Sci-tech
Final Cut Pro 10.4 Gets 360 VR, HDR Support, More
Apple's new iMac Pro is now available to buy in the U.S., it is designed more for professionals rather than your every day. The Dec. 14 availability date for the new machines was unveiled at Apple.com without any further details on specific pricing. [Full Article...]
Touchdown! Expedition 53 astronauts make successful descent to Earth from ISS
The craft landed at 3:37 a.m. EST, or 2:37 p.m. Kazakhstan time. All the three Expedition 53 crewmates landed safely and were carefully extracted from the capsule by the rescue team within 20 minutes. Earlier NASA confirmed that the expedition 53 Commander Bresnik has handed over station command to Roscosmos's Alexander Misurkin in an official change of command ceremony. [Full Article...]
Shark Found In The Wild Believed To Be 512 Years Old
So you could imagine how old or ancient this particular creature is! Greenland sharks have the longest lifespan of any vertebrate animal, so it is perhaps unsurprising that the species would boast the oldest living individual vertebrate as well. [Full Article...]
Jaguar F-PACE Scores A Perfect Five In EURO NCAP Safety Tests
The F-PACE features advanced safety technology such as Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, as standard, which can detect a collision risk with cars or pedestrians on the road ahead and automatically apply the brakes. Mr Avery commented: "This is a tale of two Citroens". Euro NCAP is the founding/parent division of Australasian NCAP. "But December's test results have sho... [Full Article...]
Crytek Hates Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Both companies were co-founded by Chris Roberts, the creator of the Wing Commander franchise. However, and after changing engines, Cloud Imperium removed them. Complicating things further: Lumberyard, while heavily modified, is based on Cryengine. But the lawsuit doesn't stop there. The filling specifically refers to Squadron 42 project. [Full Article...]
Colton Haynes to return to Arrow for short arc
The CW has announced that Colton Haynes will be returning for an undisclosed number of episodes next year on Arrow season 6. Hayes - and Harper - departed the show at the end of the third season. "I asked to step away because I cared more about my mental and physical health than my career at the time", he wrote , explaining that he used the break from acting to refocus his priorities. [Full Article...]
Nintendo is Looking For New Mobile Game Partners
In an effort to change this pace, Wall Street Journal's sources say the company believes it can "raise the pace of new titles" by collaborating with new companies. Though new parterships are a part of the plan, Nintendo isn't looking to invest in anymore companies like they did with DeNA. The strategy seems to pay off, too. [Full Article...]
Toyota, Panasonic strike battery deal in threat to Tesla
By 2030, Toyota aims to almost quadruple annual sales of electrified vehicles - hybrids, electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles - to 5.5 million vehicles, or half its projected global sales total. Toyota in September established an EV technology venture with peer Mazda Motor and provider Denso. The venture reflects a trend of automakers and components makers partnering to develop th... [Full Article...]