Rainbow Six: Siege test server gets fix for shooting while going prone

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege may finally get a major fix that fans have asked for since the tactical team shooter  debuted at the end of 2015. Ubisoft is testing an update that fixes a misalignment issue between your gun and your reticle. But as part of that test, the company “snuck” out a tweak […]

The 3 Things That Make Organizations More Prone to Sexual Harassment

In the first earnings call after the head of Amazon Studios, Roy Price, resigned amid sexual-harassment allegations, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos said nothing about Price’s departure. Bezos’ silence on the matter continued a pattern of inaction by the company. Allegations were first made against Price in July of 2015. After an investigation, the only punishment […]

Undeveloped microbiomes make infants more prone to illness

Wild rodents spread more than 35 diseases. Pet mice and rats carry much fewer, luckily, but the diseases they do spread include rat bit fever and Leptospirosis. (credit: ArtBrom) As every parent knows, newborns and infants are extremely prone to infections. This increased susceptibility is typically attributed to babies’ immature immune systems—since they’re so new […]

Report: Congressional analysts worry SpaceX engines are prone to cracks

Enlarge / A draft of a forthcoming GAO report raises concerns about turbopumps in the Falcon 9’s Merlin engines. (credit: SpaceX) A draft of an Congressional report into NASA’s commercial crew program has found technical problems with both SpaceX and Boeing’s efforts to provide transport to the International Space Station. However, according to the Wall […]