George Gilder, bottom, argued that software was the purest expression of entrepreneurial genius. Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Guardian Design; Photos via Getty Images An influential Silicon Valley publication runs a cover story lamenting the “pussification” of tech. A major tech CEO lambasts a Black civil rights leader’s calls for diversifying the tech workforce. Technologists rage against the…
Sydneysiders have been warned that more than 1,000 train services are expected to be cancelled by the end of Wednesday while those that do run could suffer hours-long delays, as the state government vows to explore legal action to quash “intolerable” industrial action from continuing into Thursday. By Wednesday afternoon, about 400 services had been…
We’re so used to seeing virtual reality depicted nefariously in films like The Matrix, Virtuousity (a forgotten ’90s classic) and The Lawnmower Man, it’s genuinely surprising to see something that treats VR in a potentially positive way. In Flora Lau’s Luz, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week, there’s no major downside to…
My partner and I have been in a relationship for many years, have a child together, and have had our ups and downs along the way. Throughout our relationship I’ve been absolutely faithful and haven’t ever had the inclination to cheat. She had an affair a few years ago, which after a lot of pain…
A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?
1.Lucia, 8, asks: how do phones know what the weather is going to be? Reveal 2.Max, 5, asks: where does your skin start? Reveal 3.Tulsi, 8, asks: how many koalas are left in the wild? Reveal 4.Bobby, 8, asks: why are most natural things green? Reveal 5.Mireya, 7, asks: what is your heart made of?…