There are an estimated 73,300 species of tree on Earth, 9,000 of which have yet to be discovered, according to a global count of tree species by thousands of researchers who used second world war codebreaking techniques created at Bletchley Park to evaluate the number of unknown species. Researchers working Read more…
According to Chinese news outlet Sina, BOE has made breakthroughs in monitor technology and has built the world’s first 500 Hz gaming monitor. The monitor features a 27-inch, Full HD panel equipped with a high-mobility oxide backplane which is how BOE achieved the blisteringly high refresh rate, with a response Read more…
India on Tuesday announced plans to launch a digital currency by next year and tax cryptocurrencies and NFTs as the country moves closer to recognizing cryptocurrencies as legal tender in the world’s second largest internet market. Income from the the transfer of any virtual assets will be taxed at 30%, Read more…
BlackBerry is adding another sad chapter to the downfall of its smartphone business. Today the company announced a sale of its prized patent portfolio for $600 million. The buyer is “Catapult IP Innovations Inc.,” a new company BlackBerry describes as “a special purpose vehicle formed to acquire the BlackBerry patent Read more…
The New York Times says it has purchased the viral word-guessing game Wordle for “an undisclosed price in the low seven figures.” The newspaper says it’ll remain “free to play for new and existing players, and no changes will be made to its gameplay.” Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Read more…
Eighty-four percent of app developers support an antitrust bill aimed at curtailing the market power of Apple’s and Google’s app stores, according to a poll (PDF) from the Coalition for App Fairness released Monday. The industry group for app developers is pushing Congress to pass the Open App Markets Act, Read more…
Twitter has on various occasions been accused of political bias, with politicians or commentators alleging Twitter’s algorithm amplifies their opponents’ voices, or silences their own. In this climate, Twitter commissioned a study to understand whether their algorithm may be biased towards a certain political ideology. While Twitter publicized the findings Read more…