January 27, 2019 Take this test to figure out how tone-deaf you are Over at Harvard University, the department of psychology has opened a new lab to study the science of music. While this is sure to…
January 27, 2019 Blue Origin starts building the factory for New Glenn’s engines Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket just became more tangible. The company has officially started construction on a factory in Huntsville, Alabama that will produce…
January 27, 2019 Microsoft and MIT can detect AI ‘blind spots’ in self-driving cars Self-driving cars are still prone to making mistakes, in part because the AI training can only account for so many situations. Microsoft and MIT…
January 26, 2019 Illinois biometric privacy law passes a key court test Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act just withstood a major challenge. The state's Supreme Court has returned a BIPA dispute back to circuit courts after…
January 26, 2019 Trolls threaten laid off reporters in coordinated online campaign Unfortunately, sustained online harassment campaigns are still a reality. NBC News has learned that trolls have launched a coordinated threat campaign against BuzzFeed and…
January 26, 2019 ‘Fortnite’ eliminates blind loot boxes in its PvE mode Epic Games has kept paid blind loot boxes out of Fortnite's signature battle royale mode, but now it's clearing them out of the cooperative…
January 26, 2019 Vizio starts testing SmartCast 3.0 with AirPlay 2 support One of Vizio's biggest reveals at CES this year was a new version of SmartCast that works with Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit. Now,…
January 26, 2019 Amazon sets Sundance record by acquiring Mindy Kaling’s ‘Late Night’ Amazon might just be the biggest player at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The internet giant has spent $13 million to acquire the…
January 26, 2019 Hail Satan? puts the fun in Satanic fundamentalism Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2019…
January 26, 2019 Apple’s next low-cost iPads might skip Face ID If the redesigned iPad Pro gave you hope that Apple would deliver a similar overhaul for lower-cost iPads, you might want to temper your…