The MacBook’s keyboard sucks, so use this mechanical keyboard instead | Computing
Mechanical keyboards are for gamers, right? These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find one without flashing lights, massive palm rests, and…
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How to open RAR files | Computing
Although you are more likely to encounter a ZIP file than a RAR file in your everyday activities, both are great at compressing files. However, RARs…
Sebastian Thrun: ‘The costs of the air taxi system could be less than an Uber’ | Computing
Sebastian Thrun isn’t your ordinary Silicon Valley computer geek-cum-Stanford professor. The 51-year-old artificial intelligence and robotics…
Firefox Quantum review | Computing
Firefox has been playing catch-up ever since Google Chrome captured the desktop and mobile markets with its blend of functionality and speed. Now,…
Nvidia’s RTX 2000 GPUs look like A.I. hardware dressed up for gamers | Computing
Nvidia’s unveiling of its next-generation 2000-series graphics cards at Gamescom should have been a momentous occasion for gamers. More than two…
Tech giants aim to coordinate fight on misinformation: report | Computing
Major tech firms were reportedly gathering at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters to discuss coordinating efforts to counter foreign…
What does that high score cost you? Why one in five gamers falls victim to fraud | Computing
Fortnite, the incredibly popular battle royale shooter by Epic Games, has seen a recent rise in scams that trick players into giving scammers access…
To learn cloud skills, community colleges are the place to be
Last week, Amazon Web Services said it is partnering with community colleges and high schools to offer cloud-computing certificates. “The 19 community…
Social media provides critical information missed by FEMA | Computing
Credit: Rice Kinder Institute
Social media sites can be a valuable tool for assessing the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, but…
World Bank says demand for blockchain bond tops expectations | Computing
Bitcoin mining is viewed at BitFarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec in 2018
The World Bank raised Aus$110 million ($80.9 million) in the first-ever…