Major cloud storage services are, in technical terms, very secure. Your files are encrypted on the way and on the provider’s servers, and big companies defend their data centers far better than a home computer is defended. Most problems come from the account side: stolen passwords, careless sharing and the mistaken belief that sync equals … Read more
Today’s AI chatbots are not considered sentient by most researchers. They can write, reason through problems and hold convincing conversations, but there is no solid evidence that they have feelings or experiences. At the same time, scientists do not fully agree on what consciousness is, so the question is debated more seriously than it was … Read more
On a gaming PC, the games themselves are easy to replace: your launchers will download them again. What you cannot download are your saves for games without cloud sync, your mods and settings, screenshots and recordings, and everything else on the PC. A good backup plan focuses on those. Game saves: check cloud sync first … Read more
A planet’s magnetic field is invisible, but it reveals what is happening deep inside and protects the planet from the solar wind. Astronomers study these fields mostly with spacecraft, and also through auroras and radio waves. Where do planetary magnetic fields come from? Most come from a dynamo: a flowing, electrically conducting fluid inside a … Read more
For most of its history, soccer changed slowly. In the last 15 years, technology has transformed officiating, training and analysis, from the professional game down to amateur clubs with tracking apps. Officiating Connected balls Match balls with internal sensors, first used at a men’s World Cup in 2022, record the exact moment the ball is … Read more
For decades, football decisions relied mainly on experience and instinct. Today, every NFL team employs analytics staff, and data influences play-calling, roster building, training and officiating. Fourth downs The most visible change is on fourth down. Models based on expected points and win probability showed that teams were punting far too often, especially near midfield … Read more
A computer science degree is one of the most versatile technical degrees. It opens doors to software development, data, security and infrastructure, as well as roles outside pure tech. The entry-level market has become more competitive in recent years, so practical experience matters more than ever. Main career paths Software development. Building web, mobile, desktop … Read more
A factory reset erases everything on a Quest 2 and returns it to its out-of-the-box state. It is the right step before selling or giving the headset away, and a last resort when it freezes, will not update or keeps crashing. There are two ways to do it. Before you reset A reset deletes all … Read more
