When most of us think of investors, we think of those folks in sharp suits yelling into the phones like in The Wolf on Wall Street. The reality is, however, that anyone can invest in the stock market. The rise of the internet has made online investing not just easy, but actually a lot of […]
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Fortnite Stats tracker: Epic Games announce patch 7.40 DELAY
UPDATE ONE Epic Games has now confirmed that the Fortnite 7.40 update has been delayed and will not be releasing at the previously mentioned 9am, GMT, time. More is expected to be announced in the coming hours. ORIGINAL: Fortnite patch 7.40 is being released tomorrow, February 13, and will include some changes to the stats […]
The Flu Shot Needs Fewer Stats and More Stories
It’s hard to entice people with a calm portrayal of a crisis avoided, so more medical officials are employing a technique long used by anti-vaxxers: personal narrative. https://media.wired.com/photos/5be62083d1591b708d91d518/master/pass/Ideas_Art_FluVac.jpg
These 3 stats show how truly awful Lionel Messi was during Argentina’s humiliating 3-0 loss to Croatia
Getty Images Argentina suffered a shock 3-0 loss against Croatia in a 2018 FIFA World Cup game on Thursday. Wilfredo Caballero’s goalkeeping howler led to Croatia’s opening goal, but Lionel Messi — Argentina’s captain — struggled to make an impact. In fact, three key statistics indicate how truly awful Messi was. Messi, considered one of […]
Google’s Diversity Stats Are Still Very Dismal
The share of Google employees who are women, black, or Latinx barely budged last year, as the company was riven by internal debate over its diversity policies. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b22bd6c714d3b70d9ed7f30/master/pass/Google-Isn’t-Diverse_Final.png
Steam Spy returns with less accurate game stats
Earlier this month, Steam revamped its privacy settings to let users change how much of their game data can be publicly viewed. The company made player libraries, along with time played per title, hidden by default — which ended up locking out game industry stats site Steam Spy. Unable to access the data it needed, […]
We analysed who the better big-game player is, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi — and the stats show the winner is clear
Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue their battle to be the best soccer player on the planet. But only one player has made his way to the 2018 UEFA Champions League semifinal. Statistics show that Ronaldo is far superior to Messi when it comes to big match performance-level in the latter stages of […]
Fortnite Stats Tracker: Epic Games provide news on when stats will be back on PS4 and Xbox
Epic Games confirmed at the end of March that they had been forced to diable the Fortnite Stats Tracker and Leaderboards features. This was due to several concurrent issues affecting the back-end health of the game, which were affecting Fortnite core services. These problems were fixed, although Epic Games were forced to keep the Stats […]
Boris Johnson wants to increase stop and search powers – even though stats show they don’t work
Boris Johnson wants to increase stop-and-search powers for police, despite statistics showing that the method does not help to reduce crime. The intervention is outside his remit as foreign secretary. According to The Spectator, Johnson and Theresa May had a “pointed” argument at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday after the foreign secretary questioned the prime […]
Premier League stats: Top players of the season rated after Gameweek 29
Premier League players have less than 10 games to prove their credentials with Manchester City stars running away with the praise in 2017/18. Sergio Aguero remains in the hunt for the Golden Boot, Kevin De Bruyne has the most assists, and Nicolas Otamendi has made the most passes in the top flight. But which players […]