Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Many of us make jokes about how we’ve outsourced part of our brain to electronic devices. But based on a new paper by the University of Texas at Austin’s Adrian Ward, this is just a variation on something that has been happening throughout human history. No person could […]
Well, that’s one way to get your head in the game. Earlier today, Minnesota Timberwolves’ center Karl-Anthony Towns said his new pregame ritual to get him pumped up before games is to watch videos of gorillas… fighting to the death?! Read more…
Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. (credit: Samsung) Chromebooks, which are powered by Chrome OS, are generally viewed as a simpler alternative to Windows and macOS systems. But as more Chromebooks flirt with four-figure price tags—take, for example, the Asus Chromebook Flip C436 , Samsung Galaxy Chromebook , plus recently announced Acer Chromebook Spin 514 —consumers […]
Enlarge / A fire engine drives into air thick with smoke along Juniper Hills Road as the Bobcat Fire advances North into the Antelope Valley in 2020. (credit: Robert Gauthier | Getty Images) Late Thursday, Google announced that it is demonetizing content that makes misleading or false claims about climate change. As a result, content […]
(credit: Rego Korosi) Who’s ready for “YouTube Podcasts”? Bloomberg reports that YouTube is hiring an executive to “oversee its podcasting experience,” which currently does not really exist. YouTube is a popular place for podcast hosting, but the site doesn’t offer any podcast-specific features. YouTube is the most popular video site on Earth, and if you’re […]
The ad giant has gotten the message: Saving the planet isn’t just about recycling. Read More
Enlarge / Never put a GriftHorse on your phone. (credit: John Lamparsky | Getty Images) Google has taken increasingly sophisticated steps to keep malicious apps out of Google Play. But a new round of takedowns involving about 200 apps and more than 10 million potential victims shows that this longtime problem remains far from solved—and […]
Enlarge / NBC’s logo on the NBC Tower in Chicago on March 25, 2011. (credit: Getty Images | Raymond Boyd ) YouTube TV and NBCUniversal are still at odds in negotiations over a new contract that would allow NBC channels to remain on the Google-owned streaming service. The existing contract was set to expire at […]
The Google-owned video company is giving the boot to anti-vaccine activists like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Floridian osteopath Joseph Mercola. Read More
Enlarge / A giant peacock in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | NBC) NBCUniversal recently asked YouTube TV in order to bundle Peacock, the NBC streaming service that has apparently failed to get many paying subscribers. The Comcast-owned NBC wants the Google-owned YouTube TV to pay for Peacock […]