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As far back as 40,000 years ago (Upper Paleolithic), ancient people kept track of time using relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy. “Artworks at Paleolithic sites across Europe are not simply depictions of wild animals,” said University of Kent researcher Alistair Coombs and University of Edinburgh’s Dr. Martin Sweatman. “Instead, the animal symbols represent star constellations in the night… Continue reading European Paleolithic Art Reveals Use of Complex Astronomy

More cores, not Moore’s Law Intel’s 9th Gen Core processors are here, and, as expected, they’re simply a refresh of the last generation of chips, with the same 14nm process the company’s been using since 2014. Performance-wise, Intel says the new chips are squeezing out higher speeds; they’re supposedly up to 10 percent faster than… Continue reading How Intel’s 9th Gen chips show the way forward after Moore’s Law

Alphabet's Google hit with $5 billion fine; Amazon ditches recruiting tool that is biased against women; Netflix wonders what streaming service from rival Apple will look like Apple wrestles with fraud rings in China as fake news war dogs Facebook. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not only dealing with the fallout from Chinese spyware allegations, fraudsters in… Continue reading FAANG Report: Apple hit by Chinese fraud rings; Facebook struggles in war against fake news

(via Instagram) STAY ON TARGET Follow This: Arby's/Nihilist, Arby's/Amateur, Arby's Socials Triple Threat! You Can Now Secretly Screenshot Instagram Stories New Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is only 10 days into the job and already introducing high-tech tools to limit bullying on the social network. “Online bullying is complex,” Mosseri wrote in a blog post, recognizing… Continue reading Instagram Employs Machine Learning to Stop Bullying

By Talha AmjadOctober 9, 2018  At Computex 2018, Intel demand a 28 core CPU that was running at 5 GHz. This seemed very impressive till we found out that it was a marketing stunt. It seems that Intel is serious about bringing an actual 28 core CPU to market and the ASUS ROG Dominus motherboard is proof of… Continue reading ASUS ROG Dominus For Intel 28 Core CPU: 32-Phase Design, 192 GB Memory Support

Photo: rawpixel (Unsplash)Get ready for the next generation of wifi technology: Wi-fi 6 (for so it is named) is going to be appearing on devices from next year. But will you have to throw out your old router and get a new one? And is this going to make your Netflix run faster? Here’s everything you… Continue reading Wi-Fi 6 Is Coming: Here’s Why You Should Care

Whether you like Apple or not, you can’t help but admire the energy and sheer determination of its founder Steve Jobs. Born in 1955, he was adopted by a working-class Californian couple and went on to become one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Incredibly smart, he was also undoubtedly ruthlessly ambitious,… Continue reading REVIEW: Steve Jobs, a Biographic Portrait by Kevin Lynch

  HMD Global, a little company you might know for the revival of Nokia phones, is once again breathing some new life into the mid-range market, this time with the Nokia 7.1. With Nokia’s signature build quality and good looks, the 7.1 offers features like HDR10 conversion for all videos, improved cameras, and the usual… Continue reading Nokia 7.1 Hands-on: A Mid-Range Beauty with Some Tricks

Priyanka Chopra said her investments in technology would skew heavily toward companies with an element of social impact, and companies founded by women. Credit Amy Lombard for The New York Times   In one of her first acts as a start-up investor, the actor Priyanka Chopra recently toured the San Francisco home of her new portfolio company,… Continue reading Priyanka Chopra Is a Tech Investor, Too