Enlarge / Please don’t actually drive while wearing a giant Android mask. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Polestar) Can Google do to car infotainment what it did to smartphones? Every car manufacturer nowadays needs to include an infotainment system with its car, and that means developing an operating system, making a UI that isn’t terrible, building […]
Enlarge / Whoever wins this case will get a llama full of prizes. It’s been nine months since Epic set off its legal battle with Apple over the right to include alternative payment options in the iOS version of Fortnite. After months of pre-trial arguments and maneuvering, the case goes to trial Monday before US […]
Enlarge / In a new version of the classic 19th century thought experiment, Maxwell’s demon plays the role of a gambler who knows when to quit while it’s ahead. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Entropy (aka the second law of thermodynamics) is a harsh mistress. If you think of the universe as a cosmic casino, the […]