Valve starts inviting players to 'Artifact' Beta 2.0

After almost a year of waiting, Valve is finally ready to let the public take a peek at the reimagined version of its troubled card game. The company released a signup page to Artifact Beta 2.0 on Friday, tweeting that everyone is welcome to sign up,…

Two of Apple's former HomePod masterminds prep a 'revolutionary' speaker

Many tech startups like to brag about having former employees of Silicon Valley giants among their ranks, but this is one that may have more of an impact than most. Financial Times sources say that ex-Apple design legend Christopher Stringer and engi…

Alabama’s Coronavirus Outlook Is Worsening As State Reopens

The situation in Alabama has deteriorated over the past 14 days, The Associated Press found.

Beware Coronavirus-Themed Malware Disguised as Excel Spreadsheets

While many parts of America are preparing to slowly reopen after months of lockdown, coronavirus-related scams and malware campaigns show no signs of abating. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Team recently disclosed details on two massive coronavirus phishing campaigns duping users into downloading and opening…

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Outlook will finally get email signature syncing this summer

Outlook users have been asking for the ability to sync email signatures across all of their devices for years, something Microsoft revealed that it is working on back in September 2019. It has been a while since we last heard any news about this plan, but a new note on the company’s product roadmap reveals that it is close to … Continue reading

Recommended Reading: COVID-19 and AI health care

COVID-19 will accelerate the AI health care revolutionKai-Fu Lee, WiredThe coronavirus pandemic will cause us to rethink major aspects of everyday life around the world, but it may also expedite the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Sino…

Saturday's Best Deals: Car Wash Kits, Marvel Must Haves, Butter London Nail Polish, and More

A Memorial Day sale at Butter London, an all-seasons weighted blanket for cheap, $10 worth of Marvel comics, NieR: Automata, and more lead the charge of Saturday’s beat deals.

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What We Do in the Shadows to Keep Lurking for Another Season

Who knew vampires
could be so hilarious?

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Hitting the Books: Do we really want our robots to have consciousness?

From Star Trek’s Data and 2001’s HAL to Columbus Day’s Skippy the Magnificent, pop culture is chock full of fully conscious AI who, in many cases, are more human than the humans they serve alongside. But is all that self-actualization really necessar…

FX renews What We Do In The Shadows for a third season

Cable network FX has renewed What We Do In The Shadows for a third season. The show is still airing its second season at this time; it’s scheduled to wrap up in mid-June. The series is based on the 2014 movie by the same name, revolving around four old vampires living on Staten Island and their lives in the present … Continue reading