Orlando City SC were already on pace of setting the record for most goals allowed in a single MLS season. On Wednesday night, that feat was established following a 2-1 defeat to the Seattle Sounders, as Orlando City conceded their 72nd goal of the season with two games left in …

Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates usually include some new refinements based on user feedback. However, Microsoft is also known for shoving features and apps people don’t want into major updates and enabling old features you don’t use (hi, Cortana). In its next big update, Microsoft will let you cut down the …

When learning the basics of atomic structure in school, we all pictured electrons as perfectly round. That’s just easier than pondering the ramifications of dark matter on the Standard Model. Scientists have long wondered just how round electrons are, an answer that could affect how we understand subatomic particles. The …

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the major polyphenol in the leaves of green tea (Camellia sinensis). This compound is the subject of increasing research interest because it has demonstrated beneficial effects in studies of diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, stroke, and obesity. Now, a team of scientists in China has found …

Atlassian previewed the next generation of its hosted Jira Software project tracking tool earlier this year. Today, it’s available to all Jira users. To build the new Jira, Atlassian redesigned both the back-end stack and rethought the user experience from the ground up. That’s not an easy change, given how …

Annuities are certainly not the only solution to being financially prepared for retirement. However, they are a financial strategy you should be aware of.  In fact, research has shown that a version of an annuity, a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC), can boost your retirement readiness. This article explores QLAC …

To say that Social Security and Medicare are important to the financial well being of seniors would be an understatement.  Sixty two percent of eligible beneficiaries rely on Social Security income for more than half of their income.  And, almost everyone who is eligible uses Medicare to help fund their …

Samsung announced yesterday that its new 7nm node with EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography) is ready to begin risk production, just a week after TSMC made the same announcement. Despite the close proximity in announcements, our understanding is that the two companies are actually in rather different places as far as …

Every now and then, a rumor pops up suggesting Apple will switch away from Intel microprocessors at some point in the relatively near future, in favor of its own ARM designs. It’s a topic my colleague Grant Brunner addressed as far back as 2012, and that I wrote about in …

Andy Rubin is known to most of the world as the founder of Android, which Google acquired and turned into the most popular computing platform on the planet. After leaving Google, Rubin founded Essential to make Android phones and smart home devices. However, the Essential Phone didn’t make much of …