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Ceramic Shield

It’s the toughest glass on any smartphone. So what is it and how does it work?

Agenda 12

An app that makes organizing easy

6 apps that take you to a VR world

Grab a headset and jump into virtual reality

FALLING IN LOVE

LEMMINGS still haunts my nightmares almost three decades later.

QUAKE

The blueprint for 3D shooters has lots to teach in 2021.

LORD OF CHAOS

How XCOM’s JULIAN GOLLOP improved on the board games he loved

Unreal World

Two years on, EPIC GAMES STORE is still a golden ticket for developers and irresistible bait for gamers.

LEADING A PEASANT REVOLT IN BATTLE BROTHERS PART II

We return to the Darklands for a grim conclusion.

THE GREATEST INFLUENCER

PC gaming would look very different without CIVILIZATION.

RICE FARMING IN SAKUNA: OF RICE AND RUIN

I planted 100 individual seedlings and loved every second.

RAISING THE BAR

The subtle, hands-off storytelling of HALF-LIFE 2 is still hard to beat.

COOL RUNNINGS

What if advances in PC cooling change the PC beyond recognition?

BUILD ME UP

The joys of creation and destruction in SIMCITY 2000

AirPods Max

Are Apple’s over–ear headphones worth the big price?

$1,400 STIMULUS CHECKS HELPED MARCH RETAIL SALES SOAR 9.8%

Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again.

BIG-BUSINESS PUSHBACK AGAINST VOTING MEASURES GAINS MOMENTUM

Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation.”

THE DISABLED HOPE THEIR OSCAR MOMENT CAN BECOME A MOVEMENT

Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled.

A $1.2 BILLION LOSS FOR DELTA, BUT RECOVERY IS ON THE RADAR

Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, more than expected, but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if the budding recovery in air travel continues.

USERS COULD SOON HIDE ‘LIKE' COUNTS ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK

The tiny red hearts that appear under Instagram photos of kids, kittens and sandwiches can be a source of stress for many users, an insidious way of measuring self-worth and popularity.

DRIVERS WANTED: RECORD DEMAND AT UBER AS VACCINATIONS RISE

Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.

US RECOMMENDS ‘PAUSE' FOR J&J SHOTS IN BLOW TO VACCINE DRIVE

The U.S. recommended a “pause” in use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, setting off a chain reaction worldwide and dealing a setback to the global vaccination campaign.

COINBASE SOARS IN MARKET DEBUT, VALUED NEAR $86 BILLION

Coinbase made a rousing debut on Wall Street Wednesday, with shares of the digital currency exchange rising as high as $429, briefly giving it a market value over $100 billion.

GOOGLE EARTH ADDS TIME LAPSE VIDEO TO DEPICT CLIMATE CHANGE

The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world.

DOGECOIN: THE NEW BITCOIN IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

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FACEBOOK USERS CAN APPEAL HARMFUL CONTENT TO OVERSIGHT BOARD

Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board said this week that it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms.

HOW TO TEST-DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

New vehicles are brimming with technology that can enhance convenience, connectivity and driver safety. But the tech can also be unfamiliar to car shoppers, especially those who haven’t purchased a vehicle in the past five years or more. This poses a problem when it comes to the traditional test drive.

IN ‘MOFFIE,' BRUTAL INTOLERANCE IN '80S SOUTH AFRICA

The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie,” set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country’s system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he’s no insider.

MICROSOFT BUYING SPEECH RECOGNITION FIRM NUANCE IN $16B DEAL

Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion.

STARVING FOR MORE CHIPS IN A TECH-HUNGRY WORLD

As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products that connect, transport and entertain us in a world increasingly dependent on technology.

FACEBOOK DELIVERS BIASED JOB ADS, SKEWED BY GENDER

Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study.