Blue Origin to Start Selling Space Tourism Tickets Next Year
Jun 26, 2018 01:02 am UTC| Technology
Blue Origin always had space tourism as one of the main goals of its spaceflight program, and next year, its going to start selling tickets. The private space company started by Jeff Bezos appears to be close to offering...
Sony Cancels Release of Japanese Adult Game 'Omega Labyrinth Z' on PS4 and PS Vita
Jun 26, 2018 00:54 am UTC| Technology
Sony has been making a lot of controversial decisions recently, but the most recent should prove to be the most frustrating for a certain segment of the gaming population. The company just blocked the release of a game...
Official ‘League of Legends’ Twitch Channel Surpasses 1B Views, First Channel to Do So
Jun 26, 2018 00:42 am UTC| Technology
While Twitch is gaining popularity as a video streaming service, its nowhere near the size of YouTube, just yet. This is why the recent achievement of the official channel of League of Legends is so important. Racking up...
Facebook Could Soon Notify Users if They Are Spending Too Much Time on It
Jun 26, 2018 00:36 am UTC| Technology
A social media companys main source of revenue is its users. The more time users spend on the platform the more money the company stands to make. However, it seems Facebook might be developing a feature designed to...
Teens Are Using Facebook Less and Less, New Pew Research Finds
Jun 26, 2018 00:31 am UTC| Technology
More proof that Facebook is losing the younger generation of social media users has been presented by the Pew Research Center. According to its recent survey, youths are abandoning the social network in droves. This is in...
AI Trained for the Equivalent of 180 Years in a Day in ‘DOTA 2’ Can Now Hold Its Own in 5v5 Matches
Jun 26, 2018 00:22 am UTC| Technology
Last year, OpenAI proved that its artificial intelligence can win against professional DOTA 2 players in a 1v1 setting. However, a lot of concessions had to be made to make that happen, including reducing the challenges of...
Expert Advises Investors to Store 90 Percent of Their Cryptocurrencies in Cold Storage
Jun 25, 2018 10:03 am UTC| Technology
Hacking incidents in the crypto industry are striking fear into the hearts of investors and regulators alike. The recent hacking incidents that targeted South Korean crypto exchanges Bithumb and Coinrail, where the thieves...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects