Kelly Paik
Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4 will give thirsty phones a faster charge
Qualcomm just announced it’ll soon only take five minutes of charging to get five hours of battery life on their latest processor. The company’s...
Chinese scientists gene-edit a human using CRISPR
Chinese scientists have become the first in the world to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology on a human. They applied the innovative technique on a...
Brain implants in paralyzed monkeys let them walk again
In itself, walking may not be one of the most complex functions we can perform with our bodies. Nonetheless, watching someone once paralyzed get...
Study on stress and alcohol may lead to new treatments for PTSD
Stress and alcohol consumption go hand in hand. Anyone who’s ever hit the bottle after a grueling week of work or a particularly traumatic...
Google’s DeepMind AI learns to play StarCraft
No, playing video games isn’t a waste of time. At least not for Google’s artificial intelligence machine DeepMind. Google just announced they’re partnering with...
The cause of the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion has been found
SpaceX finally solved the mystery behind why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded in September right before flight. And now that they have that answer,...
Mobile web browsing surpasses desktop for the first time
Neck craning smartphone junkies just brought us to a new mobile milestone in October. For the first time, mobile and tablet web browsing overtook...
WWF reports that global wildlife populations are dropping
From elephants to frogs to freshwater fish, a new report by the World Wildlife Fund says animals around the globe are in danger of...
Microsoft ends OEM sales of Windows 7 and 8
It’s finally time to say farewell to sales of one of Microsoft’s most enduring operating systems. The company said it’s cutting the cord on...
How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the workforce
Artificial Intelligence has grown up a lot since the days when it beat out humans in game competitions like Jeopardy and chess. Deep-learning software...