its users who deactivated their accounts, as well… Read more

HBO GO: VOD movie and series premieres on January 1 – 14, 2021. New products include: Doktor Sen, Inception and Grawitacja

The HBO GO streaming service is characterized by the fact that not only movies or full seasons of series, but also subsequent episodes of individual series in a cyclical form appear on the platform almost every day. Therefore, in the first part of this material, we present interesting film and series news (excluding the series… Read more

Are jetpacks and flying bikes the future? Yes, according to Tim Draper (Tesla and SpaceX investor)

VTOL technologies could be the future of individual transport: investor Tim Draper is convinced of this and decides to invest in two companies that develop futuristic concepts of Andrea Bai published on 28 December 2020 , at 18: 21 in the Science and Technology channel Tim Draper , US investor known for financially participating in… Read more

Space probe Solar Orbiter flies past Venus

On its mission to the sun, the Solar Orbiter probe flew very close to Venus. According to the European space agency Esa it was on Sunday at 11: 39 clock (and 20 seconds) Central European Time only 7448 kilometers from Venus. “Everything went smoothly, there were no problems,” said the head of the Esa mission… Read more

Large Hadron Collider: Supersymmetry put to the test

The standard model of particle physics has been repeatedly confirmed in measurements, but has no answer to some fundamental questions. This could possibly provide the supersymmetry. Therefore, the LHC experiments aim to search for supersymmetric particles. The analyzes are extremely diverse and sensitive to other extensions of the standard model. In recent years, very difficult… Read more

Apple spatial audio: what is it? How do you get it?

Home Advice (Image credit: Apple) During its typically slick, but untypically pre-recorded, WWDC 2020 keynote briefing in June, Apple announced something that really piqued our interest: spatial audio. Basically Apple’s take on Dolby Atmos for Headphones and Sony’s upcoming PS5 3D Audio, spatial audio is designed to deliver surround sound and 3D audio via your… Read more