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Google Maps is testing an awesome new dock feature that we need ASAP
BGR - 21 Dec 2021 04:24
You’re probably using Google Maps on your phone most of the time, but planning trips is much easier on a desktop. The additional screen real estate allows Google to display more information. It's not just the map that'...
How to watch the James Webb telescope launch into space
Live Science - 21 Dec 2021 14:01
The James Webb Space Telescope, an upgrade to Hubble, is scheduled to launch on Dec. 24.
How to Automatically Empty the Trash on Your Mac (and Why It's Fine)
Life Hacker - 21 Dec 2021 16:30
Like most people, if you have a base variant MacBook with 128 GB of storage, freeing up space on your Mac is probably a regular event in your calendar. And if you're pretty good at deleting unwanted files from your Mac, ...
These Lemurs Have Got Rhythm. Scientists Have Got Questions
Wired - 21 Dec 2021 15:00
Studying how and why rhythm evolved in these primates could help unravel the mysteries of human musicality.
Twins Study Indicates Environmental Factors Significant in Alzheimer's Pathology
Neuroscience News - 21 Dec 2021 03:04
Genes only play a moderate role in the accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain.
Log4j Vulnerabilities Are Piling Up as Companies Scramble to Patch
Gizmodo - 21 Dec 2021 03:00
The gargantuan crisis spurred by log4j isn't over yet--not even close. Over the past week, new vulnerabilities have been discovered in the unfortunate Apache logging library (whose ubiquitous vulnerability is dubbed "Log...
Boeing wins $329 million contract to support orbiting GPS satellites
Space News - 21 Dec 2021 02:11
The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing a $329.3 million contract to support operations of Global Positioning System satellites for the next 10 years. SpaceNews
The Pandemic Made Me Realize My Brain Is Already Cyborg
Wired - 21 Dec 2021 16:00
I had inadvertently adopted the Cartesian philosophy of body-mind dualism. A new leg showed me otherwise.
Imaginary numbers could be needed to describe reality, new studies find
Live Science - 21 Dec 2021 15:35
Theories based only on real numbers are incapable of explaining the results of this new experiment.
Astronomers detect signature of magnetic field on an exoplanet
Phys.org - 21 Dec 2021 14:10
Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against energetic particles from the sun known as the solar wi...
Giant NASA telescope to open new vistas of space
Phys.org - 21 Dec 2021 14:10
A giant telescope to be launched into space this week will be the biggest ever and will orbit around the sun about 1 million miles from the Earth. It will be able to capture the farthest depths of the universe ever achie...
How Y Combinator Changed the World
Wired - 21 Dec 2021 14:00
As if launching Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox weren't enough, the famous accelerator has had an outsize--and mixed--impact on all of us.
SpaceX Hit With Worst Covid-19 Outbreak of Any Business in Los Angeles
Gizmodo - 21 Dec 2021 14:00
The headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, is currently experiencing an outbreak of covid-19 far worse than any other private business in the county, according to the L.A. Times and a t...
YouTuber breaks down how to timestamp a call using just the background hum
Mashable - 21 Dec 2021 13:03
If you were ever in any doubt as to just how mind-bogglingly impressive science can be, just watch this video of a linguistic expert time-stamping phone calls using the background hum on a line. The video, from YouTuber ...
Police found 225 million stolen passwords hidden on a hacked cloud server. Is yours one of them?
ZDNet - 21 Dec 2021 12:41
Compromised credentials have been 'donated' to HaveIBeenPwned to make breaches harder.
Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly on SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station
SPACE.com - 21 Dec 2021 03:13
NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are finalizing an agreement to launch the first cosmonaut on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, agency officials confirmed on Monday (Dec. 20).
Archer's flying taxi takes its first hover flight
Mashable - 21 Dec 2021 03:11
Aircraft maker Archer is boasting about a recent hover test. Its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, known as an eVTOL, made it off the ground last week. Earlier this year Archer showed off its five-seater p...
Atomi Smart Wi-Fi Ceramic Oscillating Tower Heater is incredibly safe and works with Alexa
The Gadget Flow - 21 Dec 2021 03:00
Heat individual rooms safely with the Atomi Smart Wi-Fi Ceramic Oscillating Tower Heater. This smart home gadget boasts a safe, wobble-free base that works on both hard floors and carpet. So you can feel confident settin...
Today I learned double-pressing Ctrl can become a powerful Windows 11 shortcut for finding your mouse
The Verge - 21 Dec 2021 02:55
Ever lose your mouse cursor? It's not hard to do when you've sitting in front of multiple monitors or perhaps a super-ultrawide or maybe even a monstrous TV -- but Microsoft has an amazing keyboard shortcut that can inst...
This simple trick could fix your Pixel 6 connectivity problems
Android Central - 21 Dec 2021 02:40
Not an official fix, but it's getting good results. What you need to know The Pixel 6 has been facing worsening network issues since the December update. A potential fix has been discovered, which required users joining ...
Russian Businessman Taken By U.S. Accused of Swiping Earnings Reports From Tesla, Others
Gizmodo - 21 Dec 2021 02:40
Swiss authorities in Zurich put Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian businessman widely noted for his Kremlin ties, on a flight bound for the U.S. on Saturday, ending a months-long extradition fight that cast a pall over this s...
Omicron responsible for 73% of COVID cases in the US, CDC data shows - CNET
CNET - 21 Dec 2021 02:37
Omicron is now the dominant variant in the US, surpassing delta.