At the Sony E3 press conference, we got to see the very first gameplay from God of War 4. The PlayStation 4 exclusive looks gorgeous. In the ten minute demo, we see an older Kratos take a young boy on a hunt through the snow. They encounter some monsters—goblins, a troll, a majestic elk of…
Month: June 2016
Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data
Using the CRISPR gene-editing tool, scientists from Harvard University have developed a technique that permanently records data into living cells. Incredibly, the information imprinted onto these microorganisms can be passed down to the next generation. CRISPR is turning into an incredibly versatile tool. The cheap and easy-to-use molecular editing system that burst onto the biotech…
Postcards ideas
A cute idea for postcards
First SpaceX missions to Mars: “Dangerous and probably people will die”
In a WaPo interview, Elon Musk says those who found cities on Mars will know the risks. As we get close to the end of September, when Elon Musk has promised to lay bare his plans for colonizing Mars at an international space conference, it seems like the ambitious founder of SpaceX can hardly contain…
Today in Apple history: Apple Logo teaches kids to code
Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple has been upping its focus on teaching kids to program — thanks to events such as its free “Hour of Code” classes at Apple Stores around the world. But Apple’s been helping introduce young people to coding for far longer than that. In fact, years before Apple ushered in its…
At least a trillion alien civilizations have ‘almost certainly existed’ in the universe
Billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk often weighs on robots, Mars colonization, and alien civilizations. On Sunday, his convictions about the existence of extraterrestrial life got a boost – this time from an article in the New York Times by astrophysicist Adam Frank, which is provactively titled “Yes, There Have Been Aliens.” Frank’s research…
Elon Musk is building a supply chain to Mars
SpaceX’s aim to colonize Mars is inspired by the Age of Exploration, but the plans themselves look a lot more like a white board at a global logistics firm. The Elon Musk-led company, which announced in April that it will send an unmanned Dragon spacecraft to Mars in 2018—following years of research and testing to…
WWDC’16 Summary
Holy moly, Apple fans… that was a wild ride. The huge WWDC 2016 keynote was packed full of announcements spanning nearly every single one of Apple’s product lines. Software was clearly the star of the show — this is, after all, a developer conference first and foremost — and we all know where everyone’s focus…
Chemical experiment
This chemical reaction is the stuff of nightmare !
Nutella
Home made nutella so simple
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media Huge news today in the world of M&A in enterprise and social networking services: Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn, the social network for professionals with some 433 million users, for $26 billion, or $196 per share, in…
A High-Speed Timelapse Build of Lego’s Giant New Porsche Is 25 Minutes Long
We already knew Lego’s new Porsche 911 GT3 RS Technic set weighed in at a whopping 2,704 pieces, and measures almost two feet long when fully constructed. But the complex build takes so long that even an accelerated timelapse video of it being assembled is still over 25 minutes. But it’s not like you have…
