Technology News
Abolish the Driving Test
Motherboard - 15 Jun 2021 16:45
For almost a century, U.S. drivers have performed a ritual that supposedly serves as the lynchpin for road safety efforts. But we have no evidence it works, and a lot of evidence it doesn't.
Watch a Minotaur 1 rocket launch a classified US spy satellite early Tuesday
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2021 01:24
Northrop Grumman is set to launch a Minotaur 1 rocket early Tuesday morning (June 15), and you can watch the action live online.
How to Use Inline Replies to Messages on iPhone & iPad
OS X Daily - 15 Jun 2021 17:32
If you’re a regular iMessage user, you may have come across a situation where you’d like to reply to a specific message sent from somebody, and have it be obvious that is the message you are responding to. This is wh...
Mushrooms on Mars? 5 unproven claims that alien life exists
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2021 02:38
A recent study claims to have found evidence for mushroom-like life forms on the surface of Mars.
Watch DIYer play original DOOM on a dissected Ikea light bulb
Slash Gear - 15 Jun 2021 01:51
Getting the original DOOM game to run on lightweight hardware has morphed over the years as DIYers embrace increasingly bizarre and amusing devices. We’ve seen the game on old iPods, digital cameras, the Apple Watch, g...
IKEA Tradfri smart lamp with 108kb RAM can sort of run Doom
Slash Gear - 15 Jun 2021 05:11
It has long been both an insider joke as well as a challenge that the game Doom, at least the original one by id Software from 1993, can run on anything that qualifies as a computer. Of course, the latter can be defined ...
Is DJI about to launch its most affordable drone yet?
Digital Trends - 15 Jun 2021 05:00
DJI may be about to announce its most affordable drone yet after the Mini SE was spotted on Walmart's online store and also on shelves at one of its stores.
Punjab government to block mobile SIM cards of citizens who refuse to get COVID-19 jab
ZDNet - 15 Jun 2021 04:18
The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has told its citizens to get the COVID-19 jab or risk losing access to mobile services.
Watch time-lapse of NASA assembling its mega moon rocket
Digital Trends - 15 Jun 2021 03:30
NASA has shared a time-lapse showing a major engineering operation in which the main part of its next-gen moon rocket met its side boosters for the first time.
Meet all your smart watch needs in this incredible, low-priced watch
Cult of Mac - 15 Jun 2021 15:30
These days, a high-end timepiece is more a fashion statement than anything else. The fact that a traditional watch only tells time doesn't seem as impressive when stacked up against smartwatches, which can monitor health...
WaveGlove: A glove with five inertial sensors for hand gesture recognition
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2021 15:30
Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed a wide array of models and approaches to analyze different aspects of human behavior and communication, such as speech, emotions and gestures. Most existing t...
iPad market share increased in Q1, with models at all price levels doing well
9 to 5 Mac - 15 Jun 2021 15:06
Market intelligence firm Counterpoint is out with its latest report on the global tablet market, which shows that the iPad market share increased in Q1, year-on-year. Apple had already enjoyed 33% more iPad sales in 2020...
The Realme GT lays claim to OnePlus' 'flagship killer' mantle
The Verge - 15 Jun 2021 15:00
Realme is launching its highest-end phone yet in several European countries today, describing it as a "flagship killer." The Realme GT is a high-end device with a fast Qualcomm processor, a smooth OLED screen, and a pric...
Creating 'digital twins' at scale to improve drone deliveries
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2021 14:49
Picture this: A delivery drone suffers some minor wing damage on its flight. Should it land immediately, carry on as usual, or reroute to a new destination? A digital twin, a computer model of the drone that has been fly...
Expert discusses ransomware attacks and how to prevent them
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2021 14:46
The recent ransomware attack on a major oil refinery in the United States, followed weeks later by another hack that affected a large meat supplier, have again brought the issue of cyberattacks to the forefront of people...
Astronomers map motion in galaxies spanning hundreds of millions of light-years
Slash Gear - 15 Jun 2021 14:16
A group of scientists comprised of astronomers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), with help from scientists in China and Estonia, have mapped the motion of galaxies via huge filaments that connect...
Launcher to develop orbital transfer vehicle
Space News - 15 Jun 2021 14:00
Small launch vehicle company Launcher announced June 15 that it is also working on an orbital transfer vehicle for small satellites that it plans to use on both its own rocket as well as SpaceX's Falcon 9. SpaceNews
Amazon, an employment heavyweight, avoids paying workers for long waits and walks - CNET
CNET - 15 Jun 2021 14:00
Warehouse employees say screenings and distant break rooms make their shifts longer and downtime shorter.
Apple and Google 'Duopoly' to Come Under Scrutiny in the UK
Mac Rumors - 15 Jun 2021 13:45
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today announced an investigation into the "duopoly" of Apple and Google on mobile ecosystems, just one day after a similar investigation was initiated in Japan. The CM...
Top EU court makes it harder for Silicon Valley giants to dodge GDPR privacy suits - CNET
CNET - 15 Jun 2021 13:35
National regulators should be able to pursue investigations into Big Tech, says the court ruling.
Strange 'blinking' star near heart of Milky Way catches scientists' eyes
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2021 13:20
It's always a good sign when astronomers are blunt about the degree to which some observations have puzzled them.
A new reporter mouse line to detect mitophagy changes during muscle tissue loss
EurekAlert! - 15 Jun 2021 06:00
(Niigata University) The information presented in this study is primarily positioned to benefit scientists and experts in Cellular Physiology and Histochemistry where new tools to discover therapeutic targets for muscle ...