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Twelve South BookBook Cover for iPad disguises your device for safety
The Gadget Flow - 1 Jan 2021 10:00
Use Twelve South BookBook Cover for iPad to disguise your device, discouraging thieves when you’re in a public place. Sporting a vintage book design, strangers won’t guess that there’s an iPad in your case. However...
9to5Mac Daily: January 01, 2021 - The state of the Mac in 2021
9 to 5 Mac - 1 Jan 2021 17:00
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple's Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast...
The 10 biggest physics stories of 2020
Live Science - 1 Jan 2021 14:00
From a colossal explosion to mystery burps deciphered, here were some of the top stories in physics in 2020.
'Zombie' greenhouse gas lurks in permafrost beneath the Arctic Ocean
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2021 15:05
Experts say we need to improve our patchy knowledge of subsea permafrost.
This Best Sneakers of 2020 List Isn't Like OTHER Best Sneakers of 2020 Lists
Life Hacker - 1 Jan 2021 21:00
Perhaps you've caught on from some of my work on this site over the last year but in case it's news to you, hey, I like sneakers. I like wearing them. I like writing about them. I like hunting for old pairs that passed m...
Our Best Hangover Cures, Conveniently Located in One Place
Life Hacker - 1 Jan 2021 16:30
Sore head this morning? What about a fuzzy mouth, waves of nausea, and/or gnawing anxiety over what you said or did last night? As we've learned throughout 2020, just because we're no longer going out to bars, restaurant...
AirPods Max, App Store privacy, and Charlie Brown -- December 2020 in review
AppleInsider - 1 Jan 2021 15:05
Apple brought us many things in December, and most got a mixed reception. AirPods Max are expensive, Facebook says App Store privacy will be "devastating" to businesses, and Apple TV+ has nabbed "A Charlie Brown Christma...
Exploring Space Can Unite the U.S.--but Not in the Way You Might Think
Scientific American - 1 Jan 2021 15:00
Survey show that Americans want NASA to monitor climate change and asteroid threats, not land astronauts on the moon --
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Some of Its Source Code
The Hacker News - 1 Jan 2021 06:50
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack were able to gain access to a small number of internal accounts and escalate access inside its internal network. The "very s...
Plans for a Mars Sample Return Mission Have Moved to the Next Stage
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2021 02:33
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, a joint effort between NASA and the ESA to bring samples of Mars back to Earth, just moved into the next phase of development! The post Plans for a Mars Sample Return Mission Have Mo...
9 Tips to Give Yourself the Best Shot at Sticking to New Year's Resolutions
Neuroscience News - 1 Jan 2021 00:41
Researchers explore psychological tricks and tips to help you reach your New Year Resolution goals.
China's plans to control the weather just got a huge boost
BGR - 1 Jan 2021 00:37
China dreams of one day having robust weather-modification systems that it can use at will, and it's ramping up its development of those technologies. In a new statement, the Chinese government announced an expansion of ...
Amazon's New Year's Day sale slashes Sony noise cancelling headphones to $88
BGR - 1 Jan 2021 20:58
Amazon is celebrating New Year's Day with some truly fantastic deals on best-selling headphones. Apple's AirPods Pro and AirPods 2 are on sale with discounts up to $50, but there are even deeper discounts available on So...
A giant black hole keeps evading detection and scientists can't explain it
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2021 15:08
The big galaxy at the core of the cluster Abell 2261 should harbor a supermassive black hole that weighs as much as 3 billion to 100 billion suns. But astronomers can't find it.
Astronauts ring in new year from space with zero gravity 2021 ball drop
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2021 14:53
Astronauts in space found a way to ring in 2021 on New Year's Eve in their own way: a ball drop in zero gravity.
Hedge fund Alden offers to buy Tribune, valuing it at $521M
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2021 14:42
Hedge fund Alden, Tribune's largest shareholder, has offered to buy the rest of the newspaper publisher at a price that values it at $520.6 million.
Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Live Science - 1 Jan 2021 14:00
To protect endangered black-footed ferrets from COVID-19, scientists in Colorado have injected a major captive breeding population with an experimental vaccine.
Aerosols in the atmosphere may cause tropical thunderstorms to be more severe
Slash Gear - 1 Jan 2021 13:33
Researchers at MIT have been conducting observations of Earth’s atmosphere, looking at aerosols created by natural sources and human activities. According to the results of their observations, thunderstorms are often s...
Electric plane uses novel short take-off system
Springwise - 1 Jan 2021 08:00
An aviation startup is developing an electric plane that uses a novel take-off and landing system to save energy and allow for longer flights The post Electric plane uses novel short take-off system appeared first on Spr...
The Shirk Report - Volume 611
Twisted Sifter - 1 Jan 2021 07:01
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting
Netflix celebrates the death of 2020 with a hilarious new special
BGR - 1 Jan 2021 04:15
The best way to celebrate the end of an awful year is Netflix's newly released mockumentary "Death to 2020." From the creators of Black Mirror, the film perfectly sums up everyone's feelings about a year that brought to ...
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Also Broke Into Its Source Code
Gizmodo - 1 Jan 2021 04:05
The hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberattack, an operation allegedly backed by Russia that compromised networks at many U.S. agencies and Fortune 500 corporations, also broke into Microsoft's internal systems an...