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For all the progress that scientists have made in breeding crops that feed more people, these breakthroughs typically elude a core demographic in low-income countries that rely on agriculture: women. Advances in seed genetics are estimated to be responsible for up to 60 percent of yield increases in farmers’ fields in recent years by making crops hardier and faster-maturing. However, only a third of crops grown by sub-Saharan African farmers in 2010 were the latest varieties of genetically improved plants; the uptake is…

Masahiro Ito clears up a Silent Hill misconception Few horror series in games are as talked about or discussed as Silent Hill. And while there’s plenty of fascinating material in them, Masahiro Ito would like to clarify one point in particular: that’s snow, not ash, in Silent Hill. Ito worked as a monster and background designer on the first Silent Hill, before going on to be art director for Silent Hill 2 and 3. You might wonder why, of all things, this clarification is important. Or maybe why it has to be clarified at…

Image via Marvel. Remix by Danny Peterson. A costume designer who worked on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is confirming something many audience members probably already guessed: the appearances of John Karasinski’s Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fantastic, and Anson Mount’s Black Bolt were late additions. Graham Churchyard, a costume designer for the Doctor Strange sequel, explained that both Mr. Fantastic and Black Bolt’s costumes were also made entirely with computer-generated imagery, according to an…

Last updated: July 13th, 2022 at 16:18 UTC+02:00 Apple and Jony Ive are parting ways for good. This development will allow Ive, Apple’s ex-hardware designer, to work with companies that Apple deems as competitors. Jony Ive joined Apple in 1992. He was the leading designer for countless Apple products and contributed to the company’s massive success over the years. However, Jony Ive left the company in 2019 due to friction with Apple’s leadership and CEO Tim Cook. The designer’s frustrations with Apple’s change of…

Rain Neuromorphics, a startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 187 crore).Gordon Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain, said that while most AI chips on the market today are digital, his company's technology is analogue. Digital chips read 1s and 0s while analogue chips can decipher incremental information such as sound waves."It's about looking at the brain first for clues to…

A modder that’s been making improvements to the PC version of retro collection Sonic Origins has canned their work on the project, calling the game “absolute shit.” The BetterOrigins modder, who goes by Xanman, has been updating a number of issues large and small across the collection since its release last month, but they have now updated the game’s mod page, saying any future improvements will cease. (via TheGamer). “Hey, so we decided to stop the development of this project,” began Xanman. “After really digging into…

With enormous advances in automobile technology, automakers are increasingly competing to add more and more screens to the interiors of cars that are now entering the market. However, there is one significant industry figure who is opposed to this proposal. Thierry Métroz who is the chief designer for France’s DS Automobiles, which is part of the Stellantis Group, during a recent interview with a media source, said that he feels touchscreens do not belong on the inside of his brands’ automobiles. This is why he and his…

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Deus Ex narrative designer Mary DeMarle has joined EA studio BioWare.  This was spotted on ResetEra by user Fiery Phoenix, who posted a link to the now former-Eidos Montréal narrative designer’s LinkedIn page. DeMarle’s new job title has her listed as senior narrative designer at the studio (via PC Gamer). Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Credit: Square Enix / Marvel Given DeMarle’s pedigree, it seems safe to assume that she could be involved in either the upcoming Dragon Age:…

A great font makes a huge difference when it comes to capturing people’s attention, whether it’s a potential customer or making an internal training exercise look more interesting. With countless numbers of fonts out there, we know how tough it is to keep them organized and well managed. That’s why we’re big fans of Connect Fonts. Considered to be the next evolutionary step from Suitcase Fusion — an industrial-strength font management app — Connect Fonts is both a desktop-based and cloud-based font manager that…

A Valve Steam Deck designer has said that the SSD mod will shorten the device’s life and has told owners not to install it. Last week (June 24), PC Gamer reported on a brand new Steam Deck mod which upgrades the handheld’s SSD to house a 2242 M.2 NVMe instead of the built-in 2230 form factor SSD. The mod is meant to greatly increase the storage capacity of a Steam Deck and it apparently “doesn’t collide with anything on the motherboard or put any extra strain on any cables.” However, Valve Steam Deck designer Lawrence…