Torchlight Frontiers becomes Torchlight 3 with big changes on the way

For a couple of years now, Torchlight Frontiers has been in development over at Echtra Games. Billed as something of a free-to-play Torchlight MMO, Frontiers was set to shake up the franchise rather drastically, but today, Echtra Games announced a big shift for the title. From here on out, Torchlight Frontiers will be known as Torchlight 3, and there will … Continue reading

IBM uses AI to predict progress of Huntington's disease symptoms

IBM is using its AI-based health prediction skills to help tackle the challenge of Huntington’s disease. The tech firm has teamed up with CHDI Foundation on an artificial intelligence model that can predict when patients will experience Huntington’s…

Can Byte recreate the magic of Vine?

When Twitter shuttered Vine in 2018, it was the end of not just another video service but also the death of a wonderfully quirky part of the internet. Vine’s six-second videos somehow gave birth to a treasure trove of time-lapsed punchlines, zingy on…

What Is the Coronavirus's R0 and Why Does It Matter?

If you want to describe how an infectious disease spreads, one handy number is what epidemiologists call R0 (“R naught”), the disease’s basic reproductive number. Right now, scientists are trying to figure out the R0 for the new coronavirus from Wuhan, China. So far, it seems to be a little bit higher than for the…

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Hydrogen Molecules on Hottest Known Exoplanet Are Being Ripped to Shreds

Astronomers have documented a bizarre cycle of molecular destruction and rebirth on an ultra-hot, Jupiter-like exoplanet where surface temperatures exceed 7,750 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Prince Andrew Has Not Answered Jeffrey Epstein Interview Requests

The British royal has been contacted by federal prosecutors and the FBI, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said on Monday.

Here’s What Arrives On And Leaves From Netflix In February 2020

Many movies, including notable romantic dramas, join the service.

WATCH LIVE: Trump Defense At Impeachment Trial

The president’s defense team claims he did nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine.

Apple iMac could be in for a drastic redesign

It may not be long before we see the iMac sporting a dramatic redesign. New Apple patent filings point to a potential iMac that’s made almost entirely out of a single sheet of glass, which would be a big departure from the iMac we’re familiar with today. Obviously, there’s no guarantee that Apple will actually pursue such a design in … Continue reading

Avast Antivirus tracks your clicks and views – yes, even those

Avast Antivirus monitors and sells “anonymized” user internet usage data to a company called Jumpshot. When a new user installs Avast on their computer, they’re asked to agree to a License – that’s the part where most users scroll through all the text and don’t take the time to read in any depth. In that agreement is a sentence that … Continue reading