Court Rules FCC Must Release Records That Could Explain Fraudulent Net Neutrality Comments

A federal judge ruled last week that the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission (currently chaired by Donald Trump appointee Ajit Pai) must release records related to millions of fraudulent public comments filed before the agency repealed net neutrality guidelines last year, Ars Technica reported.

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AI can identify objects based on verbal descriptions

Modern speech recognition is clunky and often requires massive amounts of annotations and transcriptions to help understand what you’re referencing. There might, however, be a more natural way: teaching the algorithms to recognize things much like yo…

MCU heroes could get their own shows on Disney's streaming service

We still don’t have an official name for the streaming service Disney is working on to compete with Netflix, but a new rumor from Variety suggests there will be plenty of Marvel content on it. According to the report, Disney has similar plans for the…

Humans may be hardwired for laziness according to new study

When faced with the opportunity to go to the gym or stay home lying on the couch binge-watching Netflix, those already doing the latter may find it very difficult to work up the motivation for physical activity. This sort of laziness may be hardwired into humans, according to new research out of the University of British Columbia. The research was … Continue reading

Mozilla Enters VR With Its Firefox Reality Browser

We imagine that having to take a virtual reality (VR) headset on and off can be a bit disruptive to the whole immersive experience thing. That’s why there are apps for VR that offer users the chance to do things that they would do normally on a computer, such as browse YouTube videos and surf the web.

If a new VR browser is something you might be interested in, then you’ll be pleased to learn that Mozilla has launched a VR browser of its own in the form of Firefox Reality. According to Mozilla, “We know a thing or two about making an amazing web browser. Firefox Reality is using our new Quantum engine for mobile browsers. The result is smooth and fast performance that is crucial for a VR browser.”

The company also touts how like Firefox for the desktop and mobile, Firefox Reality will also feature the same privacy protections. “We also take things like privacy and transparency very seriously. As a company, we are dedicated to fighting for your right to privacy on the web. Our values have guided us through this creation process, just as they do with every product we build.”

At the moment Firefox Reality is supported by the Oculus Rift, Google’s Daydream devices, and also for the HTC Vive.

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1.7 Million Chickens Have Drowned in Florence's Floodwaters

Large parts of the Carolinas remain underwater thanks to Florence’s record rainfall, but the impacts of the storm are slowly trickling out. The latest news from the state’s flooded agriculture sector is not good.

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AI can identify objects based on verbal descriptions

Modern speech recognition is clunky and often requires massive amounts of annotations and transcriptions to help understand what you’re referencing. There might, however, be a more natural way: teaching the algorithms to recognize things much like yo…

BlueStacks 4 boasts better Android gaming on PCs than on phones

Smartphones these days, especially the really expensive ones, have become super powerful they can almost do anything. Despite that, PCs still have an edge when it comes to sheer processing and graphics power. If only you could take that power and use it for mobile apps, mobile games most especially. That’s pretty much the thinking behind the latest BlueStacks 4 … Continue reading

SEGA Genesis Classics Will Be Coming To The Nintendo Switch

If classic games are your thing, then you might be interested to learn that SEGA has announced that it will be bringing its SEGA Genesis Classics onto the Nintendo Switch. This collection was actually announced earlier this year and also launched for competing consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, but now it looks like Switch gamers will be able to get in on the action.

There will be 50 different SEGA games include in this bundle, so it’s actually a pretty decent deal if you’re looking to relive some classics. The bundle will include some pretty classic franchises such as Sonic and also some of the older Mortal Kombat titles, and so on. However it won’t just be about old games as SEGA will introduce some “modern” features.

This includes the ability to save the games at any time, meaning that you can always pick up where you left off at a later date. Users can also rewind any slip ups they might have, and even customize their controls to their liking. There will also be online multiplayer for some of the titles, and also achievements that players can earn.

Unfortunately there is no release date set for the game because its listing on Amazon seems to have a placeholder date for the 31st of December, 2018, but gamers who are interested can head on over and pre-order it for $30.

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Looks Like the Spider-Man Comics Are Going to Use a Great Idea From the New Video Game

Marvel’s Spider-Man is a great game, in part because of the way it pushes and pulls familiar characters from Spidey’s comics universe in new and intriguing ways. And it turns out, one of those particular twists is also going to happen in the Amazing Spider-Man comic later this year.

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