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Actor Bob Odenkirk says he had a heart attack, but will ‘be back soon’
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman in acclaimed Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul. AMC Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk on Friday publicly thanked family, friends and fans for their support following his collapse on set this week.  “Thank you. To my family and friends who... Read more
3D Imaging Shows How Shark Guts Work Like a Tesla Valve
In 1920, Serbian-born inventor Nikola Tesla designed and patented what he called a “valvular conduit”: a pipe whose internal design ensures that fluid will flow in one preferred direction, with no need for moving parts, making it ideal for microfluidics applications, among other uses. According to a recent paper published... Read more
Horizon: Forbidden West delay, PlayStation State of Play, and more | GB Decides 207
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Horizon: Forbidden West isn’t coming out this year. That’s according to a GamesBeat source and corroborated by a source for Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. What does this mean for Sony’s holiday release slate? Well, PlayStation probably isn’t worried,... Read more
Russia blames software failure for ‘unexpected’ ISS module thruster firing
The Russian-built Nauka module approached the ISS for docking. Oleg Novitskiy/Roscosmos First, the good news. The Russian-built Nauka laboratory successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday morning. Now, the not-so-good news: Nauka “inadvertently and unexpectedly” fired its thrusters after docking, causing the ISS to lose attitude control... Read more
The World Is Suffering from Champlain Towers South Syndrome
Plus: Round one with Mark Zuckerberg, the appointment of Lina Khan, and a new type of weather nightmare. Source link Read more
The RetroBeat: Blizzard’s legacy grows cold
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The past couple of weeks have been intense for the industry. The stories coming out of Activision Blizzard and other studios are awful. Above anything else, I hope these companies are able to change so that all... Read more
New bank-fraud malware called Vultur infects thousands of devices
Recently detected Android malware, some spread through the Google Play Store, uses a novel way to supercharge the harvesting of login credentials from more than 100 banking and cryptocurrency applications. The malware, which researchers from Amsterdam-based security firm ThreatFabric are calling Vultur, is among the first Android threats to record... Read more
Netflix: The 53 best TV shows to watch tonight
Catch season 2 of Outer Banks now. Netflix A few more-than-decent shows hit Netflix this week. Monday kicks off with season 10 of The Walking Dead. If you’ve survived this long watching the zombie series, you may as well keep going till season 11, which will be the show’s... Read more
‘Neuromancer’ Is Still Mind-Blowing Cyberpunk
William Gibson published his classic novel Neuromancer almost 40 years ago, but it still feels fresh today. Science fiction author Matthew Kressel has been a fan of the book ever since reading it back in 1987. “When I first read Neuromancer, everything I had read before that was golden... Read more
Why The Artful Escape took six years to craft
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The Artful Escape is coming on September 9 for the Xbox and the PC. And for Johnny Galvatron, the creator of the game, that date has been a long time coming. The leader of Beethoven & Dinosaur... Read more