J. Fergus

This floating turbine will use the ocean to help power an island

Wave energy is set to power one of Tasmania’s islands and could one day help expedite humanity's transition to sustainable energy.

Environment

Deaf and HOH people are tweaking ASL to communicate on Zoom

American Sign Language is getting a bit of a facelift.

Culture

Internet discounts are coming, courtesy of the FCC

Eligible homes can receive discounts of up to $50.

Tech

San Francisco’s Chinatown has been replicated in ‘Minecraft’

The creators used Google Maps and Google Images to get the details right.

Gaming
Environment

Alexa Skills are easy to exploit in a number of worrying ways

Less than a quarter of skills even have a privacy policy.

Tech

'Kitty Letter' is a lush injection of lockdown levity from ‘The Oatmeal’

The mobile word game is a delightful reprieve from reality in both story or multiplayer modes.

Gaming

Here's your chance to control a paint-shooting robot dog

Just because the gun mounted on this Spot robot only shoots paintballs doesn’t make it any less terrifying.

See Spot gun

Spotify unveils the lovechild of its acquisitions: an audio advertising suite

Suddenly, the $1 billion it dropped on podcast companies is looking cheap.

Podcast Wars

Nielsen resorts to shaming networks with new diversity data tool

Gracenote Inclusion Analytics tracks the diversity of content along with how it reflects the general population and shows' audiences.

Culture
Seriously??
Gaming

A bookshelf in your job screening video makes you more hirable to AI

From your background to your outfit, an algorithm’s judgment could make or break your chances of getting hired.

Culture

Leading Uber critic hired to teach the company that drivers are people

Alex Rosenblat was finally swayed to try to fix Uber from the inside.

Culture
Tech

Apple TV+ expands into AR with ‘For All Mankind’ promo

For the best experience, the iOS app will need an iPhone that supports LiDAR.

Tech

Facebook would literally have to pay us to wear its rumored smartwatch

If you like your privacy, the smart move would be to not buy one.

Tech
Tech
Space
Tech