Some people look at an equation and see a lot of numbers and symbols; others see beauty. Thanks to a new tool created at Carnegie Mellon University, anyone can translate math abstractions into beautiful and instructive illustrations. The tool allows users to create diagrams simply by writing an ordinary mathematical …
Read More »Leaked Microsoft document hints at second-generation Xbox
Microsoft has been planning a second, next-generation Xbox console, cheaper and less powerful. Named Lockhart, it is designed to take advantage of most of the next-gen key enhancements found in the Xbox Series X and provide them at a lower price for 1080p or 1440p gaming. A recently leaked Microsoft …
Read More »China’s military provokes its neighbors, but the message is for the United States
In the same week that Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in a deadly fight, one of China’s submarines sailed through the waters near Japan, prompting a riot of planes and ships to track their stealth movements. Chinese fighter jets and at least one bomber buzzed Taiwan’s territorial airspace almost daily. …
Read More »Factbox: More US Companies Join Boycott Of Facebook Ads
(Reuters) – A handful of American companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc. in support of a campaign that called on the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen alongside an on-screen projection of a …
Read More »‘Greener Ice in the NHL’ – Amazon names headquarters for Seattle’s new hockey franchise, the Climate Pledge Arena
Amazon.com Inc., the fast-delivery giant historically under fire for its impact on the environment, has bought the name rights to Seattle’s KeyArena, giving up a corporate nickname for calling the site Climate Pledge Arena. The facility, where the city’s incoming NHL franchise will play and where the WNBA’s Storm already …
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