The reins of the Internet are handed over to ordinary users—with uneven results. Larry Page and Sergey Brin met each other at a graduate student orientation at Stanford in 1996. Both were studying for their PhDs in computer science, and both were interested in analyzing large sets of data.…
It’s an investment, certainly of money, but also in long, fast rides. Two things about the Specialized Turbo Vado SL 2 6.0 Carbon are hard to fathom: One is how light and lithe it feels as an e-bike, even with the battery off; the other is how hard it…
Asking prices for some models are up 33 percent in less than a year. Less than a month ago, we looked at how current game console prices were historically high due to price increases from all three major console makers. Today, that analysis is already a bit out of…
It’s the latest evidence in support of Robert Dudley’s controversial “drunk monkey” hypothesis. In 2014, University of California, Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley wrote a book called The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol. His controversial “drunken monkey hypothesis” proposed that the human attraction to alcohol goes back…
Turla is getting a helping hand from Gamaredon. Both are units of Russia’s FSB. Two of the Kremlin’s most active hacking units recently were spotted collaborating in malware attacks that compromise high-value devices located in Ukraine, security researchers said Friday. One of the groups is Turla, which is easily…
Things have changed since 2009: We’re more certain about the problems. Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was going to reject the work it had done back in 2009, when it first determined that greenhouse gas emissions posed a threat to the US public. While…
Change only affects 32-bit Windows 10; Windows 7 and 8 lost support years ago. Valve’s Steam client is pretty widely compatible with all kinds of newer and older operating systems—that’s what you do when you want as many people as possible spending their money in your store. But nothing…
Use the magic of emulation to see a different kind of computer design. In our earlier article about Macintosh project creator Jef Raskin, we looked at his quest for the humane computer, one that was efficient, consistent, useful, and above all else, respectful and adaptable to the natural frailties…
The upgrade is to dual Nvidia DRIVE AGX Orin computers, also for Polestar 3. If you own a 2025 Volvo EX90, here’s some good news: You’re getting a car computer upgrade. Even better news? It’s free. The Swedish automaker says that owners of model year 2025 EX90s—like the one…
Ransomware group is one of the world’s most prolific. Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span. A criminal…
