FDA safety scandal: 50K hidden reports of heart device malfunctioning
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MIDI Association Explains ‘Capability Inquiry’ Features In MIDI 2.0
Friday the MIDI Association published an introduction to MIDI 2.0, describing updates to the already-evolving 36-year-old standard, including MIDI-CI, Profiles and Property Exchange: MIDI 2.0 updates MIDI with new...
In A World First, Scientists Change Snail’s Shell-Coiling Direction With CRISPR
"Most snails are 'righties'. Now scientists have found genes that can change the shell coiling direction, " writes the New York Times. ( Non-paywalled version here ) ...
2Doom: free 2D Doom demake
2Doom is a 2D demake of the classic first-person shooter Doom, featuring faithfully-drawn sprites in a side-scrolling arcade adventure. Despite its cute pixel art, prepare for an intens...
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‘Phenomenal’ 2,300-Year-Old Bark Shield Found In Leicestershire
pgmrdlm shares a report from The Guardian: An "astonishing and unparalleled" 2, 300-year-old shield made of tree bark has been discovered in Leicestershire, the only example of its kind...
Intel’s Core i9-9900KS CPU can run all eight cores at 5GHz
It wouldn't be Computex if Intel didn't have some sort of geek-friendly CPU reve...
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Samsung chips promise secure 100W USB-C fast charging
Samsung <a href="https://news.samsung.com/global/fast-charging-evolves-with-more...
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Replacing JavaScript: How eBay Made a Web App 50x Faster With WebAssembly
"Online marketplace eBay has revealed how it boosted performance of a demanding web app by 50x using WebAssembly, " reports TechRepublic: The "astonishing" speed-up after switching from a...
How to Get the Beautiful ‘Quake II RTX’ Re-release for Free
The classic first-person shooter Quake II is getting re-released with some awesome graphical updates. Better yet, it’ll be completely free for you to download starting on June 6—though you’re...
NASA officially orders its first segment of a lunar space station
Maxar has been selected to build and fly the first element of NASA’s lunar Gateway. (credit: <a ...
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