An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: ZeniMax Media, the parent company of both Bethesda Softworks and Id Software, says it will prove at trial that John Carmack and others at Oculus stole trade secrets to “misappropriate” virtual…
Apple To Offer 32GB of Desktop RAM, Kaby Lake In Top-End 2017 MacBook Pro, Says Analyst
AppleInsider has obtained a note to investors from KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that says Apple’s 2017 laptop line will focus on internal component updates, including the platform-wide adoption of Intel’s Kaby Lake architecture. What’s more is that Apple is expected…
Study Finds Link Between Profanity and Honesty
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the U.S. and Hong Kong report in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science that people who use profanity are less likely to be associated with lying and deception. Neuroscience News…
Japanese Spacecraft Spots Massive Gravity Wave In Venus' Atmosphere
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The Japanese probe Akatsuki has observed a massive gravity wave in the atmosphere of Venus. This is not the first time such a wave was observed on the Solar System’s second…
Scientists Turn Docile Mice Into Ruthless Hunters
BenBoy writes: A couple of years ago, a story surfaced about smarter mice: Scientists Create Super-intelligent Mice, Discover They’re Also Very Laid Back. Well, implicit challenge accepted! 2017 brings us a report from Cell, via The Scientist: “Neural circuits in…