Writing About Videogames Isn’t All Fun and Glamor
David L. Craddock is one of the major voices in longform games journalism, but his reporting hasn't always been easy.
The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer Than Ever to Midnight
Since the advent of the clock—even during the peak years of the Cold War—the minute hand has never advanced past the 11:58 mark.
London Cops Will Use Facial Recognition to Hunt Suspects
The deployment, at an unspecified number of locations, will be one of the largest uses of the technology by government authorities in the West.
16 Best Weekend Deals: Samsung QLEDs, Apple AirPods Pro, and More
If you're in the market for the Gadget Lab's favorite headphones, a smart display, or a new robot vacuum, you're in luck.
An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus
The BlueDot algorithm scours news reports and airline ticketing data to predict the spread of diseases like those linked to the flu outbreak in...
Scraping the Web Is a Powerful Tool. Clearview AI Abused It
The facial recognition startup claims it collected billions of photos from sites like Facebook and Twitter. What does the practice mean for the open...
Vine Co-Creator Reveals Byte, the Defunct Video App’s Successor
Vine and its sequel, V2, may be dead, but from their ashes arises a new contender to take up the six-second video mantle: Byte.Unveiled...
Scientists Predict Wuhan’s Virus Outbreak Will Get Much Worse
New estimates of how far the virus could spread suggest an explosion of cases will hit the Chinese city and more infected individuals will...
Google Responds to Critics of Its Redesigned Search Results
Over the years, Google’s become somewhat notorious for killing off its projects, beloved or otherwise. The most recent casualty happened today, with the announcement...
An Esports Exodus to YouTube Reshapes the Livestream Wars
The *Call of Duty* League, the *Overwatch* League, and *Hearthstone* Esports all call YouTube home now. That's not great news for Twitch.
