War games: Army’s new night vision goggles look like they are straight out of Halo video games The US Army is using advanced night vision goggles on the battlefield Footage of the device in action shows human figures outlined in glowing light This allows users see enemies in the dead of night, regardless of weather … Read more
Vast halo of dark matter around a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years from Earth is said to be five times larger than previously estimated Experts spotted stars orbiting an ancient galaxy, but are far from the center This suggests that dark matter is located in the area and holding stars in place Scientists say this … Read more
Christmas might not be an earthbound holiday, according to a startling image from the surface of Mars taken by a European Space Agency satellite. The ESA’s Mars Express captured what looks like an angel, complete with halo and wings, near the Red Planet’s southern pole. The satellite’s high-resolution stereo camera also snapped what looks like a … Read more
In our censorious age, it’s worth thinking of all the revered writers, artists and musicians of the past who might find themselves ‘cancelled’ if they were alive today. Would John Lennon be cancelled? Today, he is considered a saint, but in our society sanctity is conditional on death: the living are less readily forgiven. In … Read more
Fitness bands and wearables are pretty much commonplace already that not a lot of new releases cause a stir. But when Amazon announced their Halo fitness band earlier this year, it caused quite the controversy because of a couple of features that had privacy concerns. It was available as an invite-only Early Access program, probably … Read more
‘Fossil galaxy’ discovered deep within the Milky Way is the remnant of a star cluster that collided with our own 10 BILLION years ago and was absorbed into its ‘halo’, astronomers claim Experts analysed the composition and motion of tens of thousands of stars This allowed them to identify the hidden remnant of the galactic collision The … Read more
‘Fossil galaxy’ discovered deep within the Milky Way is the remnant of a star cluster that collided with our own 10 BILLION years ago and was absorbed into its ‘halo’, astronomers claim Experts analysed the composition and motion of tens of thousands of stars This allowed them to identify the hidden remnant of the galactic collision The … Read more
One of the unexpected announcements that Acer made at their event is revealing a new smart speaker called Halo. And while the brand is known more for its computers, this upcoming new device seems to be a pretty interesting variation in the smart speaker market. It has the usual things you expect from this kind … Read more
For someone such as myself who has never experienced racism, I think it’s almost impossible to truly comprehend the level of abuse that people of colour endure. I’ve glimpsed it occasionally secondhand, but until it happens to you or someone you love, the depth of damage it causes can never be truly understood. Prejudice in … Read more
For someone such as myself who has never experienced racism, I think it’s almost impossible to truly comprehend the level of abuse that people of colour endure. I’ve glimpsed it occasionally secondhand, but until it happens to you or someone you love, the depth of damage it causes can never be truly understood. Prejudice in … Read more