Sky

Survey reveals three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR - as majority believe it has killed joy of Premier League

The use of VAR is opposed by 75% of Premier League fans, a survey has revealed. The poll of nearly 8,000 supporters, just over half of whom attend more than 15 home games a season, found that more ...
Jalopnik

What Is A Dual-Mass Flywheel And Why Do Automakers Use Them?

One of history's great art and science collisions is the invention of the potter's wheel in Mesopotamia around 3500 B.C. Potter's wheels led to the creation of flywheels, which helped artisans achieve ...
RTE Online

Survey reveals three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR

More than 90% also feel the technology has removed the spontaneous joy of goal celebrations. Three-quarters of Premier League fans are against the use of VAR, a survey by the Football Supporters' ...
War on the Rocks

The Pentagon Wants Dual-Use Innovation. Patent Law Might Punish It.

In 1918, the U.S. Supreme Court held that government contractors could be sued for patent infringement even if their products were manufactured specifically for the U.S. government. Franklin D.
The Scottish Sun

Jens Berthel Askou hopes VAR lines ‘aren’t drawn by a five-year old who’s just learning to use a pencil’ after Just snub

JENS BERTHEL ASKOU backed the VAR call that disallowed Elijah Just’s goal – even though he couldn’t see it. Attacker Just thought he’d put Motherwell in front when he struck midway through the first ...

Cousins plead guilty in SoCal double-booking, bait-and-switch scam targeting short-term renters

Two cousins pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal crimes related to a double-booking scam targeting short-term renters in ...
EDN

Give bare-metal multicore processing a try

Multicore processing boosts performance and energy efficiency in many coding situations. Bare-metal algorithms further ...
Ars Technica

Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

Prospective Vizio TV buyers should know there’s a good chance the set won’t work properly without a Walmart account. In an attempt to better serve advertisers, Walmart, which bought Vizio in December ...
Ars Technica

Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use

Shy Girl, a horror novel by Mia Ballard, was one of those buzzy books that leapt from self-published prominence into full-on trade publication. Until yesterday, that is, when publisher Hachette pulled ...
Goal

Gaetano D'Agostino tells CM: "VAR is useless as it stands: it’s subjective and takes the fun out of the game. Italy is afraid of the play-offs"

Arsenal v Manchester City is one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the weekend. The League Cup is up for grabs at Wembley, and you can watch it for free and exclusively on the Cronache di ...
CNN

Social media use is tied to well-being, according to the new World Happiness Report

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...