Striking Images From 9/11 That Will Never Be Forgotten

On Sept. 11, we look back at some of the unforgettable images from that day 16 years ago.

As Irma’s Victims Recover, Hurricane Jose Looms In The Atlantic

Hurricane Jose is currently looping in the Atlantic, but may still point itself towards the southern United States.

Here’s What We Know About The Florida Keys After Hurricane Irma

No fatalities have been reported so far, but that seems likely to change.

Irma Brings Flooding And Disaster To Jacksonville, Florida

The storm brought record-setting water levels.

Hemingway’s Cats Rode Out Hurricane Irma In A Limestone Fortress

After hunkering down in their Key West home, the six- and seven-toed creatures are safe and sound.

Synthetic salvia may be an opiate alternative without the addiction

Painkiller addiction has reached epic proportions and this has spurred a search for suitable alternatives to opiates. We’ve seen some potential novel alternatives, such as sea snail venom and using VR to distract patients from pain. One new potential alternative comes in the form of a hallucinogenic drug call salvia and a synthetic version of it with painkilling properties. When … Continue reading

The Villainess motorcycle fight scene: Here’s how they did it

Over the weekend I had a look at a trailer/clip from the movie “The Villainess”, AKA “AK-NYEO”. This clip featured a motorcycle chase and fight that seems to feature camera work that was beyond the skill of the average human being. Without a frame-by-frame examination of this clip, it seemed like either a ghost caught hold of a camera, or … Continue reading

Google’s best use of ARCore so far: Google Maps virtual position

Today Google made a point to feature 6 new use-cases for ARCore. ARCore is Google’s augmented reality toolkit for developers, and their examples this week are quite impressive. The most powerful show of AR power comes with virtual positioning of a smartphone within Google Maps Street View, updating a system that’s already awesome. Below you’ll see an example of an … Continue reading

Hulu for Android gets full-screen scrubbing previews

Hulu has just pushed out an update for it Android app, which is itself blessed (or cursed, depending on your tastes) with the video platform’s newest interface. The update brings some tweaks that refines things and, in one case, makes actually watching content on the app a whole lot easier. Those who update to the latest version get full-screen previews … Continue reading

Senators call for credit report changes after Equifax breach

In light of the Equifax breach that exposed personal information of over 143 million US citizens, a handful of senators have reintroduced legislation that would put more power in the hands of consumers when it comes to their credit reports. Senators…