Technology News
Clearance of Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Controlled by Circadian Cycle
Neuroscience News - 11 Feb 2022 02:11
Study underscores the importance of healthy sleep to prevent the Alzheimer's related amyloid-beta 42 protein from forming clumps in the brain.
DC unveils new film footage of The Batman, The Flash, and others
Digital Trends - 11 Feb 2022 23:46
Warner Bros. isn't waiting for the Super Bowl to drop new clips from its upcoming DC films, The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, and Aquaman 2.
Intel announces it's developing a Bitcoin mining accelerator
ZDNet - 11 Feb 2022 20:52
Intel will ship the energy-efficient chip later this year to customers including Argo Blockchain, BLOCK (formerly known as Square) and GRIID Infrastructure.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Just Broke A Major Mars Record
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2022 03:45
Self-driving capabilities have given NASA's Perseverance a superpower, enabling it to break a major Mars record -- and then break its new record the next day.
Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement
The Verge - 11 Feb 2022 03:36
Currents was introduced in 2019. | Image: Google Currents Google has announced that it'll shut down Currents, which was introduced in 2019 as a replacement for Google Plus for G Suite. In a blog post, the company says it...
James Webb Space Telescope's groundbreaking optics explained by NASA
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2022 02:35
Webb's novel system will let the observatory peer deep into the universe's history.
Microsoft Gives Minecraft: Java Edition Players A Deadline To Migrate Accounts
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2022 02:09
Minecraft: Java Edition players can't put off migrating to a Microsoft account much longer, says Mojang, which has revealed a hard deadline for the switch.
Some Wordle players lose their streaks as game moves to New York Times - CNET
CNET - 11 Feb 2022 01:18
What's a five-letter word for "can we go back to the way it was?"
Brain Region Associated With Feeling Full After Eating Identified
Neuroscience News - 11 Feb 2022 01:12
Researchers have identified a brain region and neural circuitry that mediates satiation.
This Bizarre Looking Helmet Can Create Better Brain Scans
Neuroscience News - 11 Feb 2022 23:56
A novel wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI imaging faster, cheaper, and crisper.
Learn to automate your home office like an IT pro [Setups]
Cult of Mac - 11 Feb 2022 19:00
Blogger Derek Seaman may be an IT systems architect in his day job, but he also designs and builds advanced computer setups. That is, if his home office is any indication. Which it is. He shared his MacBook Pro-driven wo...
How to speed up home internet without paying your ISP for faster service
BGR - 11 Feb 2022 15:29
Mesh Wi-Fi systems changed the game when they first hit the scene. I personally use the eero Pro 6 system in my home. it still blows my mind when I think of how good it is, and it’s currently 20% off with promo code EE...
Jeff Bezos, a pair of haptic robot hands, and a new tactile technology -- Strictly Robots
Mashable - 11 Feb 2022 14:22
Developed by Shadow Robot in collaboration with HaptX and Tangible Research, the Tactile Telerobot is a pair of robotic hands that allows users to grasp objects and even feel realistic touch feedback from virtually anywh...
Hundreds of e-commerce sites booby-trapped with payment card skimming malware
Ars Technica - 11 Feb 2022 13:15
Magecart hackers strike again.
Tesla drivers won't be able to scare pedestrians with Boombox anymore
Mashable - 11 Feb 2022 13:08
Yes, it's another Tesla recall, by our count, the sixth since November 2021. But this one is a bit more interesting than others. Also kinda funny. And a bit sad. Tesla is recalling 578,607 vehicles due to a feature calle...
Russia aims to rekindle moon program with lunar lander launch this July
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2022 13:00
Russia is ready to reactivate its moon exploration agenda, a former Soviet Union enterprise that ended decades ago, with the launch of the Luna 25 mission this summer.
My Problem with The International Landscape Photographer of the Year
The Phoblographer - 11 Feb 2022 13:00
The 2021 International Landscape Photographer of the Year winners have been announced. Over 4500 photographers entered the competition. All of them were hoping to get their work recognized and get some of $10,000 in priz...
Senator letter claims a secret CIA surveillance program is bulk collecting data
Engadget - 11 Feb 2022 12:45
The CIA has been conducting a secret mass surveillance program that affects Americans' privacy, according to a newly declassified letter (PDF) by US Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). In the letter ...
Vulnerabilities Found by Google Researchers in 2021 Got Patched on Average in 52 Days
SecurityWeek - 11 Feb 2022 11:47
Google's Project Zero has observed a decrease in the overall time vendors need to address vulnerabilities reported by the bug hunting team. Between 2019 and 2021, the team reported a total of 376 vulnerabilities and saw ...
SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2022 11:21
SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship--the world's most powerful rocket ever built--could come in another month or two.
Apple aims to thwart secret AirTag tracking with tweaks
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2022 11:19
Apple on Thursday announced updates to AirTag coin-sized tracking devices to prevent them from being used to secretly track people instead of just finding lost keys, wallets or other items.
Chemical history of the Milky Way revealed by new catalog of tens of millions of stars
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2022 10:50
University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Mil...