The North Dakota Senate recently introduced a new bill that would prevent Apple and Google from requiring developers to use their respective app stores and payment methods, paving the way for alternative app store options. In response, Apple Chief Privacy Engineer Erik Neuenschwander said that it “threatens to destroy the iPhone as you know it” by requiring changes that would “undermine…
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Epic’s New MetaHuman Tool Lets You Craft Realistic Faces Inside a Browser
Epic Games has announced a new, browser-based software tool powered by its Unreal Engine called the MetaHuman Creator that can craft highly realistic human faces and help power more realistic body movements and facial animations. The Verge reports: Epic says the MetaHuman Creator can be used in conjunction with modern motion capture and animation techniques for creating lifelike movements and human…
Facebook Looks To Take its Fight With Apple To Court
A long-simmering public dispute between Facebook and Apple has neared a boiling point. The Information: With the aid of outside legal counsel, Facebook for months has been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple that would allege the iPhone-maker abused its power in the smartphone market by forcing app developers to abide by App Store rules that Apple’s own apps don’t have…
Last and First Men review: An epic 2-billion-year history of humanity
Last and First Men tracks the beginning and end of humanity. It is a film that ranks with Solaris and 2001: A Space Odyssey and it may even break your heart, says Simon Ings Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933190-600-last-and-first-men-review-an-epic-2-billion-year-history-of-humanity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
GameStop Jumps After Hours As Elon Musk Tweets Out Reddit Board That’s Hyping Stock
Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to rally behind GameStop’s epic surge on Tuesday, tweeting out a link to the Reddit board that’s largely hyped the stock. CNBC reports: Shares of GameStop, which jumped 92.7% Tuesday, were up more than 60% in after hours trading following Musk’s tweet, which linked to the “wallstreetbets” Reddit chat room that has more than 2 million…
Epic Games Buys a Huge Mall
Epic Games is buying an old shopping mall — with nearly one million square feet of space — and plans to convert it into its new global headquarters by 2024. From a report: The deal gives Epic the 980,000 square foot Cary Towne Center for $95 million. Cary Towne Center is about 2 miles from Epic’s current HQ. Epic Games has…
9 epic space discoveries you may have missed in 2020
Medical discoveries dominated the news in 2020, but even under pandemic conditions, astronomers discovered amazing things in space in 2020. Source: https://www.livescience.com/epic-space-discoveries-of-2020.html
Jupiter and Saturn descend on the world’s tallest building in epic ‘Great Conjunction’ video
A photographer filmed the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn as the heavenly bodies passed by Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Source: https://www.livescience.com/great-conjunction-burj-khalifa.html
Red Bull skydivers recreate mysterious Marfa lights for winter solstice 2020
An epic nighttime skydive saw Red Bull Air Force’s Amy Chmelecki and teammates don pyrotechnics to highlight – literally – the importance of astronomy and dark skies in a rural region of Texas. Source: https://www.livescience.com/marfa-lights-red-bull-night-sky-video.html
Judge Orders Tim Cook and Craig Federighi To Testify in Epic Case
A judge has ordered Apple to produce Tim Cook and Craig Federighi to testify for the Apple versus Epic lawsuit, and they must produce required documents before the next hearing. From a report: The Apple versus Epic lawsuit continues as publicly filed court documents tell us a bit more about the upcoming trial. Epic wants Apple to produce extensive documentation surrounding…