I had an experience 25 years ago that changed my perspective on computing and education. Back then I was running the early virtual reality (VR) company Immersion Corporation. Immersion developed the first VR simulators for teaching medical students to perform a range of surgical procedures, from inserting needles into the... Read more

In this article:  Cutting the cable cord is a popular way to save money, but you may find you need to supplement your Netflix or Disney Plus with live broadcasts as well. Enter live TV streaming services.  These cancel-anytime live TV bundles give you the ability to watch local and national news as well... Read more

On a trip to Oaxaca City, Mexico, just before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, my wife Elisabeth and I wondered if we noticed a fermentation trend bubbling to the surface. A handful of health food stores, often catering to foreign visitors, advertised offerings like sauerkraut, kombucha, and kefir... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Xbox announced that Halo Infinite’s Forge mode, which is currently still in beta, now has over 1 million creations. Users have also created over 8.5 million custom matches in the Custom Game... Read more

For 10 years, we’ve watched the giants in Attack on Titan chew people up and not really spit them out, and we’ve seen Eren go from a sweet, traumatized kid to a menacing titan that devoured his own father. The brutality and destruction in the anime series is undeniable, but... Read more

Is your acting a tribute to them in some way? Everything I do is connected to my family, my child, and my ancestors. Without a doubt. We represent. It’s no joke when someone says represent—that’s a real thing. I take that quite seriously. My name is on something. My... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. It’s March already? Where did the time go? (Oh right, it went into Forspoken and Octopath Traveler II and Fire Emblem Engage and Dead Space, etc etc.) It’s been an odd week... Read more

Are you a digital nomad? Are you rage farming today’s hellscape? Then congratulations, you deadass helped induct those new terms into Dictionary.com’s latest update.  The COVID-19 pandemic made us more familiar with folks fortunate enough to telecommute while living the digital nomad life on the road, and you’ve certainly... Read more

After a dramatic competition that pitted US cities against one another, years of contested planning, and claims of unwavering commitment despite the pandemic, Amazon now says its plan for a second headquarters, aka HQ2, is on pause. The company said today that it will delay construction of more than half... Read more

There is a quiet yet significant revolution underway within the massive electronics industry. Harnessing machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), companies within the sector are building new software that saves designers, engineers, distributors and manufacturers time and resources, gradually cutting back tired and analog working methods that were... Read more