When the PS5 and Xbox Series X are released this fall, we may finally see games with visuals that rival the likes of Pixar films like Onward, according to several game developers who recently commented in new advances in ray tracing technology. Speaking to IGN about next-gen development, Night School Studio (Oxenfree, Afterparty) lead developer Bryant Cannon stressed that the biggest differences between […]
In his 1798 An Essay on the Principle of Population, Thomas Malthus predicted that the world’s population growth would outpace food production, leading to global famine and mass starvation. That hasn’t happened yet. But a report from the World Resources Institute last year predicts that food producers will need to supply 56 percent more calories by 2050 to […]
There’s a lesson to be learned from HBO’s hit comedy series Silicon Valley. The show tells the story of a brilliant but socially awkward programmer who launches a new company based on his groundbreaking compression algorithm. He created the algorithm to download music faster, but the tech industry picks up on its incredible potential to do much […]
Many may be partially right to adjudge that jobs in artificial intelligence are machine learning fetch handsome salaries, but to write off mobile developers’ jobs would be a folly. In tech jobs, mobile application developers are in high demand now. From booking tickets to calling a cab or buying groceries, there are apps catering to and customised for […]
Endorsement deals used to be exclusively available to celebrities, but in recent times the use of social media personalities to sell products has taken off – but not always smoothly. Take for instance the VW and Drive Dry campaign on drunk driving awareness that went sideways at 100 km/h recently, when SA TV personality Nomuzi Mabena […]
HIGHLIGHTS Warcraft 3 could see a remaster The announcement may be made at the end of the month Pro Warcraft 3 players will be at a Blizzard event for the game Blizzard may be prepping for a Warcraft 3 remaster announcement soon. Several professional Warcraft 3 players have been spotted, according to World of Warcraft site, Wowhead, […]
On The VICE Guide to Right Now, VICE’s daily podcast, we delve into the biggest news of the day and give you a rundown of the stories we’re reading, working on, and fascinated with. Today we discuss Trump’s tweets, protests in Iran, and proposed talks between South Korea and North Korea. Then we talk about the World Health Organization’s consideration […]
Among the biggest complaints about the cloud security program known as the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) have been the cost for vendors and the time it takes to get approved. The FedRAMP program management office has tried to address both over the last few years, most recently introducing the Tailored program for low-impact, software-as-a-service offerings […]
Bali volcano update: Smoke is rising from Mount Agung Nearly 145,000 people have been evacuated after Mount Agung started sending out white smoke and causing volcanic earthquakes. The eruption of Mount Agung is expected to fire giant plumes of ash and hot rock up to 20km into the sky, creating a massive ash cloud. David […]
mmortality has gone secular. Unhooked from the realm of gods and angels, it’s now the subject of serious investment — both intellectual and financial — by philosophers, scientists, and the Silicon Valley set. Several hundred people have already chosen to be “cryopreserved” in preference to simply dying, as they wait for science to catch up and […]