How Amazon Cloned a Neighborhood to Test Its Delivery Robots

In March, Matt Bratlien saw something odd in the spacious suburb of Silver Firs, north of Seattle. A six-wheeled robot with the Amazon Prime logo on its sky-blue carapace was driving up and down the sidewalks and curbs, watched by a company representative. “I was surprised, excited, and very curious,” says Bratlien, a partner at Read more about How Amazon Cloned a Neighborhood to Test Its Delivery Robots[…]

What Is Ray Tracing? The Latest Gaming Buzzword Explained

Do you like games? Do you like jargon? Well, then you’ll love ambient occlusion, morphological anti-aliasing, adaptive vertical synchronization, and real-time ray tracing. All of the above were at one time the latest obtuse term for some complicated technology that’s been hyped as the next leap in gaming graphics. Except now, the last one might Read more about What Is Ray Tracing? The Latest Gaming Buzzword Explained[…]

Hackers Target US Power, Amazon Clones a Neighborhood, and More News

Amazon cloned an entire neighborhood, a dangerous hacker group takes aim at the US electrical grid, and the world remembers a running great. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every week day? Sign up here! Click Here: highlanders rugby gear Read more about Hackers Target US Power, Amazon Clones a Neighborhood, and More News[…]

NYPD cop apparently kills himself behind Staten Island precinct

An NYPD cop apparently killed himself behind a Staten Island precinct on Friday — the third member of the department to commit suicide this month, sources told The Post. The officer was found inside of a vehicle on Wilcox St., behind the 121st Precinct with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound just before 4 p.m., the Read more about NYPD cop apparently kills himself behind Staten Island precinct[…]

Anti-vaxxers lose minds after religious exemption bill gets pushed through

“And these are the religious people?!” The state Capitol turned into a chaotic scene Thursday as both houses of legislature — and eventually Gov. Cuomo — passed a bill that will end New York’s policy of allowing religious exemptions from vaccine requirements. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the bill’s sponsor, got cursed out and flat-out threatened at Read more about Anti-vaxxers lose minds after religious exemption bill gets pushed through[…]

NASA\u2019s Spitzer telescope refuses to die

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope is finally nearing the end of an absolutely incredible journey. The spacecraft has been peering deep into space for well over a decade and a half, and it’s outlived its original planned mission timeline by over 11 years. In that time, it’s made some incredible discoveries and offered scientists new insights Read more about NASA\u2019s Spitzer telescope refuses to die[…]

Amazon sued for recording children’s voices via Alexa

Amazon was slapped with a pair of class-action lawsuits this week over its Alexa voice assistant, which is getting accused of recording and storing the voices of children without their or their parents’ consent. Both cases portray kids as vulnerable to Alexa’s voice recording and transcription technology, which allows Amazon to amass “a vast level Read more about Amazon sued for recording children’s voices via Alexa[…]

Get sun and fun with summer theater that’s way off-Broadway

When the going gets hot, actors get going — to the shore, the lakes and the mountains. So why not follow them there? No farther than 3 ¹/₂ hours from the city are some of the best places to see theater this summer: in spectacular settings, with fun dining, lodging and activities to match. Along Read more about Get sun and fun with summer theater that’s way off-Broadway[…]