TECH & INNOVATION

Online Beatdown? Get Frankie Lee in Your Corner

TECH & INNOVATION 10.22.2020 22:27 PM

Compared to his present life as a thriving entrepreneur, British Frankie Lee started in the most unusual of places, as a professional boxing trainer and owner of his own gym. In the school of hard knocks, Frankie taught his fighters to dance around the ring, survive, and fight back in the small enclosed world of the boxing ring. For the two people stuck inside it, the world inside the ropes is one of a kill or be killed mentality, with attack and defense often being one and the same.

Optical Valley Animation Technology Returns To Work After Months-Long Lockdown

New Motion Capture Techniques Use Only a Single Mounted Camera

10.22.2020 22:00 PM

A team of researchers has devised an ingenious, novel technique for a human motion capture system - using a single camera worn by the user.

Machine Learning and AI Can Now Create Plastics That Easily Degrade

10.22.2020 18:00 PM

Researchers have found a way to design polymers that combines modeling and machine learning to make plastics.

Study Shows iPhone 12's Battery Drains Two Hours Faster When Connected to 5G Network

10.22.2020 15:00 PM

When Tom's Guide tested the iPhone 12 lineup, the batteries of the phones drained two hours faster when it was connected to 5G network the whole time.

Expedition 63, The First Crew to Launch Amidst COVID-19, Returns to Earth

10.22.2020 13:00 PM

The trio of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, who left for the International Space Station last April, successfully returned to Earth on Wednesday, October 21.

A Conversation With Quibi's Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg And Quibi Creators Lena Waithe, Veena Sud, And Kaitlin Olson At Sundance 2020

Quibi To Shut Down After Only Six Months of Operation

10.22.2020 11:00 AM

Quibi, the short form streaming platform that focuses on mobile devices, is shutting down after just six months of operation, as confirmed by its founders.

The Magic of an Air Fryer: Is It Really Worth It?

10.22.2020 10:00 AM

What does an air fryer do, and how does it differ from the well-known deep fryer? Find out here to know if it is worth to buy it.

Robot Revolution: Machines to Do 50% of Work Tasks by 2025

10.21.2020 23:00 PM

A World Economic Forum report has forecast that machines will soon take over half of all work tasks affecting some communities.

"Real Time Strategy Returns": Former Blizzard Developers Team up for New Studio

10.21.2020 16:00 PM

Blizzard veterans, including those who worked on Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2, have formed their new game development studio.

How to Get a Loan for Startup Business

10.21.2020 15:36 PM

There are ways to launch a startup with minimal capital, or even without one at all, but let's face it, the process is significantly smoother (and more profitable) with some funds to get the fuel burning.

Stanford Scientists Develop Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Grippers for the Astrobee Robot

Scientists Develop Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Grippers for Astrobee Robot

10.21.2020 11:00 AM

NASA has been funding scientists developing gecko-inspired technology for robotic applications at the International Space Station. Two Stanford laboratories developed gecko-like grippers for the Astrobee robot to pick up objects to assist astronauts efficiently.