Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades. Global warming is leading to more extremely hot weather. There is perhaps no more obvious consequence of climate change. But changing how we analyze this problem can still help scientists think about it in a different way that may…
Claire Stapleton’s new book, Don’t Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident. In 2018, 20,000 Google employees worldwide made headlines when they staged a walkout to protest how the company had handled sexual misconduct allegations against key corporate executives, among other grievances. One of the…
Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems. Last week, a researcher outlined what he said was a “novel attack surface” in passkeys, the new authentication paradigm that offers a more secure alternative to password-based methods. In fact, the attacks demonstrated in the post are neither novel…
Our discussion takes place live on August 11 at 3 pm ET. By now, any serious gamer is familiar with a favorite title becoming unplayable after a centralized online server gets shut down, or being unable to purchase and download a digitally delisted, critically acclaimed title from yesteryear. Can…
A reminder of the perils of digital ownership. Following its announcement in March, game developer Cold Iron Studios has shut down the servers for the cloud version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite on the Nintendo Switch. The game originally cost $30 (or $60 for an “Ultimate” version with additional content).…
Zuckerberg’s superyacht and support ship were slow to heed Coast Guard call. Social media scuttlebutt about Mark Zuckerberg’s $300 million superyacht failing to assist stranded boaters off the coast of Alaska was partly corroborated by ship-tracking data—and eventually prompted responses from both the US Coast Guard and a spokesperson…
Ford dealers were told about the new Escape-sized model; one of them spilled the beans. Talk of the affordability crisis may be penetrating corporate boardrooms. Hot on the heels of the name and starting price for Ford’s new affordable electric truck, news leaked today that the sub-$30,000 Fathom isn’t…
New update includes improvements for the Intel-based MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ among others. SteamOS is continuing its slow march to fuller support on a wider variety of non-Valve hardware. This weekend’s release of the SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta includes “initial gamepad support” for a few recent gaming handhelds and…
Aptoide has become the first app store distributed inside Google Play under a judge’s order. A new day has dawned in the Play Store, and it’s one that Google tried very hard to avoid. The first third-party app store has arrived in Google Play as a result of the…
fMRI scans show happiness, fear, anger, and sadness have distinct brain activity patterns in doggy brains. Any dog owner would tell you that their canine companions are attuned to their humans’ emotional state and respond accordingly. Scientists have performed fMRI scans on dogs and identified a specific brain region…
