Alphabet announced today that Eric Schmidt, the top executive at the company since 2001, is moving out of his role as the Executive Chairman of the Board and will instead remain on the board as a technical advisor. From the press release: “Since 2001, Eric has provided us with business …

  Photo: burnabyvillage on Instagram  The Burnaby Village Museum in Burnaby, British Columbia is hosting their annual Christmas Heritage event, which officially runs until January 5. Transporting you into a winter wonderland, the open air museum will be adorned with thousands of twinkling lights, cedar swags and vintage themed displays. As …

Pokémon GO became a cultural phenomenon in the summer of 2016 when it launched on Android and iOS devices. Fans of the series, both casual and devoted, roamed the world capturing Pokémon with the game’s augmented reality mode. However, that mode was pretty basic and not worth the battery drain …

It’s only been a few months since the Fall Creators Update rolled out, but a new Windows Insider build (17063) with a number of new features just hit the proverbial streets. First up is Timeline. This new feature makes Task View (Win-Tab) more effective by grouping previous applications or programs …

Apple today announced it’s amending the App Store guideline that banned apps created using templates and other app generation services. When the company revised its policies earlier this year, the move was meant to reduce the number of low-quality apps and spam. But the decision ended up impacting a much wider market …

Photo: Ryan Kelly / Power Cardio We’re about to take your workout from basic to beyond. Plyometrics, also known as jump training, turn ordinary exercises into powerhouse moves. And the magic starts deep within your muscle fibers. Your slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II) muscle fibers to be exact. …

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An international team led by University of York researchers has directly observed microbial activity in Antarctic and Arctic snow — an environment once considered sterile. The results appear in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Research conducted in laboratories has previously shown that bacteria can stay alive at extremely …

It’s a new season for the Bridgeport boys soccer team. Only eight months removed from losing in the 4A state title game to Kilgore in a shootout, Bridgeport returns the majority of its team but will have a new coach. Cartwright is tasked with leading the Bulls this season. It …

Roberts and other city officials promised residents they would remove the tamarisk trees and a chain link fence along the Crossley Tract property lines as soon as possible. Many longtime residents of the neighborhood previously told The (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun they believed the trees were planted for racist …