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The Verge’s Kara Verlaney on copy editing and its tools

You may come across the occasional writer who will claim (wrongly) that they don’t need an editor, but you will seldom, if ever, meet a writer or editor who will say they don’t need a copy editor. The role of a copy editor is often misunderstood or underestimated by those not in the business. Kara… Read more

Gamescom plans ‘hybrid’ event for summer, focusing on superfans (but ignoring superspreaders)

Video game fair Gamescom is planning to hold a “hybrid event” combining in-person and digital activities later this summer, despite uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic and the risk the trade show could turn into a “superspreader” event. Like many big events that involve hundreds of thousands of people flying in from all over the world… Read more

Self-flying drones are helping speed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana

The threat of COVID-19 has prompted many countries to draft new and emerging technologies to fight the pandemic, with the latest example taking flight in Ghana. This month, COVID-19 vaccines were delivered by drone for the first time in the West African nation, allowing the medicine to reach remote areas underserved by traditional logistics. Deliveries… Read more

Oxford lab studying the coronavirus was victim of a cyberattack

Oxford University disclosed on Thursday that one of its research labs dedicated in part to studying COVID-19 suffered a cyberattack, following an investigation from Forbes indicating external access to a number of the lab’s systems. The lab is part of Oxford’s Division of Structural Biology, known as “Strubi.” There’s no indication the lab or its… Read more

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s new UK update brings famous castles and football stadiums to life

Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a big update today focused on the UK and Ireland. The World Update III, as Microsoft puts it, includes high-resolution 3G imagery for cities like London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, and Oxford. More than 70 custom landmarks and points of interest have been improved, including famous bridges, palaces, cathedrals, and famous… Read more

What’s on your desk, Becca Farsace?

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Many people who used to commute to an office every day have passed the six-month mark as remote workers, and we are now working from home offices, dining room tables, desks set up in the corners of… Read more

ReMarkable 2 review: You’ll never need paper notebooks again

(Pocket-lint) – In the world of tech we’ve become accustomed to devices with multiple purposes. One could point at the smartphone as being the ultimate example of that – with plethora of apps, it’s replaced our physical alarm clocks, calendars, to-do lits, sticky notes, cameras, and many other functions. So when a gadget comes along… Read more

YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years

YouTube has paid out more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and media organizations over the last three years, according to a new letter published by CEO Susan Wojcicki. In Wojcicki’s first letter to creators of 2021, the CEO spent some time addressing YouTube’s growth. The number of new channels that joined the company’s Partner… Read more

ZooMaa, CoD pro player, forced to retire due to hand injury

Thomas “ZooMa” Paparatto, gamer professional 25 years extremely popular on the Call of Duty scene, is forced to retire due to a hand injury that prevents him from compete at a high level. by Manolo De Agostini published 21 January 2021 , at 08: 41 in the Videogames channel 41. This is the case of… Read more

Car methanol from air CO2 by temperature difference alone: the Chinese study

A group of Chinese researchers showed in the laboratory the possibility of obtaining methanol, which can be used in cars as a fuel, starting from the CO2 in the air by exploiting simple temperature changes, using nanosurfaces of tungsten and bismuth perosvskite by Roberto Colombo published 18 January 2021 , at 11: 01 in the… Read more

Covid-19: Data analysis shows great effectiveness of school closings

A paper published in the journal “Science” at the end of December could substantiate the current discussion about school closings in Germany with facts: An international team led by Jan M. Brauner, Sören Mindermann and Mrinank Sharma from the University of Oxford has run out of time In the course of reported infections and death… Read more

Vaccinations against coronavirus have started: access soon only with a certificate?

What seemed almost unthinkable at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic is now real: Vaccines were developed in record time to get them under control. That brought much-needed hope into a Christmas season that was otherwise overshadowed by death and fear. But while preparations for mass vaccinations are being made worldwide, waiting the public still… Read more

Aircraft fuel from CO2? Scientists are getting closer, also thanks to the new catalysts

Carbon neutral fuels are currently the holy grail for air transport, responsible for a large share of CO2 emissions: scientists are looking for a way to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel. New catalysts have shown interesting performances by Roberto Colombo published 29 December 2020 , at 18: 41 in the Science and Technology channel… Read more

TechStage | Guide to air pressure monitoring devices for motorcycles & co

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Asus ROG Phone 3 in the test: Perfect gaming smartphone LG Wing in the test: 1, 5 displays and gimbal cam Nokia 3.4 in the test: update promise for little money Smartphone Realme 7 in the test: 90 Hertz at the saver price Realme 7 Pro in the test: OLED display… Read more

Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine trial shows up to 90 percent effectiveness

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the UK’s Oxford University and AstraZeneca has an average efficacy of 70.4 percent, according to interim analysis announced today. In trials, the vaccine’s effectiveness varied depending on the dose amounts given. When two full doses were given a month apart the effectiveness stood at 62 percent, but this rose to… Read more