Author: Randall

23andMe lays off 100 workers amid shrinking demand for DNA tests

[ad_1] Company chief Anne Wojcicki didn’t have definitive explanations for the shrinking sales in a chat with CNBC, but did speculate that privacy was “top of mind” for customers and might have been a factor. Cold cases like the Golden State Killer appear to have been solved using online DNA databases — there might be […]

Super Nintendo World won’t open in Orlando until at least 2023

[ad_1] NBCUniversal parent company Comcast revealed in an earnings call that Super Nintendo World will be part of the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando. That’s scheduled to open in 2023, and it’s not yet clear whether Super Nintendo World will open then. In any case, it’ll be at least three years before it debuts […]

Department of Energy will invest $300 million in green transportation research

[ad_1] The second, meanwhile, has the agency’s Fuel Cells Technologies Office prepared to give up to $64 million to support the development of new hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Lastly, the department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has $100 million to finance alternative fuel advancements. The goal here is to support breakthroughs that reduce the cost of biofuels […]

‘The Witcher’ soundtrack comes to digital music services tomorrow

[ad_1] The wait for an official release is somewhat unusual. You hardly had to wait a day to listen to the Stranger Things 3 soundtrack, but The Witcher‘s album is following over a month after the show’s December 20th debut. Not that Netflix is likely to complain too loudly. The album launch could easily keep […]

What does Dell’s XPS 15 excel at?

[ad_1] Dell's 2019 XPS lineup has done well across the board — both reviewers and consumers alike were impressed by the performance, speed and sleek design of last year's XPS 13. Its big brother, the XPS 15, continued that trend. With a ninth-generation ei… [ad_2] Source link

Apple Watch Connected program rewards you for wearing it to the gym

[ad_1] To start, they must offer iPhone and Watch apps that allow you to track your stats, see what classes they offer and log in at the gym. They must also accept Apple Pay so that you can use your Apple Watch (or iPhone, if you brought it with you) to pay for stuff at […]

‘Picard’ is the Star Trek show we’ve been waiting for

[ad_1] It doesn’t take long for the show to fill in the gaps of what happened: After the Romulan supernova (which was first introduced in the J. J. Abrams Star Trek reboot), then-Admiral Picard convinced Starfleet to relocate the Romulans. But after a terrorist attack from rogue artificial lifeforms, Starfleet decided to pull back and […]

Adorable co-op adventure ‘Knights and Bikes’ is coming to Switch

[ad_1] Players first got to experience the game’s unique artistry and heartwarming plot in August last year when it landed on PC and PS4. So the fact that it’s debuting on the Switch so relatively soon after its initial release makes this a real indie triumph — especially since it wasn’t backed by any major […]

Niantic announces real-world events for its Pokémon and Harry Potter games

[ad_1] Pokémon Go fans can look forward to four festivals in the first half of the year, starting with one that coincides with the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taichung from February 6th through the 9th. Next is a Safari Zone event, where players can catch region-exclusive Pokémon, in St. Louis from March 27th to 29th. […]

The Morning After: Motorola’s foldable Razr arrives February 6th

[ad_1] Fall 2020 is getting closer.Microsoft gets the ball rolling on Surface Duo apps Microsoft has released a preview toolkit to help developers make apps for its Android-powered Surface Duo, including Java frameworks and emulation that can handle the two-screen device. This is rough code, to put it mildly, but it should help studios get […]