We know that the human brain has dramatically expanded in size over the past 6m years. Humans are in fact the mammals with the largest brain relative to body size. But which specific evolutionary genetic changes enabled larger and more complex brains has long remained a bit of a mystery. Now a new study, published in Nature, offers clues. One important reason why it has been so hard to study primate brain development is that, until relatively recently, scientists did not have access to living, developing brain tissue....

Death counts – the number of times a player has died during a match – are not listed on the in-game scoreboards in some of Modern Warfare’s most popular multiplayer game modes, including ‘team death match’ and ‘kill confirmed’. Previous titles in the franchise have always had an in-game scoreboard showing the standard “score,” “kills,” “deaths,” and “assists” totals. Infinity Ward decided, for whatever reason, to change that this year....

Take a look what happened over the last few days. 1. Canadian authorities issue new guidance for cryptocurrency exchanges The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) issued new terms, which seek to determine which digital asset exchanges fall under derivatives law, last week. The “Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto Assets” draws a line between exchanges that pay out to users immediately and those that hold assets for users....

Samsung wireless charging pad Wanna charge your phone without the hassle of wires? Samsung’s wireless charging pad is available for just $18.99 – down from the original price of $31. It supports the Qi standard, which means you can use it to juice up a wide range of handsets, including Samsung’s Galaxy Series, Google’s Pixel lineup, and even the new iPhone. Apple Watch Series 4 The Alexa-enabled speaker can play music and podcasts, set alarms and reminders, and even answer your silly trivia questions....

The recommendation was made by US National Security Commission for AI, a panel headed by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former deputy secretary of defense Robert Work. Work had previously said that the US has a “moral imperative” to explore AI weapons. The new report asserts that the US could use autonomous weapons in a safe and lawful manner: However, critics were quick to dispute the claims. “The most senior AI scientists on the planet have warned them about the consequences, and yet they continue,” Professor Noel Sharkey, spokesman for the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots, told the BBC....

There’s just one problem: Too many people are watching Netflix in Europe, it seems. Netflix today announced it will temporarily lower bitrates – and therefore, image quality – in Europe after concerns a surge in viewership can could an extraneous burden on Internet infrastructure. The move appears to have come after European Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. According to a statement provided to Entertainment Weekly, Netflix will reduce bitrates across Europe for a period lasting 30 days....

Measuring large groups of neurons is the bread-and-butter of neurology. Even a simple MRI can highlight specific regions of the brain and give scientists an indication of what they’re used for and, in many cases, what kind of thoughts are happening. But figuring out what’s going on at the single-neuron level is an entirely different feat. According to the paper: In other words: the researchers believe they’ve observed individual brain neurons forming the patterns that cause us to consider what other people might be feeling and thinking....

OLED screens – used in phones such as the iPhone 11 Pro or the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 – can turn on specific pixels on or off on the phone depending on the design of the application. LCD screens, the ones used in phones like the iPhone 11, can’t do that. Phonebuff performed the test on last year’s iPhone Xs Max with iOS 13 running different apps in dark mode on and off to compare battery levels....

The SNKRS app Faris is best known for his work at Nike, where he leads the team at s23NYC — the sport giant’s digital innovation studio responsible for the wildly popular SNKRS app. Through the latest AR tech, it offers consumers a platform to share their enthusiasm for Nike shoes, and creates immersive experiences for a chance to access limited edition styles. In case you’re not a part of the sometimes fanatic “sneakerhead” community, it’s essentially become a must-have app for purchasing shoes....

An investigation by McAfee found that North Korean actors have been actively posing as recruiters over the past couple of months in hopes of infiltrating the networks of aerospace and defense firms on multiple continents, CyberScoop reports. The researchers have uncovered a months-long spying campaign that purportedly spread malware across the US and Europe. It remains unclear how successful the campaign has been so far, but the suspected attackers have been targeting potential victims with emails containing malicious Microsoft Word documents with attractive career opportunities involving active defense contracts....

I’d never given the matter of my succession much thought — or let’s be honest here… any thought — until that fateful day when I received a friendly visit from a lady working in my field, some 40 years my senior. She was trying to sell her company, seemingly to anyone vaguely interested, and sadly without much success. The image of a street vendor peddling her wares came to mind and I decided then and there that I would take good care to avoid that particular situation when my time was up....

The fundamental aim of fusion is to bring atomic nuclei merging together to create a different, heavier nucleus – releasing energy in the process. This is different from nuclear fission, in which a heavy nucleus such as uranium is split into smaller ones while also releasing energy. A significant difficulty has been the process of fusing light atoms, isotopes of hydrogen or helium, together. As they are electrically charged, repulsing each other, they resist fusing unless nuclei are moving fast enough to get physically very close to each other – requiring extreme conditions....

We’ll be getting our hands on the devices in due time, but here’s what we know after the device’s official announcement. Price and availability At just £329/€349 and £179/€199, respectively, the phones attempt to bring premium design and sensible features at reasonable prices. Moreover, unlike the original OnePlus Nord, this one is actually coming stateside, eventually. The Euro prices translate to roughly $411 for the N10 and $234 for the N100, so it’s reasonable to expect US prices to be within a few dollars of those estimates....

Social media users pass 3.5 billion The number of people around the world using social media has just passed the 3.5 billion mark, less than two years after we reported that the number had reached 3 billion. The number of social media users has grown by more than a quarter of a billion over the past twelve months, with 46 percent of the world’s total population using social media in July 2019....

The play experience can be a bit incongruous and there’s much more here for story lovers and lore seekers than there is for min-max players. But Wrath comes closer to scratching the pen and paper itch than any other CRPG I’ve played. For the uninitiated, Pathfinder is a tabletop game that spawned from Dungeons and Dragons’ rules to become its own retro-style RPG juggernaut. Players are tasked with saving the world from a destructive force hellbent on ruining everything....

The tool, called Super Resolution, is now shipping in Camera Raw 13.2 and will be coming soon to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. The feature uses a machine learning model trained on millions of photos to enlarge images while preserving their clean edges and fine details. Programmer Eric Chan said it’s very simple to use: [Read: How do you build a pet-friendly gadget? We asked experts and animal owners] The feature could breathe new life into photos shot with older cameras....

Plants have similar circadian rhythms that help them tell the time of day, preparing plants for photosynthesis prior to dawn, turning on heat-protection mechanisms before the hottest part of the day, and producing nectar when pollinators are most likely to visit. And just like in humans, every cell in the plant appears to have its own clock. But unlike humans, plants don’t have a brain to keep their clocks synchronized....

The device supports Chromecast out of the box, allowing you to easily send music to it from any device or app that can cast via the standard. And though the soundbar itself odes not serve as a Google Assistant device, it can be operated via another such device, like a Google Nest Mini. This also means the device can be linked with other Chromecast devices in your home for multi-room audio....

I’m looking at porn with a woman I met on the internet. To the left of our Skype video chat, a checkerboard of video stills merge into one single disingenuous orgasm. Bodies grind and groan in their windows, holding positions with dexterous ease. As we scroll and browse the various clips, animated porno Gifs bounce irritatingly in the margins of the screen, trying to catch our gaze. “Pornhub wants us to come here, open up a video, open up another, and lose our afternoon Vegas-style,” says Missy Kelley, the woman I’ve just met....

A video of the incident in the Beed district of Maharashtra, India, shows a man tying his Ola escooter to a donkey and parading it around town with posters urging people not to trust the company. A post shared by LetsUpp Marathi (@letsupp.marathi) As reported by various Indian news outlets, the man in question, Sachin Gitte bought an electric scooter from Ola, which was delivered on March 24. But after only six days, the scooter stopped working for no apparent reason....