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No matter how elegant your theory is, experimental data will have the last word. And the unusual orbit of Mercuryprovided a spectacular confirmationof the theory of general relativity. In fact, our entire understanding of the universe is built on observed, unexpected anomalies. Though the universe has four dimensions, including time. According to Albert Einsteinstheory of general relativity, mass warps space and time around it. The Cosmic Microwave Background temperature fluctuations from the seven-year WMAP data over the sky....

When I first heard aboutThe Outer WorldsI was overjoyed. Developer Obsidian Entertainment is among the most accomplished, reputable, and talented companies in the industry. After all, the developer just had to like gamers in the past. Now its part of the Sony vs Microsoft console war thats about to enter its next generation. Credit: Obsidian Entertainment Luckily, I couldnt have been more wrong.The Outer Worldsisnt a concession by any means....

Major browsers like Google Chrome and Firefox warn you if you visit an unencrypted website. But while progress has been great, not all of your internet traffic is encrypted. Firefox led the charge, experimenting support for DNS-over-HTTPS since 2017. Heres what you better know about the privacy benefitsand limitsof DNS-over-HTTPS. DNS privacy 40% off TNW Conference! The DNS request that you send is unencrypted. It contains both the domain you requested as well as a part of your own IP address....

Robotics is rapidly being transformed by advances in artificial intelligence. But our ever-growing appetite for intelligent, autonomous machines poses a host of ethical challenges. As with all technology, the range of future uses for our research is difficult to imagine. Its even more challenging to forecast given how quickly this field is changing. Today, though, the best algorithms as shown in published papersare now at 86 percent accuracy. That advance alone allows autonomous robots to understand what they are seeing through the camera lenses....

It was arts and crafts day at the office, so we were making DIY coasters. Id been interning atSkookum, a software consulting agency, for almost two months. Id never told her. Id never told anyone at Skookum, actually. Not because I was ashamed or embarrassed it had simply never come up. Not once in interviews, onboarding, or casual conversation until this conversation, at least. I was only an intern at the time, but I would later become a full-time employee....

The technique has a potent claim on our imaginations. These images are usually produced when other identification methods have failed. Its usually a last resort with very high stakes. Facial reconstruction becomes most culturally visible when it is applied toarchaeological research. Depicting past people enables viewers to imagine them as individuals rather than specimens. This research is facilitated by advances in imaging technologies, and benefits from interdisciplinary input. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

Artificial Intelligence may be one of the greatest technologies developed by humans. The quest for imitating human intelligence might not be a hundred percent accurate. Ever since its inception, artificial intelligence has come a long way to become what it is today. Its expanded its domain and gave subfields such as machine learning a great chance to thrive in the world. Name any sector today, artificial intelligence has been able to penetrate it and create an impact for good....

Recently, I got my hands on the HT5550, the brighter and beefier twin to the popular HT3550. These, of course, make up the mid-range of BenQs offerings, called the CinePrime line. In my experience, however, this wasnt the case. This may be the only time youll wish the HT5550 was more like its cheaper counterpart, the 3550. This model is perfectly suited for mounting on a table or as a portable display....

Gender inclusion in our products is a small action that can have considerable impact. Shouldnt a cisgender designers empathy also extend to gender identity? In many cases, this is the first impression that someone gets from your product. Its essential that its minimal and, yes, inclusive. Similarly, people will delete their accounts with products if those products cant meet their needs. Anywhere where gender data is gathered by an organization, you have an opportunity to do better....

I likeStar Wars, I really do. Hell, the movies are so embedded in my life I cant even remember when I first saw them. But, today, it got too much. Yep, you guessed it, Bose launched aStar Warsedition of its famous QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones II. Now, Im not asking form a commercial stand-point. If the public are buying these things, then why not sell them? No, Im askingyou, the people, why on earth would you purchase a pair of these?...

For a long while, Ive avoided budget phones as though they were a marathon and I was me. I think this… distaste can be traced back to the early days of smartphones. And my fucking god it was awful. The problem was thus: it was fucking awful. 40% off TNW Conference! This meant actually using the thing was straight-up impossible. Sending a text become a complex set of actions. All the apps (what few they were) crashed constantly....

If youre not particularly invested in high-quality speakers, theres a good chance you havent heard ofBuchardt Audio. I think its time to fix that. At a glance, the S400 is unassuming. Its a fairly compact unit given its claimed in-room bass extension of 33 Hz with a single 6.5-inch woofer. But the real star of the show is the massive waveguide the conical structure surrounding the tweeter. Its just a bit of impressive engineering....

WHO SAYS WOMEN CANT HAVE IT ALL??? The biggest, or most talked about, example is sexual assault. Cara:I havent seen trigger warnings hiding sexual assault online since that violates guidelines on social media. Its more like animal abuse to raise awareness, that Ive seen. Can you send an example of an IRL trigger warning? Georgina:The biggest example in my experience was in university. When there was a lecture that discussed sexual assault, professors often give trigger warnings at the start....