Forward-looking: Do you have ambitions to become a Doc Ock-style supervillain sporting robotic limbs? We might have taken the first tiny steps toward that worrying fantasy with a robot third arm that’s strong enough to punch through walls.

As reported by IEEE Spectrum , the arm is the work of researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada (in partnership with Exonetik) and was shown off at the recent International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

The hydraulic device has three degrees of freedom, can move at

The big picture: Covid-19 may even be giving services like Airbnb a leg up on traditional hotels. With vacation home rentals, travelers can control their contact with others, cook in a private kitchen and avoid crowded areas like hotel lobbies.

Covid-19 containment measures are starting to take their toll. Having been stuck at home for well over two months now, many are starting to go stir-crazy and are opting for impulse road trips and weeks-long respites for a change of scenery.

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Forward-looking: Social distancing has affected many aspects of everyday life. While not something most people would consider important, it’s also made taking group selfies pretty much impossible—but Apple has been granted a patent that could solve this issue.

As discovered by Patently Apple , the technology works by creating a synthetic group selfie, pulling in images from other devices and collating them into a single picture. A user can invite others to take part, with the images coming from photos, stored video, and even live

Facepalm: One might imagine that Microsoft has learned its lesson when it comes to displaying pop-up nags, but no. It appears that the company is yet again displaying prompts that cover the entire screen, and they’re confusing some users.

As reported by Windows Latest , the prompt pushes Windows 10 users to link their PC and account to services ‘powered by Microsoft,’ such as Office 365, Windows Hello, and the Your Phone app. It’s the same notification that’s

In a nutshell: This playable version of the game, dated June 2015 (which makes it a Yager production), is incomplete and is showing its age. But, it does show the direction that Yager was taking the game before parting ways with Deep Silver due to creative differences. Yager filed for insolvency just one month later in July 2015.

Dead Island 2 first broke cover way back in 2014 at the Gamescom trade show in Germany. The survival horror action role-

In a nutshell: As much of the world pushes for all vehicles to be of the electric variety, the UK could soon give drivers an incentive to switch. Sources say the country’s government is considering giving car owners up to £6,000 (around $7,609) for replacing their combustion engine cars with electric versions.

Like so many industries, car sales have been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s especially bad in the UK, where just 4