It’s been a tough couple of years, but things may soon get a lot worse: the Doomsday Clock just struck 100 seconds to midnight — the hour of humanity’s self-annihilation. The new time was set on Thursday by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit focused on global security issues. While the time hasn’t changed, the prognosis remains bleak. “Steady is not good news: in fact, it reflects the judgment of the board that we are stuck at a perilous moment,” said Sharon Squassoni, a research professor at the Bulletin....

When I started using computers as a child, I naturally gravitated towards making weird drawings and strange shapes on Microsoft Paint. But there were a ton of apps that were popular before that. Programmer Vikrum Nijjar has resurrected one of them calledKid Pixin a browser window. The app was originally released for Macs in 1989.If the name doesn’t sound familiar, it might be because the app was before your time (and mine): it was originally released for Macs in 1989....

“Everyone sits in the prison of his own ideas. A human being is a part of the whole called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us....

Since Clubhouselaunchedand put all the worst parts of podcasting into one neat package, companies have been keen to cash in. Just think of the Clubhouse clones we’ve seen already. There’sTwitter Spaces. Who could forgetReddit Talk? Even Spotify has got on the trend withGreenroom. And, just yesterday, Facebook finally launchedLive Audio Rooms. But you know what?This isn’t enough.We need more Clubhouse clones. Everyone and everything should be a Clubhouse clone. Friends, I don’t want to alarm you, but are you aware there are currently social apps out that exist without a live audio chat feature?...

Everything announced at today’s OnePlus event The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro Last month OnePlus announced its partnership withthe Swedish camera firm Hasselblad.The OnePlus 9 and the 9 Pro are the first phones sporting cameras benefitting from this alliance. Usually, the OnePlus focuses a lot on the display and performance of the device. However, this year, before the launch, it just talked about the camera prowess. The 9 Pro features a QHD screen and a 48-megapixel custom Sony IMX789 sensor as the primary camera....