These Are The Most Loved (And Most Hated) Pokémon, According To A New Study Gaming Tech and Gaming Blog by HendrikWiese - November 13, 20210 Who is the best beastie?With Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launching next week, it's understandable that internet traffic relating to the series is riding high – and a new study has leveraged this level of interest to find out which 'mon people like the most and which ones they
Study finds screen time linked to risk of myopia in young people Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - October 9, 20210 A new study has revealed a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults.The findings of the study were published in 'The Lancet Digital Health' journal.The open-access research was undertaken by researchers and eye health experts from Singapore, Australia, China
Is Apple's App Tracking Transparency Effective? No, Says Study Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - October 4, 20210 Apple called its App Tracking Transparency framework one of the most impactful moves towards creating a more private ecosystem, but recent independent research shows that it is not really effective against third-party trackers and doesn’t block the transfer of personal or device data either. The core premise of the ATT framework
Merck’s COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%: study Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - October 1, 20210 Merck’s experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe disease, according to interim clinical trial results announced on Friday.Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics plan to seek U.S. emergency use authorization for the pill as soon as
MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - September 23, 20210 Image Credits: Bloomberg / Contributor under a license.By the end of this week, potentially thousands of Tesla owners will be testing out the automaker’s newest version of its “Full Self-Driving” beta software, version 10.0.1, on public roads, even as regulators and federal officials investigate the safety of the system after a
Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - September 22, 20210 Scientists have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with bats living in caves in Laos found to be carrying a similar pathogen that experts suggest could potentially infect humans directly.The virus has killed millions since it emerged in China in late 2019, and controversy
MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Rebecca Bellan - September 21, 20210 By the end of this week, potentially thousands of Tesla owners will be testing out the automaker’s newest version of its “Full Self-Driving” beta software, version 10.0.1, on public roads, even as regulators and federal officials investigate the safety of the system after a few high-profile crashes. A new study from
Study finds half of Americans get news on social media, but percentage has dropped Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Sarah Perez - September 20, 20210 A new report from Pew Research finds that around a third of U.S. adults continue to get their news regularly from Facebook, though the exact percentage has slipped from 36% in 2020 to 31% in 2021. This drop reflects an overall slight decline in the number of Americans who say
Live Study Results Webinar: 2021 Cybersecurity Complexity Research Survey Data Breach by HendrikWiese - September 13, 20210 Attacks such as SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline show that adversaries are not only stealthy, persistent and patient … but they also are taking advantage of our complexity – the sheer number of disparate tools, vendors and over-burdened staff that enterprises have cobbled together for defense, leaving dangerous gaps in detection
Leap Finance raises $55 million to help Indian students study abroad, plans international expansion Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - September 8, 20210 Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults get on flights each year from India to a foreign land to pursue higher education. Upon landing, they face myriad challenges. One big one: They don’t have a local credit history, so they can’t avail a range of financial services, including a