When the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services launched COVID Trace, one of the nation’s first COVID-19 contact-tracing smartphone apps, on Aug. 24, state health authorities “strongly ...

Ah, ray tracing. Although it’s been around for a long time in the film industry, it’s still a rather perplexing term, especially where video games are concerned. Essentially, it’s a technique that ...

One of the best tools we have to slow the spread of the coronavirus is, as you have no doubt heard by now, contact tracing. But what exactly is contact tracing, who does it and how, and do you need to ...

Note: This story was updated to include Massachusetts, which began to share contact tracing data on its website on Wednesday. When everyone who tests positive for coronavirus in your community gets a ...

In the coronavirus era, a host of epidemiological terms have entered common public use. There’s the now-ubiquitous “social distancing,” and the newly politicized “flatten the curve.” And as states and ...

Our comprehensive guide to real-time ray tracing, the next big leap in graphics processing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Arm is announcing its new flagship Immortalis GPU today, its first to include ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Here's one (more) sign the COVID-19 pandemic is on the decline in the United States. NPR's latest survey of state health departments with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security finds many are ...