Talking selfies with a liquid lens
A smartphone with a fluid lensApr 14th 2021SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS are usually laden with serious amounts of serious kit, especially multiple lenses. The paparazzi use zoom lenses to sneak closer to their subjects. Mid-range lenses suit street-scenes and portraits. Wide-angle lenses are better at capturing cityscapes. A macro lens is ideal for close-ups. But what if…
How spooks are turning to superforecasting in the Cosmic Bazaar
Apr 14th 2021EVERY MORNING for the past year, a group of British civil servants, diplomats, police officers and spies have woken up, logged onto a slick website and offered their best guess as to whether China will invade Taiwan by a particular date. Or whether Arctic sea ice will retrench by a certain amount. Or…
Macaulay Culkin & Brenda Song Welcome Their First Child To The World
Macaulay Culkin and his mate, Brenda Song, welcomed a healthy baby boy, Dakota, to the world last week.The pair met a few years ago in Thailand on a movie set—Changeland, a comical, rolling tale about friendship (directed by Seth Green, an old pal of Culkin’s). They moved into a delightful house together, and leading to…
SCAM ALERT: Sale of Fake COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Cards’ Prevalent Online
Published on Apr 13, 2021 by AnneThe black market is selling the latest hot commodity – fake COVID-19 ‘vaccine cards’, and people are swarming up to buy them. These cards are sold blank or forged over various e-commerce sites. These had become trending on multiple social media platforms as well. These fake vaccine cards have…